Memory Verse Mania:
Memory Verse Mania is a game show held at the beginning of each service. 

The MC will call up 3 volunteers, one 4th grader, one 5th grader and one 6th grader, to compete against each other.  The MC could ask them any number of questions about recent memory verses.  One example might be "What is 1 Peter 2:17."  The kid who rings the bell first gets to try to say the verse from memory.  The kid who gets the most answers right wins a prize. 

Then we will keep a tally of which team wins.  At the end of each quarter we will have some sort of prize for all the kids on the team that wins for that quarter. 

Kids can also get an individual prize if they can do that month’s verse on their own.  Kids have to download a form by clicking here. and have their parent sign the form if they can say the verse.  Then they bring in the signed form on the last week of the month for their prize.

Kids can win a memory verse prize one of three ways…

1) They can compete in the Memory verse mania game and win a prize if they can answer the questions. 

2) They can get an individual prize by clicking here to download a form and having their parents sign off that they know the verse. 

3) They can win a group prize by being a part of the team that wins for the quarter.

Zone 456 is a cool place where pre-teens can start to make their faith their own. Worship music, crazy games, relevant teaching, and purposeful small group discussions are all part of this ministry.

may's virtue in Zone456 is patience – waiting until later for what you want now.

This month we’ll learn about the great characteristic of patience.  We love for everyone around us to possess patience, but we aren't so interested in developing it in ourselves.  It just isn't any fun to be patient.

However, by not being patient, we could have to pay for making a bad decision.  God models patience for us as He waits for us to turn to Him.  When we begin to reflect God's patient nature, we reap the benefits of living in accordance with God's will for our lives and when that happens, others will notice the peace and confidence that emanates from us because of a right relationship with God.  When this happens, we are in a position to influence change in others because we will be people who don't become tired of doing the right thing.

Kids will learn about patience as we study Bible stories like these:

Click on the monthly verse image to download a printable version of the verse graphic.

Memory Verse Mania Score (updated may 4th, 2008)

4th Graders - 16

5th Graders - 11

6TH GRADERS - 21