Sermon Tone Analysis

! *THREE PROMISES OF GOD*

*TO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE*

!! *JOSHUA 1:1-9*

 

 

 

 

1 Now after the death of Moses the servant of the LORD it came to pass, that the LORD spake unto Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ minister, saying, 2 Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them,/ even/ to the children of Israel.

3 Every place that the sole of your foot shall tread upon, that have I given unto you, as I said unto Moses.

4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon even unto the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and unto the great sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your coast.

5 There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses,/ so/ I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

6 Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them.

7 Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it/ to/ the right hand or/ to/ the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest.

8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.

9 Have not I commanded thee?

Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the LORD thy God/ is/ with thee whithersoever thou goest.

I.

I WILL GIVE YOU EVERY PLACE YOU SET YOUR FOOT (VV.3, 4)

A.   THE LORD SPOKE TO JOSHUA, UNTIL NOW THE LORD HAD SPOKEN TO JOSHUA THROUGH MOSES.

B.   “I WILL GIVE YOU…), DIVINE PROMISE, PLUS HUMAN RESPONSIBILITY, EQUALS SUCCESS.

C.   ACQUIRE THE WARRIOR SPIRIT.

WE ARE TOO EASILY DISCOURAGED AND INTIMIDATED IN OUR FAITH.

1.     We, too, develop the “grasshopper syndrome” (Numbers 13:31-33)

2.     We need the spirit of Joshua and Caleb

 

II.

I WILL BE WITH YOU AS I WAS WITH MOSES (V.5)

A.   “NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO STAND UP AGAINST YOU.” WHY? BECAUSE HE WAS DONG THE WILL FO GOD.

1.

The promise does not pertain to self-interest.

2.     Our confidence lies in doing the will of God.

B.   “I WILL BE WITH YOU AS I WAS WITH MOSES.”

GOD WAS WITH MOSES IN…

1.     Providential care: Protected from harm while confronting Pharaoh

2.     Limitless sufficiency: “I Am” – The Promise Keeper

3.     Divine authority.

God transformed his shepherd’s rod into a sign of authority.

With it he smote the Nile, and turned it to blood; he struck down the false gods of Egypt; he separated the red Sea.

4.     Miracle power: Through the power of God, the destroyer of the firstborn smote Egypt, the sea parted, manna came down from heaven, water issued forth from the rock, the cloud guided them through the desert, they were victorious in battle.

5.     Close friendship: God spoke with Moses face-to-face as a man speaks to his friend.

III.

I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU (VV.5-9)

A.   THE BIBLICAL CONCEPT OF THE PRESENCE OF GOD IS MORE THAN HIS OMNIPRESENCE; IT IS HIS ACTIVE, POWERFUL PRESENCE IN OUR LIVES.

B.   THE PRESENCE OF GOD IS A…

1.     Guiding presence (Exodus 33:14 “And he said, My presence shall go with thee, and I will give thee rest.”)

2.     Protective presence (Psalm 23:4 “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.”)

3.     Joyful presence (Psalm 16:11 “Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.”)

4.     Reassuring presence (Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.”)

5.     Comforting presence (John 14:18 “I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.”)