This document discusses teaching memory verses to children in Sunday school. It defines a memory verse as a brief Bible passage memorized in connection with a lesson. Memory verses are taught for several reasons: as an instruction from God, to provide guidance and wisdom, and to help children avoid sin and temptation. The document provides tips for teaching memory verses, such as using pictures, explaining words, making the verse relatable, repeating it with questions, and presenting it creatively through actions, music, crafts or games.

1. Teaching Memory
Verses

2. Are you enjoying memorizing verses?
Recite memory verses you’ve
memorized

3. Define memory verse?
 A brief passage of scripture to be memorized
in connection with a Sunday School lesson
=) Merriam webster
 A verse or passage from the Bible to be
memorized especially by members of a Sunday
school
=) Dictionary.com

4. Why do you need to
memorize a verse?

5. Why we teach memory verses in Sunday School?
1. An INSTRUCTION from God
Colossians 3:16a- “let the word of Christ dwell in
you richly in all wisdom…..”
Deuteronomy 11:18
“fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds;
tie them as symbol on your hands and bind them on
your foreheads
2. It provides GUIDANCE & WISDOM to children
Psalm 119:105- “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a
light on my path”

6. 3. To KEEP them from SIN & TEMPTATION
Psalm 119:9-11
“How can a young person stay on the path of purity?
By living according to your word. I seek you with all
my heart; do not let me stray from your commands.
I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not
sin against you”

7. How to Teach Memory Verse?
Use Picture File

8. Introduce the whole verse before you
begin explaining parts of the verse
Explain difficult words

9. Make a story leading into the verse
-must be relatable (experiences, age
etc.)
Repeat the verse to the children by
asking questions

10. Presenting Verses in creative way
 Using action/ Sign languages
 By using music/ echoing

11.  Making Crafts

12.  By Games