Leader Guide
SuperVerse
- Whiteboard and marker, or chalkboard and chalk
- Eraser
- Tape
- Sheets of paper, approximately 5–10, depending on the board size.
- Bibles or the Superbook Bible App
Write the SuperVerse on the board two ways, one in order and one out of order as shown below:
Tape sheets of paper to cover the random order verse at the bottom of the board.
Superbook Cover-up: Memorize the SuperVerse with a group activity.
Barnabas did not give up on John Mark even when Paul had lost faith in him. Barnabas felt so strongly about motivating John Mark to do the Lord’s work that he was willing to leave Paul and travel with John Mark. That must have been a difficult decision for Barnabas. Sometimes, the Holy Spirit may lead us to encourage someone whom others have rejected and have lost confidence in. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we can show God’s love and give them another chance. God loves and values everyone—and we should too!
Let’s say the SuperVerse aloud two times together.
Erase the verse in the correct order at the top of the board and remove the sheets of paper to uncover the verse written in random order.
Ask a child to come to the board and choose the first word of the verse, write it on the top of the board, then carefully erase only that word from the random order verse at the bottom of the board.
Have a second child do the second word, and continue until the verse is written in the correct order. You may choose to erase each word instead of the children.
If a child writes a word out of order, erase it and encourage them to try again, giving them a second chance as Barnabas gave John Mark. If the child writes down another incorrect word, have the class shout words of encouragement and applaud their effort! Then call on someone to tell them the correct word to write on the board so they can be successful. Once the entire SuperVerse is written correctly, have everyone say it aloud together.
Optional: Erase the verse and have the class try to say it from memory.