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Last week: We need the Spirit and the Word to fight temptations Deprivation can increase temptation Memorization can help application God’s commission requires submission. This week vs 5-13. Ministries are still tempted as Jesus was: Materialism: Pragmatism: Sensationalism: And Jesus, full of the Holy…

9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” OVERVIEW OF JOSHUA First of the twelve historical books (Joshua-Esther) The Law — Genesis // Exodus // Leviticus // Numbers // Deuteronomy History —…

Intro: Last week as we left Joshua, he was prostrate before the Lord in prayer, halfway blaming God for all the calamity that had come upon Israel in Ai. Un be-known to Joshua, was the fact that Israel had sinned a great sin in Jericho, along with overconfidence of Joshua and the people, and this caused…

Conversion is a turning into the right road; the next thing is to walk in it. The daily going on in that road is as essential as the first starting if you would reach the desired end. To strike the first blow is not all the battle; to him that overcomes the crown is promised. To start in the race is…

Grand parents …don’t you just love it when your grandchild or (grandchildren) do something really nice for you! Well a little grandmother was surprised by her 7 year old grandson one morning when he made her coffee. She was so pleased but she wound up drinking what was the worst cup of coffee in her…

Confederate - A person, group, nation, or state united with another or others for a common purpose; ally; associate an associate in a unlawful act or plot; accomplice Hebrews 11:30-40 (LSB) 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab the…

This Week’s Theme: A Saint’s Sins Can Affect All Memory Verse: Isaiah 59:2 “2 But your iniquities have separated you from your God; And your sins have hidden His face from you, So that He will not hear.” This Week’s Word is Sin : Sin is a failure to complete or missing a standard created by God. Essence…

2 Corinthians 2 Good morning church! I want to welcome you here this morning. There is so much going on around the world, and we have a short chapter this morning so I was tempted to take some time and update you on some projects going on in Ukraine, operation Exodus that is being conducted through Calvary…

Nehemiah 1:1–10 1 The words of Nehemiah the son of Hachaliah. And it came to pass in the month Chisleu, in the twentieth year, as I was in Shushan the palace, 2 that Hanani, one of my brethren, came, he and certain men of Judah; and I asked them concerning the Jews that had escaped, which were left of…

11 Again I saw under the sun that the race is not to the swift, or the battle to the strong, or bread to the wise, or riches to the discerning, or favor to the skillful; rather, time and chance happen to all of them. 12 For certainly no one knows his time: like fish caught in a cruel net or like birds…

Deuteronomic History Deuteronomistic history Joshua Judges 1 & 2 Samuel 1 & 2 Kings Labeled Deuteronomistic History because of its close ties to the book of Deuteronomy. And because it is believed to be edited by the Deuteronomy Historians (names unknown). Their purpose was to explain why God had caused…

Last week we introduced Clyde to you. . If you weren’t here or just need a refresher, . Clyde is a Christian with a problem… It’s a problem not even Clyde is aware of… . Although Clyde is never late to a Bible Study, . And is in church every week… . Clyde isn’t growing. From the outside, he looks like…

“No!” “You can’t!” “It won’t work!” “There is no way.” “We took a vote.” How do you hear it? Do these words give you a sense of victory, or do they give you a sense of defeat? It may depend on whether you’re the one hearing them or the one saying them. Either way the source of these words can often be…

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…

Secret sin harms the community. The Community is obligated to deal with sin.

Good Morning — We are in series of sermons in the book of Joshua .. and we have been looking at the battles that Israel fought… Warfare is a big part of Christian life ... -the Apostle Paul frequently used the metaphor of a soldier to reflect the Christian life. The imagery of warfare is common place…

Introduction Emotions are such a confusing thing. Hence the title of this series, It’s Complicated. The first three messages helped lay the foundation from which we are building upon. We gained a basic understanding of how our Creator made us, what has made things so complicated, and how to begin the…

THIS IS NOT ABOUT ANYONE I HAVE SPOKEN TO RECENTLY Israel has been in the desert for 40 years for their lack of faith in God’s ability to bring them into the promised land (spies story) But now they start their conquest to empty Canaan of the inhabitants there Now they were starting to inhabit Canaan…

The Mission of God The God who Gives Second Chances Joshua 8:1–10 (ESV) 1 And the Lord said to Joshua, “Do not fear and do not be dismayed. Take all the fighting men with you, and arise, go up to Ai. See, I have given into your hand the king of Ai, and his people, his city, and his land. 2 And you shall…

Intro: If I were to ask you to name some memorials/monuments in the United States you probably can name some ,but can you tell me their purpose. Washington Monument - to honor George Washington as first president and commander of the Continental Army in Revolutionary War Lincoln Memorial - honors the…

And He Settled Torah: Gen. 37:1-40:23 Haftarah: Amos 2.6-3.8 Gospel: Matt 1.18-25 INTRODUCTION: After the promise of the seed of the woman The Book of Genesis is about the FIRSTBORN Is this the one who was promised? Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel—he was indeed the firstborn, but because…

"Thoughts and Prayers” is a common and kind comment, perhaps on a social media post or as a reply in a text message. In our post-evangelical world of the 2020s, “in God we trust” is accurately a fill-in-the-blank as practice for our culture. “In no God do I trust” is the refrain of many. Perhaps fairly…

Hatred cannot remain where compassion rules. Text: Jonah 1-4 Purpose Statement : General – Stop turning a blind eye to certain people and truly see yourself and others like God does, all equally wretched and lost without His mercy and compassion. Specific – This week approach 4 people you would least…

Intro; Faith is sometimes a word that is hard to grasp. For example; 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith involves “the whole personality”: the mind is instructed, the emotions are stirred, and the will then acts in obedience to God. Hebrews 11:7 (NKJV)…

Holy War We closed last week with the demise of the giant Og, last of the Rephaim (see Deut. 3: 1-11 ). Israel’s battles in the Transjordon bring us face-to-face with an issue that has troubled bible students, pastor and scholars for centuries: the practice of extermination in Israel’s war of conquest.…