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• The Fall of Jericho

  Send us a textJoshua led the people in a battle to overtake the walled city of Jericho. Instead of soldiers, priests and musicians led the people in marching around the walls of the city. After seven days of this, the people shouted and blew trumpets. Immediately, the walls of the city collapsed, and the soldiers completely destroyed the city of Jericho. Only one woman and her family were spared. This was because she (Rahab) had previously protected two Israelite spies.Bible verses used in this episode:Joshua 5:13-6:27Outline:Joshua encounters the commander of the Lord’s arm)y. (Joshua 5:13-15)The Israelites overcome Jericho. (Joshua 6:1-27Tips for teaching children:Younger children can build “city walls” from blocks. They can then reenact marching around 7 times before shouting to make the walls fall.Roll paper into tubes to make trumpets.For older children lead a discussion about commandments are sometimes difficult. We do not always understand at the time. Scriptures you might use could be:1 Peter 2:13-15 1 Peter 3:9 Ephesians 6:1 Matthew 5:44 Tips for teaching adults:This story is not too long so the entire passage could be read aloud in class. Choose different readers to read the different sections of the story. Refer to the outline above to break the reading into parts.Ask the class members: “If you were in charge of the battle of Jericho, what battle strategy would you have used?"  Choose someone to draw a picture of God’s battle plan on a whiteboard.  Class members should direct the drawing by referring to the bible reading.Joshua 5:13-15 is a significant text.  Refer to Exodus 3:1-5 and ask the students to reflect on the following:How are the stories of Moses' encounter with God at the burning bush and Joshua’s encounter similar?  How are they different? End the class with a prayer of humility, pledging ourselves to be obedient to God even when we do not fully understand or see the bigger picture.Full teaching instructions free from Mission Bible Class:Bible Lesson:  The Fall of JerichoScriptures quoted from the International Children’s Bible®, copyright ©1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Tommy Nelson. Used by permission.Excerpts from Mission Bible Class used by permission.Music: Upbeat Positive Culture (Acoustic Corporate Travel Promo Christian Rock), Individual License, Stock Media provided by HumansWin, pond5.com For questions or comments email: [email protected]

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• Crossing the Jordan

  Send us a textAfter forty years of wandering in the desert, it was time to cross over the Jordan River and take the land that God had promised. Joshua instructed the priests to carry the Ark of the Covenant and begin walking into the Jordan. Even though the river was at flood stage, it immediately stopped flowing so that all of the people could pass safely through. To help the Israelites remember all He had done for them, the Lord had them pile twelve large stones from the middle of the Jordan, one on top of the other, to make a memorial.Bible verses used in this episode:Joshua 3-4; 5:10-12Outline:The Israelites cross the Jordan River (Joshua 3:1-4:18)Remembrance (Joshua 4:19-24 and 5:10-12)Tips for teaching children:Fun activity for very young children: Mark off an area on the floor to resemble a river. Lead the children in crossing the river.Craft: Decorate stones with paint and glitter.Devotional to remember what God has done. Have the children sit in a circle. Children will pass the stone from one to the other around in a circle. As individual children hold the stone, they should tell the group something that God has done for them. Once everyone who wishes to share has done so, pray and thank God.Tips for teaching adults:What are some “stones of remembrance” in your own life? In other words, How do you keep a record of God's faithfulness to you, God’s fulfilled promises to you, God’s goodness to you?What are some ways that we can teach our children or the children in the church the faith and to help them remember God and his promises?As the class to bring a smooth stone to class. Write on these stones one thing God has done for you, how God has been faithful to you.  Give this stone to a child at church and tell them your story on how God has been faithful to you.Full teaching instructions free from Mission Bible Class:Bible Lesson:  Crossing the Jordan Scriptures quoted from the International Children’s Bible®, copyright ©1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Tommy Nelson. Used by permission.Excerpts from Mission Bible Class used by permission.Music: Upbeat Positive Culture (Acoustic Corporate Travel Promo Christian Rock), Individual License, Stock Media provided by HumansWin, pond5.com For questions or comments email: [email protected]

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• Rahab Helps the Spies

  Send us a textJoshua sent two spies over the Jordan River and into the city of Jericho. Rahab, a woman in the city, let the spies stay at her house. When the city officials searched for them, she hid them on her rooftop under stalks of flax. She told the spies she would not turn them in as long as they promised to save her and her family when they returned to conquer Jericho. Before escaping to the nearby hills, they instructed her to tie a red cord in her window so that they would know where she was when they came back.Bible verses used in this episode:Joshua 1-2Matthew 1:5James 2:25Hebrews 11:31Outline:God prepares Joshua to lead (Joshua 1:1-9)Joshua prepares the people to take the land (Joshua 1:10-18)Rahab protects the spies (Joshua 2:1-24)Tips for teaching children:Use a paper heart to discuss how following God can change lives.Prepare a paper heart by gluing two pieces of paper together. One paper should be black and the other white. Cut the paper into the shape of a heart. With the black side of the heart facing up, talk about how Rahab used to be a bad person doing bad things until she learned about God. Then, turn the heart over to the white side and discuss how Rahab began to follow God. She left her people and began to live with the Israelites.Using the heart again, apply this concept to people today and ourselves. We can choose to live a good life or a bad life.Take the children on a walk to “find Rahab’s house”. Before the children arrive, find a window in your building and hang a red streamer or scarf from it.  After learning about Rahab, take the children on a walk outside so that they can spot “Rahab’s house”.Tips for teaching adults:Begin the class by asking these questions: Have you experienced leadership change in your congregation?  What was it like?  What went well and didn’t go well?  What does it look like to step into a role after someone great has gone before you? How would you deal with fear or inadequacy in those moments?Rahab was of questionable character and an outsider, so "what does Rahab’s story teach us about who God might include in His redemptive purposes?" What does Matthew 1:5 add to this discussion? What does this tell you about God?Ask everyone in the class to write on a piece of paper an area of your life where you need courage or more courage.  Have the class members place the papers you have written on into a bowl, and then begin drawing them out of the bowl and read to the class.  Pray for each of these areas.Full teaching instructions are free from Mission Bible Class:Bible Lesson:  Rahab Helps the SpiesScriptures quoted from the International Children’s Bible®, copyright ©1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Tommy Nelson. Used by permission.Excerpts from Mission Bible Class used by permission.Music: Upbeat Positive Culture (Acoustic Corporate Travel Promo Christian Rock), Individual License, Stock Media provided by HumansWin, pond5.com For questions or comments email: [email protected]

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• Easter Special 2025

  Send us a textIn this episode, David and Mary read Luke chapter 24.Other verses you might like to read at Easter are...Jesus is buried. (Luke 23:50-56)The empty tomb (Luke 24:1-12)Appearances after the resurrection (Luke 24:13-49)Road to Emmaus (13-35)The Disciples (36-49)Scriptures quoted from the International Children’s Bible®, copyright ©1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Tommy Nelson. Used by permission.Excerpts from Mission Bible Class used by permission.Music: Upbeat Positive Culture (Acoustic Corporate Travel Promo Christian Rock), Individual License, Stock Media provided by HumansWin, pond5.com For questions or comments email: [email protected]

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• The Death of Moses

  Send us a textAs the time of Moses’ death drew near, the Lord told him to appoint Joshua as the new leader of Israel. Moses appointed Joshua and told him and all of the people to be strong and courageous because the Lord would be with them as they entered the Promised Land. Even at the age of 120, Moses was strong and had excellent vision, so the Lord directed him to climb Mount Nebo and view all of Canaan, the Promised Land. After viewing the land, Moses died.Bible verses used in this episode:Numbers 27:12-23 and Deuteronomy 31:1-8; 32:48-52; 34:1-12Outline:Leadership passes from Moses to Joshua (Numbers 27:12-23 and Deuteronomy 31:1-8)Moses dies (Deuteronomy 32:48-52; 34:1-12)Tips for teaching children:Play follow-the-leader with younger children. First “Moses” can lead, and then ”Joshua”.With older children, discuss attributes of a good leader (in school, in clubs, organisations and even government). If you notice natural leadership qualities in children, be sure and encourage them.Review the life of Moses. Collect items or illustrations that depict his life. As children look at the items they can share what this relates to in Moses’ life. Items might include a basket, leaves coloured as if on fire, anything from the plagues, a stick/staff, water, sand, the number 10 and more.Tips for teaching adults:Divide class into groups of 5 or 6, supply paper/pens.  Challenge the groups to write down as much as they know about Moses from books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy – his life, his experiences, his ups and down, his personality.  Spend about 20 minutes in the groups and then come together to share what each group has written down.  Did any group have a fact about Moses that the other groups didn’t have?Another idea is to have volunteers draw on a whiteboard something from the life of Moses or something they know about Moses.  The rest of the class guesses what is being drawn.  As a teacher you could help things along by writing several things from Moses' life on cards and have people randomly draw a card and then draw this on the whiteboard.Ask each group to choose one thing about Moses that instructs us to follow God more closely and more wholly and pray about that.Full teaching instructions free from Mission Bible Class:Bible Lesson: The Death of MosesScriptures quoted from the International Children’s Bible®, copyright ©1986, 1988, 1999, 2015 by Tommy Nelson. Used by permission.Excerpts from Mission Bible Class used by permission.Music: Upbeat Positive Culture (Acoustic Corporate Travel Promo Christian Rock), Individual License, Stock Media provided by HumansWin, pond5.com For questions or comments email: [email protected]

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