Leader Guide

SuperVerse

Whiteboard and marker or chalkboard and chalk
Eraser
Bibles or the Superbook Bible App

Write the SuperVerse on the top of the board. Isaiah 30:15b:
THE HOLY ONE OF ISRAEL, SAYS: “ONLY IN RETURNING TO ME AND RESTING IN ME WILL YOU BE SAVED.”
Write the following jumbled version of the verse near the bottom of the board. Punctuation is not necessary because the verse at the top of the board will retain it. RESTING ME THE ONLY OF SAYS SAVED HOLY IN TO ISRAEL AND IN ME RETURNING WILL YOU BE ONE
Note: If you have extra time, you may also use the Active Game, “Turn and Return,” in the Additional Activities of this lesson to illustrate the SuperVerse.

Superbook Blanks: Memorize the SuperVerse with a group activity.

What do you think it means to rest in God? To relax and have peace in Him; to trust Him and have confidence in Him. To trust in His salvation and what He did for us on the cross.

Resting in God means trusting in Him to save you and protect you. When we trust in Jesus to save us, we can stop trying to earn salvation by our own good deeds. Can you think of another word that means to return to God? Repent.

To repent is to decide to turn away from disobedience and sin and turn toward God and live in obedience to His Word. The only true safety and peace that we can have are in God through our relationship in Christ. There is no other way to be saved!

In this activity, you are going to take away words that don’t belong in the verse. When God cleanses us, He removes things that don’t belong in our lives.

Point to the verse near the top of the board. Let’s say today’s SuperVerse together. Isaiah 30:15b:

The Holy One of Israel, says: “Only in returning to Me and resting in Me will you be saved.”

For this activity, you will lower your heads and close your eyes as I erase one word from the SuperVerse. Then I will ask you to look at the board, raise your hands, and tell me the missing word. The entire verse is written near the bottom of the board in random order. All of the missing words can be found there.

Choose a word and erase it while children are not looking. As children name the missing word(s), write them in the blank. If you prefer, you can erase the word at the bottom when it is selected. Optional: Erase more than one word at a time after the children get familiar with the activity and verse.

Conclusion: You did a good job filling in the missing words. Remember that only in returning to God through Christ can we find salvation and peace.

If children cannot memorize the SuperVerse, be sure they understand its meaning. Remind them to keep working on the verse at home.