Leader Guide
Game
- Bible or the Superbook Bible App
- Two small, purchased gift bags with handles, or any shopping bags with handles
- Marker
- Tape
- Four unsharpened pencils, blunt sticks, or rulers
- Optional: two sheets of paper
Instructions:
Write “Jesus—God’s Gift” on the front and back panels of both gift bags. If you want to reuse the bags, write this on paper and tape to the bags.
Review Paul and Barnabas Mission to Share Game instruction sheet.
Mission to Share: Play a game to give God’s gift to others.
The disciples were on a mission to witness about Jesus everywhere they went. He has given the same mission to us today!
Hold up the gift bags. These gift bags represent God’s gift to everyone: His Son, Jesus! Now, our mission is to pass the gift bags to our teammates. This represents witnessing and sharing the free gift of Jesus.
Divide the children into two teams. Each team divides in half again, forming two lines that face each other about 3 feet apart. For each team, give a pencil to Player 1—in the first row—and Player 2—standing directly across in the opposite row. Have Player 1 hang the gift bag on the pencil. Start the game. Player 1 carefully shares the gift by passing it across the row to Player 2’s pencil. Player 1 then quickly hands the pencil sideways to Player 3, who is standing next to him or her in the same row. Player 2 passes the bag across the row to Player 3’s pencil and hands the pencil sideways to Player 4. Continue in this fashion until the bag reaches the last player, then repeat the process in the opposite direction.
The first team to return the bag to Player 1 and shout the SuperTruth wins. Play additional rounds if time permits.
Note: The player who passes the gift across the row must also remember to quickly hand the pencil sideways to the next player to receive the gift. This makes it more fun since players will often forget to do this. For a variation, increase the distance between the rows so players must take a few steps to make the exchange.
Conclusion: Jesus is God’s gift to the world. Our mission is to witness about Him everywhere we go. When we do, others learn about God’s wonderful gift!