It takes work to get there, but the view will change your life. The verse-by-verse study of Joshua we have been in at Fellowship has felt like mountain climbing above the clouds. I have delivered 17 sermons so far and I am continually amazed at how each passage exalts our view of the word of God, points us to Jesus, and pushes us toward relevant personal application.
Verses |
Title |
Key Idea |
| Intro | Why We Love the OT – Don’t be a little Marcionite! | The Old Testament is the Bible of Jesus and it points to Jesus. |
| 1:1-9 | Men don’t follow titles, they follow courage | “Are our goals to small?” or “Are we experiencing all God has for us?” |
| 1:10-18 | 2 Small Steps in Joshua and a giant leap for my walk with God | We must not only fight our own battles but fight with other tribes in battle as well. |
| 2:1-24 | Real Faith Has The Signature of God | Rahab the prostitute shows Israel what real faith looks like. |
| 3:1-17 | Faith to Get Your Feet Wet | Following the Ark (discipleship) and getting feet wet (faith) are key. |
| 4:1-24 | Abiding Faith For Forgetful People | The 12 stones prompt Israel to remember and tell of God’s work to one another and the next generation. |
| 5:1-12 | A Spiritual I.D. Check | Irony: The generation that looked right outwardly (circumcision) was died in disobedience and the generation that not circumcised obeyed and crossed the Jordan. |
| 5:13-15 | When God Shows Up | Introducing THEOPHANY.
This conquest is about Israel joining God’s battle – not Him joining Israel. |
| 6:1-27 | Faith That Brings Down Walls | Important to see the holiness of God here as he demands that Israel devote Jericho to destruction.
All sinners are not killed. Rahab the great sinner is saved. |
| 7:1-26 | Kryptonite to the Christian Life | Big Idea- Hidden Sin among Christians angers God, damages everyone, and must be addressed. |
| 8:1-35 | Ambushing what has been defeating you | As the King of Ai hangs on that tree we remember Galatians 3:13 – Jesus became a curse for us on the tree ! |
| 9:1-15 | Perception Isn’t Everything | The Gibeonite deception was made possible by the prayerlessness of Israel’s leaders. What is prayerlessness doing to you? |
| 9:16-27 | Living by the Word Even When its Hard | Keep your word like Joshua (even when it hurts). Fear God like the Gibeonites. |
| 10:1-15 | God’s Part- My Part | The Sun stood still – a big time miracle – and Joshua shows us what strenuous faith driven effort looks like. |
| 10:16-43 | 5 Crosses in the South | Put your foot on a blessing and put your ear to a promise by which to understand that blessing. |
| 11:1-15 | The Obedience of Courage | My Hazors must burn
The secret to his courage is not courage. It’s obedience. |
| 11:16-23 | From Great Fear to Great Victory | Defeating an army of 1,000 Goliaths. God can turn my greatest fears into great victories. |
Joshua 12-24 here we come!
Pastor Matt Schoolfield 
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