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Sermon Discussion Guide - 02/01/2026
Fearless:
Fearless testimony
Sermon Recap
This week’s message centered on Joshua 4 and God’s command to mark the moment - to remember His faithfulness on purpose. The big idea was simple: forgetting makes us vulnerable to fear, but remembering God’s faithfulness fuels future courage, and our testimony can strengthen faith in others (Psalm 103, 1 Samuel 7:12, Revelation 12:10–11).
Ice Breakers
- What’s the most random thing you’re weirdly good at remembering? Why?
- Would you rather have a perfect memory or the ability to forget anything you want? Why?
- What’s one smell/food/song that instantly takes you back to a specific moment? Why?
Discussion Questions
- Context: The sermon talked about how we can assign extra “weight” to the hard stuff, and it can create a kind of spiritual amnesia - forgetting what was good and true. God interrupts that in Joshua 4 by telling Israel to build a memorial so they won’t forget His faithfulness.
- Application: Where do you think God is inviting you to “remember on purpose” right now so fear doesn’t get to rewrite the story?
- Context: The sermon warned that battles don’t just test our strength, they test our memory. Over time, forgetfulness can quietly shift our posture from dependence to self-saving, and that’s a vulnerable place to live.
- Application: What’s a practical “reminder rhythm” you could build that puts dependence back at the center?
- Context: God told Israel the memorial wasn’t only for the people who crossed the river, it was for their kids and future generations: “When your children ask…” (Joshua 4). The sermon emphasized that your testimony can become a gift to someone else’s future courage.
- Application: Who is “downstream” from you right now (kids, friends, coworkers, your group), and what’s one story of God’s faithfulness you could share with them this week?
- Context: The sermon pointed to Psalm 103 where David basically preaches to himself: “Bless the Lord, O my soul… forget not all his benefits.” Spiritual maturity often looks like self-reminding - not denial, but truth-telling.
- Application: If you wrote your own “Psalm 103” paragraph for this season, what would you need to remind your soul about God and why?
- Context: The sermon connected testimony to spiritual battle: Revelation 12 says believers overcome “by the blood of the Lamb” and “the word of their testimony.” The enemy loses grip when we tell the truth about what Jesus has done.
- Application: What would it look like to share your story in a Jesus-centered way (not “look what I did,” but “look what He did”), and what fear do you need courage to push through to do it?
Prayer
- Make sure to spend time in prayer as a group when you meet.
- Have group members share prayer requests, and pray for them.
- You could have one person pray for all the requests, or each member pray for one person.
- Keep a record of those requests and ask about them on a weekly basis.
Leader Tip
Tonight, build a “stone stack” moment in the room. Near the end, ask everyone to share one sentence starting with: “God has been faithful to me by…” (or “I’ve seen God…”). Keep it short, go around the circle, and don’t comment on every share, just let it land. Then close by praying one or two of those sentences back to God. It helps people practice testimony in a low-pressure way, and it turns “remembering” into something the group actually does, not just discusses.