B.O.L.D. LIVING RULE OF LIFE

[Choose one challenge to practice intentionally this week]

BE WITH & BLESS OTHERS

➡️ Look for one person in your MC or neighborhood who is still "in the fight" (a burden, a transition, a hard season) and show up for them in a tangible way this week, even if you're in a season of rest yourself -- (Like the eastern tribes in 1:12–15)

OBSERVE & OBEY THE HOLY SPIRIT

➡️ Choose one verse (1:5, 1:8, or 1:9), read it aloud morning and evening, and pray Joshua's question, "What does my Lord say to His servant?" (5:14)

LOVE & LIVE LIKE JESUS

➡️ When fear, anxiety, or scarcity rises this week, stop and replace "Do I have enough? Am I enough?" with "The LORD my God is with me wherever I go" (1:9). [Courage is formed by remembering God's presence]

DEMONSTRATE & DECLARE THE KINGDOM OF GOD

➡️ Share one story of God's faithfulness to someone this week (4:6–7, 24). Or, like the spies at Rahab's house, look for a "person of peace" on the margins where God may already be stirring

FORMATION QUESTIONS

SURRENDERED TO JESUS:

1. Where have you been asking God to bless your plans instead of asking, "What does my Lord say to His servant," before making plans? (5:13–15)

2. God's answer to Joshua's fear was not "You are enough" but "I am with you." Where do you need courage right now, and what would change if you truly trusted that His presence goes with you wherever you go? (1:5–9)

3. What would it look like to "meditate on it day and night" in your actual daily rhythms, letting God's word shape your obedience and not just your knowledge? (1:7–8)

SENT ON MISSION:

4. Rahab had already heard about God and was ready before the spies ever arrived. Who in your life might God already be stirring, especially someone on the margins that religious people tend to overlook? (2:8–13)

5. What is one "feet in the water" step of obedience the Spirit may be asking you to take before you can see how it will turn out? Are you willing to step into that liminal space this week? (3:13–15)

6. The stones were set up so that "all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty." What story of God's faithfulness could you share with a neighbor, coworker, or family member this week? (4:21–24)

COMMITTED TO ONE ANOTHER:

7. The eastern tribes already had their land, yet they crossed the Jordan to fight until their brothers had rest. Who in your MC family is still "in the fight," and how could you stand with them and/or help provide rest for them? (1:12–15)

8. Rahab came in carrying a past everyone knew about, and God wove her into the family line of Jesus. How well does your MC family receive people with a messy story? Is there anything in your own story you need to bring into the light through confession? (2:1, 11–14; Matt 1:5)

9. Israel paused at Gilgal to remember, renew the covenant, and worship together before moving forward. What shared rhythms (testimony, the Lord's Supper, prayer) could help your MC family remember who you are together before you act? What can you begin personally praying about and practicing? (4:19–5:12)

Pray over these things this week and humbly share the journey of living them out when you gather with your MC