Text: 2 Corinthains 12:7-10
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Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 24:14-33
Words of advice for the eager disciple
One: Rehearse the story of redemption.
Two: Fight the tendency to drift.
Three: Match your words with works.
Four: Rest in the promises of Christ.
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. ~ Philippians 1:6
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 24:1-15
God is Good.
- Defining grace.
- Covenant promises.
- Powerful deliverance.
- Divine protection.
- Bountiful provision.
Choose to Obey Him.
- Fear the Lord. Stand in awe of his capabilities, character, and favor.
- Serve the Lord. Whole-heartedly align with his purpose and plan.
- Put away the gods. Eliminate every threat to God-ward affections.
Conclusion: Based on what I think of God, I am making choices today.
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Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 23
One: The history of God's provision.
Two: The work yet to be done.
Three: The danger of the slippery slope.
Four: The loss of power and blessing.
Five. The faithfulness of God's words.
Six: The threat of God's judgment.
Seven: The remembrance of God's goodness.
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 22
Six sketches of faithfulness
One: The faithfulness of past obedience.
Two: The faithfulness of God's promises.
Three: The faithfulness continued obedience.
Four: The faithfulness to defend purity.
Five: The faithfulness to seek unity.
Six: The faithfulness in true worship.
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 21
How can we fulfill our role as the New Testament priesthood?
One: By displaying God's grace for change.
Two: By believing God's words of promise.
Three: By embracing God's call to pilgrimage.
Four: By representing God's character with truth.
Five: By treasuring God's person for joy.
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 20
What should we learn from the cities of refuge?
One: The value of human life.
- The defendant and the victim
- For the Israelite and the stranger
- Since all are made in the image of God
Two: The weight of civil justice.
- Murder and rash vengeance are wrong
- Right to a fair trial
- Agreement of the witnesses
- One witness is insufficient
- Consideration of intent
Three: The hope of eternal salvation.
- The cities of refuge were a type
- Christ is the anti-type (fulfillment)
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 13-19
What should we learn from the inheritance chapters?
One: God keeps his promises.
Two: There is more to the story.
- The promise of physical land was kept.
- Abraham knew there was more to the promise.
- Fulfillment is found in the gospel story of a redemption, a land, a rest, and an inheritance.
Three: God is enough for me.
- Psalm 16:5-6, 11
- Lamentations 3:24
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 14:14
One: Live in remembrance of the mercy of God.
- Joshua 14:6 – son of Jephunneh the Kennizite
- Who are the Kennizites? – Genesis 15:18-21
Two: Live by faith in the promise of God.
- Numbers 14:8-9
- Joshua 14:9-10, 13-14
Three: Live with purpose for the kingdom of God.
- Numbers 13:30
- Joshua 14:9-12
Series: Progress as Promise
Text: Joshua 10:28-39
One: God is sovereign, and he needs no defense.
- God's character cannot be accused.
- God's ways cannot be understood.
- God's ownership cannot be disputed.
Two: God is holy, and man has sinned against him.
- Man is ruined by sin and rebelling in sin
- Sin is the reason for judgment, not ethnicity.
Three: God is just, and his judgment is right.
Four: God is merciful, and he saves sinners who believe.
Five: God is true, and a future, final judgment is coming.
Daniel 4:34-35 His dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom endures from generation to generation; all the inhabitants of the earth are accounted as nothing, and he does according to his will among the host of heaven and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay his hand or say to him, "What have you done?"
Text: 1 Corinthians 9:24-26
Verse 24: Desire
Verse 25: Discipline
Verse 26: Goal
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 11-12
One: In one sense, we can say that at times we face battles in life.
Two: In another sense, we must recognize that the entire Christian life is a battle.
Three: In either perspective, endurance is required.
Four: The great problem you are facing is not your greatest problem. Your greatest problem is a lack of faith.
Five: God is sovereign, giving victory and the means to accomplish it.
Six: Beware of dependence on helpful resources.
Seven: See obedience as a strategy of war.
Eight: Always remember the mercy you received while you were God's enemy.
Nine: Don't miss a single opportunity to glorify God by counting victories.
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 10:1-27
Question: What is going on when God fights for you?
One: He is acting on his promise.
- The promise of his presence.
- The promise of his victory.
Two: He is strengthening your faith.
- I fight for faith.
- I help others to faith.
Three: He is asking you to fight.
Four: He is accomplishing his will.
Five: He is displaying his glory.
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 9
Theme: Trust the Lord; don't lean on your own understanding.
One: God's wisdom can keep us from failure.
- search for vs. ask for
- faith vs. fear
- Spirit confidence vs. self confidence
Two: God's mercy can move us beyond failure...
- ...with resolve to do the next right thing.
- ...with opportunity to see the character of God.
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 7-8
Stone Pile One: The horror of sin
- Sin is rebellion against a holy God.
- Sin is believing a lie.
- The lie of secrets.
- The lie of satisfaction.
- Sin is following the path of temptation.
Stone Pile Two: The hope of salvation
- God is merciful to renew the old covenant.
- God is merciful to establish the new covenant.
- The Valley of trouble becomes a door of hope. This is the work of Jesus.
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 6
Falling walls should teach us something
For Those Outside the Walls: Tear Down Strongholds.
- This helps us think of sanctification.
- 1) God does it.
- 2) God calls for our obedience.
For Those Inside the Walls: Join God's Army.
- This helps us think of salvation.
- 1) The certainty of judgment
- 2) The hope of salvation
- 3) A place of belonging
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 5
Event One: The Circumcision
- A reproach removed
- In faith, obey God.
Event Two: The Passover
- A provision remembered
- In remembrance, thank God.
Event Three: The Commander
- A commander revealed
- In submission, worship God.
- The Commander's position demands our worship
- The Commander's presence should stir our worship
Conclusion: The hope of a fresh start today rests in Christ
- Our Circumcision — Colossians 2:11-15
- Our Passover — 1 Corinthians 5:7
- Our Commander — 2 Corinthians 2:14
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 4
Remember that...
- God is accomplishing his purpose of advancing his kingdom
- "Advancing the kingdom" is the language of war.
- The names change, but the story is the same.
- God is keeping his promise of leading you home.
- The date marks both the leading out and the leading into.
- The east border marks the reality of entering the Promised Land.
- God is gathering worshippers by displaying his glory.
- Glory that is seen in his power.
- Glory that results in our fear.
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 3
What do we mean when we talk about following God?
Following God means that...
- You trust a covenant-keeping God.
- You commit yourself to personal holiness.
- You embrace the "set out" and the "stand still".
- You saturate your mind with God's word.
- You expect the wonder of God's work.
Series: Progress as Promised
Text: Joshua 2
Three lessons of faith as demonstrated in the faith of Rahab
- The object of faith (vv. 9-13)
- The evidence of faith (vv. 4-6, 18, 21)
- The blessing of faith (vv. 6:25)
Concluding thoughts to apply the story to our lives
- Remember your story
- Don't despair of those in unbelief
- Trust God as He has revealed Himself to you