EPIC: Big Stories About a Big God - Part 6: When The Walls Come Down

Main message: God calls his people to courageous, obedient faith that rests on his presence and promises — not on visible circumstances — and that faith requires quiet persistence, trusts God’s timing, acknowledges his holiness, and welcomes his mercy.

Key points:

• Courage for the believer is rooted in the certainty of God’s presence (Joshua 1:9), not in our own strength.
• Faith trusts God’s word over what we see; the Jericho story shows obedience before understanding.
• There is value in quiet, persistent obedience (marching six days, then seven on the seventh) and in trusting God’s timing rather than pulling the plug prematurely.
• God is holy and judgment is real (Jericho devoted to destruction), yet mercy is extended to those who respond in faith (Rahab was saved and brought into God’s family).
• Things set apart for God belong to him (warning from Achan); Christians themselves are set apart and belong to Christ.
• Remember past “walls” God has brought down and give him the glory — that recollection fuels courage for present struggles.

Scriptures mentioned: Joshua 6, Joshua 1:9, Hebrews 11, Matthew 1