Leader Guide
SuperVerse
- Bibles or the Superbook Bible App
- Eight slips of paper, one for each phrase of the verse and the reference
- Superbook Wave Cards
- Whiteboard or chalkboard
- Marker or chalk
Write the SuperVerse on the board in large letters.
Write the following words or phrases on eight separate pieces of paper, large enough for the whole class to read, then scramble them:
God did not
send His son
into the world
to condemn
its people.
He sent
Him to
save them.
John 3:17 (cev)
Our SuperVerse says in John 3:17:
“God did not send His Son into the world to condemn its people. He sent Him to save them!”
How do you think this verse applies to the story of Jonah? There isn’t just one correct answer—let’s hear your thoughts!
Yes, God wants to show mercy! He could have condemned the Ninevites and just destroyed the great city, but instead He chose to give them a second chance and to show mercy. In our SuperVerse, God had a plan for the world. He could have easily sent Jesus into the world to condemn it and judge it, but God had a plan of mercy, not judgment. He sent Jesus into the world with one purpose: to live a sinless life so He could become the perfect and only sacrifice needed to take away our sin! Listen to what Jesus said about God’s plan for Him on Earth:
Read Luke 19:10:
“For the Son of Man came to seek and save those who are lost.”
Jesus knew perfectly what His role was in God’s plan of mercy!
Have the class read the SuperVerse on the board together two times and then erase it from the board. Choose eight children to stand side by side in the front of the room. Scramble the eight pieces of paper with words and phrases from the SuperVerse and give one to each child. 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 papers 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 papers. 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.