Leader Guide

SuperVerse

There is another exciting truth about the SuperVerse. It doesn’t say, the heavens proclaimed God’s glory—like it happened in the past but stopped. The heavens “are proclaiming” and the sky “is displaying” the creative work of God—today! They are evidence of our amazing Creator, who spoke everything into existence, and they are still displaying His glory to the world right now!         

Creation displays His craftsmanship. Have you ever seen a craftsman at work—such as someone making a beautiful clay pot or carving something out of wood? A craftsman is passionate and pays attention to every detail. God’s creation shows that He is the ultimate craftsman. 

One magnificent thing God created from nothing is the ocean. Raise your hand if you have been to the ocean. Children respond. 

What continually crashes onto the shore? Waves. 

That is why we are going to form a wave to help us learn the SuperVerse!   

Write the following words or phrases on eight separate pieces of paper, large enough for the whole class to read, then scramble them:

The heavens  

Proclaim 

The glory   

Of God. 

The skies

Display  

His craftmanship.

Psalm 19:1 

Have the class read the SuperVerse on the board together two times and then erase it from the board. Choose eight children to stand side by side in the front of the room. Give one sheet of the SuperVerse to each child. Starting on the far left (from the class’s perspective), have the eight children create a “wave” by holding up and reading aloud their individual phrases (which will be out of order) and lowering their papers when done. Ask if that sounded like the correct verse. The answer will be no! 

Ask the rest of the class to tell you which reader should be first, second, third, etc. Rearrange the eight children in that order and have them read their phrases again, creating a “wave” with their papers. Ask the rest of the class if the verse is now correct. If not, have the class rearrange the readers again until they can say the phrases of the verse in the proper order. Finally, have the entire class follow the “wave” to say the verse together two or three times, going faster each time.

NOTE: If there are fewer than 8 children, give two pages to each of four children. Or, have the class work together to put the scrambled pages in order on the floor.