Make it Real

Music

For younger children – sing to the tune of “The Wheels on the Bus“.

The third Word of Grace is Reverence,

Reverence, Reverence

The third Word of Grace is Reverence

Honor the LORD

For older children – sing to the tune of “Boom, Boom, Ain’t it Great to be Crazy?“.

The Third Word of Grace is Reverence

The Third Word of Grace is Reverence.

Honor and listen to God our LORD.

The Third Word of Grace is Reverence.

Cheer

Parent: What should we do?

Kids: Reverence Him, Reverence Him!

Parent: What should we do?

Kids: Honor our LORD

Game

Guess the Leader

Have everyone sit in a circle. Pick a child to leave the room after you explain the game. Once that child is out of hearing range, pick another person (adult, older sibling or child) who wants to be the leader. Everyone must slyly watch this person and imitate what they do when the first person comes back into the room (cross legs, cross arms, yawn, stick out their tongue, etc.). The person who was out of the room will come back in, stand in the middle of the circle and try to see who is the leader (the one everyone is watching and following). The leader can get bold and make faces, throw their hands in the air, etc. when the person in the middle’s back is turned. Before they have a chance to see who started it, everyone is doing it. Give the person in the middle one, two or three chances to guess who the leader is (based on the size of your family). Then choose a new watcher and a new leader. You can have the leader be the next watcher if he is guessed. After playing several rounds, say:

Good leading and following everyone! In our story, Joshua was chosen by God to lead His people, the Israelites. A good leader always trusts, honors and listens to the LORD. It must have been difficult for Joshua when they came to that dead end. He certainly couldn’t see how they were to get around the rushing waters. But, the LORD had a plan. So, Joshua just had to listen to the LORD and do what He said to do. How do you know what the LORD says to do? (His Word tells us how to live; the Bible is God’s word to us – it tells us what we are to do). Let’s try to always be people who listen to the LORD and do what He says to do.

Discussion Question

What do you think you would have done or thought if you had been an Israelite that day and just come to the rushing Jordan River with the rest of the people?

Memory Work