Who are you going to meet in the Church?
- Joshua 4.19 – 24
1. Talk about what in the sermon you appreciated, or surprised and/or encouraged you.
2. Read the story of Rahab (Joshua 2). In what ways was she an outsider? In what ways was she an insider?
3. What does her story teach us?
4. Read the story of Achan (Joshua 7) In what ways was he an insider? In what ways was he an outsider?
5. What does his story teach us?
6. Read the story of the Gideonites (Joshua 9). Their status is ambiguous. Were they outsiders or insiders?
7. What motivated them to deceive Joshua and the leaders?
8. Do we meet people like the Gideonites in church?
9. Do we really have Rahabs and Achans and Gideonites living within ourselves?
10. How do the sacraments of baptism and Communion give us hope?
