[Teachldsseminary] Scripture Mastery ideas

[Daryl Gibson]

For January and "SuperBowl" season in the U.S. here are two ideas:

1. Bring a large bowl to class (a Super Bowl) and have the students 
write on small slips of paper problems that teens struggle with. 
(Encourage them to be specific with real problems their friends might 
be encountering. All entries are anonymous.) Put the papers in the 
bowl.  The students take turns drawing out the problems and 
suggesting how Scripture Mastery verses might help solve those 
problems.  Makes a good readiness activity or an exercise for a whole 
class period.

2. For a game, mark a football grid on the floor with masking tape 
(simply a few parallel lines at even intervals between two imaginary 
goals.)  Place a football (regulation size or toy size) at the center 
or 50-yard line.  Divide the class into teams and line them up on the 
"sidelines" of your football field.  Give a Scripture Mastery clue. 
The first team to find it (all team members with their scriptures 
open to the verse and standing to indicate they have done it) gets to 
move the football one line in the direction of their goal post.Thus 
the ball moves back and forth during play. When a team scores a goal 
by reaching the end of the field, begin a new round at the 50-yard 
line.  If you have NASCAR fans in your class you can adapt this game. 
Divide into multiple teams or individuals. Give each a toy car 
("Hotwheels").  Mark a race track -- oval, straight, figure 8, 
whatever -- with masking tape in parallel lines at even 
intervals.  Give the Scripture Mastery clue and the first team to get 
it moves their car forward one marker.  Occasionally throw in a 
really difficult OT trivia question and the winning team gets to move 
forward two places or three depending on the difficulty of the question.


Daryl Gibson
Austin TX