Take-home slipsMatthew 22:37-39

How to learn a verseBSB

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Jesus declared, “‘Love ___ Lord your God ____ all your heart ___ with all your ____ and with all ____ mind.’ This is ___ first and greatest ______. And the second ___ like it: ‘Love ____ neighbor as yourself.’
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Jesus ______, “‘____ the ____ ____ God ____ ___ your _____ ___ with ___ ____ soul ___ ____ all ____ ____.’ This ___ ___ first ___ ______ commandment. ___ ___ second ___ ____ it: ‘____ ____ neighbor ___ ______.’
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.J d, “‘L t L y G w a y h a w a y s a w a y m.’ T i t f a g c. A t s i l i: ‘L y n a y.’
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 22:37-39

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.

How to learn a verseBSB

Five steps, one a day, a few minutes each. Here they are on one verse from this set:

Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Jesus declared, “‘Love ___ Lord your God ____ all your heart ___ with all your ____ and with all ____ mind.’ This is ___ first and greatest ______. And the second ___ like it: ‘Love ____ neighbor as yourself.’
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Jesus ______, “‘____ the ____ ____ God ____ ___ your _____ ___ with ___ ____ soul ___ ____ all ____ ____.’ This ___ ___ first ___ ______ commandment. ___ ___ second ___ ____ it: ‘____ ____ neighbor ___ ______.’
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.J d, “‘L t L y G w a y h a w a y s a w a y m.’ T i t f a g c. A t s i l i: ‘L y n a y.’
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 22:37-39

Then say it to someone, and come back to it after a day, three days and a week.