“LEARNING TO OVERCOME THE NEGATIVE EMOTION OF FEAR.”

2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them—to the Israelites. 3 I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. 4 Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates—all the Hittite country—to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. 5 No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. 6 Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them. 7 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.”
Joshua 1:2-9 NIV

I. GOD DOESN’T WANT HIS CHILDREN TO BE RULED BY FEAR.

II. DEFINITION OF COURAGE
- AN ATTITUDE OF MIND AND HEART THAT ENABLES US TO FACE DANGER, OBSTACLES, AND THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE WITHOUT FEAR, AND FACE IT CALMLY.

III. HOW TO DEVELOP COURAGE
- WHEN THE LORD COMMANDED JOSHUA TO BE COURAGEOUS, HE ALSO GAVE HIM INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO DO HAVE IT - (VS: 2-9).
1. MEDITATE ON GOD’S WORD. – VS. 8-9
2. OBEY THE WORD OF GOD. – VS. 7
3. REMEMBER GOD’S FAITHFULNESS IN YOUR PAST. – VS. 3
4. UNDERSTAND WHAT IS AT COST?
5. REMEMBER GOD’S PROMISES TO YOU. – VS. 5-6