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Leader Guide

SuperVerse

  • Whiteboard and marker, or chalkboard and chalk
  • Eraser  
  • SuperVerse Cards
  • Plastic or disposable bowls or cups—one per group of three children 
  • Scissors
  • Bibles or the Superbook Bible App

Make one copy of the SuperVerse Cards for each group of three children.

Cut the cards apart from one copy of the SuperVerse Cards, shuffle them, and place them in a bowl. Repeat this for each card set.

Write the SuperVerse and reference on the board. Acts 10:44: 

The Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message. 

Acts 10:44 says:  

Even as Peter was saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message.   

Was Peter able to finish his message before the Holy Spirit fell on the Gentiles? No, he was still speaking.   

By this, we know the Gentiles believed Peter’s message by faith because God gives the gift of His Spirit to all those who believe in Jesus as their Savior. (See Acts 11:17.) This confirmed to the six Jewish believers who accompanied Peter, and to the apostles and believers in Jerusalem, that salvation is for everyone. (See Acts 11:17–18.)     

When God first sent the gift of His Holy Spirit to the believers in Jerusalem on the day of Pentecost, Peter described it this way in Acts 2:17:

“In the last days,” God says, “I will pour out My Spirit upon all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy. Your young men will see visions, and your old men will dream dreams.”

Divide the children into groups of three. Try to mix older and younger children in each group. Have each group sit on the floor, leaving several feet of space between groups. Give one person from each group a bowl with the SuperVerse cards.

In this activity, the SuperVerse will be poured out; then each group will try to assemble it in the correct order as fast as possible. Does that sound like fun?

Say the SuperVerse aloud together and then erase it from the board. Have the children with bowls hold them up as high as possible and then count down: 3–2–1. The children will then pour out the cards from the bowl and rush to assemble the verse and say it aloud as a group. Allow each group to complete the verse and say it.   

Conclusion: Great job everyone in assembling the verse correctly. This activity can remind us that God still sends the Holy Spirit and every good gift from heaven to us when we believe!  

Let’s say the verse together now. Acts 10:44:

The Holy Spirit fell upon all who were listening to the message.