Go, Possess The Land - The Israelites Make A Memorial - Part II - 07/25/2021

Go, Possess The Land - The Israelites Make A Memorial - Part II - 07/25/2021

GIVE THANKS

OPENING PRAYER

BIBLE CONFESSION

I. INTRODUCTION:

Saints of God, Today's message is Part II of last week's message "The Israelites Makes A Memorial".

Last week, we learned the importance of being obedient to God's word; setting up the next generation to have a firm foundation.

Enabling them to have the provision and benefit of your wisdom, resources and experience.

This is what they can get from you and your walk with Christ.

Remember, you’ve already hit all the pot holes, stumblingblocks, set backs and disappointments.

Everything you experienced was not God-sent, but it was most certainly God-used!

Who is going to benefit from your pain; who is going to benefit from your scars?

Was it all done in vain? Or is someone going to WIN from it?

Will someone be snatched from the JAWS of DEATH because of the road you travelled?

Or will they perish because you chose to cover up your scars?

Say not Full Gospel, not on my watch!!!

GOLDEN TEXT:

JOSHUA 1:1-9 (KJV)

Jos 1:1 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.

(Emphasis mine)

II. BODY:

1. THE TWELVE MEMORIAL STONES:

JOSHUA 4:1-9

(GIVE HIGHLIGHTS ONLY TO GET TO WHERE I LEFT OFF - PART 2 BEGINS AT VERSE 10)

King James Version Chapter 4

And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,

2 Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man,

3 And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, out of the place where the priests’ feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging place, where ye shall lodge this night.

4 Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

5 And Joshua said unto them, Pass over before the ark of the LORD your God into the midst of Jordan, and take ye up every man of you a stone upon his shoulder, according unto the number of the tribes of the children of Israel:

6 That this may be a sign among you, that when your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean ye by these stones?

7 Then ye shall answer them, That the waters of Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD; when it passed over Jordan, the waters of Jordan were cut off: and these stones shall be for a memorial unto the children of Israel for ever.

8 And the children of Israel did so as Joshua commanded, and took up twelve stones out of the midst of Jordan, as the LORD spake unto Joshua, according to the number of the tribes of the children of Israel, and carried them over with them unto the place where they lodged, and laid them down there.

9 And Joshua set up twelve stones in the midst of Jordan, in the place where the feet of the priests which bare the ark of the covenant stood: and they are there unto this day.

2. ISRAEL PASSES OVER JORDAN:

JOSHUA 4:10-14

King James Version Chapter 4

For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.

11 And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over, that the ark of the LORD passed over, and the priests, in the presence of the people.

12 And the children of Reuben, and the children of Gad, and half the tribe of Manasseh, passed over armed before the children of Israel, as Moses spake unto them:

13 About forty thousand prepared for war passed over before the LORD unto battle, to the plains of Jericho.

14 On that day the LORD magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.

3. THE JORDAN FLOWS AGAIN:

JOSHUA 4:15-18

King James Version Chapter 4

15 And the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying,

16 Command the priests that bear the ark of the testimony, that they come up out of Jordan.

17 Joshua therefore commanded the priests, saying, Come ye up out of Jordan.

18 And it came to pass, when the priests that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD were come up out of the midst of Jordan, and the soles of the priests’ feet were lifted up unto the dry land, that the waters of Jordan returned unto their place, and flowed over all his banks, as they did before.

4. A MEMORIAL OF STONES:

JOSHUA 4:19-24

King James Version Chapter 4

19 And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.

20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal.

21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones?

22 Then ye shall let your children know, saying, Israel came over this Jordan on dry land.

23 For the LORD your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:

24 That all the people of the earth might know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty: that ye might fear the LORD your God for ever.

III. CONCLUSION:

Joshua made the right decisions, had the correct responses, went in the right direction.

He is a great example of what to do after tragedy strikes. Moses died, but God did exactly what He told Joshua He was going to do. That’s where his confidence came from.

Lastly, the next generation should benefit from our wisdom, resources and experience. It should be contributed to their foundation.

IV. SERVICE WRAP-UP:

LIFT YOUR HANDS AND GIVE GOD PRAISE

CLOSING PRAYER

ALTAR CALL

PRAY FOR MEMBERS AND VISITORS

PRAY FOR PASTOR HOLMES

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR MEETINGS:

ANNOUNCEMENT MADE BY LADY KAY ABOUT FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF AUGUST

DECLARATION OF FAITH

BENEDICTION