Scripture: for teacher background: Joshua 1,6, 21:43-45 23,24
Making contact:
Talk about the Olympic games and how the teams march around the stadium
at the opening ceremony with their flags. Sing a song and walk around the meeting
place and proclaim that Jesus is the King. Explain how during the apartheid
violence Christians did this in one particular location and the entire killing
stopped. We can do this at home and school. As we walk we are to ask Jesus to be Lord
of the territory and bring peace.
Exploration:
Tell the story of how Joshua
took over as leader at the edge of the Promised Land. God promised him that he
would always be with him and that he must be courageous.
The river was in full
flood, but when the priests stepped in to the river it stopped flowing and all
the people crossed over.
They set up 12 stones as a memorial and set up camp
near Jericho Jericho
The people were to march around the city walls once every day for 6 days. On
the 7th day, they were to march around 7 times while the priests
blew on their trumpets.
Then they were to give a loud shout.
They did this and
as they shouted, the walls fell down and they conquered Jericho
The next city they fought was called
Ai, but Achan disobeyed God and because of him they lost the battle.
They
learnt that God was serious about them obeying Him and they defeated many
enemies. By the end of Joshua’s life they owned many cities and lots of the
land. God had kept all His promises to Joshua.
Now as an old man Joshua pleaded
with the people to always obey God and all His laws and to choose to serve God
sincerely and faithfully and not to have any foreign gods.
Application
Our Bible Buddy Joshua obeyed and trusted God. He was very courageous
and faced many battles. He knew that God was much stronger than any enemy and
with God’s help any walls could fall down. Ask the children if there are walls
that need to fall down inside their hearts. Maybe they hate somebody or a group
of people, maybe there are walls between family members or other people. They
can march around these walls in prayer every day and they will come tumbling
down with God’s help.
Consolidation
There is a picture to colour in and a puzzle – stones with the words of
God’s promise to Joshua. The children fill in the answers underneath the
pictures reading the code A1 B4 etc to get the words in the right order.
Instead of at the beginning, a prayer walk could be done at the end,
singing a song like “Walk in the light.”
Memory Verse
“Don’t be afraid or discouraged for I the Lord am with
you.”
Joshua 1:9
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