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Joshua - Women's Bible Study Participant Workbook: Winning the Worry Battle
Be Victorious Over Worry in Your Life!
Have you ever tried to fight worry with faith and felt you were losing the battle? Have comments like “God’s got this!” or “Just pray about it” only left you feeling more burdened? We know we shouldn’t worry, but the reality is that we all do at times. Whether it’s personal worries about loved ones and daily circumstances or broader concerns about what’s happening in the world, we long for something more than platitudes that will help us put real feet to our faith and win the worry battle.
In this six-week Bible study on the Book of Joshua, we will join God’s people as they arrive on the edge of the promised land only to find themselves in hostile territory, faced with fear and uncertainty. As we dig into the story of how Joshua and the Israelites claimed God’s promised victory, we’ll discover that winning the worry battle requires more than having faith; it requires learning to fight in faith! Following their bold, courageous footprints, we’ll learn how to fight in faith as we internalize God’s promises, draw strength from God’s faithfulness, act in obedience to God’s commands, and believe what our limitless God can do. Through in-depth study of how God gave the Israelites victory over their enemies and generously blessed them, too, we’ll be equipped with biblical wisdom, encouragement, and practical tools that will enable us to overcome our daily worry struggles as well as the bigger battles of fear that we face.
The participant workbook includes 5 lessons for each week with space for recording reflections and answers.
Other available components, each available separately, include a Leader Guide and DVD with six 20-25 minute sessions (with closed captioning).
Have you ever tried to fight worry with faith and felt you were losing the battle? Have comments like “God’s got this!” or “Just pray about it” only left you feeling more burdened? We know we shouldn’t worry, but the reality is that we all do at times. Whether it’s personal worries about loved ones and daily circumstances or broader concerns about what’s happening in the world, we long for something more than platitudes that will help us put real feet to our faith and win the worry battle.
In this six-week Bible study on the Book of Joshua, we will join God’s people as they arrive on the edge of the promised land only to find themselves in hostile territory, faced with fear and uncertainty. As we dig into the story of how Joshua and the Israelites claimed God’s promised victory, we’ll discover that winning the worry battle requires more than having faith; it requires learning to fight in faith! Following their bold, courageous footprints, we’ll learn how to fight in faith as we internalize God’s promises, draw strength from God’s faithfulness, act in obedience to God’s commands, and believe what our limitless God can do. Through in-depth study of how God gave the Israelites victory over their enemies and generously blessed them, too, we’ll be equipped with biblical wisdom, encouragement, and practical tools that will enable us to overcome our daily worry struggles as well as the bigger battles of fear that we face.
The participant workbook includes 5 lessons for each week with space for recording reflections and answers.
Other available components, each available separately, include a Leader Guide and DVD with six 20-25 minute sessions (with closed captioning).
208 pages, Paperback
Published April 17, 2018
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May 31, 2022
In Joshua: Winning the Worry Battle, Barb Roose uses a 6, 5, 4 countdown to victory over anxiety. In 6 weeks, Roose encourages us in facing our fears, letting God fight for us, getting into position, attacking the roots of our worry weeds, receiving our victory, and living in victory.
In Joshua, Roose identifies 5 key themes: Christ is our courage in uncertain/undesired circumstances, the Father fights for us, failure to follow produces painful and unpleasant consequences, the Prince of Peace’s promises prevail, choices catalyze consequences. Finally, Roose scaffolds Joshua into 4 key events: arrival (ch. 1-5), acquisition (ch. 6-12), allotment (ch. 13-21), allegiance (ch. 22-24).
Joshua transforms the tyranny of “what if” into the trust-filled “Father if.” What if and Father if contain the same number of words with only two of them being different: what and who. Which two–Christ or circumstances–will you let control you? Likewise, warrior and worrier begin and end with the same letters but what happens in between tells the real story. The “a” in warrior represents “anchored;” the “o” in worrier represents “overpowered.” God promised to give Joshua every square inch of “land” his foot “landed” on, and He promised His presence every “step” of the way!
Prayer is the fuel line that funnels God’s power into our courage tank, and obedience is the conduit through which the power of the Holy Spirit flows into our lives. I don’t have to worry about my blemished past because God makes me worthy of a blessed future! Roose defines worry as projecting the unpleasant past into the uncertain future; God defines victory believing that He is with us and for us in every circumstance real or imagined.
As a woman who has battled anxiety, Joshua: Winning the Worry Battle both resonated deeply and reminded me of my identity as a “Father if” warrior! This is a study worth reading on repeat!
In Joshua, Roose identifies 5 key themes: Christ is our courage in uncertain/undesired circumstances, the Father fights for us, failure to follow produces painful and unpleasant consequences, the Prince of Peace’s promises prevail, choices catalyze consequences. Finally, Roose scaffolds Joshua into 4 key events: arrival (ch. 1-5), acquisition (ch. 6-12), allotment (ch. 13-21), allegiance (ch. 22-24).
Joshua transforms the tyranny of “what if” into the trust-filled “Father if.” What if and Father if contain the same number of words with only two of them being different: what and who. Which two–Christ or circumstances–will you let control you? Likewise, warrior and worrier begin and end with the same letters but what happens in between tells the real story. The “a” in warrior represents “anchored;” the “o” in worrier represents “overpowered.” God promised to give Joshua every square inch of “land” his foot “landed” on, and He promised His presence every “step” of the way!
Prayer is the fuel line that funnels God’s power into our courage tank, and obedience is the conduit through which the power of the Holy Spirit flows into our lives. I don’t have to worry about my blemished past because God makes me worthy of a blessed future! Roose defines worry as projecting the unpleasant past into the uncertain future; God defines victory believing that He is with us and for us in every circumstance real or imagined.
As a woman who has battled anxiety, Joshua: Winning the Worry Battle both resonated deeply and reminded me of my identity as a “Father if” warrior! This is a study worth reading on repeat!
August 25, 2022
DNF. I made it through Week 3 of 6. I may read the rest at some point, but the 2 topics--the narrative of Joshua and battling worry in your life--felt forced into one study book. By week 3, when the writer introduced fasting (which is a Biblical way of leaning on God during a stressful time, though not mentioned in Joshua) and "working out" for the purpose of "follow[ing] God's call" and "[serving] others," it seemed like she was writing for her own agenda or current popular Christian ideology rather than the theme of the book.
August 11, 2025
To worry less and let god
February 12, 2019
I needed a study on anxiety and found this on Amazon. It was one that takes you through the book of Joshua while giving you tools to combat worry. Also has videos that can accompany the study if you want but I haven't viewed them. I continue to go back to my tools for anxiety after reading this one.
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