Take-home slipsMatthew 22:37-39

How to learn a verseWEB

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

Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Jesus said to ___, “‘You shall love ___ Lord your God ____ all your heart, ____ all your soul, ___ with all your ____.’ This is the _____ and great commandment. ___ second likewise is ____, ‘You shall love ____ neighbor as yourself.’
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Jesus ____ ___ him, “‘___ _____ love ___ ____ your ___ ____ all ____ _____, with ___ ____ soul, ___ ____ all ____ ____.’ This ___ ___ first ___ _____ commandment. ___ ______ likewise ___ ____, ‘You _____ ____ your ______ ___ yourself.’
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.J s t h, “‘Y s l t L y G w a y h, w a y s, a w a y m.’ T i t f a g c. A s l i t, ‘Y s 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 verseWEB

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

Matthew 22:37-39 Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’

1. 1Meet the verseHear it and say it, with a motion for each phrase.Jesus said to him, “‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ This is the first and great commandment. A second likewise is this, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’
2. 2Fill the gapsSay it, supplying the words that are missing.Jesus said to ___, “‘You shall love ___ Lord your God ____ all your heart, ____ all your soul, ___ with all your ____.’ This is the _____ and great commandment. ___ second likewise is ____, ‘You shall love ____ neighbor as yourself.’
3. 3Half hiddenMost of the words are gone now. Say it once at bedtime.Jesus ____ ___ him, “‘___ _____ love ___ ____ your ___ ____ all ____ _____, with ___ ____ soul, ___ ____ all ____ ____.’ This ___ ___ first ___ _____ commandment. ___ ______ likewise ___ ____, ‘You _____ ____ your ______ ___ yourself.’
4. 4First lettersEvery word is down to its first letter.J s t h, “‘Y s l t L y G w a y h, w a y s, a w a y m.’ T i t f a g c. A s l i t, ‘Y s 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.