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The Flooded River

Crossing the Jordan

Day 92of 180
Week 19of 36
25Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God helps His people overcome impossible obstacles

2

Learn how God provided a way for the Israelites to cross the Jordan River

3

Develop trust that God can make a way where there seems to be no way

📖 Scripture Connection

Joshua 3:14-15

“When the people set out from their tents to pass over the Jordan, the priests bearing the ark of the covenant were before the people. When those who bore the ark had come to the Jordan, and the feet of the priests bearing the ark were dipped in the edge of the water (for the Jordan overflows all its banks throughout the time of harvest),”

— Joshua 3:14-15 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's miraculous power to overcome seemingly impossible challenges

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue fabric or paper
  • Picture of the ark of the covenant
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick
  • Construction paper
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll discover how God helped His people cross a river that seemed impossible to cross!

💭 Review Question: What did we learn yesterday about getting ready to enter the Promised Land?
2Teaching (8 min)

The Jordan River was very wide and deep. It was flood season, which means the river was extra big and fast! The Israelites needed to cross, but how could they?

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God was with the Israelites
  • The priests carried the ark of the covenant
  • God would make a way where there seemed to be no way
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever faced something that seemed too hard?
  • How can God help us when things look impossible?
3Activity: River Crossing Craft (10 min)
craft

Create a picture showing how God helped the Israelites cross the river

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take blue paper to represent the river
  2. Cut out paper people to show Israelites crossing
  3. Glue the ark of the covenant in the picture
  4. Draw how the water might have stopped
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps with cutting

Challenge: Add more details about the river and people

4Closing (3 min)

God always makes a way for His people!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What was special about this river?
  • How did God help the Israelites?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You that You can help us do things that seem impossible. Help us trust You!

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll see how the water actually stopped flowing!

💎 Memory Verse

Joshua 24:15

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

— Joshua 24:15 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: River Crossing Memory Verse Game: Create a 'river' with blue paper. Children must hop across while saying a word of the memory verse with each hop

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

The Jordan River crossing was a miraculous moment showing God's power and faithfulness

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use dramatic storytelling to capture child's imagination
  • Encourage questions and wonder about God's miracles
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might struggle to understand how water could 'pile up'

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's excitement about God's amazing power

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional river crossing coloring pages
  • Listen to BibleMouse Song Collection for worship songs about God's faithfulness

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