October 1st Resource Guide

Joshua and Jericho

9 a.m.

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10:45 a.m.

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Leader Devo

When life gets crazy, sometimes I just want to be told what to do. I long for someone to enlighten me on the “right” way to proceed. But when I ask for a friend’s advice, I don’t always take it. Why? Because deep down, I believe my own ways of solving life’s problems are better.

After God faithfully led the Israelites across the Jordan River on dry ground and gave them assurance that they would defeat Jericho, He gave Joshua an unusual battle plan: walk around the city, blow trumpets, and shout. Although God’s ways are mysterious, the Israelites were learning that His leadership can always be trusted.

Read Joshua 6:1–7 and 20–21. Joshua had the Lord’s assurance of success if he followed each instruction. The people followed Joshua’s lead, and the result was a crumbling wall and overwhelming victory.

When have you followed God’s lead? What happened? When have you failed to follow God’s lead? What happened?

What is an area in your life you can yield to the Lord’s leadership today?

In good times and bad, we can trust God to lead us. He is a good shepherd with a good plan. God led the Israelites, and God leads us too! Thank Him for providing divine guidance in every situation.

—Suzanne Gosselin
Children’s Ministry Volunteer Contributor to Wonder Ink

*Wonder Ink Video for this series*

WORD OF WONDER

God keeps His promises forever.

—from 1 Chronicles 16:15

The volunteer schedule, including adults and youth volunteers, is available below.

Author

  • Kristin Langford is the Ministry Leader for Early Childhood Ministry at Stonebriar Community Church. She is responsible for loving on kids birth through kindergarten and their parents. She has a passion for helping moms navigate the sometimes stressful waters of parenting preschool-age children and meeting all the other expectations in their lives.

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