Leader Guide

SuperVerse

Superbook Correction: Memorize the SuperVerse with a group activity.

Zacchaeus was a changed man with new goals and desires. Everyone who heard him speak that day knew something miraculous had happened! He vowed to give half of his wealth to the poor and return four times the amount he had cheated anyone. His old life was gone, and a new life had begun!

I will read a few words from our SuperVerse and then stop. You will then shout the word that comes next. Read the verse as written below:

This means that... anyone
Who belongs to... Christ
Has become a new... person.
The old life is... gone;
A new life has... begun!
2 Corinthians... 5:17

Have the children lower and/or cover their eyes so they cannot see the board. Using the list below, change one word of the SuperVerse on the board at a time to alter the meaning of the verse, then have the children look at the board and raise their hands to tell you what word should be fixed. (You may vary the order of the list.) Write in the correct word, then repeat the process.

• Change “anyone” to “no one.”
• Change “belongs” to “rejects.”
• Change “Christ” to “Caesar”
• Change “new” to “old.”
• Change “person” to “baby.”
• Change “life” to “shirt.”
• Change “gone” to “here.”
• Change “begun” to “ended.”

If any children are not able to memorize the entire verse, be sure they understand its meaning.