Leader Guide
Blessings Activity
- Bag Blessings Pattern
- Bag Blessings Answer Key
- Sixteen small paper bags, such as lunch sacks
- Scissors
- Two envelopes or sealable sandwich bags
- Bibles or the Superbook Bible App
Supplies listed are for two teams of up to eight children each. For larger classes, add materials for additional teams.
Make one copy of the Bag Blessings Answer Key for the teacher.
Make two copies of the Bag Blessings Pattern, one for each team.
Cut apart the individual slips of one Bag Blessings Pattern, keeping the obedience slips separate from the blessing slips.
Mix up the eight obedience slips and place them in an envelope or sealable sandwich bag.
Place each blessing slip into a paper bag, then fold the flap down. Keep the set of eight bags together.
Repeat this with the other sets of slips and bags.
Place each set of eight bags in a different place at one end of the room.
Who can say the SuperTruth with your eyes closed?
When we obey God and stay on His path, we will experience God’s blessings! In this game, you will look for the blessings associated with obeying God’s Word.
Divide the class into two teams. Place some older and younger children on each team.
Place each set of eight bags in a different place at one end of the room.
Have the teams form two separate lines at the other end of the room.
Show each team which set of bags will be theirs.
Give each team leader an envelope containing a set of eight obedience slips.
The first player for each team randomly selects an obedience slip from the envelope and hands it back to the leader, then walks quickly to the team’s set of bags and picks any bag.
The player quickly brings the bag back to the team.
The leader then reads aloud the obedience slip that the player first picked. The player then opens the bag and reads the blessing slip. If a child is a beginning reader, the leader may read it. The slips may or may not make sense together!
Repeat this until all of the obedience and blessing slips have been read aloud.
The leader then mixes all of the obedience and blessings slips together into one pile.
The team works together quickly to match each obedience slip with the correct blessing slip.
The first team to do this wins.
The team leader may refer to the Bag Blessings Answer Key if needed.
Conclusion: Great job! Those are just a few of God’s promised blessings when we obey His Word! The Bible said that Abraham had grown very old, and God had blessed him in every way!
See Genesis 24:1. Abraham knew it was very important to obey God in order to receive all of His promises. Is that still true today?
And remember, we have the Holy Spirit living in us to guide us and strengthen us!