SuperVerse

Have you ever done something with all your heart? This is how God wants us to love Him—not just a little bit, some of the time. We should love Him with all our heart, with all our soul, and all our strength—not keeping anything back from Him! As we learned earlier, loving God with our entire being means that we give Him our time with our best effort and ability in all we do. We obediently put our whole self in service and worship to the only God who stands alone! Let’s learn our SuperVerse with some simple hand motions today.

Deuteronomy 6:4–5:

“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one! You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.”

Hear, O Israel: Tap both ears with index fingers.

The Lord our God, the Lord is one!   Point upward with ONE finger.

You shall love the Lord your God  Cross both arms across chest, like a hug.

with all your heart,    Place right hand over heart.

with all your soul,      Place left hand over right hand.

and with all your strength.   Open both arms and flex muscles.

Deuteronomy 6:4–5 

First: Say each phrase and do the hand motions with the children.

Second: Say the verse and do motions together a little faster.

Third: Erase a middle section of the verse from the board. Begin to say the verse with the children, but stop at the deleted phrase to see if the children can say it and do the motions without you.

Fourth: Erase other sections of the verse and continue as above until children can say the entire verse and do all the motions without any help.

Note: If younger children are not able to memorize the entire SuperVerse, simply have them repeat it several times and be sure they understand its meaning.