Hall of Faith #8 Rahab

Faith Lessons: Rahab

Lesson for Life:  Trust in the Lord our God.  Psalm 9:10 (NLT) – “Those who know your name trust in you, for you, O LORD, have never abandoned anyone who searches for you.”

Faith Verse:  You can trust God because of what He has done for others. Hebrews 11:31 – “By faith the prostitute Rahab, because she welcomed the spies, was not killed with those who were disobedient.”

Opening Activity:  (10 minutes)

Ask for 3 volunteers to go to another room and shut the door 

Ask for 3 volunteers to come to front – blindfold them.

Motion for your three pre-chosen adults to come forward (before the morning talk to three men who are willing to catch the volunteers in the trust fall.)

Tell the 3 blindfolded to fall backwards and they will be caught. Once they do this, lead them (still blindfolded) into the room with the first 3 volunteers are. They will choose someone to tell about their experience and blindfold. They are then to lead their partner out to the big room where whoever caught them will motion to them. Ask the new volunteers to do the trust fall.

Discuss how it felt… and apply to Life Verse

Whole Group Scripture: (5-10 mins)

Joshua 2 – 3:5

Why did Rahab trust the spies and their God?

How is this similar to our volunteers in the trust fall?

Table Time:

Talk first about who you trust and why

Read Joshua 6: 20-25 and Matthew 1:5-6

                Why did God save Rahab?

                How did Rahab “stay with Israel forever”?  (point out she must have married an Israelite – meaning she gave her life to God and was accepted.)

Bulletin Insert for churches using same topic for sermon series.