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    The Wiersbe Bible Study Series: Joshua: Putting God's Power to Work in Your Life
    The Wiersbe Bible Study Series: Joshua: Putting God's Power to Work in Your Life
    The Wiersbe Bible Study Series: Joshua: Putting God's Power to Work in Your Life
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    The Wiersbe Bible Study Series: Joshua: Putting God's Power to Work in Your Life

    By Warren W. Wiersbe

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    After 40 years of wandering in the desert, the Israelites have finally arrived at the Promised Land. Led by Moses' courageous successor, Joshua, the people soon discover that they must not only believe God's promise, but act on His word. The book of Joshua offers powerful parallels for believers today, encouraging us to stay strong in our faith, while standing firm on His promises to us.

    The Wiersbe Bible Study Series explores timeless wisdom found in God's Word. Based on Dr. Warren W. Wiersbe's popular "BE" series, each study provides topical, relevant insights from selected books of the Bible. Designed for small groups, this eight-week study features selected commentary from Be Strong, engaging questions, and practical applications, all designed to help you connect God's Word with your life.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDavid C Cook
    Release dateJul 1, 2011
    ISBN9780781406963
    The Wiersbe Bible Study Series: Joshua: Putting God's Power to Work in Your Life
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    Warren W. Wiersbe

    Warren W. Wiersbe, former pastor of the Moody Church and general director of Back to the Bible, has traveled widely as a Bible teacher and conference speaker. Because of his encouragement to those in ministry, Dr. Wiersbe is often referred to as "the pastor’s pastor." He has ministered in churches and conferences throughout the United States as well as in Canada, Central and South America, and Europe. Dr. Wiersbe has written over 150 books, including the popular BE series of commentaries on every book of the Bible, which has sold more than four million copies. At the 2002 Christian Booksellers Convention, he was awarded the Gold Medallion Lifetime Achievement Award by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association. Dr. Wiersbe and his wife, Betty, live in Lincoln, Nebraska.

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      The Wiersbe Bible Study Series - Warren W. Wiersbe

      together.

      Lesson 1

      Called to Lead

      (JOSHUA 1)

      Before you begin …

      • Pray for the Holy Spirit to reveal truth and wisdom as you go through this lesson.

      • Read Joshua 1. This lesson references chapter 2 in Be Strong. It will be helpful for you to have your Bible and a copy of the commentary available as you work through this lesson.

      Getting Started

      From the Commentary

      Twice during my years of ministry, I’ve been chosen to succeed distinguished and godly leaders and carry on their work. I can assure you that it wasn’t easy to follow well-known Christians who sacrificially poured years of their lives into successful ministries. I can identify with Joshua when he stepped into Moses’ sandals and discovered how big they were!

      When I succeeded D. B. Eastep as pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Covington, Kentucky, I remember how his widow and his son encouraged me and assured me of their support. I recall one of the deacons, George Evans, coming to the church office to tell me he would do anything to help me, including washing your car and polishing your shoes. I never asked George to do either of those things, but his words expressed the encouraging attitude of all the church staff and leaders. I felt like a raw recruit taking the place of a seasoned veteran, and I needed all the help I could get! …

      What a new leader needs is not advice but encouragement. To encourage literally means to put heart into. General Andrew Jackson said one man with courage makes a majority, and he was right. As God’s people today face the challenges that God gives us, we would do well to learn from the threefold encouragement found in this chapter.

      —Be Strong, pages 29–30

      1. What encouragement does Joshua get in this first chapter? How is this same encouragement applicable to today’s leaders?

      2. Choose one verse or phrase from Joshua 1 that stands out to you. This could be something you’re intrigued by, something that makes you uncomfortable, something that puzzles you, something that resonates with you, or just something you want to examine further. Write that here.

      Going Deeper

      From the Commentary

      Leaders don’t lead forever, even godly leaders like Moses. There comes a time in every ministry when God calls for a new beginning with a new generation and new leadership. Except for Joshua and Caleb, the old generation of Jews had perished during the nation’s wanderings in the wilderness, and Joshua was commissioned to lead the new generation into a new challenge: entering and conquering the Promised Land. God buries His workmen, but His work goes on. It was God who had chosen Joshua, and everybody in Israel knew that he was their new leader.

      Over the years I’ve seen churches and parachurch ministries flounder and almost destroy themselves in futile attempts to embalm the past and escape the future. Their theme song was, As it was in the beginning, so shall it ever be, world without end. Often I’ve prayed with and for godly Christian leaders who were criticized, persecuted, and attacked simply because, like Joshua, they had a divine commission to lead a ministry into new fields of conquest, but the people would not follow. More than one pastor has been offered as a sacrificial lamb because he dared to suggest that the church make some changes.

      —Be Strong, page 30

      3. What does Joshua 1 have to say about new leadership? What are the challenges Joshua faced as he became a new leader? How are these like or unlike the challenges new leaders encounter today? How did Joshua approach his new role?

      From the Commentary

      A wise leader doesn’t completely abandon the past but builds on it as he or she moves toward the future. Moses is mentioned fifty-seven times in the book of Joshua, evidence that Joshua respected Moses and what he had done for Israel. Joshua worshipped the same God that Moses had worshipped, and he obeyed the same Word that Moses had given to the nation. There was continuity from one leader to the next, but there wasn’t always conformity, for each leader is different and must maintain his or her individuality. Twice in these verses Moses is called God’s servant, but Joshua was also the servant of God (24:29). The important thing is not the servant but the

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