Leader Guide
SuperVerse
- Bibles or the Superbook Bible App
- Whiteboard and marker; or chalkboard and chalk
- Eraser
Write the SuperVerse on the board.
Write the following phrases from Psalm 103:4 on six separate pieces of paper, in all capital letters and large enough for the whole class to read.
Scramble the sheets of paper.
HE REDEEMS
ME FROM DEATH
AND CROWNS
ME WITH
LOVE AND
TENDER MERCIES
In Large Group, we discussed how the word “redeem” means to buy or purchase back. God purchased us back from the bondage of sin and set us free to live for Him. The SuperVerse tells us that God not only redeems us from sin, He also redeems us from death. There is a connection between sin and death.
The beginning of Romans 6:23 says:
For the wages of sin is death.
A wage is money paid to someone for performing labor or a service—like a paycheck. The paycheck we receive for sinning is death! That’s not good news for us because the Bible says we all have sinned!
But wait—there is more to Romans 6:23:
But the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.
Now that is good news! God redeems us from sin before it leads to death! He gives us the gift of eternal life through Jesus! Now, let’s do an activity to learn our SuperVerse.
Have the class read the SuperVerse on the board together once or twice, then erase it.
Choose six children to stand side by side in front of the class.
Give one sheet to each of the six children.
Starting on the far left from the class’s perspective, have the six children create a “wave” by holding up and reading aloud their individual phrases and lowering their papers when done.
The phrases should be out of order
Ask if that sounded like the correct verse. The answer will be no!
Ask the rest of the class to tell you which reader should be first, second, third, etc.
Rearrange the six children in that order and have them read their phrases again, creating a “wave” with their papers.
Ask the rest of the class if the verse is now correct.
If not, have the class rearrange the readers again until the phrases of the verse are in the proper order.
Finally, have the entire class follow the “wave” to say the verse together two or three times, going faster each time.
Note: Younger children may not be able to memorize the entire SuperVerse. They may simply repeat it several times, while older children may memorize part or all of it. Be sure all children understand its meaning.