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As for Me and My House

Choose to Serve the Lord

Day 109of 180
Week 22of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that families can choose to follow God

2

Learn about Joshua's commitment to serving God

3

Begin to recognize personal faith choices

📖 Scripture Connection

Joshua 24:15

“But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

— Joshua 24:15 (WEB)

Demonstrates the importance of family commitment to God

📦 Materials Needed

  • Family photos
  • Choice cards
  • Poster board
  • Markers
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Gather family photos and talk about family choices

💭 Review Question: What did we learn about Joshua yesterday?
2Teaching (8 min)

Today's BibleMouse lesson explores how families can choose to follow God

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Joshua told his people they could choose who to follow
  • He was brave and said his family would serve God
  • We can make the same choice in our family
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What does it mean to serve God?
  • How can our family show we love God?
3Activity: Family Commitment Poster (10 min)
discussion

Create a family poster showing ways we choose to serve God

📝 Instructions:
  1. Draw your family on a poster board
  2. Write or draw ways your family serves God
  3. Share your poster with each other
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps child draw pictures

Challenge: Write simple sentences about family's faith

4Closing (3 min)

Review our family's choice to serve God

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Joshua say about his family?
  • How can we serve God together?
🙏 Prayer:

Thank God for giving our family a choice to follow Him

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll talk more about making good choices as a family

💎 Memory Verse

Joshua 24:15

“But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

— Joshua 24:15 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Family Pledge Dance: Create hand motions for each word, moving together as a family

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Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Joshua's final speech challenged Israel to commit to God

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use simple language
  • Make the lesson interactive
  • Encourage child's questions
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding abstract concept of 'serving God'

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's engagement and curiosity about faith

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Sing a BibleMouse worship song about God's love
  • Read additional stories from BibleMouse Read-Aloud Library about choosing God

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