JOSHUA
LESSON #4
JOSHUA 3
LESSON #4
BE AN OVERCOMER THROUGH THE PRESENCE OF GOD
MEMORY VERSE: JAMES 2:20
READ JOSHUA 3
VS. 1-17 GOD PROMISES TO BE WITH JOSHUA AS HE WAS WITH MOSES (VS7).
THEY WOULD KNOW GOD'S PRESENCE BY THE PRESENCE OF THE ARK OF THE COVENANT. THERE WAS 1/2 MILE BETWEEN THE ARK AND THE PEOPLE (VS 4). WHY DO YOU THINK THE PRIESTS WERE TO STAND IN THE JORDAN BEFORE THE WATER PARTED? (VS 13) IT WAS A STEP OF FAITH.
THE JORDAN WAS DEEPER THAN USUAL. THE PRIESTS WERE TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE JORDAN UNTIL ALL THE PEOPLE PASSED OVER (VS 17).
THIS WAS THE SAME SIGN GOD USED AT THE RED SEA CROSSING OUT OF EGYPT--COMPARE EXO 15:8 & VS 13,16.
APPLICATION:
WHAT ASSURANCE DO WE HAVE OF GOD'S PRESENCE TODAY?
JOH 14:12-17,16:13 THE PRESENCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU SUDDENLY FEEL ALL ALONE?
HOMEWORK FOR JOSHUA 4
THIS IS A SELF-STUDY. DO NOT SEND HOMEWORK TO THE TEACHER FOR CORRECTION.
APPLICATION OF JOSHUA 3
AS YOU GO THROUGH THIS WEEK, THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU WOULD DO IF JESUS WERE YOU IN EVERY SITUATION YOU ENCOUNTER. WHAT WOULD HE DO IN YOUR SHOES? WRITE DOWN ANY EXPERIENCES.
PREPARATION FOR JOSHUA 4
READ JOSHUA 4:1-24
WHERE WERE THE TWO PILES OF STONES PUT?
WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF THE TWO PILES OF STONES?
READ 2 TIMOTHY 3:16
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE STONES FOR US TODAY?
MEMORY VERSE: JOSHUA 4:24