Choose to Serve the Lord
Understand that people can choose to follow God
Learn about Joshua's challenge to the Israelites
Recognize that serving God is a personal choice
“Now therefore fear Yahweh, and serve him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve Yahweh. If it seems evil to you to serve Yahweh, choose this day whom you will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve Yahweh.”
— Joshua 24:14-15 (WEB)Demonstrates the importance of making a deliberate choice to follow God
In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn about making big choices! Yesterday, we heard Joshua's story about God's amazing love. Today, we'll see how Joshua asked people to choose who they would follow.
Joshua gathered all the people and talked about something very important. He reminded them about all the wonderful things God had done. Then he said they needed to make a big choice.
Create a family poster showing ways your family chooses to serve God
Simpler: Parent helps draw pictures
Challenge: Write short sentences about serving God
Review our big lesson about choosing to follow God
Dear God, help us choose to love and follow You every day.
Coming up: Tomorrow we'll talk more about how families can serve God together!
“But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
— Joshua 24:15 (WEB)🎯 Activity: Choose It! Game - Create two sides of the room, one marked 'God's Way' and one 'Other Ways'. Read statements and have children jump to the side they choose, discussing their choices.
Joshua was challenging the Israelites to make a conscious decision to follow God, not just go along with the crowd
Children may not understand abstract concept of 'serving God'
Child's ability to describe simple ways to love and obey God