On the right track - Week 2
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: Courage comes from knowing God’s words.
BIBLE: Joshua 1; 24:14–25; Psalm 78:1–7
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:
Show a clip from the movie “Cars” to your family, where Doc advises Lightning about drifting, like this one (stop at 2:30 if short on time).
FOR BIGS: Instead of or in addition to showing this clip, talk with your kids about any advice they’ve been given that they felt resistant to follow. Why was that? Was it because it was bad advice or because of other reasons? Then talk about any resistance they might feel about learning from Scripture.
FOR LITTLES: At the beginning of this movie, Lightning McQueen is convinced he’s the greatest rookie racer and doesn’t need anyone’s advice. It’s only when he realizes one of the advice-givers was racing legend, Doc Hudson, that he starts paying attention. Then he not only learns a valuable skill — “go right to go left” — but he also becomes more compassionate, too.
There are times when we might feel like we know what God is saying to us . . . we’ve heard it so many times before. But knowing is not enough. When we trust that courage comes from knowing God’s words, we can be really courageous and go out and do the things we know.
What are some of God’s words from the Bible that you remember?
Pray: Dear God, thank you for your words. Please give me the courage to do what you teach us to do through your words! Amen.