Joshua: Courage Over Fear - Ministers in Training
October 2, 2022
Numbers 13:16 (NASB95)
16 These are the names of the men whom Moses sent to spy out the land; but Moses called Hoshea the son of Nun, Joshua.
Hoshea: Salvaton
Yehoshua: The Lord is Salvaton
Joshua Context:
Numbers 11:28 – Atendant (minister)
Exodus 17:9 – Warrior
Exodus 32:17 – Accompanied Moses half way up the mountain to meet with God
Numbers 27:18-23 – Joshua Commissioned
Joshua Book Divisions
Chapters 1-5: Entering the Land
Chapters 6-12: Conquering the Land
Chapters 13-21: Dividing the Land
Epilogue Chapters 22-24: Joshua’s farewell & death
Joshua 1:1-9 (NASB95)
1 Now it came about after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, that the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ servant, saying, 2 “Moses My servant is dead; now therefore arise, cross this Jordan, you and all this people, to the land which I am giving to them, to the sons of Israel. 3 “Every place on which the sole of your foot treads, I have given it to you, just as I spoke to Moses. 4 “From the wilderness and this Lebanon, even as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and as far as the Great Sea toward the setting of the sun will be your territory. 5 “No man will [be able to] stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you. 6 “Be strong and courageous, for you shall give this people possession of the land which I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 “Only be strong and very courageous; be careful to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that you may have success wherever you go. 8 “This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. 9 “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
1) The line between
and
is small.
2 Timothy 1:7 (ESV)
for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
2)
is the enemy to progress.
“Be Strong and Courageous”
How can I be a person that walks in faith and not fear?
A) God’s
Isaiah 41:10 (NASB95)
10 ‘Do not fear, for I am with you; Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, surely I will help you, Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand.’
B) God’s
.
I. Observe (Obey) V.7
John 14:15 (NASB95)
15 “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.
James 1:22-25( NASB95)
22 But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. 23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; 24 for [once] he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. 25 But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the [law] of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does.
ii. Mediate on it day and night V.8
Psalm 1:1-3 (NASB95)
1 How blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked, Nor stand in the path of sinners, Nor sit in the seat of scoffers! 2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, And in His law he meditates day and night. 3 He will be like a tree [firmly] planted by streams of water, Which yields its fruit in its season And its leaf does not wither; And in whatever he does, he prospers.
Life Group Queston:
1) What is one thing that stood out to you from this week’s message?
2) What are some transitions you face?
3) How can you better handle transitions that come your way? 4) Why would God put us through these types of changes?
5) Why is so important to practice obedience in our lives?
6) What are some fears and anxieties you have at your current
stage in life?
7) How can we give over our fear to the Lord?
8) How does God work behind the scenes to ensure we’re
prepared for his calling in our life?
9) Why is it so important to meditate on God and not our
worries?
10)How can we pray for you?