| "Oh, how I love Your law! I meditate on it all day | | | | we can grow to appreciate and love God's Word is |
| long." (Psalm 119:97) This is a beautiful Bible verse, | | | | by learning how to use the concordance. The |
| but do your children agree with the psalmist that wrote | | | | concordance is a great tool that can help us look up |
| these words of praise for God's amazing Word? I | | | | verses by topics. For example, if you would like to |
| hope they do. If not, then why not try to get your | | | | learn what the Bible has to say about love, you can |
| kids excited about the Bible by giving them fun and | | | | look this word up and see all the great verses that |
| engaging activities to stir up a love and passion for the | | | | contain the word "love." |
| Word of God? Take for example: "Cool | | | | Continue to say: Today we are going to play "Cool |
| Concordance Competition." Your kids will love it! | | | | Concordance Competition." I will write a word up on |
| Here's what you do: | | | | the board along with a book of the Bible. On the |
| Prepare a list of words that your children can look up | | | | word "GO", your team will work together to find the |
| in their concordance. (By the way, I will assume that | | | | word within the book I have given. For example, if I |
| your children know how to use a concordance. If | | | | write the word "light" and the book "Psalms", you will |
| they do not, now is the time to teach them.) I have | | | | need to find the reference of a Bible verse from the |
| started you off with a list below. You will also need a | | | | book of Psalms that contains the word "light". Psalm |
| writing board of some sort up to which a child can | | | | 4:6 is an example of a possible verse. Once your |
| come and write down Bible references. | | | | team finds a reference, the designated writer must |
| Divide your class into 2 teams. It would be best if | | | | come up to the board and write it down. The first |
| every child has their own concordance, but if a team | | | | team to write a reference on the board for the word |
| needs to share, that is fine. Designate a child from | | | | and Bible book given, will earn 100 points for their team. |
| each team to be the writer of the reference of the | | | | Here is a second part to this fun Bible school activity: |
| Bible verse that is found and supply them with a piece | | | | Another 100 points can be earned by seeing which |
| of chalk or other writing utensil. | | | | team can find the Bible verse first in their Bibles. |
| Explain the following to your children: It is God's desire | | | | Once again, I will say "GO" and the first one to show |
| that we have a great love for His Word, the Bible, just | | | | me they have found the verse will earn 100 points for |
| like the psalmist has in Psalm 119:97. One way that | | | | his team. |