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Now the angel of the Lord came up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up out of Egypt and led you into the land which I have sworn to your fathers; and I said, ‘I will never break My covenant with you, and as for you, you shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; you shall…

6 When Joshua dismissed the people, the people of Israel went each to his inheritance to take possession of the land. 7 And the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work that the Lord had done for Israel. 8 And Joshua…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

READ: Josh 24:14-18 “Now therefore fear the Lord and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord . And if it is evil in your eyes to serve the Lord , choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your…

Exegetical Point: The Success of the Joshua years quickly gave way to disobedience, then apostasy. Homiletic Point: Partial Faithfulness Leads to Partial Blessing Intro True Justice - Conquest. True faithfulness - conquest. Evil people - no innocents. God had taken away their “right” to the land. God…

Instead of trusting in God’s grace, the Israelites tried to control their fate through spiritual and military power. But the people refused to listen to Samuel. “No!” they said. “We want a king over us. Then we will be like all the other nations, with a king to lead us and to go out before us and fight…

In 1979 a passenger jet carrying 257 people left New Zealand for a sightseeing flight to Antarctica and back. Unknown to the pilots, however, there was a minor 2 degree error in the flight coordinates. This placed the aircraft 28 miles to the east of where the pilots thought they were. As they approached…

Lesson 2: Introduction Part 2 Last week we mainly gave a scope of what we are going to be covering in this study – the books that are involved and explained how the make of Israel went from one kingdom to a the two kingdoms of Judah and Israel. This week we are going to look at the subject & precursors…

Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see. And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him. (But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under…

Major issues of life: domestic abuse, terrorism, war upon war, child abuse, moral decline, the collapse of society, how to treat those who believe differently, abuse of power, lack of leaders, a relative concept of truth, practical over principle. Oh you thought I was talking about 2021, didn’t you?…

Confronting the Destruction of a Nation Judges 1-2 Intro : It does not take very long to discover that the book of Judges is not a very pleasant book. In fact, it one of the darkest books in the Bible. It describes a period in Israel’s history when they were without a strong, godly leader. Perhaps the…

Disobedience came 1 generatoin after the death of Joshua and led to severe discipline.

1 Now the angel of the Lord went up from Gilgal to Bochim. And he said, “I brought you up from Egypt and brought you into the land that I swore to give to your fathers. I said, ‘I will never break my covenant with you, Gilgal to Bochim which is near Bethel north of Jerusalem Did Israel's unfaithfulness…

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…

2) Do I own my faith? Is your faith the result of a cultural or family tradition — something you were raised with — or because you know it makes your girlfriend happy, or because your seminary scholarship depends on it, or because you live in a religious society where it's advantageous to be a "Christian?"Deep…

Levite For Hire Judg 17 7 Bethlehem is not a Levite city The remaining descendants of Kohath received by lot ten cities from the families of the tribes of Ephraim, Dan, and the half-tribe of Manasseh. moved there from his city Moved again and settled with Micah / priest for hire he was not satisfied…

Judges: A Few Good Men…And Women Introduction: What is the first word that comes to your mind when you hear the word “judge”? Turn to the person next to you and share what came into your mind first. Remember, no swearing in church. Some people think of something like this: (Flip Wilson of “Here Comes…

2017 Father’s Day Message

Intro: "I did it my way." Who knows more; you or God? Who is in the future as well as the past and present; you or God? Who do you consistently follow and trust for insight and direction; you or God? Judges 17:6 (NASB95) In those days there was no king in Israel; every man did what was right in his own…

Today, since it is Mother’s Day, I wanted to take a day away from our normal text in Luke and I want to make a tribute sermon to mothers. A 15 year old son comes how from school and he notices that his mom is laying down, he asks, “Are you okay?” She said, “I’m feeling a little sick.” The son thought…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…

Jesus - The Son of David KEY TEXT Acts 13:22 “And when He had removed him, He raised up for them David as king, to whom also He gave testimony and said, ‘I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, who will do all My will.’” 1 Samuel 16:1–13 The call of David - a man after God’s own…

Lesson Theme Every one of us will face times of failure, defeat, temptations, and despair. It is important for us to realize that God never forsakes His children, and no matter what the situation, there is always hope in the Lord. We need to follow godly direction and be faithful. In His own time, God…

Today we are starting a series that I hope you will find interesting and engaging, but above all my hope and prayer is that this series will be a tool that God will use in your life to reach a lost and dying world. Today we are going to go back to basics and study the Good News. If you don’t feel comfortable…

The Mission of God “What do those Stones Mean?” Joshua 4:1–24 (ESV) 1 When all the nation had finished passing over the Jordan, the Lord said to Joshua, 2 “Take twelve men from the people, from each tribe a man, 3 and command them, saying, ‘Take twelve stones from here out of the midst of the Jordan,…