Two by Two: Taking Steps to Impact Together
Week 2 - Caleb and Joshua
May 1st, 2022
Pastor Kyle Johnson & Ray Benesh

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Even on a

people see things

Reveal Answer

They gave Moses this account: “We went into the land to which you sent us, and it does flow with milk and honey! Here is its fruit. But the people who live there are powerful, and the cities are fortified and very large. We even saw descendants of Anak there. The Amalekites live in the Negev; the Hittites, Jebusites and Amorites live in the hill country; and the Canaanites live near the sea and along the Jordan.” Then Caleb silenced the people before Moses and said, “We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it.” —Numbers 13:27-30 (NIV)

It takes

to stand against the

Reveal Answer

Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had explored the land, tore their clothes and said to the entire Israelite assembly, “The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good. If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us.” —Numbers 14:6-8 (NIV)

A good

helps us maintain

Reveal Answer

And they spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land they had explored. They said, “The land we explored devours those living in it. All the people we saw there are of great size. We saw the Nephilim there (the descendants of Anak come from the Nephilim). We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.” —Numbers 13:31-32 (NIV)

Fear is a real

and

Reveal Answer

friendships

Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, because we will devour them. Their protection is gone, but the Lord is with us. Do not be afraid of them. —Numbers 14:9 (NIV)

We need people that

us into

Reveal Answer

actions

But the whole assembly talked about stoning them. Then the glory of the Lord appeared at the tent of meeting to all the Israelites. —Numbers 14:10 (NIV)

Good

give us a better

Reveal Answer

Not one of you will enter the land I swore with uplifted hand to make your home, except Caleb son of Jephunneh and Joshua son of Nun. —Numbers 14:30 (NIV)

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Notes:

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Discussion Questions:

1 – Have you ever felt like you were swimming against the stream in a group you were in? What did you do?

2 – What areas of self doubt do you struggle with? Who helps you shake that off?

3 – What do you believe God is calling you to do that might be causing some fear within you?

4 – Who are the people in your life that push you to be bolder or more confident?