Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:
John 6:68-69 Simon Peter, therefore, answered Him, “Lord, to whom will we go? You have sayings of continuous life; and we have believed, and we have known, that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
- 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Simon Peter, therefore, answered Him, “Lord, to whom will we go? You have sayings of continuous life; and we have believed, and we have known, that You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
- 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Simon Peter, therefore, ______ Him, “Lord, to ____ will we go? ___ have sayings of ______ life; and we ____ believed, and we ____ known, that You ___ the Christ, the ___ of the living ___.”
- 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Simon _____, ______, answered ___, “____, to ____ ____ we ___? ___ have ______ ___ continuous ____; ___ we ____ ______, and ___ ____ known, ____ ___ are ___ ______, the ___ ___ the ______ ___.”
- 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.S P, t, a H, “L, t w w w g? Y h s o c l; a w h b, a w h k, t Y a t C, t S o t l G.”
- 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 6:68-69
Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.