Joshua

BREAKING DOWN THE WALLS

Pastor Hope Flask

February 8, 2026

Main Scriptures: Joshua 6:1-16

Additional Scriptures: Romans 12:2, Ephesians 2:13-16, 2:14-15, Joshua 5:9, 2 Corinthians 10:3-6, Hebrews 10:38-39, James 1:2-4

POINTS:

• Narratives = the stories we tell ourselves about why something has happened.

• Romans 12:2 is the basic model of repentance. It is turning from a broken narrative to God’s narrative.

• Many of the narratives that we have were given to us.

• Broken reasons “why” inform the “no reason why” narratives.

• The fruit of broken narratives is excuses.

• Excuses empower us to avoid things we should not avoid and embrace things we should stay away from.

• Three steps to break down the walls that divide us:

1. March by faith

2. We do it together

3. Don’t stop short

• Faith is engaging your reasoning based on your experience with God and His word, and doing what He says to do.

• Faith takes your thoughts off autopilot and forces you to start thinking about what you’re thinking about.

• Our narratives weren’t formed alone; they can’t be torn down alone.

• It takes faith to be vulnerable, ask for prayer, and let others help you.

• We are all affected by each other’s broken narratives, whether we know about them or not.

• Perseverance = to persist in doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.

• Seven is the number for completeness in the Bible.

• Walk until the job is complete.

• Forlorn = unlikely to succeed or be fulfilled.