God has given us his Word, the Bible, to help us know how to listen and follow him like sheep follow their shepherd. The Bible says we are like sheep and we need God to be our good shepherd. What do you think a big sheep sounds like? Sheep come in many sizes. What do you think a little sheep sounds like? Lincoln sheep are one of the largest kinds of sheep in the world. Say: Ouessant (WEH-sahnt) sheep are the smallest kind of sheep in the world. Prepare: Bible, memory verse printed out or written on a whiteboard, pictures of a big sheep and little sheep or toy sheep of different sizes Enjoy! 10 Bible Memory Verse Games for Kids BIG Sheep/Little Sheep Bible Memory Verse Game My hope and prayer is for these games to inspire and encourage families to hide God’s Word in their heart together. Some of these games require minimal prep and some require no prep at all so you can instantly play them on a car ride or in a classroom. I’ve compiled a list below of some of my favorite Bible memory verse games for kids. These games are ways we enjoy memorizing and practicing God’s Word together. Memory verse games are a fun and sometimes silly way to help kids WANT to say a verse over and over so that it gets stuck in their head and heart. The most important way to do this is to first model Scripture memory for our kids by doing it ourselves, but another tool we’ve often use in our home and church is Bible memory verse games. One early step in helping our children learn and love the Bible is to intentionally encourage and equip our kids to memorize and meditate on God’s Word. I want them to enjoy and treasure God’s living Word in their hearts so that it pours out in their thoughts, words, and actions during all seasons of life. I want my kids to experience this too! I don’t just want them to know Bible verses. I’ve whispered his living Words as I marvel at the tiny beauty of butterfly scales and the massive teeth of T-rex. I’ve embraced the hope of God’s Word during bouts of depression. I’ve felt the comfort of God’s promises in long seasons of inescapable pain. Your faith will be solidified”įantastic! What Christian parent wouldn’t want these benefits for their kids!? I’ve personally experienced these benefits. Your confidence and assurance will be enhanced. Your mind will become alert and observant. Your attitudes and outlook will begin to change. Your witnessing will be sharper and much more effective. No other single exercise pays greater spiritual dividends! Your prayer life will be strengthened. Because we were reviewing her brand new verse, we caught and corrected her mistake…but even more than that, she KNEW most of a brand new verse by heart and WANTED to talk about it!Ĭhuck Swindoll wrote, “I know of no other single practice in the Christian life more rewarding, practically speaking, than memorizing Scripture. My wife has recently been teaching Ephesians 6:1-4 to our little ones bit by bit and apparently when they started verse 4, my Party Girl thought “provoke” sounded a lot like “poke.” This made me chuckle, but it also highlighted the importance of regularly memorizing and reviewing Scripture with our children. That’s what my 4 year old said when I asked what her new memory verse was.
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