Leader Guide
SuperVerse
- Whiteboard and marker or chalkboard and chalk
- Eraser
- One long sheet of butcher paper or wrapping paper—enough to cover up the SuperVerse as modified below
- Painter’s tape or masking tape
- Bibles or the Superbook Bible App
Write the SuperVerse on the top of the board. 1 John 1:9:
Several inches below the verse, write it again, only this time, add words that do not belong as shown below.
John 3:16 and 1 John 1:9:
But if some people we confess and hide our sins to our neighbors and God, He can usually or always be trusted to refuse to forgive us and take most of our sins away and hide the others.
Carefully place the paper over the modified verse at the bottom of the board and tape it in place. Be careful not to smudge any words.
Superbook Takeaway: Memorize the SuperVerse with a group activity.
Let’s say today’s SuperVerse together. 1 John 1:9:
Isn’t it a good feeling when you can trust someone? To have a friend that you can depend on is a very valuable thing. Even so, people can let us down and disappoint us. Praise God, He will never let us down! When we confess our sins, the SuperVerse tells us that God can ALWAYS be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away—every time! How wonderful our God is!
In this activity, you are going to take away words that don’t belong in the verse.
Erase the correct verse at the top of the board and carefully uncover the modified verse at the bottom of the board.
Have children raise their hands to tell you which words to “take away,” one word at a time. Erase the words until you end up with the correct verse. Then, say the correct verse together.
A fun option if time permits: After “taking away” a few words, read the partially corrected verse with the children, and ask if all the wrong words have been taken away. Do this once or twice before the verse is totally corrected.
I think you did it! Just like those words did not belong in this verse, sin doesn’t belong in our lives. That isn’t what God intended! God wants to take our sins away and remove all of our guilt and shame. When we confess our sins, He can be trusted to take them away!
If children cannot memorize the SuperVerse, be sure they understand its meaning. Remind them to keep working on the verse at home.