Sunday October 27
Best wine at today. That's a good sniper gang is Illinois District Assemblies of God superintendent. And in that role here again and reset his password passes. And why did he doesn't know? What is he doing? Travelers are all over the state Ministry to our pastors and is serving of the churches in our district or 300 a church instead. He is in District superintendent for an know. What is the great things about you that you know about him and you talk about his administrative ability and sleeping ship abilities of one of the great things about him is that he's just such an encouraging and if I had to identify biblical character, that would remind me of a passive Steel. Apartments in the New Testament encouraged by the Apostle Paul Barnabas, encouraged the New Testament church leaders to fulfill their Ministry and to carry out other calling and that is exactly what he died. She just the kind of guy you can't be around for more than three or four minutes without catching some encouragement. It just proves is off of him. And so so excited to have him preach with us today. I am we're just excited to hear what God is going to say and threw in and do through the man of God. So that's working him when she standing or drink drunk on our route.
Please go ahead and be seated there. And so just it is just great for me. And so many of you that I see who the better part of seniors camp and I've had the pleasure of seeing you there and I it is just a great joy for me. I want to tell you today. I think you have some of the finest pastors. I mean it with all of my heart and I just great to have someone who are respected around the state and we're just great leaders and besides that celebrates. I feel like for the first time in my life worth of Jordan and just a great joy of it is for me to be here with you today. I'm still a pastor been a few years since I've been here, but a great joy for me. I love your church building. And I just think that's wonderful. And so I am so excited for you today. And so I I thought I've been on the road the last. In September, I think I spent 20 nights in a hotel and October. I'm at 19 nights so far in a hotel and I'm going to be in a hotel for month of November. This is kind of part of my busy season ride get to go and I just spent a a week up at our we have at the Assembly of God has University in Minneapolis. And so do you have any young Mariah when I would get ready to go to college age? I encourage it at least think about Northcentral University. I am so it is it is just on fire. You just fend off a fabulous time there and we had a we had a great time and you can look online and see some of their YouTube stuff and I mean they have church every day at. Campus. I am delighted to be there take your copy of the word of the Lord if you would in turn with me.
Verses 6 through 9 Joshua chapter 1 verses 6 through 9 or going to take a look today at what I could accomplish through Joshua. I want you to think about this that God had promised the children of Israel and Promised Land. He promised him a land flowing with milk and honey Newell, and that will be your land. I want to make a place for you. I have a home for you and I am going to give you this land the man of God may just be a powerful man of God could not get the people into the promised land, but I want you to know what today that God gave Joshua something that we're going to take a look at today. We're going to look at one little piece.
Capital fulfill what God has for him Joshua chapter 1 be strong and courageous your neighbor and tell him that would be courageous because you will need these people to inherit the land that I swore to their ancestors to give them. Very courageous. Be careful to obey all of Allah my servant Moses gave you do not turn from it to the right or the left that you may be successful. Wherever you go always with your lips meditate on it day and night so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then, you know, we'll be out front and successful. Have I not commanded you listen here?
I want you to know today that this is this is not just some preacher who came from the state office. This is not just some encouragement. This is God's Command and Conquer afraid. Do not be discouraged.
For the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go. I believe in this is one of the most powerful passages and all of the scripture in all of God's word. There are so many incredible Cruise in these three little verses that God has for us these last ones do not be afraid do not be discouraged for the Lord. Your God will be with you wherever you go. You have a destiny today God's Got A Plan for Your Life by 50 on 60 and 70. I'm past the time when God's country does planking be made available for me know your limitations. You have a plan or purpose that God has it's not limited by your age is not limited by your abilities unlimited about anything.
God did not say In this passage be strong and courageous if you're smart. Play me some Phil. I won't tell you what you wanted the three Strangers In this passage.
Come on, 3G. We have the freedom to choose where we go. And how we live in the face of everything that life brings our first choices this will I be strong and courageous or will I be discouraged and Afraid? What will you be? You going to choose? He says be strong and courageous don't choose to be afraid and discouraged. Are discouragement will keep you from the promise of gum. Very discouraged don't keep you from the house of God. Google search that will keep you from the altar. There's no need for me to pay again. I've already prayed about this to pay. It didn't come to past will keep you from everything but he says I don't want you to be afraid. I don't want you to be discouraged. I want you to be courageous because I promised. Jesus what happened the first time they came to inherit God's Destiny for them. They listen to the voice of spirit discouragement. Read this passage Caleb silence. The people before Moses and said we should go up and take possession of the land for we can certainly good but the man who had gone up with him said we can't attack those people. They are stronger than we are. They spread among the Israelites a bad report about the land that they had explored the land. We explored devours those living at all. The people that we saw there of great size. We saw the Nephilim there The Descendants We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes. And we looked the same to them big talk and sells alcohol the promise of God. What are you talkin yourself at? Why you talking your why you allowed the enemy?
That's not going to happen in your life. No, don't let the voice of fear and discouragement. Cute from the promise of discouragement spread of bad report about what's going to happen in your life. You see the truth of the matter is if they had obeyed the first time that God sent then they would have conquered the land instead of fear and discouragement causing them to wander in the
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Which set of the promises of God? Self of the promises God has for you. I want you to see in this passage that there were three times that God said to them that they had to choose to be strong and courageous. First of all because they had a destiny. God has a purpose for them. You know as well as a little kid. I was up. About 12 years old when God called me in a Ministry. And I am not an extrovert to be honest with you. I'm an introvert, but I find it hard to meet new people. It's a difficult for me to pull up into the parking lot and I sit in my car for 45 minutes and I'm sick help me Jesus help me to go in and meet new people help me to go in and and and and love people that meet people and I don't you see the cuz that's my name. But that's not the call of God was bigger than my nature power about the call of God put upon my life. And God said I want to do something through you and with you. I've got the water to Ellicott City. Would you like to be strong and courageous? You have a destiny? We use the term calling and your destiny. You're calling the courage to pick up. Always positive things bigger than us. What's God calling you to? What's not calling you to is God calling you to start a business as God calling you to go and lay hands on someone who is sick and pray that God will raise them off of the sickbed is God, send something bigger. Then you are a bigger than I want to know if you could be because I've got a plan for your life.
Your destiny demands strength and courage it Advanced intentionality of faith and obedience by outside your destiny. For 40 years that entire generation who was just Siri and Afraid and couldn't step into the promised land of Pop outside in the driveway since they tied in the wilderness. Are you my shape today will pass the pill? I had my opportunity five years ago 10 years ago 15 years ago. And now that's not going to happen to me. I want you to know you're ugly.
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You've got his Destiny. You've got to call it. I got a plan for you. Got a hope for you. I haven't accepted in for you. I've got a promise land for you. Shipping near me that takes strength and courage. strength and courage
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Sometimes God calls us to do something if we have to do it by herself. That's okay. He said you're not only going to have to do it by yourself. You might have to take all these people with you. Sometimes people are a problem, aren't they got a problem need somebody else?
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Because you will need these people to inherit the land that I promised. Their Destiny had been the center of both their Pope and their Shing. It was associated with fear and death. I said never been able to walk in obedience. I never been able to obey the word of the Lord be strong and courageous. Be careful.
Well, I knew there was a catch to how many views ever remember the old commercial you too may have already won $1000000 with a Publishers Clearing House. I would get so excited though. I would read that over again you may Is always against. The catcher was they have a problem. I couldn't obey the word of the Lord. I'll come back to that here in a little bit, but I want you to know that no problem is too big for God your destiny has enemies. Your enemy will hoist every problem that he can and do your path, but you'll have to face them with strength and courage that God offers you fear in the storage that has a loud voice. You never have to warn her what fear is saying? You never have to wonder what the storage unit is saying but God is saying to you you can be strong and courageous. If you will hear the still small voice of the Lord if you will listen to what God. Why do you think that we stepped out preacher will save you be in the house of the Lord be in the house of the Lord be in the house before because when we're worshipping you can hear still small voice. I'll let you in on preacher.
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She's in those moments when we hear the still small voice of God with strength and courage it will drown out.
7 years ago We were elected to be the district superintendent. I was just wait in that chair right there 3rd Road center aisle. laughing at the campground It was the third boat and my wife was sitting right next to me and we've all been in those trips elections. We know the 3rd ballot. Although I didn't have enough votes yet. It was obvious. We were going to have to leave our church. We're going to have we have we have per day and I've got five kids and six years is 29 or oldest 35 we have five in that time Ranger. We were going to have to leave there and I turned over to my wife and I said, I'm sorry baby and she went like this.
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You see what I'm going to do. Missy Hagen turn this for your good what the enemy meant for your destruction. I've got a plant turn here. You welcome. You on a rock that is higher than you are. I want you to know we face those issues. We know that we have to be strong and courageous never 3. He had a promise do not be afraid do not be discouraged for the Lord. Your God will be with you wherever you go. God's promises are conditional what is presents? guaranteed
I knew you'd ever read scripture that says something to the effect of if you will that I will if you will call unto me I will answer you and show you Great and Mighty things that you may not know the Lord says to us many times. You will do this what you want. I will do. I remember the storehouse then I will open the windows of heaven and pour out upon you such a blessing that you will. Bill Starbuck conditional Promises of God if you will then I will but this promise has no condition. This Promise God says wherever No. You don't say nothing. If you go where I tell you to go. I will be with you. I will go with you in this I will go with you in this forever. Where can I do?
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She said wherever you go, I will go with you. Would you have to go to the doctor and the doctor says step up on the scale? You can set them up there and sending the doctor's going to be a little bit heavy because Jesus is here.
Wherever you go. I will be with you. You seek God loves you. So much.
Eddie said listen, my son and my daughter a lot of my promises are condition. This is one that is not. This is my son. Listen to my daughter wherever you go. I will be there. You call my name. In that instant, I will show you. Wherever you go you strong courageous have I not commanded you wherever you go? I will be with you. You see only 1000 me Johnson of them had ever been. Enter the promised land and there's only two of them have left. Noah entire nation had been where they're going with the exception of two old men. None of them have ever been there. The Lord is saying it's okay for 40 years. stories of giants shortage of fear shortage of desert have been scratched the better way to go somewhere that they think that they have all heard about his giants live in the lamp. Lord Shen don't be afraid. Don't be discouraged be strong and very courageous. Am I not commanded you or wherever you go? I will be with you. These are God's instructions God's promises maybe condition fit. His presence is guaranteed promises telling instructions.
There's something I want you to know this morning. That is God gave Joshua something that he didn't give to Moses.
She want you may not know is that God's that Moses spoke these very same words to Joshua. It's found in Deuteronomy chapter 31. Deuteronomy chapter 31 Moses is speaking to the nation of Israel and the Joshua and he who he gives them almost the very same words in the process of all Israel be strong and courageous for you must go with this people in the land of the Lord. Sisters to give them and you will divided among them as their inheritance the next verse the Lord himself goes before you and will be with you. He will never leave you nor forsake you you're not be afraid do not be discouraged the same passage. Most just couldn't give him because in the middle of this passage inspiration. God gives him instruction. It's easy for you to get up here.
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Not give you something that you can. Go back to that burst. What is it that God gives Joshua what piece of Destruction is he give Joshua that Moses couldn't getting it started right in the very middle of the passage. Keep me on your lips. Meditate on it day and night so you may be very careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be successful. When are you going to prosper and be successful when you do three things make the word when you speak the word and when you obey the word I want you to know that no matter where you go or you won't be able to say the word. banana
godsend Joshua. I'm going to give you something. I'll help you and be successful. I'm going to be with you wherever you go, but if you will do these three things, you will prosper and succeed in your first saw you says think the word. meditate on it day and night
You ought to be memorizing the word of the Lord.
You ought to be reading the Bible everyday and then when you read that chapter or that paragraph or whatever it is that you read every morning all day long. You got to be thinking about backpack, Wisconsin. In this passage where God says that he shall supply all of my needs what is God saying to me in that package says I will not leave you I will not forsake you what's the Lord say about the word of God every day meditate on it day and night. Bible most of us as we got something else on her mind.
That's the problem. That's the problem with me sometimes. I'm dealing with a problem and I'm taking a little I'd like to get ahold of that guy again.
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Don't let this book of the law to park from your lips make the word so that you can speak.
You come to that place of discouragement you say that? I'm sure she won't. There's one God Compass when you come to that place of discouragement and fear you say that's okay because here's what you speak it out about it the GPS and he says, okay, you've been thinking about it now again to speak it. Good to declare. Have I not commanded you? Have I not spoken it? That's what the Lord is saying hear you saying habit I already spoke.
This is not something you're making up to encourage yourself. This is my word that I have spoken already over you you speak it to think the word speak the word so that you can open your life when you speak the word your life follows the direction of your conversation. Your life follows the direction your conversation what you seek is where you've done.
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be careful about the direction of your life. Walking the straight and narrow road of obedience to God's word. Oh brother, Philly. I have trouble with being the word and go right back in the first two steps. Thank you. Speak it and take it so you can speak it so you can thank the word speak the word.
God did not give this little tip to Moses. and when they came for the Promised Land No one sent.
The Voice appear discouragement came up. No one said all but this is what kind of saying. Have I not commanded you? Well, they're getting ready to go in a second time. The Lord says to Joshua Joshua. I think the word. So you can speak the word. So you can only beg. What's your Battlefield?
What's your destiny? Wisconsin playing for your life God's purpose for your life God is saying to you if you want to discover my purpose for your life. You want to discover my plan for your life? If you want to discover my power for your life. Pictoword Speak the word. So you can obey the word. then you will be prosperous.
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Guess what God is saying to you? strong and courageous
Don't Be Afraid don't be discouraged Step out into the promised land that I have for you.
Make the first step of obedience and then put the simple plan in place.
And see what I do for you. I'm going to ask us to stand this. And I'm going to ask I'm going to invite you.
I'm going to invite you to begin to pray we're going to believe God that is going to set the captive free today. We believe God is going to bring Deliverance. Lowe's score counter Weebly Heal the brokenhearted.
Fly floatant you can come today and you can find healing for that wound in your heart and your spirit. Let's come today. I'm about to ruin my life, This morning is a sign of submission in The Lord of the Rings the Lord to do it today.