Pile of Rocks

Joshua 4 ESV

It's easy to remember God's faithfulness when life is going well, but when new challenges arise, we can quickly forget all He's brought us through. The truth is, remembering what God has done in the past gives us confidence to trust Him with whatever lies ahead. Every answered prayer, unexpected provision, and difficult season He's carried us through becomes part of a story worth remembering and sharing. God's faithfulness isn't just something to celebrate from yesterday—it's the foundation of our hope for tomorrow.

1. What was your favorite part or favorite verse in the sermon? Why?

2. Read Isaiah 17:10 & Isaiah 51:1-2, 9-10, 12-13. Do you see the cycle of forgetting that Pastor Ryan described in your own life?

       a. Why is it so easy to forget?

3. What was being memorialized in each of the following passages and what kind of memorial was created?

       a. Read Exodus 12:13-14; Exodus 13:7-10; Exodus 17:10-14; Leviticus 23:24; Numbers 31:52-54; Hosea 12:4-6.

4. What in your life do you need to memorialize?

       a. Since a memorial doesn’t have to be a stone, as seen in the previous passages, what kind of memorial would you create?

5. Was there a time you can share when God moved the impossible to make a way, as he moved the water to collect the memorial stones?

6. Pastor Ryan said that “when people forget their history, they begin to forget who they are.” Where do we see this in our culture, or among your kids or grandkids, today?

7. What kind of testimony are we leaving the next generation?

8. What are your plans to leave a testimony?

       a. Why do we need a plan?