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| Encourage students to share their decision with someone IF THEY CHOOSE TO. If they made a choice for God, that is something to celebrate! The students need to be encouraged as well if they realize in this exercise that by conscious choice or actions they are not, at this time, choosing to follow God. As much as we as parents and teachers want to see our youth come to know God, we CANNOT make this decision for them. Collect the sealed envelopes and plan to give them back at a later date. End with a prayer as you hold the envelopes in your hands. INSIGHTS FROM THE SCRIPTURE: In this lesson we focus on the biblical theme that God is working in the world to create A People. God is beginning the “sin solution” by reestablishing the relationship that was broken when humankind chose to separate from God, self, others, and all creation in the four Fall Stories. In this story, God is working to establish A People from all people. God has created a people in Abraham and delivered them at the Red Sea and again as they cross the Jordan. Many of the people at this point are unfamiliar with the stories of God’s deliverance as they were not present at the Exodus event. At Shechem, Joshua is calling the people to remember the works that God has done for God’s People in the past, and calling them to express a commitment to God now. The choice is given to the people—it is not made for them. Joshua reminds the people that they do need to choose betweem the Lord or the gods of their ancestors. He is calling the people to make the story of God’s grace and love their own. Download Worksheet - printable pdf |
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