On the right track - Week 3
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: God can use someone like me.
BIBLE: Joshua 2; Matthew 25:14–30
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 Joshua 2
Show a video of safety vehicles like tow trucks at a racetrack (you can show the first few minutes of this video).
FOR BIGS: Speaking of how God uses us this week, take the time to encourage your older kiddos about their various gifts. Some gifts might be more conspicuous and others might be somewhat hidden. Spend time with them to learn their strengths and ways they can help out in your ministry.
How important are the jobs of these vehicles at a race? It’s easy to overlook them because they’re not flashy racing cars, but without them, what would happen if an accident took place? It would be a mess!
Rahab might not have been someone whom people looked up to or recognized for her place in society, but she turned out to be exactly the right person to help God’s people plan their entrance into the Promised Land..
All of us have something we can do that is useful. God can use someone like me and you for amazing things, no matter how small of a contribution you might think it is.
Pray: Dear God, thank you for using someone like me! Teach me to help and do good toward others. Amen.