Call to Faith: Week Three, Stepping into Leadership

Joshua 4:14-24, NLT

14 That day the Lord made Joshua a great leader in the eyes of all the Israelites, and for the rest of his life they revered him as much as they had revered Moses.

15 The Lord had said to Joshua, 16 “Command the priests carrying the Ark of the Covenant to come up out of the riverbed.” 17 So Joshua gave the command. 18 As soon as the priests carrying the Ark of the Lord’s Covenant came up out of the riverbed and their feet were on high ground, the water of the Jordan returned and overflowed its banks as before.

19 The people crossed the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month. Then they camped at Gilgal, just east of Jericho. 20 It was there at Gilgal that Joshua piled up the twelve stones taken from the Jordan River.

21 Then Joshua said to the Israelites, “In the future your children will ask, ‘What do these stones mean?’ 22 Then you can tell them, ‘This is where the Israelites crossed the Jordan on dry ground.’ 23 For the Lord your God dried up the river right before your eyes, and he kept it dry until you were all across, just as he did at the Red Sea when he dried it up until we had all crossed over. 24 He did this so all the nations of the earth might know that the Lord’s hand is powerful, and so you might fear the Lord your God forever.”

Group Discussion Questions

1. Begin in prayer. Invite the LORD into your time together. He is present, but pray that your circle would be uniquely aware of his presence with you.

2. Spend some time reading Joshua 4:14-24. You may want to read all of Joshua 4.

3. How does God demonstrate his might in this passage of Scripture?

4. How does God speak to Joshua? What does he say?

5. How do the people respond to the message?

6. Where do you see God doing something in your life at this time? What steps of obedience do you need to take at this time?

7. How can you leave an unmistakable monument of faith for future generations? What is your first step to make sure this happens?

8. Spend some time praying for each other and the LORD’s church.