Main Idea:

1.Face your _____________________ and embrace your _________________________.

2. Work out your __________________ and engage God’s ________________________.

3. Deal with the __________________ and experience God’s _______________________.

TALK ABOUT IT:

1. Share about something you were afraid of when you were a little kid.

2. Read Joshua 1:1-6 and discuss. What are some of the difficulties Joshua was facing? What kind of feelings would he have had?

3. Read Joshua 1:6 and Psalm 138:8. How does a connection to your sense of purpose help you push through when you’re afraid? What is the specific sense of purpose you can connect to in your life to help you push through?

4. Read Psalm 119:28, Isaiah 41:10, & 1 Samuel 30:6 and discuss. What are some areas in which you feel weak? How are you learning to find strength from God in regard to those things?

5. Read 2 Peter 1:3-4 and discuss. How does holding on to what God has said strengthen you? What is at least one promise from God’s Word you are holding on to?

6. Read Joshua 1:7-9 and discuss. In what ways have you struggled with discouragement - and what has helped you break free from it?

Pastor John recommends:

“Rising Strong” by Brené Brown

“Start”by John Acuff