The New Testament Baptist Church

We should desire to thrive spiritually and not be content to be just surviving

Our enemies may seemingly outnumber us, but that doesn't mean the battle is lost. When the battle belongs to the Lord and our weapon is praise, we quickly find that our greatest battles are fought by praising the Lord and being still.

After their victory over Jericho, the children if Israel experiences defeat from a smaller enemy.

We see that Jesus yields himself to the Father at the end of his life. This is where our hope rests.

We see the Apostles go from people wanting to stone them to people wanting to sacrifice unto them. Ministry involves much rejection. There is freedom in accepting rejection.

The key to overcoming sin and the enemy is walking with Jesus and obeying God.

Christ cried out victorious words on the cross in the midst of His suffering. He finished what He came to do.

We see some important things that took place before Joshua goes forward into battle.

Jesus, the Well of Living Waters says "I thirst" on the cross so we would never ever have to thirst again.

When Israel crossed Jordan they erected stones that were to remind them of what God had done. We too have signs that remind ourselves and others what Jesus has done for us.

We see the queen of Sheba and how she responds to Solomon

We consider what Christ spoke while He was on the cross during the three hours of darkness

We learn about facing our trials as we look at the crossing of the Jordan.

We see the final words of Jesus as he cares for His mother as He dies

We see what happens before David blesses his home

We see how Paul prayed for the people even while in prison.

We consider the first words spoken by Jesus while hanging on the cross

We see what brought great joy to Paul through the people he ministered to.

We see God's providence at work to save Rahab

Everything you build on Christ will be tested. Not everything you build will endure.

Now: Seeing through a dark glass. One day: seeing face to face.

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The Bible is filled with examples of faith. This message focuses on one family and what faith produced in them.

The Church rises or falls with this truth.

If your faith on the inside cannot be seen in how you live on the outside, you might not have faith at all.

There is great comfort, encouragement, and instruction as we consider that our God is unchanging.

When we see the Lord like Elisha, David, and Isaiah did then it will change us.

We see that Paul and Barnabas were filled with joy and the Holy Spirit and we see some things that accompanied that .

We see Joshua using the authority God has given him to command and lead the people of God and they say they will follow.

We see that living by faith in the risen Christ gives us the power to overcome fear and sadness, it also empowers us to serve and overcome failure.

We see that to be successful in spiritual warfare we need to know we are weak, we need zeal, and humility, and we must see that Christ has already won for us.

The Lord tells Joshua what he needs in order to be successful

We are encouraged to be the one to stand for what is right, to not despise youth, to take our responsibility seriously and to wear the armor of God.

We consider Paul's words and see that even though they sound harsh to some they were by the Holy Spirit.

We see how David's brother tried to question his motives to discourage him from standing from what is right.

We catch a glimpse of some backgrounds in the Antioch church leadership and highlight God's providence and grace. Video got corrupted, and audio got cut off due to power outage during sermon.

We see that Joshua was being prepared and qualified to be the leader after Moses.

We learn why Saul couldn't defeat Goliah, to stay away from negativity and not to be like David's brother.

We see the zeal of Christ when he cleanses the temple.

Joshua was a man that was ready for leadership. He has the character that is needed to lead Israel into the promised land.

We see David trust the Lord not just because he knows the Lord is strong but because he knows he belongs to the Lord.

We look at the fight between David and Goliah and see applications for spiritual warfare

We look at the place where Jesus was betrayed and we see his struggle, his prayer, and his prayer.

John teaches us to be amazed at the love of God, and when we are amazed at it, it will change us.

We see that feelings are real but they are not always factual and true and that our feelings are greatly helped when we focus on what we know.

We see that Paul is a great example of contentment in Christ

We learn how to worship by looking at the praise around the throne by the creatures and the elders.

We learn to build ourselves up and by doing so we are able to help others

We see God's judgment on Herod and how we should strive to give God glory

We can be as close to God as we want to be.