Leader Guide

Active Game

Paper plates, one per child, plus 12 more, and extras
Marker
Whiteboard and markers or chalkboard and chalk
Crayons or washable markers for children to share
Two small boxes or containers to hold 6 balls each
12 plastic golf balls or ping pong balls
Bible or the Superbook Bible App

Write the SuperVerse on the board. Use all caps for the word POWER. Acts 1:8:

“But you will receive POWER when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be My witnesses, telling people about Me everywhere.”

With the marker, write one letter of “GOSPEL” on two sets of six balls.

With the marker, write one letter of “GOSPEL” on two sets of six plates.

Place a set of balls into each container.

Make two rows of six “GOSPEL” plates in spelling order spaced about 2 feet apart in two rows. The rows should be about 15–20 feet apart. See image.

Option: For smaller classes, play as one large group and use a timer. Play at least twice for the best time. You will need one plate per child plus 6 plates and 6 balls.

Let’s say the SuperVerse together but when we get to the word POWER, let’s shout it as loud as we can! Acts 1:8:

“But you will receive POWER when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be My witnesses, telling people about Me everywhere.”

The Holy Spirit gives us power to effectively witness about Him and to share the Gospel.

Give a plate and crayons to each child. Point to the word “POWER” on the board and have children write POWER on their plates in large letters.

Divide the children into two even teams. A leader may need to play. Players form two rows a few feet away from and parallel to a set of plates on the floor. Each team will stand side by side and at arm’s length from each other. Place a box of balls at one end of each team.

The plates you are holding represent the power that God gives you to accomplish our mission to be His witnesses.

Hold up a box of balls so children can see inside. These balls represent the Gospel. Each ball has a letter of the word Gospel written on it.

According to the SuperVerse, where are we to be His witnesses? Everywhere!

Hold up one plate. Your job is to be a witness and share the Gospel not just in one place, but as our SuperVerse says, everywhere! The six plates on the floor represent different places we can be witnesses.

Hold up a “POWER” plate. You must use God’s “POWER” to share the Gospel with the player next to you. The first players near the box on each team will take a ball from the box, put it on their plate, take it to the next player, and share it by rolling it onto the other plate. Each player will receive and share like this until the ball reaches the last plate. The last player will take the ball and roll it onto a plate on the floor. This represents witnessing or sharing the Gospel. The last player must be careful to place each ball on the correct plate to spell GOSPEL—only one ball per floor plate.

Now, the catch is, you cannot use your free hand to transfer the ball or to hold the ball on the plate; the ball must be balanced to keep it from rolling off the plate. If a ball falls on the floor, the player may use a hand to pick it up and return it to the plate. Once the first player shares a ball, he/she will get the next ball and start it down the line. Continue until all balls are shared. The first team to have all the balls on the plates in the correct order to spell GOSPEL wins. Play again and shuffle the order of the players in the lines.

Conclusion: Jesus wants each of us to be a witness. And He gives us the power to do the job! In this game, you weren’t allowed to use your hand to move the ball, you had to use the “POWER” given to you instead. When we operate using the power of the Holy Spirit, given to every believer, the Gospel can travel everywhere in the world.