9.15.19-The Provision of Peace

Use the following thoughts and questions to have a spiritual conversation as a family. Don’t emphasize having the right answer, but focus on spending time discussing the Word as a family.

Scripture 

 Joshua 10:1-15; 11:23

Session Summary 

In the previous session, the Israelites began their campaign to conquer the promised land with a victory over the fortified city of Jericho. We saw that God provided the victory and how Rahab was spared and brought into the people of God. In the chapters that follow, the Israelites suffered defeat at the city of Ai because they failed to follow God’s instructions and then were given victory over that same city after they repented. In this session, we will see that Israel had learned an important lesson: victory was theirs if they obeyed God; defeat was certain if they relied upon themselves.

Conversation Questions 

• This week, how can we rest in God’s victory and the peace He gives, instead of seeking your own?
• How can we encourage one another to stay in the fight against temptation and sin, while resting in God’s strength for the victory?
• This week, how will you point someone to the peace only found in Christ?
• How do we need to rest in Christ’s victory given to us today?

Family Challenge 

As a family, discuss together how well each of you are equipping yourselves each day with the full armor of God found in Eph. 6:10-15: “Finally, be strengthened by the Lord and by his vast strength. Put on the full armor of God so that you can stand against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens. For this reason take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand.”