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We kick off our summer parables series with a look at "The Parable of the Soils", the first parable recorded in the Gospels. SCRIPTURE READING: Matthew 13:1-15

Join us this week as we reflect on a year of Grace, Growth, and Kingdom Impact across the central coast! SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 24: 14-18

Today we come to the end of our study of "The Life of Joshua" with a look at farewell challenge. What's on this Godly leaders mind and heart as he prepares to die? Here in Joshua 23 we discover it and with a timeless challenge for God's people. SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 23 

Joshua 13-21 details Joshua's allotment of the Promised Land to the twelve tribes of Israel.  At first glance, these chapters seem boring and tedious, but even these chapters contain good stuff for God's people.  In this message, we glean four lessons from the allotment of the land.   SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 19:49-51,  21:43-45 Download the Message Notes: gracecentralcoast.org  

After 45 years, the faithful spy Caleb returns to claim his inheritance while Joshua allots the land to the Israelites. But instead of looking to retire in comfort, Caleb asks for a fight because his faith is in the promises and victory of the Lord. His bold faith inspires all believers to a vision focused on the character of the Lord. SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 14:6-15  Download Message Notes Here: gracecentralcoast.org/series-the-life-of-joshua 

As we continue our series of "The Life of Joshua", we come to the end of Joshua's part in the conquest of the land where we invited to reflect on God's faithfulness and Joshua's faithful obedience.   SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 11:15-23, 13:1, 6b

We continue our study of "The Life of Joshua" with a look at Joshua 10 and a day like no other.   SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 10:1-2, 5 - 15

Joshua 9 is an intriguing text with multiple lessons for God's people today. It's the next chapter in our Life of Joshua series. SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 9:3-8, 14-16, 22-27

The Good News of the resurrection of Jesus transformed the lives of the Paul of Tarsus and other disciples of Jesus. The resurrection is changing lives today. How can the Good News of the resurrection of Jesus transform your life? SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 15:1-9, 17-21, 54-58

What happens after sin and spiritually failure? God wants to restore his people to fellowship and spiritual victory! What does that process look like? What is the road to restoration and how do we travel it? Joshua 8 provides for us a template.   SCRIPTURE READING: Joshua 8:1-8, 30-35

As we see the Lord giving Joshua and Israel victory over Jericho, we learn about the deeper battle of our obedience to the Lord and how that battle belongs to Jesus. Scripture Reading: Joshua 6:6–27

The Bible does not answer all our questions. That can be a challenge for many. And yet, a strange encounter from the life of Joshua demonstrates that not only can we have faith in the midst of mystery, but our faith can be emboldened because of what we do know.  Scripture Reading: Joshua 5:13-6:5

In Psalm 96 we see God's joyful and passionate commitment to the world and we're reminded that Gospel is not for us alone, but for people from every nation. Because God is committed to the spread of his glory and the good news of his salvation in Jesus, we must be too!     SCRIPTURE READING: Psalm 96

Too often, God's people forget his lovingkindness towards them.  God's promises are for his people—and God is faithful to his promises.  This message is a call to remember God's past faithfulness in order to rely on him today and trust him for tomorrow.   Scripture Reading: Joshua 4:19-24

In this week's study, God fulfills His long promise to deliver the Israelites into the Promised Land. In this spectacle, He tells the people the same encouragement He tells us today which should build our faith and stir our hearts: Follow me, and I will be with you. Scripture Reading: Joshua 3:1-13

The short story of Rahab's protection of the spies in Jericho has far reaching impacts across the larger narrative of the Bible. God chooses a prostitute to accomplish His purposes not only in the Promised Land but also in the redemption of the world. Scripture Reading: Joshua 2:1-24

We made it! Our life of Joshua series has finally brought us to the book bearing Joshua's name! As we begin the account of Joshua leading Israel into the promised land, we see God's repeated command for him to "be strong and courageous." Today we dive into that story and connect it to our lives today, seeing what it looks like for us to be strong and courageous as we follow Jesus, the true and better Joshua.   Scripture Reading: Joshua 1:1–18

Deuteronomy 34 is a passage tinged with sadness and great expectation as Moses dies and Joshua becomes the next leader of God's people. It's a passage filled with leadership learnings for both older and younger leaders.   SCRIPTURE READING: Deuteronomy 34

We continue our study of "The Life of Joshua" with a look at Deuteronomy 31 where the leadership transition between Moses and Joshua has now begun.  Here we discover that God's resources for Joshua as leader then are still God's resources for us as leaders today.    SCRIPTURE READING - Deuteronomy 31:1-15

We continue our series, "The Life of Joshua", with a look at the commissioning of Joshua in Numbers 27, where, once again, we learn vital truths about Godly leadership.   SCRIPTURE READING: Numbers 27:12-23 

SCRIPTURE READING: 1 Corinthians 1:10-31

On this fourth Sunday of Advent, we consider the great love of God in the wonder of Christmas.  SCRIPTURE READING: 1 John 4:7-11

This Advent season we're looking at what Christmas reveals about who God is. Today we explore the generosity of God in giving His Son, Jesus. SCRIPTURE READING: Romans 8:28-37

This Advent season we're reflecting on what the Christmas story reveals about God. In this message, we consider a God who humbles himself and we explore why. SCRIPTURE READING: Luke 1:26-38

When the stuff of life hits, where do you turn? This message reminds us of God's abiding & incarnational presence in the midst of life's tough circumstances—God is with us & he is for us in all of life's situations. Scripture Reading: Psalm 46:1-11

Numbers 11 gives us window into the burden and challenge of leadership.  As Joshua looks into the window, we look in with him as we continue our study of "The Life of Joshua."     SCRIPTURE READING:  Numbers 11:4-6, 10 - 31

What do we do when we sin big?  When we're feeling far from God?  When our hearts are cold toward the things of the Lord?  When we're spiritual stuck?  Join us as we learn together with Joshua through what happens in Exodus 33.     SCRIPTURE READING: Exodus 33:1-14

In Exodus 24, Joshua climbs the mountain of God as Moses' assistant.  It's another formative moment in Joshua's training as a man whom God will use.    SCRIPTURE READING:   Exodus 24:1-18

Joshua's leadership training begins in Exodus 17 when he's tasked with leading the battle against the Amalekites.  Here he learns a crucial first leadership lesson that will serve as a cornerstone truth for all his leadership of God's people. 

As we jump into our new Fall teaching series, "The Life of Joshua", we begin with a reasonable question: Why study the Life of Joshua?

For today's Real Grace message the audio clips from the movie were not included as the majority of the film shown in the message is in Korean.