Check here each week for information to prepare your heart for the upcoming sermon and follow-up questions you can use after the sermon to dig deeper and disciple your family!
Faith in the Promises of God
Faith in the Promises of God – Joshua 14:6-15
Notes:
1) Caleb’s devotion – vv6-8
2) God’s promise – v9
3) God’s faithfulness – vv10-11
4) Caleb’s confidence – vv12-14
Digging Deeper:
- How was Caleb’s faith demonstrated: …when he was young and sent by Moses as a spy? …during the 45 years since? …here in v12?
- Has your devotion to Christ ever caused you to be shunned? What sustained you during the time?
- How is faith in the promises of God demonstrated in the Christian’s life?
- Where is God calling you to have a courageous faith?
Other passages to consider:
Num 13:30; 14:6-10; Deut 1:36; Josh 15:13-14; 2 Cor 1:20; 7:1; Eph 3:6; 2 Tim 4:16-17; Heb 10:23; 10:36; 2 Pet 1:3-11.
God Prepares Joshua
God Prepares Joshua –Several passages in Exodus, Numbers, & Deuteronomy
Notes:
Joshua’s Training:
Joshua’s Faith:
Joshua’s Commission:
Digging Deeper:
-What truths about God were made clear to Joshua as he served under Moses?
-What did Joshua learn about leading people throughout his apprenticeship with Moses?
-What truths has God taught you in your life? What might He be preparing you to do with these truths and experiences?
Other passages to consider:
Ex 17:8-16; 24:12-18; 32:15-33:23; Num 11:28; 13-14; Deut 1:38; 3:21,28; 31:1-23; 34:9.
A Prophet Like Moses
Sermon - A Prophet Like Moses – Deuteronomy 18:15-19
Preparing your heart for the sermon:
- How does Jesus reveal God to us?
- What are the different ways God makes Himself known? Is there a progression?
- What was the role of a prophet in the OT? How did one become a prophet?
Other passages to consider: Deut 34:10-12; Matt 17:1-8; John 1:1-14; 3:31-36; 6:14; 7:16; 8:28; 14:8-11, 23-24; 17:6-8; Acts 11-26; 7:37; Heb 1:1-4; 3:1, 3-6.
Digging Deeper:
- Why are the words of God essential to our relationship with God?
- What do we learn about Jesus from the Transfiguration?
- How is the New Covenant superior to the Old?
- Do I listen to Jesus? How can I grow in this area?