Leader Guide
Assembling Game
- Zacchaeus Assembling Game Cards
- Cardstock—one sheet for every two children
- Sealable sandwich bags—one per set of ten cards, plus extras
- Scissors
- Whiteboard and marker or chalkboard and chalk
Make one copy of the Zacchaeus Assembling Game Cards on cardstock for each pair of two children, plus extras.
Carefully cut apart the ten individual cards.
Remove the Jesus card. Mix the nine remaining cards and place them in a small bag. Do this for each set of cards.
Place all the Jesus cards in a separate bag.
On the board, write Hebrews 12:2a (NKJV):
From Start to Finish: Discuss our never-ending need for Jesus.
In today’s teaching, we discussed the first part of Hebrews 12:2. Let’s read it together from the board. Hebrews 12:2:
We are going to do an activity to see who can assemble this verse the fastest.
Divide children into pairs. Try to pair an older and younger child together. Give each couple of children a bag of Verse Cards. Have each pair of children find a place in the room to sit. Have children put their cards face down in front of them. Erase the verse from the board. Say “go,” and children will begin to assemble their cards in the correct order. Eventually, the children will realize that they cannot complete the verse because they are missing the “Jesus” card.
There seems to be a problem with some cards missing. Are you all missing the same card? What card is it? “Jesus.”
Ok, let me make sure I hear you correctly; everyone needs Jesus? Yes!
Act genuinely perplexed. Now, why does that sound familiar? Everyone needs Jesus.... I have heard that before.... Hmmm.... It’s the SuperTruth!
If children don’t respond, then say: I’ve got it: everyone needs Jesus! Wow, that’s today’s SuperTruth!
Hand a Jesus card to each group. Then, have the children reshuffle their cards and turn them face down. Say, “Go!” and have them see who can assemble the verse in the first, second, and third quickest times.
Great job assembling your cards in the correct order! Just like you couldn’t fully assemble your verses without the “Jesus” card, we can’t please God and do all He calls us to be and do without Jesus.