Take-home slipsJohn 15:12-13

How to learn a verseWEB

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

John 15:12-13 “This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.“This is my ______, that you love ___ another, even as ___ have loved you. ______ love has no ___ than this, that ______ lay down his ____ for his friends.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.“This ___ ___ commandment, ____ ___ love ___ ______, even ___ ___ have _____ ___. Greater ____ ___ no ___ ____ this, ____ ______ lay ____ ___ life ___ ___ friends.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.“T i m c, t y l o a, e a I h l y. G l h n o t t, t s l d h l f h f.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 15:12-13

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

How to learn a verseWEB

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

John 15:12-13 “This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.“This is my commandment, that you love one another, even as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends.
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.“This is my ______, that you love ___ another, even as ___ have loved you. ______ love has no ___ than this, that ______ lay down his ____ for his friends.
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.“This ___ ___ commandment, ____ ___ love ___ ______, even ___ ___ have _____ ___. Greater ____ ___ no ___ ____ this, ____ ______ lay ____ ___ life ___ ___ friends.
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.“T i m c, t y l o a, e a I h l y. G l h n o t t, t s l d h l f h f.
5. 5All by yourselfOnly the reference. Say it all.John 15:12-13

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