GU Episode 318: The One About What Follows Failure

About this episode

Pastor Chris discusses how God's grace can restore confidence and obedience after failure, based on Joshua 8.

Welcome to Growing University with Pastor Chris Dortch. In today’s message, Pastor Chris walks us through Joshua 8, where we discover that failure does not have to be the end of the story when God’s grace restores His people and calls them forward in obedience. This passage shows us how God renews confidence after defeat, reestablishes obedience, and refocuses our lives around His Word. Let’s listen together as Pastor Chris opens God’s Word and walks us through Joshua 8.

People in this episode

Host: Chris Dortch

Topics covered

• failure
• grace
• obedience
• confidence
• restoration

Keywords

• Joshua 8
• God's Word
• renewal
• defeat

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The One About What Follows Failure

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