While the Bible is the biggest and best-selling book of all time, many people struggle to read and / or embrace it. On the one hand, some believe that it is impossible to understand. On the other hand, many believe that it is irrelevant. Could not be farther from the truth. In addition, there are creative strategies whether the group is made up of children, youth or adults.
This article recommends a novel approach to this challenge: games. Why not use them in Sunday school or Bible study? Before you know it, participants will learn scriptures, principles, vocabulary, events, and more.
For this purpose, a review of seven games that can be found online is provided along with suggestions for maximizing content. Another option is to change your own games. The choice is yours. Get your Bible and your concordance. So, go full blast!
7 Games
1. Bible Scrabble
Use Bible Scrabble as a fun way to test what has been taught. Or use it as an introductory exercise, for class and study group participants to express topics that interest or confuse them. You will get information about your expectations and fears.
With this in mind: 1) ask participants to use letters to spell topics of interest, 2) ask participants to spell topics that confuse them, and 3) ask participants to spell Books of the Bible.
2. Word teasers
Inspire your students to talk about the Bible with word previews; They strengthen biblical vocabulary, speak about faith instead of fear, and stimulate conversations about the Word. How can you integrate them into your lesson? Let’s count the ways: look for the terms in the concordance. Look up the words that are used in the scriptures. Write sentences using faith-based words. Do a series of lessons on topics like faith or prayer.
3. Late for Heaven Bibleopoloy
This game is like a monopoly, but with one big difference: in Bibleopoly, the focus is on teamwork, not accumulation. The spaces on the game board are related to places and events in the Bible. Unlike the monopoly winner who secures the most real estate, the Bibleopoly winner wins when they are the first to build a church in a biblical city. Along with your Bible and concordance, keep your computer handy to search for maps.
Four. Board game with bible quote
In general, a quote illustrates and inspires. With the Bible Quotation Board Game, you can find it in the scriptures, examine who said it, probe the meaning, and find out how it applies to the reader.
5. Bible Sequence
This board game has letters with scripture references and a story title. The winner places five chips in a row. Write a series of lessons on the stories or the scriptures.
6. Bible Trivia
At the same time, Bible Trivia focuses on biblical events from the Old and New Testaments. The game has questions, more than 700, for children and adults. If you want to dig deeper into the events, make an outline and use concordance for additional background information.
7. Save the lost
Save the Lost is another game to illustrate biblical principles. In addition to being suitable for all ages, it can be applied in different formats to achieve different objectives. For example, play Save the Lost in class, at youth conferences, or at camp. Also, use the game to talk about evangelism and how to share personal testimonies.