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Joshua: Warrior-Poets
Deuteronomy 31
The Big Idea:
1. Have you ever wanted to do something before you were ready to do it?
2. If yes, how did you know you weren’t ready? Did you know before or as a result of failure?
3. What do you want to do in your life? Is this what God has called you to do?
4. Identify things that God has put into your life that are preparations for what you have been called to
do.
5. Jesus said, "So no one can become my disciple without giving up everything for me" (Luke 14:33).
Joshua was obedient to his calling by Moses and by God. He didn’t ask questions, he was willing to give
up what he desired to follow Gods’ calling for his life. Bonhoeffer said, "You can only learn what
obedience is by obeying." Do ONE of the following personal applications within the next 72 hours:
• Pray through Psalm 19:12-13 and 139:23-24. Ask God to show you any area in which you are not
living in radical obedience, confess it, and ask him to fill you with faith to obey by His Spirit.
• Ask your wife or best friend, "Is there anything about me that suggests I am not committed to radical
obedience?" Do not respond or defend yourself, just listen. Prayerfully meditate on their answer.
• Pray, "Jesus, I will do anything you want me to do." Write it down and look at it every day for a
month or so. Review yesterday, relate it to today.
The Big Idea:
1. Have you ever wanted to do something before you were ready to do it?
2. If yes, how did you know you weren’t ready? Did you know before or as a result of failure?
3. What do you want to do in your life? Is this what God has called you to do?
4. Identify things that God has put into your life that are preparations for what you have been called to
do.
5. Jesus said, "So no one can become my disciple without giving up everything for me" (Luke 14:33).
Joshua was obedient to his calling by Moses and by God. He didn’t ask questions, he was willing to give
up what he desired to follow Gods’ calling for his life. Bonhoeffer said, "You can only learn what
obedience is by obeying." Do ONE of the following personal applications within the next 72 hours:
• Pray through Psalm 19:12-13 and 139:23-24. Ask God to show you any area in which you are not
living in radical obedience, confess it, and ask him to fill you with faith to obey by His Spirit.
• Ask your wife or best friend, "Is there anything about me that suggests I am not committed to radical
obedience?" Do not respond or defend yourself, just listen. Prayerfully meditate on their answer.
• Pray, "Jesus, I will do anything you want me to do." Write it down and look at it every day for a
month or so. Review yesterday, relate it to today.
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