Sermon Notes
Current workbook: Genesis Daily Word
What story does a stone tell? Joshua 4 turns a pile of stones into a testimony. When future generations asked what the stones meant, God’s people were to tell what He had done. The Power of a Story closes the Home Team Movement with one final movement: Share.
Quick recap
- God gave Israel twelve stones as a visible reminder of His faithfulness.
- The memorial created a question that opened the door for God’s story to be told.
- Joshua 4:24 says the testimony was for all peoples, so they would know the Lord’s mighty hand.
- The final Home Team movement is Share: remember God’s provision and tell the grace story He is writing.
- A building is not the church. God’s people are the church.
- Communion brings every story back to Jesus and His command to remember Him.
Read
Scripture from the message
- Joshua 4:1–7
- Joshua 4:19–24
- James 1:22
- Psalm 127:1
Reflect
Questions for reflection
- What marker in your life helps you remember God’s faithfulness?
- What does that marker teach you about who God is?
- Who needs to hear the grace story God is writing in your life?
- How does communion bring your story back to Jesus’ story?
Go Deeper
Message notes
Twelve stones: a story you can point to
Read: Joshua 4:1–7, 19–24.
Israel did not stack stones merely to decorate the riverbank. The stones stood as a memorial. When children asked, “What do those stones mean?” the question created an opportunity to tell how God brought His people through the Jordan.
Every stone became a story Israel could point to. The marker was not the point; God’s faithfulness was.
The story is meant to be shared
Joshua 4:24 gives the reason for the memorial: “so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the Lord is mighty, that you may fear the Lord your God forever.”
The story was not meant to remain private. Remembering what God has done prepares His people to tell others who He is. That is the final movement of the Home Team series: Share.
Remembering God’s provision
The message invites Pacific Point Church to remember markers of God’s provision throughout the church’s journey. Rooms and seasons have changed, but each marker points beyond itself to the God who provided.
The same invitation is personal. Every life has places where God’s faithfulness can be remembered. Those markers become grace stories we can share with our families, our church, and the people around us.
The church is the people
These four walls are not the story. The church is God’s people. A building may serve the mission, but it does not define the church. God is still writing PPC’s story, and He is still writing each person’s story.
Communion: now we come to His story
After remembering our stories, we come to Jesus’ story. At the table, the bread and cup call us to remember His body given for us and the new covenant in His blood. Like the stones beside the Jordan, communion is a memorial that invites us to remember and tell what it means.
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About these notes
Speaker: Pastor John Blue
Date: September 27, 2026
Notes source: Pastor-provided pre-service slides and presenter notes. These notes are a reading companion and may not include every part of the delivered message.
Message chapters
- 00:00 — Opening reflection: Jesus, empathy, and justice
- 04:03 — The Power of a Story and Joshua 4
- 07:18 — Each stone tells a story
- 09:39 — The Home Team movements
- 12:17 — Nine markers in PPC's journey
- 30:15 — Remembering God's provision
- 33:28 — Looking toward the next stones
- 40:47 — What does your story mean?
- 43:10 — The church is the people
- 45:07 — Communion: we come to Jesus' story