2. a Bible verses

1. Memorizing God's word

• ☀We are _ to _ God's word to _ deut. 6:6-7

• ☀The _ _will use the _ that has been hidden in the _

• ☀Why should children memorize God's word (4)

  • To _ to the unsaved to Christ

  • To _ one in daily living

  • As a _ against sin

  • To _ one to witness

  • To _ a troubled heart

  • To _ unsound doctrine

  • To _ one praise God

• ☀ What kind of verses should children memorize? (4)

  • _ verses

    • To draw the unsaved child to Christ

    • To help the saved child in witnessing to others

  • Verses on _: what he should do

  • Versus on _: what he should know

  • Versus of _

  • Verses expressing _ to God

  • _ _

  • Verses that have _ to his _

Commanded, teach, children

Holy Spirit, word, heart

Draw

Help

Protection

Prepare

Comfort

Combat

Help

Salvation

Conduct

Doctrine

Comfort

Praise

Whole passages

Spoken, heart

2. Steps in Bible verse memory

• 1._ it in the Bible, let the children _ that the verse is from God's word

  • Introduce the verse with something that relates to children

    • Use and _ lesson

    • Ask a _

    • Show a _

  • _ the memory verse as the Word of God

  • Read the verse _ from the Bible

  • Always teach the _ where the verse is found. Saying the reference _ and _ the verse aids the memory of the reference

• 2. _ it

  • Teach the _ of unfamiliar words or concepts

  • If the verse comes from the scripture portion you will teach, be careful not to give away part of the _ as you explain the verse

• 3. _ it

  • Repetition is _ to learning

  • Repeating the vs once or twice is NOT _; have the child repeat it _ times

  • Use _ in the ways you repeat verses session to session

    • _ _: everyone who is wearing blue, has a dog, etc…

    • _a _: divid the class into 2 groups. Group 1 says 1st word 2nd groups says first 2 words and back and forth adding a word

    • _ _: choose a certain letter that begins several of the words in the Bible verse. Have them stand each time a word starts with that letter

    • One _ one _: each child says 1 word from the vs in consecutive order. If the child misses his word he stands. If he gets it again on next turn he can sit down again. When finished all standing children say the vs, then the whole class says the vs

    • _a _ : wrote words on chalkboard or individual words cut into slips. After each time you say the vs remove 1-3 words until the vs is said without any words visible

Find, see

Object

Question

Picture

Establish

Directly

Reference, before, after

Explain

Meaning

Lesson

Repeat

Essential

Sufficient

Several

Variety

Crazy groupings

Add a word

First letters

Child, word

Remove a word

2. Steps in Bible vs memory continued

• 4. _ it

  • Briefly explain how the vs relates to the _ child and to the _ child. Some vs apply more specifically to one group than another

  • Help the child see _ to _ the verse to his life

    • Is it a _? Then remember it

    • Is it a _? Then claim it as your own

    • Is it a _? Then do what it says

    • Is it a _? Then ask God to help you live it

• 5. _ it.

  • Use the vs during different _ of your class _ that same day

    • Quote it in an appropriate place in the Bible _

    • _ it as you stand to sing a song

    • Say it while you are _ take-home papers

  • Review the vs the following _

    • _: check to see how many can say the words

    • _: check to see how many know the meaning of the vs

    • _: check to see how many obeyed what it said

  • Continue to _ the vs from time to time throughout the years using a variety of methods

    • Use only the 1st letter of each word in the vs

    • Write the reference on one side of a card, And the main teaching or a key phrase from the verse on the other side. Use the reference or the key phrase to spark the child's memory. Be sure to have him say the complete verse.

    • Place the reference for several verses in a large circle on the ground. Have the child step on them like stepping stones until you say stop. See which of the children can say the verse they are standing on.

    • Place a references for several verses and a large bowl. Have the child pull out a verse and choose someone else to quote it.

Apply

Unsaved, saved

How, apply

Fact

Promise

Command

Challenge

Review

Parts, time

Lesson

Repeat

Distributing

Week

Memorization

Comprehension

Application

Review

3. Keys to Bible memory

   • _: use a positive approach and be enthusiastic

   • _: know the verse yourself

   • _: believe the children can do it

Excitement

Example

Expectation