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

Let’s say the SuperTruth together: “Jesus cleanses us from all sin.”

The Bible verses you will look up are about the cleansing power of Jesus.   

Have the children sit down in pairs. Try to place 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.” They will write the answer on a sticky note and stick the note to the board. If both players 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 will 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. Do you remember how Cornelius contacted Peter in Joppa? He sent messengers. (See Acts 10:9.)

One person in each group will be a messenger. That person will write the answer on the sticky note, quickly bring it up here, and stick it to the board. You have 30 seconds to do that. The first team scores 10 points for the correct answer; all other teams score 5 points for the correct answer stuck to the board in time. The pair with the most points at the end of the game 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. 1 John 1:9 in the New Testament. Jesus cleanses us from all _____. (Wickedness)  

But if we confess our sins to Him, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all wickedness.

2. Psalm 51:7 in the Old Testament. When washed, we are whiter than _____. (Snow) 

Purify me from my sins, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow. 

3. 1 John 1:7 in the New Testament. The _____ of Jesus cleanses us from all sin. (Blood)  

But if we are living in the light, as God is in the light, then we have fellowship with each other, and the blood of Jesus, His Son, cleanses us from all sin. 

4. Titus 2:14 in the New Testament. Jesus gave His _____ to free us from sin and cleanse us. (Life)  

He gave His life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us His very own people, totally committed to doing good deeds.

5. Hebrews 1:3 in the New Testament. When Jesus cleansed us from our sin, He sat down in the place of _____ at God’s right hand. (Honor)   

The Son radiates God’s own glory and expresses the very character of God, and He sustains everything by the mighty power of His command. When He had cleansed us from our sins, He sat down in the place of honor at the right hand of the majestic God in heaven.

6. John 15:3 in the New Testament. We are _____ and _____ by Jesus’ message. (Pruned, purified) 

You have already been pruned and purified by the message I have given you. 

7. 1 Corinthians 6:11 in the New Testament. We are cleansed, made _____; and made right with God when we call on the name of Jesus. (Holy)  

Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God. 

8. Hebrews 10:22 in the New Testament. Our guilty consciences have been _____ with Christ’s blood to make us clean. (Sprinkled) 

Let us go right into the presence of God with sincere hearts fully trusting Him. For our guilty consciences have been sprinkled with Christ’s blood to make us clean, and our bodies have been washed with pure water. 

9. Revelation 1:5 in the New Testament. Jesus loves us and has freed us from our sins by _____ His blood for us. (Shedding)  

And from Jesus Christ. He is the faithful witness to these things, the first to rise from the dead, and the ruler of all the kings of the world. All glory to Him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by shedding His blood for us. 

10. Ephesians 1:7 in the New Testament. God purchased our _____ with the blood of His Son and forgave our sins. (Freedom)

He is so rich in kindness and grace that He purchased our freedom with the blood of His Son and forgave our sins. 

Conclusion: Thank God for the blood of Jesus that He shed for us on the cross. Because of His sacrifice, we are cleansed and freed from all sin and made righteous before God.