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Logos 1: The Word of Our God Outline

The initial pages of this lesson provide a general outline to follow, with a

description of how each activity can be conducted. Following the outline are the

Supplementary Pages, where you will find any hands-on materials that are required

to conduct the activity. If you want to use different focus verses, just use the

Supplementary Pages as a guide to create your own materials for the activities. The

Index of Supplementary Pages provides a list of all the materials that follow and any

special instructions regarding how many copies should be made.

Generally, activities in this lesson are written to be used in groups requiring

up to four teams. If you need to have more teams than that, adjust the number of

copies you make of the materials.

FOCUS VERSES

Mark 13:31

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

II Tim 3:16

All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and instruction

in righteousness.

Ps. 119:9

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

James 1:22

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

Ps. 119:11

I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

INTRODUCTION OF ALL VERSES

Read all verses and discuss meaning. [Logos 1.1]

As you discuss each verse, tape the reference to the wall, followed by the 1st half then the last

half of the verse. Repeat each verse a couple times in unison.

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PRACTICE WITH VERSES

See Saw Verse (Mark 13:31)

Divide into two teams. Tell one team to say in unison ―Heaven and earth will pass away,‖

Tell the other team to say in unison ―but my words will never pass away.‖

Have teams repeat the verse in See Saw fashion several times.

Switch the part each group is to say and have the teams do the verse again several times.

Follow the Verse Road (Ps 119:9) [Logos 1.2]

Print two – three copies of the Follow the Verse Road pages found in the Supplementary

Pages. Cut apart the individual pieces that will form the Road. Create a path for the students

to follow by laying the Follow the Verse Road bricks out in the order the words appear in the

verse. For the second and third sets of the bricks, just continue your path by putting the first

word from the extra sets immediately after the last word of the prior set. Leave about a foot

between each brick.

Play ―Follow the Leader‖, leading the students over the path of words. Tell the children to

softly read the words as they walk over them. Allow time for each student to follow the full

path at least once, reading the verse as he goes. Repeat the path several times to help

reinforce the verse.

At the end of the road, ask each student to recite the verse.

[Give each player who recites the verse a gem.]

Relay Verse Construction: Open Bible (II Tim 3:16) [Logos 1.3]

The following fragments of the verse are on the Bible shapes that can be found in the

Supplementary Pages. [II Tim 3:16 --- All Scripture ---- is God-breathed --- and is ---

useful --- for teaching --- rebuking --- correcting --- and --- instruction --- in

righteousness.]

Print the Bible shapes on 4 different colors of cardstock.

Put all the Bible shapes into a pile. Divide into teams. Instruct the teams to run a relay to

collect the pieces and then put the fragments of the verse in proper order. The team that

correctly arranges the fragments first is the winner.

[Give a gem to each member of the winning team]

Missing Word Challenge (James 1:22) [Logos 1.4]

Make a copy of the James 1:22 Missing Word Challenge for each team, each on a different

color of cardstock.

Print the Supplementary Page that has the missing words written on it and cut the page into

small squares, each with one of the words. In addition to the words that will correctly fill the

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blanks in your verse, there are extra words that could make sense in the verse as well. Make a

word set for each team, color-coded to match their Missing Word Challenge sheet.

Mix all the words into a pile. Let the teams run a relay to complete the verse. The runners

will collect one word, take it back to the team, and compare it the verse. If the word correctly

fills a blank, the team keeps the word and sends the next runner for another word. If the word

does not belong in the verse or is a duplicate of one that has already been used in the verse,

the next runner should take the word back as they go to collect a new one.

The first team to correctly complete the verse is the winner.

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[Give a gem to each member of the winning team]

Hanging Verses (Multiple copies of all verses) [Logos 1.5]

The game pieces for Hanging Verses are in the Supplementary Pages. The first half of the

verses appears as cards, which should be printed on cardstock. The second half of the verses

should be cut into strips so they can be hung up so the players can search for the strip that

matches the card they have. (To allow all the participants to have a chance to look for a

couple of verses, print several copies of these game pieces.)

Randomly hang all the strips of paper that have the last half of the verses somewhere that the

players can find them. For instance, they can be taped to a rail, taped to the underside of a

table, pinned to a bulletin board, etc. (Just be sure to spread them out so the players aren‘t

knocking into each other, as they look for the proper pieces. )

Shuffle all the cards that have the first half of the verses so the sets are all mixed together.

Place the cards in a stack a suitable distance from where you located the strips.

Let each player draw one card to start. Tell the players to search for the missing end to their

verse—all at the same time. When a player finds the strip that he believes is correct, he

should show it to a sponsor to be checked. If the piece that is brought back is the proper

ending for the card, the player receives a point for that verse. He then chooses the next verse

from the stack of cards and repeats the task. If the piece that was brought back is incorrect,

the strip must be returned to the place where it was originally placed and that player

continues to search for the missing end to his verse.

The activity is over when all the cards have been correctly matched with the strip that

completes the verse.

The player who completed the most matches correctly is the winner of the activity.

[Give a gem to the person who completed the most verses.]

CRAFT TIME

While the group works on the craft project, students can be called, one at a time, to

recite verses to the leaders. They can recite verses from the current lesson or from any

prior lesson. Students receive 1 gem for every verse they can say.

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Decorative Verse (Ps. 119:11) [Logos 1.6]

Make a copy of the Decorative Verse page for each of your students and allow them to

decorate the page by drawing and coloring a border to frame the text.

MORE PRACTICE

(If time remains, use the following activity to continue to review the verses.)

Trail of Questions (All verses used in questions.)

Lay long strips of masking tape on the floor, dividing a large open area into about a dozen

long sections.

Have all the players stand in the first section formed by the tape.

One at a time, ask a player to fill in a blank as you read one of the verses. If the player gives

the correct answer, he moves to the next section; if not, he remains where he is.

Continue play, by asking each player, in order, to fill in a blank from a verse. Each time

players answer correctly, they move into the next section. The first player to move out of the

final section is the winner of the activity.

[Give a gem to the first 4 players who cross the finish line.]

PAPER HAND-OUTS

Prepare a Take-Home Packet for the children that will give them additional opportunity to

review the verses. The Take-Home Packet should include the Review Sheet of verses and a

puzzle or activity sheet for each of the featured verses. [If needed, students can begin

working on the hand-outs while some of them are saying the verses to the leaders, one by

one.]

[Logos 1 H1] Review Sheet for Logos 1

[Logos 1 H2] Mark 13:31 Scripture Code

[Logos 1 H3] II Tim 3:16 Run on Verse

[Logos 1 H4] Ps. 119:9 Scripture Code

[Logos 1 H5] James 1:22 Help From a Second Verse

[Logos 1 H6] Ps. 119:11 Multiple Choice Words

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INDEX OF SUPPLEMENTARY PAGES

Classroom Activities: [Logos 1.1] Introduction of Verses

Print one copy of these pages. Tape them to the wall to

introduce the verses of the week.

[Logos 1.2] Follow the Verse Road: Ps 119:9

Print one to three copies of these pages, depending on how

long you want to make the road.

[Logos 1.3] Relay Verse Construction: Open Bible II Tim 3:16

Print one copy of the Relay Verse Construction shapes for each

team. Use cardstock to make the pieces more durable. Make

each set in a different color.

[Logos 1.4] Missing Word Challenge James 1:22

Print a set of the Missing Word Verse and the missing words

for each team. Make each set in a different color.

[Logos 1.5] Hanging Verses

Print three or four sets of the Hanging Verses pieces,

depending on how many participants you expect. Estimate that

each participant should locate the missing strips for at least a

couple of verses.

[Logos 1.6] Decorative Verse Ps 119:11

Print one copy for each participant.

Take-Home Packet: Print one copy of each for each participant.

[Logos 1 H1] Review Sheet for Logos 1

[Logos 1 H2] Mark 13:31 Scripture Code

[Logos 1 H3] II Tim 3:16 Run on Verse

[Logos 1 H4] Ps. 119:9 Scripture Code

[Logos 1 H5] James 1:22 Help From a Second Verse

[Logos 1 H6] Ps. 119:11 Multiple Choice Words

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Heaven and earth will

pass away,

But my words will

never pass away.

[Logos 1.1] Introduction of Verses

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All scripture is God-

breathed and is useful

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for teaching, rebuking,

correcting, and

instruction in

righteousness.

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How can a young man

keep his way pure?

By living according to

your word.

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Do not merely listen

to the word, and so

deceive yourselves.

Do what it says.

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I have hidden your word

in my heart,

That I might not sin

against you.

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I

have

[Logos 1.2] Follow the Verse Road: Ps 119:9

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hidden

your

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word

in my

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heart

that

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I might

not

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sin

against

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you.

Ps 119:11

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and is

is God-breathed

All Scripture

II Tim 3:16

[Logos 1.3] Relay Verse Construction: Open Bible II Tim 3:16

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useful

for teaching

rebuking

correcting

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and

in righteousness.

instruction

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Missing Word Challenge Relay

James 1:___

Do ____merely

_________ to the

______, and ___

deceive __________.

____ what it ______.

[Logos 1.4] Missing Word Challenge Relay James 1:22

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Word List to be used for

Missing Word Challenge Relay

Cut list into strips with one word per strip. Run relay to

obtain words; then fit them into the proper place in the

verse. (Return ones that don’t fit in the verse to the

gathering pile.)

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not

hear

listen

speak

word

therefore

so

you

yourselves

don’t

do

said

says

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understand

others

intends

obey

instruction

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Ps. 119:11

I have hidden your word

in my heart

James 1:22

Do not merely listen to

the word, and so deceive

yourselves.

Ps. 119:9

How can a young man

keep his way pure?

II Tim 3:16

All Scripture is God

breathed and is useful for

teaching, rebuking,

Mark 13:31

Heaven and earth will

pass away,

Ps. 119:11

I have hidden your word

in my heart

James 1:22

Do not merely listen to

the word, and so deceive

yourselves.

Ps. 119:9

How can a young man

keep his way pure?

II Tim 3:16

All Scripture is God

breathed and is useful for

teaching, rebuking,

Mark 13:31

Heaven and earth will

pass away,

[Logos 1.5] Hanging Verses

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but my words will never pass away.

correcting and instruction in righteousness.

By living according to your word.

Do what it says.

that I might not sin against you.

but my words will never pass away.

correcting and instruction in righteousness.

By living according to your word.

Do what it says.

that I might not sin against you.

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[Logos 1.6] Decorative Verse Ps 119:11

Decorative Verse

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VERSES TO REVIEW

Lesson 1

Mark 13:31

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

II Tim 3:16

All Scripture is God breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and instruction in

righteousness.

Ps. 119:9

How can a young man keep his way pure? By living according to your word.

James 1:22

Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.

Ps. 119:11

I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.

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Scripture Code

Use the following code below to decode the verse below. Punctuation and numbers are not

coded.

A B C D E F G H I J K L

M N O P Q R S T U V

W X Y Z

Mark 13:31

_______________ _________ _______________

.___________ ___________ ____________ _________

_______ ____________ __________ __________

.____________ ___________ __________

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Run On Verse

II Tim 3: 16 is written below; but all spaces have been omitted. Decide where the

letters should be divided and write the verse in the blanks below.

AllScriptureisGodbreathedandisusefulforteachingrebuk

ingcorrectingandinstructioninrighteousness.

________ _________________________ _____

________ ______________________ _______ ______

_______________________ ________ ____________

_________________ ___________________ ________

___________________________ _______

_____________________________

II Tim 3:16

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Scripture Code

Use the following code below to decode the verse below. Punctuation and numbers are not

coded.

A B C D E F G H I J K L

M N O P Q R S T U V

W X Y Z

Ps. 119:9

________ _________ _____ _____________

_________ _____________ _________ _________

?________________ ________ __________________

_____________________ _________ ______________

.

__________

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Help From a Second Verse

Complete the verse below by filling in the missing words. In parenthesis beside

each blank is another verse reference and a letter. The word that belongs in the

blank starts with the given letter and the word is also found in the second verse that

is provided. [If two words in the helping verse begins with the same letter, you will

have to choose which one belongs in James 4:8 as well.]

James 1:22

Do __________(Eph 2:8, n) merely

listen to the ___________(Is 40:8, w)

and so _________________(I John 1:8, d)

___________________(Matt 6:19, y).

Do what

it ______________(Acts 2:17, s).

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Multiple Choice Words

On the blank in front of each set of parentheses, write the correct choice to

complete the Scripture verse below.

Ps 119:11

I ________(will, have, could) hidden

_________(my, your, mine) word

_____(near, under, in) my

________(heart, mind, suitcase) that I might

______(never, fail, not) sin against

_______(me, Him, you).