‘Encounters With God - Stories from the Old Testament, part 4 - Joshua’ by Jack Saunders - 19 June 2022

Can we imagine waiting for a lifetime to fulfil our purpose? Jack Saunders looks at the story of Joshua and considers his decades-long wait for God to use him to lead his people into the land God promised them. The process of moving into this land probably seems to us like a strange and challenging one, but to Joshua it was a matter of obedience to God and trusting him to sort out the rest. How do we feel about that, and what could happen if we trust God more?

Find more from the Old Testament book of Joshua.

Podcast discussion

What is it like to be a leader with a calling from God to pioneer into places where his ways are not always accepted?

Bern Leckie discusses the story of Joshua with Jack Saunders, who is also a youth and student leader at Severn Vineyard and has a sense of his own calling to share his faith and live faithfully according to his hope in God.

Can we get the full picture about the life God wants for people from Joshua's story, or do we need to look further ahead in the Bible? Where does Jesus come into all this? And if it is a good idea for us to share our faith today with people who have different beliefs, how can we do that?