WELCOME TO FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH TROY

Thank you for taking time to visit our website and find out more about FBC Troy. If you are looking for a place to connect with God and with people growing in faith and discipleship, who come together to encourage and support each other through the real struggles of life, we hope you will find your home here with us.

Who We Are

Building Lives According to Scriptural Truths BLAST is for kids from Kindergarten to 5th grade. We are learning through The Gospel Project curriculum to help kids develop a closer relationship with Jesus Christ.

When We Meet:

BLAST meets every Sunday at 9:00am and 10:30am (Dismissed after main worship service music is finished) and every Wednesday (K-5th) at 6:30pm

Where To Find Us:

We are located in "The Attic"-which is upstairs in room 202

What We Are Learning

Dear Parents,

The Lord brought His people into the promised land. Now they had a task set before them: conquer the people living in the land. Before the Israelites crossed the Jordan River, Joshua—in the way Moses had done decades before—sent scouts into the land. (See Num. 13:2-3.) The first city the Israelites came to was Jericho. God told Joshua that He had handed the city over to Israel.

The Lord’s reputation went ahead of the Israelites, creating fear in the people of Jericho. With the exception of one woman, the people of Jericho wanted nothing to do with God.

Rahab was unique among the inhabitants of Jericho. She wanted to be on God’s side. Hebrews 11:31 says that by faith, Rahab “welcomed the spies in peace.” Rahab didn’t hide the spies and help them escape from the city because she was especially courageous or because she had a strong desire to live; Rahab acted by faith. By faith Rahab believed God would win the battle, and she asked the spies to show mercy to her family and keep them safe. When the Israelites attacked Jericho, Rahab and her family received mercy and became part of God’s people. Jesus has won against sin and death. Everyone who trusts in Jesus receives mercy and becomes part of God’s family forever.

Rahab wasn’t the only one trusting in God. The Israelites fought the battle of Jericho by faith. (See Heb. 11:30.) Israel did not focus on what was going on inside the city of Jericho; they focused on doing what God had instructed. They obeyed even when it seemed nothing was happening. On the seventh day, the troops shouted, the trumpets sounded, and the wall around Jericho collapsed.

Joshua gave the people specific instructions to destroy everything in the city except for Rahab and her family. The Israelites were not to keep anything for themselves. The Lord would provide for all of their needs, so they had no reason to plunder Jericho. When the Israelites attacked Jericho, Rahab and her family were safe. They joined God’s people. (Josh. 6:25) By faith, we believe Jesus has defeated sin and death. Everyone who trusts in Jesus is safe and becomes part of God’s family forever.

Check this session’s Activity Page and Big Picture Card as well as the Gospel Project for Kids Family App for ways to interact with the Bible content this week.

FAMILY STARTING POINTS

  • Babies and Toddlers
    • God is always with us.
    • Rahab hid the spies.
    • God made the walls of Jericho fall down.
    • God used Rahab’s family in His plan to send Jesus.
  • Preschool
    • How can we glorify God? We can glorify God by loving Him and obeying Him.
    • God brought down the walls of Jericho.
  • Kids
    • How can we glorify God? We can glorify God by loving Him and obeying Him.
    • God brought down the walls of Jericho.

UNIT KEY PASSAGE

  • Deuteronomy 31:8 (Deuteronomy 31:8a for Babies and Toddlers)

NEXT WEEK “Taking the Land” (Joshua 10–11; 24)

Lesson Videos

Unit 1 Session 1



Unit 1 Session 2

Unit 1 Session 3

Unit 1 Session 4

Unit 1 Session 5

Unit 1 Session 6

Unit 2 Session 1

Unit 2 Session 2

Unit 2 Session 3

Unit 2 Session 4

Unit 3 Session 1

Unit 3 Session 2

Unit 3 Session 3

Unit 4 Session 1

Unit 4 Session 2

Unit 4 Session 3

Unit 4 Session 4

Unit 4 Session 5

Unit 7 Session 3

Unit 8 Session 1

Unit 8 Session 2