Joshua: A New Season

After 40 years of wandering in the wilderness, the Israelites are camped on the east side of the Jordan River, poised to finally enter a new season and conquer the Promised Land. God takes this moment to encourage Joshua, promise to be with him, challenge him to obey, and call him to action.

Sermon Outline

• Presence – Joshua 1:1-6
• Obedience – Joshua 1:7-9
• Commitment – Joshua 1:10-15
• Impact – Joshua 1:16-18

Application Points

• Respond immediately when God calls you into a new season
• Be patient in the current season until God finishes what he is doing in your life
• When God asks you to change something, don’t wait for a convenient season
• Be aware of what season you are in and what God is doing in your life

Discussion Questions
God’s Presence

• What are some times in your life that you were aware of God’s presence with you?
• Do you see any common elements in those times, something that invited his presence?

Commitments

• What are some of the important commitments in your life right now?
• Are commitments a healthy thing?
• Do you feel you have too many or too few commitments?
• Do any of your commitments conflict with each other?

Understanding the Season

• Do you tend to lag behind or run ahead of God’s leading?
• How would you describe the season you’re in and when did it start?
• What do you like about this season? What is hard about it?
• What requires strength and courage in this season?
• Have you let go of the old things God asked you to leave behind in this season?
• Have you embraced the new things God has for you in this season?
• Are you growing or stagnating?
  • If growing, in what ways?
  • If stagnating, why?
• What is God teaching you or building in you in this season?
• Are you being patient and cooperating with God in the growing process?
• What does God want to do in this season of our church, and what is your role in that?