December 9: Love and Serve God (Joshua 24:1-3, 13-15, 21-24)

To engage the learners in a study of the Scripture text:

Divide the class into three groups, giving each group pen and paper and one of these assignments:

Recall the Past—Joshua 24:1-3

Reject Idolatry—Joshua 24:13-15

Resolve to Be Loyal—Joshua 24:21-24

Give groups about fifteen minutes to read their portion of the lesson text and use the underlined word from their summary statement to create acrostic poems. When group work is done, have groups share their work to summarize the main points of the text. Here are some sample acrostics:

Remember

Every blessing that

Came

Abundantly from the

Lord to

Leaders of the past.

———————————-

Refuse to

Enrage our

Jealous God by

Engaging in worship of

Counterfeit gods.

Trust the Holy One of Israel.

———————————-

Reject

Evil and

Strive to

Obey the

Lord

Voluntarily

Evermore.

To encourage personal application:

Download the “Idol Investigation” worksheet here. Make copies for all class members.

Distribute this activity to close class. Encourage class members to use it throughout the week to help them identify and put away idols in their lives.