26/27 Aug 2017
God and His People –Joshua at JerichoBIBLE PASSAGE: Joshua 6
KEY BIBLE VERSE: You are my God, and I will praise you;you are my God, and I will exalt you.
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;his love endures forever. (Psalm 118:28,29)
MAIN POINT:God keeps His promises
INTRODUCTION(3min)
Have various pictures on the table that will relate to the introduction.
As you read the introduction, select children to come and pick up the appropriate picture.
God brought His people, the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. ()
He guided the people day and night – with a cloud in the day and pillar of fire at night.(cloud & fire picture)
He gave them rules to follow and obey to help them live properly.(10 commandments)
When God brought them to Canaan, they were so afraid of the people there that the Israelites refused to enter the land. They even wanted to go back to Egypt!(picture of frightened people)
As a result, the Israelites wandered in the wilderness of 40 years.(map of wilderness)
Now they face Canaan again and Joshua readies the people to cross the river Jordan.(Jordan picture)
SHRINK (15min)
Joshua 6:1-5
1 Now the gates of Jericho were securely barred because of the Israelites. No one went out and no one came in.
2 Then the Lord said to Joshua, “See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands, along with its king and its fighting men. 3 March around the city once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. 4 Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams’ horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day, march around the city seven times, with the priests blowing the trumpets. 5 When you hear them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout; then the wall of the city will collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in.”
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STORY VIDEO(5min)
Joshua The warrior leader.mp4
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LEARN (5min)
What do we learn from the passage?
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APPLY (5min)
How can we apply these to our lives?
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BIBLE VERSE (5min)
Psalm 118:28,29– bookmarkcraft
-Display verse on screen
-Children choose 1 phrase to write on bookmark (white side)
-Use closed pen to scratch designs on black side of bookmark
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Bible Passage:Joshua 6:1-5
1 / Jericho gates barred – not out or in2 / Lord – Joshua: “delivered Jericho into hands”
3 / Mark round city – 6 days
4 / 7th day – march 7 times (blow horns)
5 / Long blast trumpets – army shout – walls collapse, army go
The Lord told Joshua how to collapse the walls of Jericho
God gives clear instructions
God’s instructions should be followed
We should trust God
God’s words will come true
God keeps His promises
God gives clear instructions
I will not complain when ______
I will pray & ask God for help in ______
I will obey God by ______
I will trust God by ______