Legacy Week #3 - Don't Stop Writing

Core Scripture: 2 Chronicles 24:1-25

Memory Verse:

Proverbs 3:1 “Good friend, don’t forget all I’ve taught you; take to heart my commands. They’ll help you live a long, long time, a long life lived full and well.”

Bottom Line: Forgetting God leads to faltering

Questions

1. What did the beginning of Joash’s story look like? Who helped him write his story at that point? How did Jehoiada serve as Joash’s mentor?

2. What happened to Joash after Jehoiada died? How was this a picture of forgetting? How was this a picture of faltering?

3. What happened to Joash as the result of his faltering? What happened to the nation of Judah? What kind of legacy did Joash end up leaving?

4. What are some of the ways you have forgotten your legacy in your life? How has that led to faltering in your life?

5. What are some of the ways that you can remember God’s story? What are some of the ways that you can remember that you are writing a legacy? How can a mentor help you do this?

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Encourage your students to find a mentor that will help them to remember God’s story and remember that they are writing a story that will create a legacy now and later. First, ask the students if any of them have such mentors in their lives. If so, ask those students to share about how they found these mentors and how these mentors help them. Afterward, say a prayer asking God to help your students find mentors. Then have a few minutes of silence so your students can write down the names of potential mentors or perhaps even write a note asking someone to become a mentor.