Joshua
Discussion Points
*Time - 0:5:30
How is Joshua like Jesus so far?
Joshua rents a barn (like Jesus being born in the stable),
comes to live with the people of the town (Jesus pitched His tent among us,
John 1:1-3, 14), and is a carpenter (like Jesus).
*Time - 0:8:00
Joshua says, "Sometimes you have to tear something down
in order to build it back up again." Does Jesus ever have to tear us down
to build us back up again?
Yes. He tears down our sin. He tears down our erroneous
beliefs about Him. (Tell a story of God tearing you down in order to build you
back up again.)
*Time - 0:12:30
Joshua is carrying a log too heavy for a man his size. It’s
a miracle that He’s able to do that. Why does Jesus do miracles?
In order to get the attention of the people, to demonstrate
His power so that people will believe in Him (John 2:1-11).
*Time - 0:16:00
Joshua is reading Father Tordone's mind and knows that
Father Pat will take over as priest. Can Jesus do this too?
Jesus knows what we’re thinking and knows the future (Matthew
9:1-8).
*Time - 0:29:00
Joshua tells Maggie to come to help them rebuild the church in
order to find out why they're doing it. Christianity can't be understood from
the outside. You have to take a risk and experience it for yourself.
What do you think of Father Tordone? (He’s trying to seem
important, trying to control Joshua, putting his interests above others)
*Time - 0:32:00
Joshua disagrees with Father Tordone, saying that we should
love God, not fear Him. But aren’t we supposed to fear God? (1 John 4:13-18.)
We only need to fear God if we are not obeying Him. If we are obeying Him, we
have no reason to fear Him because we’re not doing anything He would want to
punish us for.
Father Tordone is like the Pharisees who were only concerned
about keeping God’s Law. Jesus came preaching love for God and others. If we
love God, we will obey His Laws because we want to please Him. Love comes
first.
*Time - 0:33:30
Joan brings Joshua the broken heart that he made for her and
asks him to heal it. He does, miraculously, but she had to ask him to before he
did it. What does this teach us about Jesus?
Jesus heals our hearts, but we have to go to Him and ask Him
to.
*Time - 0:38:00
Joshua
is enjoying the music at the Lost and Found (Third Day) concert. This is what
God does when we offer Him our talents. He thoroughly enjoys them. What are some
of the talents that God has given you, and how you can use them for God?
How can Kevin be a
Christian when he was yelling at his dad earlier?
Christians aren’t
perfect as soon as we’re saved. We have to mature in our faith.
*Time - 0:46:00
Joshua
calls down the hypocrite faith-healer and heals a blind girl because of her
faith. Joshua feels weak afterward.
This is like the story of Jesus healing a woman with an issue
of blood and feeling power go out from Him (Luke 8:42-48).
Can miracles like that happen today? Could there be a
preacher or someone else who could miraculously heal others? (1 Corinthians
12:7-11). Healing can only happen where there is faith.
At the same time, not everyone who has faith will be healed.
Sometimes God simply wants us to rely on Him through the difficulty (2
Corinthians 12:7-10).
*Time - 0:56:00
What do you think is keeping Father Tordone from believing
Joshua? (Pride.)
What keeps people from believing Jesus today? (Pride and
other sins, upbringing.)
What do you think about Father Pat's actions in this scene,
when he quit the priesthood? (You have to be strong enough to take a stand.)
*Time – 1:04:00
Joshua raises Theo, just like Jesus raised the dead girl (Luke
8:40-56).
*Time – 1:10:00
Maggie tried to kiss Joshua, but Joshua refused.
Jesus couldn't have a romantic relationship because He wasn’t
just a human being. He was also God. God and Jesus are like our Father, not a
man to marry.
*Time – 1:12:30
After Joshua's farewell party, Father Pat realizes that
there had been twelve of Joshua's friends there. The parallel is to Jesus'
twelve disciples.
*Time – 1:14:30
Maggie had said that her life was broken, shattered into
pieces, when she broke a bunch of glass. Joshua, however, had taken her broken
pieces and made it into something beautiful, exactly what Jesus does with our
lives.
*Time – 1:17:00
When Joshua is being questioned at the Vatican, he answers,
"I Am what I Am", the Divine Name (Exodus 3:13-14), showing that Jesus
is God.
*Time – 1:18:30
Joshua melts Father Tordone's heart, reaching even the
biggest sinner.
Why does Father Tordone get his dream of being assigned to
work in Rome? (Because he turned his heart to God. We might know what we want,
but we can’t get there if we’re not right with God. It’s only when Father
Tordone got right with God and others saw the change in him that he was able to
have what he wanted.)
*Time – 1:24:00
The Pope asks Joshua what the world needs to hear. Joshua
replies that the most important message is that Jesus loves them and that He
died for them. Jesus wants to give people His love. Jesus wants people to
experience His love because it is the only thing that can heal them and make
them happy.
*Time – 1:24:30
Theo is preaching in the rebuilt church, not stuttering at all.
(Moses in Exodus 4:10-12). This shows that God can overcome difficulties in our
lives and enable us to do what He has called us to.
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