Leader Guide
Game
- Bible or the Superbook Bible App
- 24 small stones or pieces of gravel
- Two small boxes to hold the stones
- Table
- Optional: plastic spoons or index cards, one per child, plus extras
Place a table in the middle of the room with plenty of space for the teams at each end.
Put twelve stones in each of the two boxes, and place one box at each end of the table.
See illustration for set-up for two teams.
In the Superbook adventure, Chris and Gizmo were playing a videogame about false gods. We worship the one true God. Is there any other god that deserves to be worshiped?
No, our God stands alone. Only He deserves our worship, love, and devoted service. Why did Chris throw his video game in the trash after he returned from the Superbook adventure? He wanted to spend time following the one true God instead of trying to be a false god in the game.
Let’s say our SuperTruth together: “There is only one God.” And we should worship Him alone.
Before Elijah asked God to send fire, he stacked some stones to rebuild God’s altar that had been neglected and torn down. How many stones did he use? Twelve.
Why do you think he used twelve stones? To represent the twelve tribes of Israel.
Today, we will have a relay race to stack up twelve stones.
Divide the children into two equal teams. Have each team make a large semi-circle around the table as shown in the illustration, with each child standing about an arm’s length apart. The first child on each team is the “stone picker” and the last child is the “stone stacker.” This will be a relay race to pass, then stack, the twelve stones. Only four stones can be at the bottom of the pile, with the other eight stacked on top.
Start the race. Each team’s “picker” takes one stone from the team’s box and passes it to the next player on the team. Children continue to pass the stone until it reaches the “stacker” at the other end of the semi-circle, who uses it to build the stack, with no more than four stones touching the table. The picker may not begin to pass the next stone until the previous stone has been stacked. If a team’s pile of stones collapses, the stacker must re-stack them before the picker can pass another. The first team to complete their stack wins. If time permits, play an additional round with different pickers and stackers.
Optional: give each child a plastic spoon or index card to pass the stones, and tell children they can’t touch the stones with their hands.