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God’s Unusual Characters Noah, the Ark Builder Abraham, the man who believed God Isaac & Rebekah, parents who had favorites Jacob, the deceiver that suffered deceit Leah and Rachel, the competing mothers of Israel Joseph, the favored son who became a slave and then a savior Moses, the murderer whom God…

Joshua’s Part In the Story of God’s People Joshua Is the One Character Without Major Flaws Joshua Becomes the Leader of Israel Joshua Is the Conquering General of Canaan Joshua Is the Transition Between Moses and the Judges In order to Joshua Encounters God’s General 13 When Joshua was near Jericho,…

Today we are concluding our Fear Not series that we begin a few weeks ago. We have covered a lot of ground over a very short time, but I believe that if you will take to heart everything that I have told you then I believe that you will be able to walk on this journey and not fear. Today is no different.…

When I think of father’s in the scriptures many pictures and individuals come to mind… My favorite however is a man we know very little about, his name is Enoch. Genesis 5:21-22 simply states this about him... Enoch lived sixty-five years, and became the father of Methuselah. Then Enoch walked with God…

If we’re honest we’re always somewhere on the scale between belief and unbelief. I’ve shared with you many times the Father’s exclamation from Mark 9 when he brings his son to Jesus and asks him to heal him, “if he can.” Jesus responds: And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can’! All things are possible for…

I.Introduction A. Genesis Breath of Life 1. Genesis 1:1-3 B. 1. 2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. a. 2. Spoke and created the earth…

History So Far Adam and Eve Noah Abraham, Isaac, Jacob Egypt Moses Joshua Name means Yahweh is salvation Septuagint (Greek OT) renders this as Iesous, The NT name for Jesus. Joshua and Caleb are the only ones from Egyptian captivity permitted to enter the promised land. After the death of Moses the servant…

I.Introduction A. Genesis Breath of Life 1. Genesis 1:1-3 B. 1. 2 The earth was formless and void, and darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was moving over the surface of the waters. 3 Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light. a. 2. Spoke and created the earth…

Introduction Last Sermon in the Book of Joshua. I am going to miss it. Today we are looking at the last chapter of the book of Joshua. Joshua 24 It begins with Joshua who is getting old gathers the tribes together at shechem. A special place for the Israelites at this time. It is where they are having…

Part 2 in my series "Courage in Conflict"

Courageous leadership requires faith that comes from knowing God, believing His promise, and trusting His Power. Start reading at Numbers 13:1 , then go to verse 17, The command to be strong! What made the difference between courage and fear? You must: Know Your God Joshua had seen God’s power enable…

Part 2 in my series "Courage in Conflict"

30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. Jericho was the first stronghold upon entering the Promised Land and guarded the way of ascent to the central mountains of Judah. It pictures strongholds that we face in our Christian life, that we need God’s power…

Strong Leaders

Grace is extended by God to lost sinners and must be received by obedient faith. The depravity of the Canaanites led to God declaring them all to be wiped out. They were an immoral, idolatrous, and murderous people. Grace is Extended to Sinners God in His grace brought the spies to the house of a woman…

To Move Forward we must know God’s Purpose, Meditate on His Precepts, and Trust in His Presence. Background– Their leader has died and they face a huge task – taking the promised land For more than 40 years Moses had been the mouthpiece of the Lord to them. God does not here dwell upon Moses’ death.…

Joshua We continue in our study of encounters with Jesus, those who have been face-to-face with King Jesus and what we can learn from these encounters. First let me ask you a question—who was the first person to ever come face to face with Jesus on this earth? To be honest, I am not sure. It could have…