Message Notes for August 16, 2020

Series: Defined

Title: Courage

Deuteronomy 31: 7-8   Then Moses summoned Joshua and said to him in the sight of all Israel, “Be strong and courageous, for you shall go with this people into the land that the Lord has sworn to their fathers to give them, and you shall put them in possession of it. 8 It is the Lord who goes before you. He will be with you; he will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed.”

What holds us back from God’s best?

Courage looks like…

• God confidence.

• Setting aside reputation to do the right thing.

• Living into truth rather than lies.

• Forward movement without all the answers.

• Running to problems – not from them.

How do we gain the courage of Joshua?

• With a Promise.

• With a Presence.

  • Ephesians 6:10  Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.

• With a Purpose.

Family/Group Study Notes for Week of August 16, 2020

Series: Defined    Title: Courage

• Share with each other your definition of courage.

• Where do you see courage displayed in your life?

• What is an area in your life right now where you want more courage to move forward?

• What would being courageous for Jesus look like for you?

• How could you be courageous to make a difference in your family or even with struggles in our communities?

Read Joshua 1:1-9.

• What are the promises of God in this passage for Joshua?

• How could those same promises be true for you today?

• How do they help you live with courage? What would you do differently, knowing this?

• Read Numbers chapter 13-14:4. What was keeping the people from wanting to have all that God promised them?

• What did this cause them to do?

• How does this kind of thinking affect us from receiving God’s best for our families and our communities?

• What are some areas you want to see some powerful moves of God? 

• Gather in groups and pray over these areas.

• Ask God how you are to respond.