On the right track - Week 1
Racers, start your engines! In a race, you might need to navigate obstacles, pit stops, and tight turns in order to stay on the right track. As you’re zooming through the track, there’s so much to think about and it can be hard to stay focused on what’s most important! In this four-week series, our families will learn some important stories from Joshua about how obstacles are no problem for God and courage comes from knowing God’s words. No matter how long the race, God can use someone like you because with God, there is victory!
BIG IDEA: Obstacles are no problem for God!
BIBLE: Numbers 13–14:9; Psalm 107:1–7,33–37
MEMORY VERSE
Elementary: "Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful." Hebrews 10:23 (NIV)
Toddler Twist: "God will always be there for me!" Hebrews 10:23
WATCH:
Preschool- teaching video
Elementary- teaching video
SONG: My Lighthouse and See A Victory
DISCIPLE: Read Numbers 13-14:9 together.
For this activity, you will need a bunch of random supplies: yarn, tape, pipe cleaners, cotton balls, wax sticks, and any crafty thing you find in your house. Give each family member a shallow card board box or a large paper plate and a small marble (or mini car). Have them create a maze out of these materials, with creative obstacles. Afterward, have them navigate their marble through the maze by tilting the box strategically to get the car to the finish line. (See a worked example here.)
Even better than you are able to get your “car” to the finish line, God is able to steer you in the right direction, especially when obstacles are involved. Because obstacles are no problem for God!
Pray: Dear God, thank you for being bigger than any obstacle. Obstacles are no problem for you! Amen.