Leader Guide

Puzzle Game

  • GOD Letter Signs
  • Cardstock
  • Whiteboard or chalkboard; markers or chalk
  • Scissors
  • Yard stick or measuring tape
  • Sealable sandwich bag for each team
  • Permanent marker
  • Painters tape or masking tape
  • Table

Copy the three GOD Letter Signs on cardstock: one set for each team of 4–6 children.

Cut a set of three GOD Letter Signs apart along the cutting lines; scramble the pieces and place in a sealable sandwich bag. Repeat for each set.

Use a permanent marker to write a team number on each bag.

Mark or tape a starting line near one end of the room.

Mark or tape a second line about 10 feet from the starting line, or about halfway to the table.

Place the bags of puzzle pieces, numbered for each team, on the table.

In Large Group, we asked you to notice the reaction of the king of Israel and the Syrian commander and soldiers when Elisha showed them kindness. How did they react? The king was surprised because he thought he would be told to kill their enemies. The Syrian commander and soldiers were overjoyed and surprised at the kindness and mercy shown by Elisha.

Let’s say the SuperTruth together: “I will seek more of God.”

Yes, the more we seek God, the more we learn about His character and nature. In this game you will build a puzzle to form the word “GOD.” You will find the pieces at the other end of the room. Each letter of “GOD” has four pieces. You will need to form each letter and place the letters in order.

Demonstrate the game as you talk. One by one, when it’s your turn, you will gallop like a Syrian soldier on a horse from the starting line to the second line. There, stop and say, “WHOA!” Then close your eyes and carefully walk straight forward three steps like a Syrian soldier who was blinded. Count those steps aloud: “One, two, three!” Then stop again, open your eyes, and walk quickly to the table. Find the bag with your team number and get a puzzle piece. Then return to your team in the same way you came—gallop to the line where you stop and say “Whoa,” walk forward three steps with your eyes closed, then walk quickly back to your team.

Divide the children into teams of 4–6 children, and assign each team a number. Teams do not need to be even. Children can take more turns in smaller teams.

Each team will form a single-file line behind the starting line.

Start the race, following the instructions above.

Once a player return to the team, the next player starts. The rest of the team puts the puzzle together.

The first team to put its puzzle together in the right order wins!

Conclusion: That was fun! You kept seeking and finding more of God. In this game you found all of the pieces and completed the puzzle. In real life, we will never stop seeking because we will never complete the whole picture of God—it’s impossible!

Read Job 11:7:

“Can you solve the mysteries of God? Can you discover everything about the Almighty?”

The answer to Job’s question is no; we can never know everything about God! Yet He loves to reveal Himself to us when we seek Him.