Memory verses?

KathrynHannah · **Memory verses?**

My kids are 6 & 8.

Just recently, as a family we have begun memorizing passages from the Bible. I am amazed that the kids are picking it up way better than I am. My Mommy brain has turned to mush!

When I was a kid, I had to learn a lot of single verses. Dh wanted the kids to learn longer passages so I am learning with them. They love this. So far we've done the Lord's Prayer and Psalm 23. I have such a different attitude about it now as an adult. Mommy brain and all, I love to have God's word written on my :love: . As a kid, I just did it because I earned points in Sunday school.

What are your memories about memory verses? Have you found a way to make them fun in your family?

AyeOhKay · 04-18-2007, 10:54 PM

I mostly remember doing memory verses at church camp. We were all on teams, and at the end of the week, the team with the most points won a prize (like candy bars or something). I, too, have such a different attitude towards memory verses and even Bible study now that I am older. It has such deeper meaning and brings much more emotion from me. Anyways--

We post a Bible verse on the frig every week or so. It's usually something relevant to what we are doing as a family -- some project, behavior issue, or religious holiday. The kids repeat it together several times a day as I or they prompt one another. We also have some Bible verses set to songs that the little ones love to dance to. They learn the verses without even knowing it. I will also sometimes find unit studies or activities online that go with a verse and we will use that during our school time as a devotion or to start our Bible study. I recently got a program from Focus on the Family for young men that I plan to use in the fall that encourages verse memorization. I think it's called Dare to be a Daniel, but I couldn't say for sure as I don't have it right in front of me (it's that Mommy brain thing).

It's amazing how quickly the kids pick up on the verses and how eager they are to learn them. Sometimes they bring a fresh view to things that I never would have considered. I guess that's why Jesus calls us to be like the children.

Now, if I could just find their energy.

Jillibean · 04-19-2007, 05:29 PM

Since our girl's are in a Private Christian School, they are required to memorize a verse weekly

It also refreshes my memory as well!

When I was a kid, we also had the point system in Sunday School for learning the verses!

JulieConnor · 04-19-2007, 09:18 PM

My children also attend a private Christian school and have to memorize verses. My dd is in 4th grade and has tests twice a week~~three verses a test.

I had to memorize a ton when I went through my 4 years of confirmation classes.

Stacey Chambers · 04-19-2007, 09:20 PM

At our church we have a program called Awanas where they learn bible verses every week by memory.