Names of Jesus Building Blocks
My husband said that the Isaiah 9:6 verse always makes him think of climbing a mountain. He explained that it feels like the names are building on each other, reaching to the top.
Have students write the names of Jesus on boxes (shoe boxes?) and do a memory verse STACKING activity.
Discussion ideas:
- You could also put a question inside each box, and toss the box to a student to open and answer it.
- Think about additional names of Jesus and add more boxes.
Reflection: And finally, you can have each student write an idea about the name, and put it in each box for a reflection reading.
ADD some Bible dictionary work to define and explain what Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, Immanuel mean. These definitions could be written on the underside of their respective box, and be used for a quiz where students see how many boxes (names) they can define correctly in the shortest amount of time.
Alternative: use cups instead of boxes and play cup stacking games, such as those in our Writing Team's Parable of the Lost Coin and Lost Sheep Cup Memory Workshop. (Free for our Supporting Members. Others can see a summary of the lesson here.)
