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
If you would prefer not to use sticky notes, you may have groups raise their hands to fill in the blanks.
The SuperVerse talks about how the Holy Spirit enlightens our hearts so we can understand more about Jesus and the life that we can live in His glorious light. In this activity, we will look up verses about the light.
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 users can quickly look up the verses while the other players write the answers on sticky notes and stick them on their foreheads. If both players are experienced Bible users, the players can alternate looking up a verse and writing down the answer. 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 when I say the reference, and I will then read a fill-in-the-blank question for that verse. One player in each group will write the answer on the sticky note and stick it on his/her forehead. 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 their foreheads 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. Psalm 119:105 in the Old Testament. God’s Word is a lamp to light our _____. (Path)
Your word is a lamp to guide my feet and a light for my path.
2. 2 Corinthians 4:6 in the New Testament. God makes His light shine in our _____. (Hearts)
For God, who said, “Let there be light in the darkness,” has made this light shine in our hearts so we could know the glory of God that is seen in the face of Jesus Christ.
3. John 3:19 in the New Testament. People loved the _____ more than God’s light. (Darkness)
4. Matthew 5:15 in the New Testament. A lamp is placed on a stand to give light to _____. (Everyone)
5. John 1:6–7 in the New Testament. Who did God send to tell about the light? (John the Baptist)
6 God sent a man, John the Baptist, 7 to tell about the light so that everyone might believe because of his testimony.
6. Ephesians 5:8 in the New Testament. We have the light of the Lord so we can live as ______ of light. (People)
For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light!
7. Acts 26:18 in the New Testament. God wants us to turn from darkness to light and from the power of _______. (Satan)
“To open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in Me.”
8. 1 Peter 2:9 in the New Testament. God called us out of darkness into His ______ light. (Wonderful)
But you are not like that, for you are a chosen people. You are royal priests, a holy nation, God’s very own possession. As a result, you can show others the goodness of God, for He called you out of the darkness into His wonderful light.
9. John 1:8 in the New Testament. John wasn’t the light; He was a _____ to tell about the light. (Witness)
John himself was not the light; he was simply a witness to tell about the light.
10. Psalm 18:28 in the Old Testament. The Lord, my God, _____ up my darkness. (Lights)
You light a lamp for me. The Lord, my God, lights up my darkness.