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The question presented to us in this passage is really a simple question.
Have I Not Commanded You?
The answer for each of us is yes you have.
Lord you have told us to trust you, You have told us to follow you, You have told us to go.
What has the Lord Commanded you to do?
The awesome part is a command comes with a promise.
When we follow, when we go and Trust in the Lord, He promised that He will be with you.
We have been commanded by Almighty God to Be Strong, have courage, stop hiding and do not lose heart and if you do, I the Lord am with you!
Let’s be honest the church in Canada is losing ground.
Why because we fail to truly follow the commands of God like that presented in this passage.
But hear me what is important to grasp he is not only talking about missions or worship or anything else similar, The Lord is talking about believing that God can do all that he has promised.
We look at budgets, personnel, and options before us but we fail to consider what we are commanded to do by God.
The work and business of the church is important but how we follow the commands of God are as well.
What must be the churches main focus?
The people of God need to stand and be ready to face the enemy and believe without a shadow of doubt that God is with us wherever we go.
So when we go out to push back darkness in our community, in our towns, our cities, our country and the world.
He is with us!
Those who have gone before us stood up and were counted among the faithful.
Am I not right?
We have this church, we have missions sending organizations, we have bibles to read, freedom to worship, freedom to proclaim Jesus, freedom to pray.
But what will be said of us?
Will they say they shied away in fear of what people might think?
What will my grandchildren say about us, what will the next generation see.
Have we shrunk back into the shadows.
Or have we heard the command of the Almighty, “Be Strong, have Courage, and don’t be Afraid.
We can’t be a people of fear, we can’t be a people that are timid.
No matter our situation we are the children of Almighty God and we need to prepare to meet the enemy on the battlefield and push back darkness.
We need to be counted among the faithful.
When Paul was in Corinth he faced difficult times.
Listen to what the Lord spoke to him in:
What kind of Spirit has God given you?
Will it be easy?
No! Will it take courage?
You bet!
Will you need to stand tall in the face of discouragement?
Yes even when no body else will stand with you.
So what will this take?
Let’s go back to Joshua
What will it take?
Lay aside all that entangles us.
Old ways, old thoughts, old habits must be set aside and we must step up and be counted among the faithful.
We need to be determined to serve the LORD.
Serve in sincerity
in truth
put away all that hold you back
Serve the LORD
Make up your mind what really matters to you!
Is it the world or the LORD!
If it gets in the way of your view of the cross get rid of it.
if it holds you down from following Jesus, throw it aside.
If it tangles you up and you can’t run the race, cut it out of your life.
Whatever you do don’t let your eyes be diverted from the Saviour who is our guide and courage to press on.
During the first World War an officer was marching back to the front leading a company of British soldiers who had been on furlough.
All around them the country was war-scarred and desolate.
The cold rain had fallen; the road was trampled and muddy.
The men knew what they were going back to—mud and blood, and possibly death.
Their shoulders sagged.
None spoke or sang.
They were practically speaking already defeated.
Glancing through the door of a ruined church as they marched back to the front lines, the officer happened to see the figure of Christ on a cross above the high altar.
It came to him like a breath of courage, like a voice of assurance.
Turning to his company, he gave the command, "Eyes, right!"
As the depressed and discouraged soldiers saw what he had seen, and in the suffering but triumphant Christ they found their strength.
Their heads lifted, their shoulders squared, and they marched on like conquerors.
As we press on in the battle for the souls of the lost I call to you to look to the Saviour.
I know there are times we get discouraged the way forward is not always going to look bright or be easy.
But what Jesus accomplished on the cross and through His victory over the grave we should not fear, we should march on as conquerors.
Can you stand up with your brothers and sisters in Jesus and make a difference?
“Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”
Will you stand with me shoulder to shoulder, and face the enemy to carry the gospel to a lost and dying world?
In a moment we will be having an invitation.
I want to invite you to come today if you are ready to follow the command of the Lord.
I invite you to join me and press on to fight the enemy.
For our community our city and our country.
Let us pray.
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