Teaching Notes

While we understand that Joshua's footprints did not look quite like this, simply image however, that every place he put his foot, God promised it to him?

                                                                                                                                          Joshua: God's Servant Leader

Joshua 1:1-9

                                                                                                                                 1-9 After the death of Moses the servant of God, God spoke to Joshua, Moses' assistant: "Moses my servant is dead. Get going. Cross this Jordan River, you and all the people. Cross to the country I'm giving to the People of Israel. I'm giving you every square inch of the land you set your foot on—just as I promised Moses. From the wilderness and this Lebanon east to the Great River, the Euphrates River—all the Hittite country—and then west to the Great Sea. It's all yours. All your life, no one will be able to hold out against you. In the same way I was with Moses, I'll be with you. I won't give up on you; I won't leave you. Strength! Courage! You are going to lead this people to inherit the land that I promised to give their ancestors. Give it everything you have, heart and soul. Make sure you carry out The Revelation that Moses commanded you, every bit of it. Don't get off track, either left or right, so as to make sure you get to where you're going. And don't for a minute let this Book of The Revelation be out of mind. Ponder and meditate on it day and night, making sure you practice everything written in it. Then you'll get where you're going; then you'll succeed. Haven't I commanded you? Strength! Courage! Don't be timid; don't get discouraged. God, your God, is with you every step you take."

                                                                                                                                                         
Notes: We will continue today about the life of Joshua. God gives Joshua some promises that he had also promised to Moses.

                                                                                                                                         Question: What were the promises?

                                                                                                                                            Answer: God told Joshua that every step he took, that land would be given unto him.  God would remove the other nations from the land and would give it to the Israelites. He promises him that all the days of his life, no nation would be able to hold out against him.  The promises of God are true, we simply have to obey what he requires of us so that we can have access to those promises.

                                                                                                                                               Prayer: Lord today, we are thankful that just as you promises Joshua, you also promise us that we can have success in claiming the "land" for you.  You will keep every enemy back from taking us over as long as we trust and stand in you.