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Leader Guide

Bible Activity

  • Bibles––to make the activity fair for all children, do not use tabbed Bibles or electronic devices unless all the children have them
  • Whiteboard and marker, or chalkboard and chalk
  • Eraser
  • Sticky note pads––one pad per pair of children
  • Pencils––one per pair of children
  • Timer, such as a stopwatch,  clock or watch with second hand, or timer app

Make sure there is a clear path between the children and the whiteboard. 

If you would prefer not to use sticky notes, have children raise their hands to answer.  

Have the children sit in pairs. Try to pair an experienced Bible user with a child who isn’t as familiar with the Bible. Give each pair a Bible. The experienced Bible user can quickly look up the verse while the other player writes the answer on a sticky note. The notes are then stuck to the board. If both players are experienced Bible users, the players can alternate looking up a verse and writing down the answer. Have children close their Bibles before you announce the next verse. 


Note that the suggested answers are from the New Living Translation. If children are using different translations, their answers may vary.



We have been discussing faith and how it is essential in our walk with Christ from beginning to end. In this activity we will look up verses in the book of Hebrews, chapter 11, which is often known as the “Faith Chapter.”      

Listed are men and women who accomplished great things for God because of their faith. 

I will say a reference in the book of Hebrews. I will then write the reference on the board. You may start to look it up while I read a fill-in-the-blank question for that verse. One player in each pair will write the answers on a sticky note and then walk quickly to stick it on the board. You have 30 seconds to do that. The first team scores 10 points for the correct answer or answers; all other teams score 5 points for the correct answers stuck to the board within the time limit. Every pair will have a chance to finish, so don’t give up! The most important part of the game is to read God’s Word and familiarize yourselves with using the Bible. After points are awarded, we will take turns reading the entire verse. The team with the most points wins. Let’s get started!        

Allow spelling errors because of the fast pace of the game. Do as many verses as time allows. Be prepared to help any children with special needs. If time permits, after points are scored for each question, read the entire verse and briefly discuss it. 


1. Hebrews 11:4: By faith, ____ brought an acceptable ____ to God. (Abel, offering)   


It was by faith that Abel brought a more acceptable offering to God than Cain did.


2. Hebrews 11:5: By faith _____ was taken to heaven without _____. (Enoch, dying) 


It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying—“he disappeared, because God took him.”

3. Hebrews 11:1: Faith shows the _____ of what we hope for, it is the _____of things we can’t see. (Reality, evidence)   


Faith shows the reality of what we hope for; it is the evidence of things we cannot see.


4. Hebrews 11:6: Without faith it is _____ to please God. To come to Him, we must believe that He _____. (Impossible, exists) 


And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to Him must believe that God exists and that He rewards those who sincerely seek Him.


5. Hebrews 11:20: By faith _____ promised _____ to His sons. (Isaac, blessings)   


It was by faith that Isaac promised blessings for the future to his sons, Jacob and Esau.


6. Hebrews 11:30: By faith the people of _____ marched around _____ for seven days, and the walls came crashing down. (Israel, Jericho) 


It was by faith that the people of Israel marched around Jericho for seven days, and the walls came crashing down. 


7. Hebrews 11:7: By faith Noah built a large _____ to save his family. Noah received _____ that comes by faith. (Boat, righteousness)   


It was by faith that Noah built a large boat to save his family from the flood. He obeyed God, who warned him about things that had never happened before. By his faith Noah condemned the rest of the world, and he received the righteousness that comes by faith.   


8. Hebrews 11:31: By faith _____ was not _____ with the people in her city who refused to obey God. (Rahab, destroyed) 


It was by faith that Rahab the prostitute was not destroyed with the people in her city who refused to obey God. For she had given a friendly welcome to the spies. 


9. Hebrews 11:23: By faith Moses’ _____ hid him and were not _____ to disobey the king’s command. (Parents, afraid)   


It was by faith that Moses’ parents hid him for three months when he was born. They saw that God had given them an unusual child, and they were not afraid to disobey the king’s command.


10. Hebrews 11:8: By faith _____ obeyed God and traveled to another land God would give him as his _____. (Abraham, inheritance)  


It was by faith that Abraham obeyed when God called him to leave home and go to another land that God would give him as his inheritance. He went without knowing where he was going. 


Conclusion: When we live by faith and not by sight, we can accomplish amazing things by the power of God!