Leader Guide
Game
- 22" x 28" Poster Board
- Match Card Sheets
- Cardstock
- Painters tape, or other tape that peels off easily
- Pencil
- Marker
- Bibles or the Superbook Bible App
Make one copy of each of the six Match Card Sheets, double-sided on cardstock if possible.
Cut apart the 24 individual cards. Each should have a number on the back.
If using single-sided copies, write a different number, from 1–24, on the back of each card in random order. The numbers should be upside-down to the words on reverse so when the card is flipped up along its top edge, the word will be right-side-up.
Use a pencil to write “GOD REVEALS HIMSELF TO US” in large letters on the poster board (see illustration), then trace over the penciled letters with a marker.
Tape the top edge of each card on the board, with numbered sides showing, in four rows of six cards (see illustration), so they completely cover the sentence on the poster board.
Let’s say the SuperTruth together: “I will seek more of God.”
Can you think of some ways to seek God? Through prayer, reading the Bible, praise and worship, obeying Him, trusting Him, serving Him.
Yes; there are many ways to seek God. God wants each of us to find Him in deeper and more personal ways. He promised that we will find Him when we look for Him!
Read Jeremiah 29:13:
“If you look for Me wholeheartedly, you will find Me.”
We are going to play a match card game. Some of the cards have words from the SuperTruth and others have ways that we can seek God. As a bonus, there is also a hidden phrase on the board behind the cards. It will be revealed as cards are matched and removed.
Divide the children into two teams. Teams will alternate turns. A team’s turn consists of one child choosing two cards. Flip over each card as it is guessed to show the children, and read it aloud. If the cards do not match, lay the card back down on the board. If the cards match, remove them from the board and give them to the player who matched them. On any turn, the player may also attempt to guess the hidden phrase on the poster board to win a bonus point. Play until all pairs are removed from the board. The team with the most pairs wins.
Conclusion: When we seek God we will always find Him, for He desires to reveal Himself to us. The Bible tells us that when we come close to God, He will come close to us! (See James 4:8.) He sent Jesus into the world to reveal Himself to us. The more we discover and experience God, the more we will love Him and want to share His amazing love with others!
Note: You may substitute the game “More of God,” found under Additional Activities.