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Leader Guide

Bible Activity

  • Bibles—to make the activity fair for all children, do not use tabbed Bibles or electronic devices unless all the children have them
  • Whiteboard and marker, or chalkboard and chalk 
  • Eraser
  • Sticky note pads—one pad per pair of children
  • Pencils—one per pair of children 
  • Timer, such as a stopwatch, clock or watch with second hand, or timer app

Be sure there is a clear path between the children and the board.

If you would prefer not to race, you may have groups raise their hands to fill in the blanks.

Let’s say the SuperTruth together: “We are saved by believing in Jesus.”

 

The Bible verses you will look up are about believing in Jesus for salvation and for everything else!   

Have the children sit in pairs. Try to pair an experienced Bible user with a child who isn’t as familiar with the Bible. Give each pair a Bible. The experienced Bible user can quickly look up the verse. The other child can be the “messenger.” The messengers will write the answer on sticky notes and stick them to the board. If both players in a pair are experienced Bible users, the players can alternate looking up a verse and being the messenger. Have children close their Bibles before you announce the next verse. 

Note that the suggested answers are from the New Living Translation. If children are using different translations, their answers may vary.

I will say a verse reference and write it on the board. You may start to look it up, and I will then read a fill-in-the-blank question for that verse. One student in each group will be a messenger. That student will write the answer on the sticky note, quickly bring it up here, then stick it to the board. You have 30 seconds to do that. The first pair scores 10 points for the correct answer; all other pairs score 5 points for the correct answer stuck to the board in time. The pair with the most points wins.       

Allow spelling errors because of the fast pace of the game. Do as many verses as time allows. Be prepared to help any children with special needs.

 

1. Romans 10:10 in the New Testament. It is by believing in your _____ that you are made right with God. (Heart)   

For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.  

2. Mark 9:23 in the New Testament. Anything is _____ if a person believes. (Possible)  

“What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes.”

3. John 20:31 in the New Testament. But these things are _____ so you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah. (Written)   

But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in Him you will have life by the power of His name.

4. Mark 1:15 in the New Testament. Repent of your sins and believe in the _____    _____.  (Good News) 

“The time promised by God has come at last!” He announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!”

5. Ephesians 1:19 in the New Testament. Understand the incredible greatness of God’s ______ for us who believe in Him. (Power)     

I also pray that you will understand the incredible greatness of God’s power for us who believe Him. 

6. John 10:38 in the New Testament. Believe in the evidence of the _____ works I have done. (Miraculous)  

“But if I do His work, believe in the evidence of the miraculous works I have done, even if you don’t believe Me. Then you will know and understand that the Father is in Me, and I am in the Father.”

7. John 3:18 in the New Testament. When we believe, there is no ______ against us. (Judgment)  

“There is no judgment against anyone who believes in Him. But anyone who does not believe in Him has already been judged for not believing in God’s one and only Son.”

8. Mark 9:24 in the New Testament. The father believed Jesus could heal his son but needed help overcoming his ______. (Unbelief)  

The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”

9. John 20:31 in the New Testament. By believing in the Son of God, you will have _____. (Life)  

But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in Him you will have life by the power of His name.

10. 1 Timothy 4:10 in the New Testament. Our hope is in the living God who is the _____ of all who believe. (Savior)

This is why we work hard and continue to struggle, for our hope is in the living God, who is the Savior of all people and particularly of all believers.      

 

Conclusion: We are saved by believing in Jesus, and all things are possible when we believe in Him!