Leader Guide
SuperVerse
- SuperVerse Cards Pattern: 8 different cards
- Whiteboard and marker; or chalkboard and chalk
- Eight sheets of cardstock or paper
- Eraser
- Bibles or the Superbook Bible App
Make one copy of each of the eight SuperVerse Cards on paper or cardstock, then scramble them.
Write the SuperVerse on the board. Jeremiah 33:3:
“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know."
Let’s read the SuperVerse on the board together: Jeremiah 33:3:
“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”
Our SuperVerse is from the book of Jeremiah. He was a prophet in the Old Testament who had been thrown into prison for telling people to repent. The religious leaders did not like being told that they needed to repent for their sins! And while Jeremiah was in prison,the Lord reminded him that He created the world. Then God spoke to Jeremiah.
Read Jeremiah 33:3:
“Call to Me, and I will answer you, and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know.”
God created the entire universe, and He knows how everything in it works. And when we call upon Him, He will show us great and mighty things! No matter where we are, Almighty God hears us and speaks to us. God spoke to Jeremiah in prison! No one can stop God from speaking to us and revealing things which can encourage, help and strengthen us.
Have the class read the SuperVerse on the board together one more time and then erase it from the board. Choose eight children to stand side by side in the front of the room, then give each childone of the eight scrambled SuperVerse cards. Starting on the far left (from the class’s perspective), have the eight children create a “wave” by holding up and reading aloud their individual phrases (which will be out of order) and lowering their cards when done. 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 eight children in that order and have them read their phrases again, creating a “wave” with their cards. Ask the rest of the class if the verse is now correct. If not, have the class rearrange the readers again until they can say the phrases of the verse 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.
Conclusion: Well done! Remember, God will answer us when we call to Him!
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.