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Northwest Bible Church – March 23, 2025 – Joshua – Alan Conner Joshua 24:29-33 Three Graves of Godly Men Intro A.  THE BURIAL OF JOSHUA, THE SERVANT OF THE LORD (Joshua 24:29-31). 1. Honored with the title, “the servant of the LORD” (Joshua 24:29).    2. Buried in his inheritance (Joshua 24:30).     3. Joshua's legacy (Joshua 24:31).     a. Joshua's godly example. b. The danger of short memories.   B.  THE BURIAL OF JOSEPH THE BELIEVER (Joshua 24:32). 1. The burial of the bones of Joseph.   2. Joseph's faith.  Gen. 50:24-25. C. THE BURIAL OF ELEAZAR THE HIGH PRIEST (Joshua 24:33). 1. Eleazar became the high priest after Aaron (Numb. 20:28).   2. The ministry of Eleazar (Numb. 26:1; 27:21).   Conclusion 1. Three examples to encourage our faithfulness. 2. Three types of Christ. 3. Three witnesses to the reality of death

Northwest Bible Church – March 16, 2025 – Joshua – Alan Conner Joshua 24:14-28 A Call to Choose Intro A. JOSHUA'S EXHORTATION TO SERVE THE LORD (Joshua 24:14-15). 1. It is reasonable (Joshua 24:2-13). 2. It is exclusive (Joshua 24:14-15).     a. Fear and serve the LORD (Joshua 24:14).    b. Put away the gods (Joshua 24:14-15). 3. It requires a choice (Joshua 24:15).   a. Ancient Babylonian gods of their fathers   b. Egyptian gods  c. Canaanite gods   4.  A godly example (Joshua 24:15).  “As for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.”    B. JOSHUA'S EXCHANGE WITH THE PEOPLE (Joshua 24:16-24). 1. The people pledge to serve the LORD (Joshua 24:16-18).    2. Joshua's warning (Joshua 24:19-20).      a. You will fail (Joshua 24:19). b. If you forsake the LORD, He will forsake you (Joshua 24:20).     3. The people affirm their loyalty to the LORD (Joshua 24:21).    4. Joshua's warning (Joshua 24:22-24). a. You are witnesses against yourselves (Joshua 24:22).   They agree. b. Put away your foreign gods and serve God (Joshua 24:23-24).   C. THE COVENANT (Joshua 24:25-28).   1.  The covenant in Shechem (Joshua 24:25). 2.  The book and the stone (Joshua 24:26-28). Conclusion  

Sometimes, we can be walking in the promises of God, and things start getting tough.  Opposition.  Battles.  What's going on?  Is it time to give up? What happened to all those promises?   THE SPIRITUAL BATTLEFIELD Well over these last weeks on the program we've been looking at the fact that it's time to take the Promised Land. God makes so many promises of peace and of joy and His protection and forgiveness and eternal life, the list goes on and on and you know you and I can come up with so many excuses in our lives as to why those promises couldn't possibly ever be for us. It's true, we do. In a sense those excuses are completely natural and understandable. There was a young woman who wrote recently in response to a program, I want to share with you what she wrote because it's kind of a road we all travel sometimes, this is what she said: For a while now I've been getting negative thoughts and saying negative things, I know the devil's doing it and not God but it won't stop. I want so much to do Gods will and to walk in His ways, am I going mad? Will this wreck my relationship with God? I so much want to do His will for His glory and not mine. I want to be a serving and faithful servant for Him. I have all these problems; I say bad and negative things. I can say things without thinking, I tell lies and other unchristian things, what does it mean for me? Is it going to ruin my relationship with God? See this young woman is struggling with the realities of life. She wants to live in that Promised Land but somehow she's just, she just can't see how it's for her, she just can't seem to get there. We all struggle with these things, we struggle with doubt, we struggle with our failings, will this wreck everything with God? We go over that over and over again. Listen to me, it is time to take the Promised land. Over the last three weeks on the program we've been looking at Israel. God promised to Abraham, the father of Israel, this land of the Canaanites, the Promised Land. And centuries later, centuries, after Israel had grown into a large and mighty nation in slavery in Egypt God brought Moses and through a series of miracles he brought the nation of Israel, His chosen people, out of Egypt, through the Red Sea and they wandered in the desert for forty years as God purified them. And then one day under the leadership of Joshua because Moses had just died, they're standing on the banks of the Jordan River and finally ready to cross into the Promised Land. And what they discover is that there's already a whole bunch of other people living there, the Canaanites and the Jebusites and the Amorites and all those other little vegemites were already there. And even though this was Gods Promised Land it wasn't going to be delivered to them on a platter like a pizza, they had to go out and take it, they were on a war footing. They had to fight battle after battle beginning with Jericho, they went through a lot of battles to take the Promised Land. You know something, it's the same with you and with me and with that young woman, we live on a spiritual battlefield. That is the reality of life. And the moment we step out and we believe in Jesus, the moment we step out and say, "Lord, I'm going to follow you in your promises", we step onto that spiritual battlefield. John Eldridge in his book Waking The Dead makes this powerful statement, he says: Things are not what they seem, this is a world at war. And then he goes on to explain what he means, he writes this: The world in which we live is a combat zone. A violent clash of kingdoms, a bitter struggle unto the death. You were born into a world at war and you will live all your days in the midst of a great battle involving all the forces of heaven and hell and played out here on earth. Until we come to terms with that war as the context of our days, we simply will not understand life. See this is why over the last few weeks we've been working our way through this series in the Book of Joshua called, "It's Time To Take The Promised Land" because the context is war. The devil is not going to hand us God's promises on a silver platter. In fact, he is going to try to rob us of Gods promises at every turn. We'd like to think, particularly those of us who live in the affluent west that being a Christian means living in the blessings of God and having a comfortable life and having plenty of money and taking it easy. Well I don't know if you've noticed but life is not like that especially when we step onto the spiritual battlefield by giving our lives to Jesus Christ. The moment we do that all the forces of hell are unleashed against us. That's the reality, we shouldn't be surprised. I think that the surprise element is what makes it worse. We have these expectations of an easy and comfortable life and when satan unleashes all his devils against us, of temptation, of doubt, failure and opposition and trials and on and on and on, over and over and over, we start thinking 'wow there must be something wrong with me'. Au contraire! Inevitably when we decide to take hold of the promises of God in our lives there will be a battle involved. Don't be surprised by this, it's in the Bible. C S Lewis in his book Mere Christianity put it like this: One of the things that surprised me when I first read the New Testament, seriously, was that it talked so much about a dark power in the universe. A mighty evil spirit who was held to be the power behind death and disease and sin. This universe (writes Lewis) is at war. Wake up! The world is at war. The context of our lives following after Jesus Christ is a spiritual battlefield. See Israel was promised this land through Abraham centuries before they even got there. Do you think when God made that beautiful promise to Abraham that he expected battles and wars and stuff? Listen again just briefly to this beautiful promise to an old man, this impossible promise in Genesis chapter 15. The word of the Lord came to Abraham in a vision. He said 'don't be afraid, I'm your shield and your very great reward'. But Abraham said, 'O Sovereign Lord, what can you give me since I remain childless and the one who will inherit my estate is Eliezer of Damascus.' Abraham said, 'you have given me no children so a servant in my household will become my heir. And then the word of the Lord came to Abraham, 'this man will not be your heir but a son who comes from your own body will be your heir' and God took Abraham outside of the tent and said, 'look up at the heavens and count the stars if indeed you can count them' and then He said , 'so shall your offspring be. And Abraham believed the Lord and God credited it to him as righteousness. And God also said to him, 'I am the Lord who brought you out of Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to take possession of it.' But Abraham said, 'O Sovereign Lord how can I know that I will gain possession of it? So the Lord said to him, 'bring me a heifer and a goat and a ram, each three years old along with a dove and a young pigeon'. Abraham did that he brought all of those things and cut them in two and arranged the halves opposite each other. The birds however he did not cut in half. And then the birds of prey came down on the carcasses but Abraham drove them away and as the sun was setting Abraham fell into a deep sleep and a thick and dreadful darkness came over him and then the Lord said to him, 'know for certain that your descendants will be strangers in a country not their own and they will be enslaved and mistreated for four hundred years but I will punish the nation they serve as slaves and afterwards they will come out with great possessions. You however will go to your father's in peace and be buried at a good old age. In the fourth generation your descendants will come back here for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure. And when the sun had set and the darkness had fallen, the smoking fire pot with a blazing torch appeared and passed between the pieces. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abraham and said, "To your descendants I give this land. From the river of Egypt to the river of the Euphrates. The land of the Kenites and the Kenizzites, the Kadmonites, the Hittites, the Perizzites and the Rephaites and Amorites and Canaanites and the Girgashites and the Jebushites. This was a serious promise, who would have ever had expected that is would involve battle after battle after battle after battle.   IT'S TIME So let's go from that promise of God to Abraham centuries before into the midst of the taking of the Promised Land. Israel, under the leadership of Joshua, crossed over, they fought battle after battle, they'd taken Jericho and city after city has fallen before them. Why? Because that's what God promised and we're going to pick up the story in Joshua chapter 18, they're not quite half way through taking this Promised Land. There are twelve tribes in Israel, five tribes have their land and seven are left to go, seven have yet to get their Promised Land. It must have seemed like an eternity. You know when you face battle after battle, we're tempted to pull over and stop, to take a breather that kind of turns into a lunch break that turns into a holiday that turns into long service leave and before you know it we haven't got what it takes to keep going again. I tell you, in my life in this ministry Christianityworks, I've been involved now for just on three years and the call on my heart as I took over to start producing radio programs again we weren't on any stations three years ago and today we're on over seven hundred stations in eighty countries around the world. I have to tell you it was hard work, battle after battle after battle. Sometimes there were not enough funds and people said they'd help but then they realised how hard it was to do this work and they just didn't deliver and they fell by the wayside. And people criticised and people didn't understand, you know what I'm talking about and you get tired, you get exhausted. It would have been so easy just to pull up, to slow down, to give up, what a temptation. And yet there was this promise of God in my heart that He'd called me to do this. But we're all tempted to give up half way. You know the only reason I haven't is because along the way I've had some great teaching on this subject from a wonderful teacher called Joyce Meyer and there was just one message and God wrote this stuff on my heart, 'to keep going' and that's my prayer for you today, just this one message that in these few moments we spend together that He will write His word on your heart to keep on pressing forward into the promises of God. Whether we're struggling with fear or sin or addiction or a tough relationship and we hear about Gods promises so we set out on that journey of faith but after a while, oh it's hard work and there is opposition and there are battles and we want to give up, you know what I mean. In fact my hunch is you know exactly what I mean. And it was the same with Israel, they were almost half way into taking the Promised Land, if you've got a Bible open it up, lets listen to Joshua chapter 18. The whole assembly of the Israelites gathered at Shiloh and set up there the Tent of the Meeting. The country was subdued before them but there were still seven Israelite tribes who had not yet received their inheritance. So Joshua said to the Israelites, 'how long will you wait before you begin to take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers has given you. Appoint three men from each tribe, I will send them out to make a survey of the land to write a description of it according to the inheritance of each then you will return to me. You are to divide the land into seven parts. Judah is to remain in its territory on the south and the House of Joseph in it's territory on the north. After you have written the descriptions of the seven parts of the land bring them here to me and I will cast lots for you in the presence of the Lord. The Levites however do not get a portion among you because the priestly service of the Lord is their inheritance and Gad and Rueben and the half tribe of Manassah have already received their inheritance on the east side of the Jordan, Moses the servant of the Lord gave it to them. As the men started on their way to map out the land Joshua instructed them, 'go and make a survey of the land, write a description of it then return to me and I will cast lots for you here at Shiloh in the presence of the Lord'. So the men left, they went through the land, they wrote its description on a scroll, town by town, in seven parts and returned to Joshua in the camp of Shiloh. Joshua then cast lots for them in Shiloh in the presence of the Lord and there he distributed the land to the Israelites according to their tribal divisions. I love this passage because they're almost half way through and it begins by saying, "the whole land, the whole country was subdued before them". See so much of the work had already been done , God had done so many things, they were so far down the track and sometimes when we're tired of the battle after battle we lose sight of how far we've come. We look back and then, then we see the mighty hand of God at work in the victories. Isn't it the same in our lives? You get tired and you think, "argh Lord this is too hard". It's time to just take a quick look back and see all the mighty things that God has done in our lives. I get such great courage from just looking back, even over these last three years in the ministry of Christianityworks and I think, "man, look at what God has done." And once they've looked back Joshua asks the sixty four million dollar question. Joshua said to the Israelites: How long will you wait before you take possession of the land that the Lord, the God of your fathers has already given you? How long will you wait? See you're almost half way there. You take a breather, you pull over, you stop, you get set in your ways, you can't go any further, you lose heart, what are you people doing, how long will you wait? What came next? There was work to be done. They sent the men out, they looked forward, they divided up the land into seven portions. See God always, ALWAYS involves us in what's going on, He never lets us become spiritual couch potatoes, He sent three men from each tribe out to survey the land, to record the land and to choose the seven divisions. And next they came back to Joshua and in the presence of the Lord Joshua cast lots. Really what Joshua was saying there is, "we're going to leave this up to God, we've got some work to do but God is in charge. We're going to cast lots for this land between the seven tribes in front of God and we will let God choose through the lots who gets what land." See there's a message for us here. If we're a people thats pressing forward into the promises of God don't stop, don't pull over, don't give up. If it's a tough relationship that you've been praying over and the Lords has been leading you to do good things, to serve and to support, to humble yourself and you're tired and you want to take a breather and you think, "augh, it's just not going to happen" and get to thinking, "this isn't working, it's not going anywhere, it's time to give up". Or God's called you to something, a ministry or a job or whatever it is that somehow, as you look back you can see all the good things He's done. But the promises seem like such a long way off. Whatever the situation, how long will you hang around here before you take the land that God has already given to you. Come on! Get up and do the things you know you have to do, do them under God and, and what? Do you think God is going to fail you? Do you think God is just leading you up the garden path? Do you think that God has put you up the creek in a barbed wire canoe without a paddle? Are His promises faithful, are they worth following, are they worth it?   THE FAITHFULNESS OF GOD Well are the promises of God real? In a sense in theory we can all answer, "sure, I mean if God is God and He makes a promise then it has to be real". But you know something, the theory and the reality can be two different things. I shared a little before about the battles over the last three years that I've travelled through in taking this ministry from, I guess, pretty much nothing to reaching millions of people each week. Now I don't want any of that to seem remarkable because it's nothing that we did, God opened door after door and performed miracle after miracle to do that and it's what God's called me to do, He's called you to something different. So let's not compare as I share my story, hear what God is saying to you today about your story. Now I'm someone who knows the theory of God's promises as well as anyone. I mean a big part of my job is to study God's Word to put together these programs. So I'm "in the theory" if you like all the time but the reality has been that it's been lots of hard work and there have been disappointments and setbacks. And one of the hardest things has been often the people closest to us, people in our own Church, who haven't understood what we do or supported us or encouraged us, there's so many times the finances looked critical. It's still something that happens now and I find myself thinking, "why is it that the people in our own Church don't even support us?" Or one station where we've had a huge audience for a number of years was talking about taking our program off air and we've had to pray and pray and pray and then finally see God's victory. And sometimes I think, "God why can't it be easier than this? God why does there have to be so many battles along the way?" And you know what Gods answer has been to me, so that you my child would discover my faithfulness for yourself. See God wants us to experience his faithfulness, not in theory but in practice and you know something, I know so much more today about the faithfulness of God than ever have simply by travelling through battle after battle and seeing the victories that God has brought along the way. And there is such an intense satisfaction as I look back on that and I can truly say, "yes Lord, it's been hard work but all the glory goes to you and not to me because I could never have done this". The Book of Joshua that we've been travelling through these last weeks is about Israel's battles on the journey of taking the Promised Land. And when finally all the land is taken and allocated to all the tribes have a listen to what God's Word says, if you've got a Bible open it at Joshua chapter 21 beginning at verse 43. So the Lord gave Israel all the land that He had sworn to give their forefathers and they took possession of it and settled there and the Lord gave them rest on every side just as He had sworn to their forefathers, not one of their enemies withstood them, the Lord handed all their enemies over to them, not one of all the Lord's good promises to the House of Israel failed, every one was fulfilled. WOW! Let's just let that sink in for a minute. Not one of all the Lords good promises to the House of Israel failed, every one was fulfilled. When God makes a promise he never ever fails to deliver. When Jesus promised that He came that we would have life in all its abundance, that is a promise of God and it's a promise He intends to keep in your life and in mine. And as we travel through battle after battle and hang close to Him and just let those promises of God glow in our hearts and we hang on to them through this spiritual battlefield the devil comes after you with a meat cleaver and you fail some days and you stumble and you remember Jesus on that cross, you remember He purchased that life for you, we can know in our hearts that now, now it's time to take the Promised Land. And not one of all the Lord's good promises to you or to me will fail; every one of them will be fulfilled. It is time to take the Promised Land.

Northwest Bible Church – Feb. 23, 2025 – Joshua – Alan Conner Joshua 22 The Altar at the Jordan Intro A. A WORD OF COMMENDATION (1-9). 1. Context is Joshua 1:12-18.     2. Joshua commends the 2 ½ tribes (Joshua 22:1-4). 3. Joshua charges them to remain faithful to the LORD (Joshua 22:5). 4. Joshua blesses them (Joshua 22:6-9).   B. A POTENTIAL CIVIL WAR (Joshua 22:10-20). 1. The Eastern tribes build a large altar at the Jordan river (Joshua 22:10). 2. The gathering for war at Shiloh (Joshua 22:11-12).    3. The confrontation (Joshua 22:13-20). a. Prudence prevails (Joshua 22:13-14).   b. Rebuke for unfaithfulness (Joshua 22:15-18).    c. Offer of sharing their land to help them not rebel (Joshua 22:19).   d. Remember Achan's sin (Joshua 22:20).    C. A DEFENSE AND EXPLANATION (Joshua 22:21-29). 1. Appeal to God as their witness and agree to punishment if guilty  (Joshua 22:21-23).      2. Their motive is explained (Joshua 22:24-28).   3. Appeal to their innocence (Joshua 22:29).       D. A HAPPY RESOLUTION (Joshua 22:30-34). 1. The delegation is pleased (Joshua 22:30).   2. The LORD is with us because He has protected us from His judgment (Joshua 22:31).    3. The sons of Israel are pleased and the altar is named “Witness” (Joshua 22:32-34). Conclusion

Today, Mike looks at the first chapter of Joshua, a chapter of encouragement. We see that the theme of Joshua is possessing inheritance. God calls us to action and encourages us to listen to his voice, to serve and to witness. Are you hearing the call in your heart?Join our family morning service every Sunday at 11am.New Life HaydockPhythian StreetHaydockWA11 0AH

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154 - The Fear of the Lord, Joshua 24. 11-13 - 11.10.24, 2.37 PM by Pastor David Goodson

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Send us a text“Now therefore, fear the Lord, serve Him in sincerity and in truth, and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the River and in Egypt. Serve the Lord! And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:14-15).Written and sent out from the morning prayer time of Tommy Hays each day.God bless you and may you have a great day!—Tommy Hays | Messiah Ministrieshttp://messiah-ministries.org

... choose this day whom you will serve... But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord (Joshua 24:15). Thank you, Jesus!

Northwest Bible Church – Oct. 20, 2024 – Joshua – Alan Conner Josh. 9:16-27 Covenant Keepers Intro A. GIBEONITES ARE RESCUED FROM DEATH (Joshua 9:16-21a). 1. The lie is exposed (Joshua 9:16).     2. Israel grumbles (Joshua 9:17-18).    3. The reason why the leaders let the Gibeonites live (Joshua 9:19-20). a. They swore to them by the LORD the God of Israel (Joshua 9:18, 19). b. They feared God's wrath if they broke their oath (Joshua 9:20).  B. GIBEONITES ARE CURSED (Joshua 9:21b-27). 1. Slaves of Israel (Joshua 9:21, 27). 2. Slaves of the tabernacle (Joshua 9:23, 27). 3. The Gibeonites tell the truth and submit to be slaves (Joshua 9:24-27). C. THE COVENANT MUST BE HONORED (Joshua 9:18-21). 1. Joshua did not violate the covenant sworn by the LORD (Joshua 9:18-20). 2. Requirements of swearing an oath.  3. The consequences of breaking the covenant.   “Wrath” (Joshua 9:20).    2 Sam. 21.    4. Application.    Ps. 15:4 5. Did Jesus forbid taking oaths.  Mt. 5:33-37 D. THE REST OF THE STORY. 1. The grace of their slavery.     2. The providence of God in their future. 3. The Abrahamic Promise, Gen. 12:3; 22:18.        Conclusion  

John Wells - October 20th 2024 - Joshua's Last Speech “Choose this day who you will serve, as for me and my house we will serve the LORD” Joshua 24:15 4 Principals for a Successful Life Mediate on the Word of God Read it / Hear it / Obey it - pray over it and let it take root in your heart No substitute for God's word - it brings: conviction, conversion, conformity, cleaning   Why meditate on the scripture ? it produces growth, wisdom, fellowship, fruit bearing Make your decisions based on biblical principles/ store the WORD in your heart  Mortify Sin - cut it out / do not let sin reign in your mortal body   It's in your nature (the FLESH) / it's at the core of your being / The heart is deceitful Sin separates us from God / breaks communion / destroys spiritual desires Sin is the greatest life long battle you will have - it's taken many good men down (David) Promise / Preparation / Prayer / Pain / Process Move in Step with God Abide in Him / hears his words / walk in fellowship with Jesus Christ  Walk in truth / Walk in the Spirit Do not grieve the Spirit - by failing to act on His prompting / or by acting on evil desires  Walk by faith not by sight / not paralyzed by fear  / stepping out on the promises of God  Serve God and Him only   Choose Whom you will serve and make life altering decisions  Cling to the LORD and allow no Idols in your life Choose who you will serve Why should I serve God ? What if I don't serve God ? What will happen to my children if I don't serve God ? Joshua 23 1-16 Joshua 24 - 13- 16 Judges 2 - 8-14 Deuteronomy 30:15-20 Deuteronomy 31:14-17

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Joshua 10

A few years after the Israelites crossed into the Promised Land, Joshua commissioned them to not turn away from God … and he cried out "As for me and my house we will serve the Lord" (Joshua 24:15).Taken from Joshua 24, Vance Havner says that we too must choose whom we will serve and seek after. In our day that is marked by compromise, fickleness, and hypocrisy, this is a message we all need to take to heart. Though the audio quality isn't great, the message is a powerful call to fully follow and serve our God. Learn more about the Bravehearted Voices Podcast and how you can be discipled and grow spiritually by visiting braveheartedvoices.com

Northwest Bible Church – July 7, 2024 – Joshua – Alan Conner Joshua 2 Rahab's Faith Intro A. THE SPIES BLOW THEIR COVER (Joshua 2:1-3).    1. Joshua sends out to spies to gather intelligence. 2. Immediately exposed.   B. RAHAB'S COVER-UPS  (Joshua 2:4-5).       1. Verbal cover-up (Joshua 2:4-5).     2. Physical cover-up (Joshua 2:6-7).      C. RAHAB'S FAITH (Joshua 2:8-14).             1) Words of faith (Joshua 2:8-11). a.  I know the LORD has given you the land (Joshua 2:9),  b.  We heard of the works of the LORD (Joshua 2:10-11a).   c.  Faith expressed, she believed these reports (Joshua 2:11b). 2) Request of faith (Joshua 2:12-14).      3) Works of faith (Joshua 2:15-21).   a. She hid the spies in stalks of flax (Joshua 2:6-7).   b. Lowered them by a rope out of her window on city wall (Joshua 2:15). c. She gave them counsel for their protection (Joshua 2:16).   d. The requirements for protection (Joshua 2:17-21).       4) The HS testimony to her faith.   Heb. 11:31; Jam. 2:25 D.  THE SPIES GIVE TRIBUTE TO THE LORD'S FAITHFULNESS (Joshua 2:22-24).   E.  A TRIBUTE TO THE GRACE OF GOD. Conclusion  

Four Keys to Continued Victory | Joshua 23-241. Stay in the Word – Joshua 23:62. Stay out of the World – Joshua 23:73. Stick with the Lord – Joshua 23:8-164. Serve Only One God – Joshua 24:1-33Sunday morning teaching by Pastor Jason Duff at The Garden Fellowship on 6.23.24.More information and teachings online at thegardenfellowship.com.

Four Keys to Continued Victory | Joshua 23-241. Stay in the Word – Joshua 23:62. Stay out of the World – Joshua 23:73. Stick with the Lord – Joshua 23:8-164. Serve Only One God – Joshua 24:1-33Sunday morning teaching by Pastor Jason Duff at The Garden Fellowship on 6.23.24.More information and teachings online at thegardenfellowship.com.

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Joshua 6-8 | Experiencing Victory in the Lord1. God Needs to Fight the Battle – Joshua 62. We Need to Walk in Purity – Joshua 73. We Need to Seek the Lord – Joshua 8Wednesday night teaching by Pastor Jason Duff at The Garden Fellowship on 5.29.24.More information and teachings online at thegardenfellowship.com.

Joshua 6-8 | Experiencing Victory in the Lord1. God Needs to Fight the Battle – Joshua 62. We Need to Walk in Purity – Joshua 73. We Need to Seek the Lord – Joshua 8Wednesday night teaching by Pastor Jason Duff at The Garden Fellowship on 5.29.24.More information and teachings online at thegardenfellowship.com.

Sermon preached on Sunday Evening 4/28/2024 by Pastor Henry Funkhouser at the First Baptist Church of Easton. Welcome to those joining via Podcast, we are glad to have you join us. If you are ever in the Easton Area, we would love to have you visit us! If you care to support the ministry, visit us at firstbaptisteaston.com, click Donate. https://app.aplos.com/aws/give/FirstBaptistChurchofEaston

Steve Backlund gives part two of last week's podcast, "Goliath's Morning and Evening Taunts", Lies often sound more real in the morning and evening. Joshua was instructed by the Lord (Joshua 1:8) to have a strategy for these times. "This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night . . . " This podcast will help you develop or strengthen your own plan for these important parts of the day.

God's Presence passes through the Jordan to deliver His People and to deliver on His Promise. What does it mean to be anointed? Joshua 3 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-greg/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dan-greg/support

Today's key passage of Scripture contains a very famous verse. It says, “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). Can you imagine what could happen in this country if every family made that decision? Do you think the crime rate would go down? Do you think our jails would be emptier? Do you think our marriages might be stronger? Do you think schools would be safer? Joshua shares with his people that he is going to lead his family to do three things with all his might and power. I would encourage every family and every household head to give this same direction, make this same decision, and have this same determination for your family.

“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15).

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“And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15).

"But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). Stay blessed, family.

So the men took some of their provisions but did not ask counsel from the Lord (Joshua 9:14). God is our source!

You will either be faithfully devoted to the Lord and experience His blessing, or you will be devoted to the Lord in destruction and experience His curse.

July 23,2023

107- Centered on the Lord, Joshua 18.1 by Pastor David Goodson

On today's episode, Pastor Cameron looks at Joshua's encounter with the Angel of the Lord. Joshua tried the Spirit before blindly following, to make sure that He came from God! 

Call to Faith | A Heart Yielded to the Lord | Joshua 24:14-28 | February 26, 2023 St. George's Campus | Seth JonesWelcome to Sunday Service at Fellowship Memphis!Announcements Here: https://fellowshipmemphis.org/announcementsVisit fellowshipmemphis.orgFellowship Memphis in Memphis, TN#FellowshipMemphis #CallToFaithYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/fellowshipmemphischurch/liveFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FellowshipMemphisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipmemphis/Twitter: https://twitter.com/FellowshipMem

Call to Faith | A Heart Yielded to the Lord | Joshua 24:14-28 | February 26, 2023 St. George's Campus | Seth JonesWelcome to Sunday Service at Fellowship Memphis!Announcements Here: https://fellowshipmemphis.org/announcementsVisit fellowshipmemphis.orgFellowship Memphis in Memphis, TN#FellowshipMemphis #CallToFaithYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/fellowshipmemphischurch/liveFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FellowshipMemphisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipmemphis/Twitter: https://twitter.com/FellowshipMem

Call to Faith | A Heart Yielded to the Lord | Joshua 24:14-28 | February 26, 2023Harding Campus | Drew BlakeWelcome to Sunday Service at Fellowship Memphis!Announcements Here: https://fellowshipmemphis.org/announcementsVisit fellowshipmemphis.orgFellowship Memphis in Memphis, TN#FellowshipMemphis #CallToFaithYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/c/fellowshipmemphischurch/liveFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/FellowshipMemphisInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/fellowshipmemphis/Twitter: https://twitter.com/FellowshipMem

Many in our day do not remember the name of the fame of Sergeant Alvin C. York was the most famous soldier of World War I. Many people do not know that Alvin York single-handedly captured 132 German soldiers one day in France. York was the recipient of many great honors from several nations for his bravery in combat. However, Alvin C. York was a most unlikely man to become a legendary hero. York felt that his Christian faith barred him from killing anyone, even in war. After being drafted, York made it known that he was a conscientious objector; that he would not be able to kill other men.  He was sent home on a ten-day leave to think about his situation and to consider the scriptures a Christian captain had shared with him. York was promised that he would be dismissed from the Army if he still felt the same way when he returned. Finally in a crisis of faith, God showed York that he could obey God and defend the helpless in Europe at the same time. He wrote, “As I prayed there alone… I knew that He was there. He understood I didn't want to be a fighter or a killing man… He took pity on me and gave me the assurance I needed… It was His will and that was enough for me.” Sgt. York had to win the war in his mind before he could win the battles that lay ahead of him in the trenches of France. Alvin York had to yield to the Lordship of God in his life before he would ever become a great war hero. The same truth is seen in this passage. Israel is about to attack the city of Jericho. Before that battle, the leader of Israel, Joshua, goes out to inspect the site of the coming battle. On that important day, Joshua came face to face with the real leader of Israel. He had an encounter with One Who was far more powerful than he was. That day, outside the walled city of Jericho, The Leader Meets The Lord. When he did, Joshua was humbled, but he was also prepared for the battle that lay ahead. Let's look in on this special encounter between The Leader And The Lord.

Can you think of some choices you've made—maybe even recently—that you would like to do-over? Choices have consequences, that's for sure, so I want to remind you of some biblical principles about choices. This one from Joshua is no doubt the most important choice we make: “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). Joshua puts it to the people of Israel that they have a choice as to who they will serve, the Lord God or some false pagan god. That was a default choice. If they don't choose to serve the Lord God, they will by default serve a false god. One or the other. We have default choices, too. Failing to make one choice means you are choosing another choice by default. If you have made a choice to be a Christ-follower, to serve the Lord, then that means you are choosing not to serve other gods, gods of your own making, gods of our culture. Jesus made it clear that we cannot serve God and money—or other things that can crawl up on the throne of our heart. Joshua began by saying “if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you” because sometimes it may seem “undesirable”—not easy. For example, serving the Lord on your job could require taking a stand that isn't politically correct, which could have unpleasant consequences for you and your career. So, you have to decide in advance that serving the Lord is desirable—is your choice. Joshua took that stand—"we will serve the Lord,” he said. In our culture today, I believe we as Christ-followers will need to decide in advance—make a determination and commitment in our minds and hearts—that we choose to serve the Lord. We choose to stand true to God's Word. That is the most important choice you and I will ever make. Like Joshua, we should make that a firm decision in our minds, and a choice we reinforce and re-commit regularly. Can you say, “I choose to serve the Lord—no matter what”?

Can you think of some choices you've made—maybe even recently—that you would like to do-over? Choices have consequences, that's for sure, so I want to remind you of some biblical principles about choices. This one from Joshua is no doubt the most important choice we make: “But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15). Joshua puts it to the people of Israel that they have a choice as to who they will serve, the Lord God or some false pagan god. That was a default choice. If they don't choose to serve the Lord God, they will by default serve a false god. One or the other. We have default choices, too. Failing to make one choice means you are choosing another choice by default. If you have made a choice to be a Christ-follower, to serve the Lord, then that means you are choosing not to serve other gods, gods of your own making, gods of our culture. Jesus made it clear that we cannot serve God and money—or other things that can crawl up on the throne of our heart. Joshua began by saying “if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you” because sometimes it may seem “undesirable”—not easy. For example, serving the Lord on your job could require taking a stand that isn't politically correct, which could have unpleasant consequences for you and your career. So, you have to decide in advance that serving the Lord is desirable—is your choice. Joshua took that stand—"we will serve the Lord,” he said. In our culture today, I believe we as Christ-followers will need to decide in advance—make a determination and commitment in our minds and hearts—that we choose to serve the Lord. We choose to stand true to God's Word. That is the most important choice you and I will ever make. Like Joshua, we should make that a firm decision in our minds, and a choice we reinforce and re-commit regularly. Can you say, “I choose to serve the Lord—no matter what”?