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Notice a few things
The people of Israel did what?
-- broke faith
In this context:
What does it mean to have faith?
What does it mean to not have faith?
-- to disobey
Notice,
Who broke faith?
-- All the people of Israel
-- Achan
Which one?
All the people or just one?
--One
-- All
But wait, did all these people even know what Achan had done???
-- no
How can God hold them accountable for one individual persons sin, which they didn’t know about!?!
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Does one man’s sin hurt the whole congregation?
Even if we say, most don’t know about it?
-- yes
They did a lot of nice stuff here.
What did they not do?
What did they forget to do?
-- pray
-- talk to God about it.
What was the result of going on their own path, not talking to God about the situation, and walking out in sin and separated from God?
-- failure
-- death
-- judgment
-- God’s blessings were not with them
-- the natural result of separation from God - troubles
What do you think about Joshua’s prayer?
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Have you ever prayed like that?
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He is sad things
are not going well.
complaining to God.
Yet,
he has no idea
what is going on.
Have you ever wondered:
“Why God have you
removed your blessings?”
How does the Lord answer His prayer?
-- Stop praying!
In all the Bible,
I don’t know of
another place
where God says
stop praying!
What stop praying?
-- I can hear you now.
-- You are separated from me.
-- You have something to address
If you are taking
a sacrifice to the altar
and you remember
problem between your neighbor
leave sacrifice
fix problem
then go back to God.
God explains very clearly why they were defeated.
Why?
-- Israel has sinned
Again, who sinned?
-- All of Israel
Who took the devoted things?
-- “they”
Achan’s sin brought disaster upon the whole nation.
For one man’s sin the displeasure of God will rest upon His church till the transgression is searched out and put away.
The influence most to be feared by the church is not that of open opposers, infidels, and blasphemers, but of inconsistent professors of Christ.
These are the ones that keep back the blessing of the God of Israel and bring weakness upon His people.
What is the most dangerous issue we can face as a church?
— “inconsistent professors of Christ”
What keeps back the blessings of God from our congregation?
-- sin in the camp
Why are we not see 100 baptism where there is now 1?
What is the result of sin in the camp?
-- God is not with them.
Have you ever wondered why we are not more successful in conquering North Platte?
-- I believe that this is at least part of the reason.
What is the only solution?
-- “destroy the devoted things from among you”
-- deal with the sin, now
What would have happened if they would have just kinda swept it under the rug?
-- disaster
-- God would not go with them
-- destroyed by their enemies
The people:
weeping
praying
mourning
interceding
Again, God says what?
-- stop praying
-- get up
-- I will not answer your prayers.
-- you have something to do first.
Get up and do what?
What were they required to do in the morning?
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