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FamilyWorshipGuide–Week9 READ
o AstheIsraelitescameclosertothePromisedLand,theysentagroupofspiesaheadofthemtobringareportbackaboutthelandtheywereabouttoenter.
o Numbers13:25‐14:38o Welearnmanylessonsthroughthisstory,eachofthemteachingvaluabletruthsaboutGod,man,and,ultimately,
ourneedforChrist.WeseethepeopleofGodwhohavewitnessedsomanymiraculousdeedsyetstillfailtotrustinGod.WeseeboldandcourageousservantsofGod,likeCalebandJoshua,whotrustedinGodcompletelyandwantedtogointothePromisedLand.WeseeMosesintercedingonbehalfofthechildrenofIsrael,beggingGodtonotdealtooharshlywiththem.Intheend,weseeboththejusticeandfaithfulnessofGod—punishingthosewhodidn’ttrustinHisplansandblessingthosewhodidtrustHim.TheBottomLine:AsGod’speople,wearefacedwiththechoiceoftrustingHimeachday,andHebeckonsustoputcourageousfaithinHim.Questions:DoyoubelievethatGoddealtmercifullywiththeIsraelites?WhydoyouthinkitwashardforthemtofollowGod’sdirection?WhydidGodpunishtheleadersofthenationofIsraelmoreharshlythantherest?CanyouthinkoftimesinyourlifewhereithasbeendifficulttotrustGod?HowdoesthistextpointtoandshowusourneedforChrist?
PRAYo ReadWindowontheWorld,Pg.26‐27Bhutano UsePrayerCard
SINGo Uselyricsheetandmp3downloadof“ComeThouAlmightyKing”o ThoughsomecreditsuchhymnwritersasCharlesWesleyandGeorgeWhitefieldwiththeauthorshipof“Come,Thou
AlmightyKing,”itslyricsareofficiallyanonymous.Regardlessofwhatwedon’tknowofthissong;however,wedoknowthatithasbeenananthemfortheChristianChurchformanyyears.InthedaysoftheAmericanRevolution,alocalcongregationinLongIslandwasmeetingtogethertoworship.TheirmeetingwasinterruptedasabandofHessiantroopsbargedinandcommandedthechurchtosing,“GodSavetheKing.”1Inthefaceofadversity,theyinsteadshowedtheirallegiancetothetrueLordoftheirlivesbysinging,“ComeThouAlmightyKing.”1ThiscongregationobviouslyunderstoodandbelievedthetruthweseeinRomans8:31—“IfGodisforus,whocanbeagainstus?”Inourreadingforthisweek,weseethatthenationofIsraelstruggledtounderstandGod’sfaithfulleadingandprovision.TheyfailedtorealizethatHewasworthyoftheirtrustandinsteadwerecontrolledbytheirownfeelingsoffearandself‐sufficiency.Throughthistragedy,however,JoshuaandCalebwereshiningexamplesofdevotioninthemidstofhardshipanduncertainty.Wechose“Come,ThouAlmightyKing”forthisweek,becauseweasafaithfamily,likeJoshuaandCaleb,swearourallegianceonlytotheKingofKings.WelongforHimto“reignoverus,”asweboldlyofferourliveseverydaytobringHimglory.1.Price,CarlFowler.OneHundredandOneHymnStories.NewYork:TheAbingdonPress,1923,page101.
MEMORIZE
o Numbers6:24‐26TheLordblessyouandkeepyou;theLordmakehisfacetoshineuponyouandbegracioustoyou;theLordliftuphiscountenanceuponyouandgiveyoupeace.
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SUGGESTIONSThesesuggestionswerecreatedtohelpparentsbettercommunicatethebiblicaltruthsdiscussedintheFamilyWorshipGuide.Theseactivitiesandquestionscanreplaceorserveasasupplementtothequestionsunderthe‘Read’sectiononPage 1. Remember, these suggestions are intended to help parents facilitate God‐centered discussions with theirchildren. Parents should prayerfully use these suggestions, and any other means necessary, to help their childrendiscoverthetruthsofGod’sWordandworshipHimtogether.
Preschool(Birth‐Kindergarten)o Beforeyoubegin,gatherapieceoffabricorsomethingyoucanuseasablindfold.
Youwillalsoneedafewobjectsplacedaroundtheroomforyourchildtostepover.(Example:shoesortoys)o TellyourchildwearelearningabouthowGodwantsustotrustHimevenwhenwedon’tknowwhatisgoingto
happennext.o TrustingGodmeansobeyingGodandbelievingthatHewilltakecareofus.Say,“I’mgoingtoputthisblindfoldover
youreyesandwearegoingtotakeawalktogetheraroundtheroom.Iwillholdyourhandandguideyousoyouwillknowwheretogoandwhattodo.DoyoubelieveandtrustthatIwillwatchoutforyou?Nowlet’stryit.”
o Placetheblindfoldonyourchildandguidethemaroundtheroom.Whenyoucometoanobstacle,likethepairofshoes,haveyourchildstopandtellthem,“There’sapairofshoesinfrontofyou.Youwillneedtostepovertheshoessothatyouwon’ttripandfall!”Repeatthisprocesswiththeotherobjects.
o Whenyouarefinished,removetheblindfoldandaskyourchild,“Didyoufollowmyinstructionsandstepovertheobjects?Didyoufalldown?No,becauseIhelpedyouandyoufollowedmydirections.Youtrustedmetohelpyoumovearoundtheroomeventhoughyoucouldn’tseewhereyouweregoing!”
o GodwantsustotrustHim,too.GodwantsustofollowHimandHisrules.JustlikeIshowedyouhowtomovearoundtheroom,Godwillalwaysshowyoutherightway.WecanalwaystrustGod!
Children(Grades1‐5)
o Forthisactivityyouwillneedtocreateasimpleobstaclecourseinyourlivingroom.Theobstaclecourseshouldbebuiltinsuchawaythatyourblindfoldedchildmaywalkthroughitfromendtoend,butwouldneedstep‐by‐stepguidanceonyourparttopassthroughwithoutrunningintoanything.Slidecouchesover,bringinkitchenchairs,oranythingelsereadilyavailablewhichcanbesafelyusedtoconstructtheobstaclecourse.
o Oncethecoursehasbeensetup,selectoneofyourchildrentowalkthrough.Placeablindfoldonyourchildandguidethemtothestartofthecourse.Nowtellyourchildthatyouwillnolongerbephysicallyguidingthem.Standinaplacewhereyoucanseetheentirecourseandcalloutinstructionstoyourchildtoguidethemsafelythroughthecourse.Beginleadingthembycallingoutinstructionssuchas“takeonestepforward,”“turntoyourright,”etc.
o Onceyourchildmakesitthroughtheentirecoursesafely,havethemremovetheblindfold.Askhowtheywereabletomakeitthroughtheobstaclecoursewhentheycouldnotseeanything.(Bylisteningtoandobeyingyourinstruction.)Explainthatalthoughtheycouldnotsee,youcouldseeandyouknewexactlywhatstepstheyneededtotakeinorderforthemtocompletetheirtasksuccessfully.Askyourchildwhatwouldhavehappenediftheyhadnotlistenedtoyourvoicewhilenavigatingtheobstaclecourse.(Althoughitwasdifficulttonavigatetheobstaclecourse,itwouldhavebeenevenmoredifficultwithoutyourguidance.)
o Leadyourchildtounderstandthatjustasyousawthebigpictureandallofyourinstructionwasfortheirgood,soisGod’sinstructiontous.Itmayhavebeenscarynotbeingabletoseeintheobstaclecourse,butallofyourguidancewasfortheirgood.WearecalledtotrustGodeachday,placingcourageousfaithinHim.God’speopleinNumbers13‐14failedtoplacetheirtrustinGod,eventhoughHehadperformedmanywonderfulmiraculousdeedsinfrontofthem.NexttimeyouarefacedwithachoicetotrustGodornot,rememberjustasmomanddadknewbestintheobstaclecourse,soGodalwaysknowsbest.Heknowsallthings,HelovesHispeopledeeply,andHeisaltogetherwiseandgoodandtrue!BecauseGodismightyandloving,Hispeopleareabletoplaceradical,courageousfaithinHim.
Students(Grades6‐12)
o ReadNumbers14:8‐10again.NoticehowJoshuaandCalebgoagainstthecrowdandsaytheycanconquerthelandbecausetheLordiswiththem.Haveyoueverbeeninasituationwhereyouhadtogoagainstthecrowd,evenifitriskedyourfriends’criticism?
o IsthereadifferencebetweenthefaiththatmostChristianslivebyandthecourageousfaithexhibitedbyJoshuaandCaleb?Howso?
o Whichcharacterinthestorydoyoubestidentifywith?Discuss.(Moses,JoshuaandCaleb,the10spies,thegrumblingIsraelites)
Pra
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