Leader Guide
Game
- God’s Word Never Fails Signs; one copy of each of the four sign patterns
- Whiteboard and marker; or chalkboard and chalk
- Four tennis balls, rubber balls, or any balls that bounce well
- Four medium size boxes or clean trash cans
- Marker
- Painters or masking tape
- Two sixth grade helpers or other volunteers to keep score; one for each team
- Two sixth grade helpers or other volunteers to retrieve and return balls, one for each team
- Timer, such as a stopwatch, clock or watch with second hand, or timer app
Print one copy each of the four sign patterns for God’s Word Never Fails; cut apart the words and tape one word each on the front and back of all four boxes to form the sentence, as illustrated.
Place two taped lines or marks at opposite ends of the room, about 20 feet apart.
Place another line or mark 5 feet from each of those lines, toward the center.
Place the four boxes side by side in the middle of those lines.
The SuperTruth says “God’s Word never fails.” What do you think fail means?
It means to stop functioning, or not to get the results you wanted, or even to die.
In our Bible story, God’s Word was spoken. Who was God’s messenger? His angel and messenger, Gabriel. The prophets of old in Luke 1:70.
When God’s Word was spoken, what were the results? Was the Word true? Yes, Mary and Elizabeth both gave birth to sons.
Zechariah could not speak and then his voice returned after John was born—just as Gabriel predicted. Zechariah said that God sent a Savior to rescue His people as was prophesied by the prophets of old.
Divide the class into two teams. Teams do not have to be exactly equal.
Teams line up behind the marks furthest from the boxes so they face each other on opposite sides of the boxes.
The goal is to bounce a ball into each box in the correct order of the SuperTruth. Balls that go into a box out of order do not count. The whole team shouts the word when the ball lands in the correct box.
Give two balls to the first player on both teams.
Start the game with 5 minutes on the timer.
The first player on each team moves quickly to the line nearer to the boxes and bounces one ball toward the first box—“GOD’S”.
If the ball lands in the box, the team shouts the word on the box and the player goes to the end of the line, giving their second ball to the next player.
If the first ball does not land in the box, the player tries again with the second ball.
If neither ball goes the box, the player should retrieve a ball, run to the box and drop it directly down into the box as the team shouts the word.
The next player then tries to bounce a ball toward the next box, etc.
Sixth grade helpers or other volunteers should continually retrieve and return the balls to the next players in line.
A team scores a point each time the SuperTruth is completed. The team with the most points when time ends wins.
Conclusion: That looked like a lot of fun. It doesn’t matter how much time passes, or who tries to stop it—God’s Word never fails! Let’s learn more about God’s Word and how it lasts even when things on Earth don’t!