Leader Guide

SuperVerse

Have the children sit on the floor facing the board. The people who lived in Ephesus were called Ephesians. Paul wrote a letter to them that is a book of the Bible—can you guess its name? Ephesians.

In Paul’s letter, he prayed for the believers. He asked God to help them understand the hope and eternal riches they have in Jesus. He wanted them to be confident and assured of their salvation and blessings in Christ.

We might say, “I hope I get to do something”—meaning that we wish for it. Yet in this verse, hope means to wait in faith for what you will surely receive. The more we know God, the more we believe His promises.

Let’s read the SuperVerse together on the board. Ephesians 1:18:

I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which He has called you, the riches of His glorious inheritance in His holy people.

Have the children turn their heads, then lower and/or cover their eyes so they cannot see the board. Erase one word of the verse, then have children look at the board and raise their hands to tell you what word is missing. Write in that word and then repeat the process. You may vary the order of the words listed. As they become familiar with the verse, erase more than one word at a time.

Suggested words to erase: pray, eyes, heart, enlightened, order, know, hope, called, riches, glorious, inheritance, holy, people.

Jesus has called us to follow Him. We can look forward with confidence to His blessings here on earth and an inheritance in heaven that will last forever.

Children may not be able to memorize the entire SuperVerse. Be sure all children understand its meaning.