“If I sit next to a madman as he drives a car into a group of innocent bystanders, I can’t, as a Christian, simply wait for the catastrophe, then comfort the wounded and bury the dead. I must try to wrestle the steering wheel out of the hands of the driver.”

1. Be strong because God is with you. Joshua was facing a responsibility bigger than himself. Moses was gone. The people needed leadership. The land ahead was unfamiliar. Joshua needed more than a good plan; he needed confidence in the God who had called him.

2. Grow strong by putting down roots in God’s Word We do not serve to make God love us. We serve because He has loved us. We do not obey to purchase forgiveness. We obey because His forgiveness has opened the way for a changed life.

3. Take courage into the work God has placed in our hands Faithful planning means we do not promise what we cannot sustain. But being small does not mean we have nothing to offer. 

A small church does not need a small faith. It needs a faithful God—and we have one.