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9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” OVERVIEW OF JOSHUA First of the twelve historical books (Joshua-Esther) The Law — Genesis // Exodus // Leviticus // Numbers // Deuteronomy History —…

We’ve seen Joshua commissioned to lead the people into the Land We’ve seen the crossing of the Jordan We’ve seen the taking of Jericho, Ai, Southern and Northern lands We’ve seen the Lord subdue the inhabitants of the Land for His people to be at rest in the Land CITIES IN THE LAND Cities of Refuge 1…

Confederate - A person, group, nation, or state united with another or others for a common purpose; ally; associate an associate in a unlawful act or plot; accomplice Hebrews 11:30-40 (LSB) 30 By faith the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. 31 By faith Rahab the…

“No!” “You can’t!” “It won’t work!” “There is no way.” “We took a vote.” How do you hear it? Do these words give you a sense of victory, or do they give you a sense of defeat? It may depend on whether you’re the one hearing them or the one saying them. Either way the source of these words can often be…

If we’re honest we’re always somewhere on the scale between belief and unbelief. I’ve shared with you many times the Father’s exclamation from Mark 9 when he brings his son to Jesus and asks him to heal him, “if he can.” Jesus responds: And Jesus said to him, “ ‘If you can’! All things are possible for…

Introduction Today we are leaving the 12 tribes behind and continuing in our journey through the end of Joshua. Things that I would be grieved if I failed to cover. One of those things is the cities of Refuge Found in Joshua 20 Joshua 20 And Yahweh spoke to Joshua, saying, “Speak to the Israelites, saying,…

Intro; Give me your definition of “flattery”. Flattery - Insincere and undeserved praise or words of encouragement, used with the intention of gaining favour with others. Flattery in the scriptures is always associated with deception. 16 These are grumblers, complainers, walking according to their own…

As we look at last weeks description of Ruth, again we see the love story for her mother in law. Being in a foreign land and losing her husband, and two sons had left Naomi without any way of caring for herself and certainly not her two daughters in law. The difficult decision was made to go back home,…

Intro: If I were to ask you to name some memorials/monuments in the United States you probably can name some ,but can you tell me their purpose. Washington Monument - to honor George Washington as first president and commander of the Continental Army in Revolutionary War Lincoln Memorial - honors the…

Intro; Faith is sometimes a word that is hard to grasp. For example; 1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. Faith involves “the whole personality”: the mind is instructed, the emotions are stirred, and the will then acts in obedience to God. Hebrews 11:7 (NKJV)…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

Leader Guide ESV, Unit 9, Session 2 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser. Edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A., June 2022. Summary and Goal The era of the judges began with God providing Othniel to deliver Israel and…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

What do you believe about God? What God do you serve?

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…

How many of you have brought your shout with you this morning? How many of you have a promise from the Lord you are waiting on? Healing Deliverance Returned son or daughter to the Lord Dream Promotion or raise? etc... This morning we are going to look at the shout of promise. When God gives you a promise…

Joshua Chamberlain was a student of theology and a professor of rhetoric, not a soldier. But when duty called, Chamberlain answered. He climbed the ranks to become colonel of the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Union Army. On July 2, 1863, Chamberlain and his three-hundred-soldier regiment were…

The Dilemma of Belief. Have you ever had those moments when you wondered, “Is this really true?” Maybe life has gotten difficult. Maybe you have come to the Derailment of your hopes and dreams like Joseph, Mary’s husband, when he found out that his betrothed bride was pregnant after all his time and…

God’s servants must do all they can to ensure that God’s program of blessing continues from generation to generation without interruption.

JOSHUA 6 :5-20 6 And Joshua the son of Nun called the priests, and said unto them, Take up the ark of the covenant, and let seven priests bear seven trumpets of rams’ horns before the ark of the LORD. 7 And he said unto the people, Pass on, and compass the city, and let him that is armed pass on before…

song \ˈsȯŋ\ noun [Middle English, from Old English sang ; akin to Old English singan to singular] before 12th century 1 : the act or art of singing 2 : poetical composition 3 a : a short musical composition of words and music b : a collection of such compositions 4 : a distinctive or characteristic sound…