Take-home slipsMatthew 11:29-30

How to learn a verse(NET)

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

Matthew 11:29-30 Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Take my yoke ___ you and learn ____ me, because I ___ gentle and humble ___ heart, and you ____ find rest for ____ souls. For my ____ is easy to ____, and my load ___ not hard to _____.”
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Take ___ ____ on ___ ___ learn ____ ___, because ___ ___ gentle ___ ______ in _____, ___ you ____ ____ rest ___ ____ souls. ___ ___ yoke ___ ____ to ____, ___ my ____ ___ not ____ ___ carry.”
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T m y o y a l f m, b I a g a h i h, a y w f r f y s. F m y i e t b, a m l i n h t c.”
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 11:29-30

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

How to learn a verse(NET)

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

Matthew 11:29-30 Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Take my yoke on you and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and my load is not hard to carry.”
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Take my yoke ___ you and learn ____ me, because I ___ gentle and humble ___ heart, and you ____ find rest for ____ souls. For my ____ is easy to ____, and my load ___ not hard to _____.”
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Take ___ ____ on ___ ___ learn ____ ___, because ___ ___ gentle ___ ______ in _____, ___ you ____ ____ rest ___ ____ souls. ___ ___ yoke ___ ____ to ____, ___ my ____ ___ not ____ ___ carry.”
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.T m y o y a l f m, b I a g a h i h, a y w f r f y s. F m y i e t b, a m l i n h t c.”
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.Matthew 11:29-30

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