Sunday Sermons
Because They Don’t Know Yet
Jan. 2?A 2011
God?A who gives success
Joshua 1:1-9
Ⅰ. Key Idea
Happy New Year. God has given rules and guidances to Joshua who became the leader after the death of Moses?A in order to enter into the land of Canaan. God said that our hearts?A something we cannot physically see?A must be armored with faith and be courageous in order to acquire land?A something we can physically see. We could acquire land through physical forces such as a war. However?A instead of talking about trained army?A why is God talking to us about heart?A something we cannot see physically nor able to objectively measure? Can Joshua really able to take the land of Canaan just by becoming courageous? Heart is like the commanding headquarter of the physical world. God wishes to teach the Isrealites that trained and armored army is meaningless if heart is weakened and discouraged. That is why God mentioned about heart the foremost. In order to strengthen heart and be courageous?A we need the Words of God because He is the creator of our hearts and He knows how we can become courageous through His Words. Our heart will lose the direction if we dont have the Words of God?A and heart without direction is like a broken navigation in a desert. If God speaks to our hearts?A we can see things objectively?A know what are the right things to do?A and be able to make the right decisions. This is the secret to make everything work right. We have to meet God in person if we want to have a successful year in 2011.
Discussion Points
1. What is the biblical definition of success?
2. How did you overcome the most difficult problems in the past year? Which decisions did you make? How did God help you to do the right things and make the right decisions?
II. Small Group Discussions
1. Let us share when was our hardest time in this past year. Les us share the situation of that hard time.
2. Let us share how we overcame difficulties?A which seemed impossible to overcome?A reflecting how God helped us and thinking about the nature of God.
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