Watch the “Lord’s Day Live!” and “Scripture Explains Itself!” videos then copy the following “Doodle Bible School,” “Application Sermon Questions,” and “Scripture Explains Itself!” questions. Click the “Submit Answers” button below each set of questions and paste the questions into the email. Answer the questions and send them to us. Read “To Keep the Faith” then follow the same instructions to submit the “To Keep the Faith Questions.”
Doodle Bible School
Lesson 5
Were you able to watch the entire lesson?
1. What is the theme of Joshua 6?
2. Can you doodle the picture clue?
3. What did the people do when the trumpets sounded? (6:20)
4. Can you quote the memory verse?
5. On what day was Jericho conquered? (6:15)
6. At what time of day did they begin their march? (6:15)
7. How many times did they march around the city on the final day? (6:15)
8. Why was Rahab saved? (6:17)
9. What was supposed to be put into the treasury of the Lord? (6:19)
10. Why was it on the seventh day after the seventh time around?
Application Sermon Questions
Lesson 5
Were you able to watch the entire lesson?
1. What was the title of this lesson?
2. What was the first point made within this lesson? (Joshua 6:10)
3. What was the second point made within this lesson? (Joshua 6:16)
4. What was the third point made within this lesson? (Joshua 6:26)
5. What was to happen to the man who rebuilds the city of Jericho? (6:26)
For additional ways to capitalize on the information in the chapter above, click the link below.
Home Church Worship Guide – Joshua 6
Scripture Explains Itself!
Lesson 5
Were you able to watch the entire lesson?
1. What words tell us that this passage is a salvation passage about eternity? (John 6:27)
2. What phrase tells us this passage is about our work not God’s work? (John 6:28)
3. What is the work God wants us to do? (John 6:29)
Reading Assignment
Lesson 5
Mentally Checked Out or Still Engaged?
In the last three lessons, we have focused on conversion and helping our children (and others) understand sin, sacrifice, and self-discipline. I would like to take this lesson to refer to the first lesson and the reason for this series. I mentioned that I had been noticing Bible teachers questioning their approach to relating the Bible to their young students and parents searching for ways to help their children remain believers in God and His Word. So far, I have been using the Bible and my husband’s book, “To Keep the Faith,” as the main resources. At this point, I want to look at another resource that I recently found. Later in this series, I hope to share some other resources that I have used in the past.
For now, let’s look at this summary of an article, by Brad Harrub, entitled A Letter to Parents: When Our Kids Are Present—but Not Engaged.* As a man who has worked with young people all over the world for over two decades, Mr. Harrub has noticed that our children are “present in the pew—but mentally checked out.” Maybe you have noticed these signs where you worship. These young people:
- Bring a Bible, but don’t open it and never take notes
- Don’t bring a Bible at all or “claim” to use one on their phone
- Read a book that has nothing to do with spiritual matters
- Usually don’t participate in the singing
- Slouch in the seat or lean forward with their head in their hands
- Often distract those sitting closest to them
- Come in with a phone in their hand which they use constantly instead of spending time with their church family
- Play electronic games or scroll social media on their phone
- Keep their eyes closed, have a blank look, or look around at everyone and everything else, making no eye contact with the teacher, the person who is speaking, or those who are leading worship
This becomes the normal for them, not just when they are having a bad day. As I’m sure we have all seen, people do not just suddenly lose interest in things. They slowly lose interest. The same is true with our children and their faith in God. If they are not engaged daily (especially during times set aside specifically for worshipping God), they will slowly drift away until it is too late and they have left the church, left their faith behind. Our children need to see parents be engaged and hear their parents talk about why we worship God. They need to hear from you that the God we believe in is the Creator of the universe, is the One who died a horrible death for us, and deserves to be praised/worshipped because He is full of a wisdom, power, and glory beyond our comprehension. He is Truth. Do you believe it? Then they need to hear it in your voice and feel it in your enthusiasm and see it in your actions—the way you live your daily life in awe of the one true God! Remember what Moses said to the Israelites in Deuteronomy 6:4-9?
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.And these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes.You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.”
As parents (grandparents and other significant adults in the lives of children), this should be the way we live our lives. Love the Lord with all your heart, soul, and might, and be diligent about teaching your children how to do the same. Show them your love for God wherever you are, throughout the day, every day. Make it obvious in your actions and by the way you talk. It takes both actions and words. It takes consistency, not once in awhile. Leave constant reminders for yourself and them to walk daily with the Lord (Ephesians 5:1-2, 8-16).
Besides the Bible, you are their greatest physical resource and teacher. They need you to help them set some guidelines, such as taking their Bible instead of their electronic devices. They need you to gently explain what it means to worship, why we worship, and some ways that they can participate. They need to see you worship by singing, praying, opening and reading your Bible, etc. They need you to teach them how to use their Bible so they will become familiar with it and feel comfortable or confident in using it. They need you to ask questions about what they learned in Bible class or during worship services. They need you to be accountable and hold them accountable. They need you to keep your priorities straight by putting God first in your life, like was mentioned earlier in this lesson. They need you to pray over them and for them.
As a Homemaker Hero, you can do this! God will guide you if you ask Him!
*If you would like to read Brad Harrub’s article in its entirety, it was posted on his FaceBook page on December 15, 2025.
NOTE: If you missed the first four lessons in this series, you can go here (lesson 1), here (lesson 2), here (lesson3), and here (lesson 4) to catch up.
To Keep the Faith Questions
Lesson 5
1. List 3 signs that a young person has “mentally checked out” of worshipping God.
2. What can you do, as a Homemaker Hero, to help your children and others to keep their faith?
3. What does Deuteronomy 6:4-9 say should be done in order to teach our children about having a relationship with God?
4. Who is the greatest physical resource and teacher of your children? What do they need from you?