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Leader Guide

Bible Activity


  • Bible—to make the activity fair for all children, do not use tabbed Bibles or electronic devices unless all the children have them
  • Index cards—five per pair of children
  • Scissors
  • Whiteboard and marker or chalkboard and chalk 
  • Eraser
  • Pencils—one per pair of children
  • Timer, such as a stopwatch, clock or watch with a second hand, or timer app

Cut five index cards in half for each pair of two children.

“SEA-ing” Is Believing: Race to find verses about important events around the Sea of Galilee.

In the Superbook adventure, Ellie was amazed to see the love and compassion Jesus had for the large crowds around Him. In this activity, you will look up verses about some important events in Jesus’ ministry that took place in the region of the Sea of Galilee.

Have the children sit in pairs. Try to pair an experienced Bible user with a child who isn’t as familiar with the Bible. Assign each pair a number and give each pair a Bible and ten index card halves. Have the pairs put their assigned number on each index card. The experienced Bible user can quickly look up the verse while the other player writes the answer(s) on an index card. The index cards are then brought to the leader. If both players are experienced Bible users, the players can alternate looking up a verse and writing down the answer(s). Have children close their Bibles before you announce the next verse.

Note that most of the suggested answers are from the New Living Translation. If children are using different translations, their answers will vary.

Are the events of Jesus’ life on the earth recorded in the Old or New Testament? New Testament.

That is why all of the Bible passages you will look up will be in the New Testament. I will say a verse reference and then write it on the board. You may start to look it up while I read a fill-in-the-blank question for that verse. I will repeat the question several times because some questions have two blanks to fill in. One player in each group will write the answer on an index card and then walk quickly to bring it to me. You have 45 seconds to do that. The first team to bring me a card with the correct answer scores ten points; all other teams score five points for the correct answer brought to me within the time limit. Every pair will have a chance to finish, so don’t give up! The most important part of the game is to search God’s Word and let it sink into our hearts. After points are awarded, we will take turns reading the entire verse. The team with the most points wins. Let’s get started!

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. If time permits, after points are scored for each question, read the entire Bible passage and briefly discuss it.

1. Luke 5:1: Jesus was _____ on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The crowds pressed in to _____ to God’s Word. (Preaching, listen)

One day as Jesus was preaching on the shore of the Sea of Galilee, great crowds pressed in on Him to listen to the word of God.

2. John 1:48: Jesus found a man named Nathanael in Galilee sitting under a _____ _____. (Fig tree)

“How do you know about me?” Nathanael asked. Jesus replied, “I could see you under the fig tree before Philip found you.”

3. John 6:19: The disciples were in a boat on the sea when suddenly a storm came up, and they saw Jesus ______ on the water toward their boat. They were ________. (Walking, terrified)

They had rowed three or four miles when suddenly they saw Jesus walking on the water toward the boat. They were terrified.

4. Luke 5:3: Jesus taught the crowds from the seashore, and He also taught sitting in a _____. (Boat)

Stepping into one of the boats, Jesus asked Simon, its owner, to push it out into the water. So He sat in the boat and taught the crowds from there.

5. John 21:6: Jesus came to His disciples and told them to cast their nets on the _____ side of the boat. (Right)

Then He said, “Throw out your net on the right-hand side of the boat, and you’ll get some!” So they did, and they couldn’t haul in the net because there were so many fish in it.

6. Mark 4:41: Jesus miraculously calmed a storm on the sea. The disciples were amazed and said that even the ____ and ____ obeyed Him. (Wind, waves)

The disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey Him!”

7. Matthew 4:19: Jesus saw Simon (Peter) and his brother Andrew throwing a fishing net in the water. He told them to follow Him and that He would show them how to ___ for ____. (Fish, people)

Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow Me, and I will show you how to fish for people!”

8. Matthew 15:30: A large crowd brought Jesus many people who were lame, blind, crippled, and couldn’t speak. The crowds were amazed when Jesus _____ them _____. (Healed, all)

A vast crowd brought to Him people who were lame, blind, crippled, those who couldn’t speak, and many others. They laid them before Jesus, and He healed them all.

9. Matthew 8:32 (NKJV): Jesus miraculously healed two men by casting demons out of them. Jesus sent the demons into a herd of _____, and they jumped into the sea. (Swine)

And He said to them, “Go.” So, when they had come out, they went into the herd of swine. And suddenly the whole herd of swine ran violently down the steep place into the sea, and perished in the water.

10. Matthew 4:17: Jesus began His ministry in the region of Galilee, telling people to _____ of their sins and ____ to God. (Repent, turn)

From then on Jesus began to preach, “Repent of your sins and turn to God, for the Kingdom of Heaven is near.”