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The Battle Belongs to the Lord Rev. Jon Stoddard

We Will Serve the Lord | Joshua 24:13-15 | Pastor Michael Clark6/21/2026

In this episode of Pray the Word on Joshua 6:1–2, David Platt reminds us that Christ has secured the ultimate victory over sin and death.Explore more content from Radical.

Charge | Blessed To Be A Blessing | Pastor Michael Kennedy

7 takeaways from this study God's presence is not limited by place. Ezekiel's chariot vision reminds you that God sees and reaches you even in “exile” seasons—geographical, emotional, or spiritual. You are not forgotten. Outsiders can become family. Ruth shows that anyone, regardless of background, can genuinely say, “Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God” (Ruth 1:16). Treat sincere “Ruths” as true family in God. Holiness means real-life distinctions. Leviticus 11 and Sinai teach you to distinguish between holy and common. Practically, this means asking in everyday choices: “Does this belong in a life set apart for God, or not?” The Spirit empowers obedience, not lawlessness. Jeremiah 31 and Ezekiel 36 show that the רוּחַ ruach (Spirit) writes Torah on the heart and “causes” you to walk in God's ways. Depend on the Spirit to obey; do not use grace as permission to ignore God's commands. Look for the Spirit's work where you do not expect it. On Shavuot in Acts 2 and at Cornelius's house in Acts 10, many misread what God was doing. Ask: “Could this be the Spirit at work?” before you dismiss something that does not fit your expectations. Your story can be a seed, not a waste. Like exile, like the cross, and like a seed buried in the ground, seasons that look like loss may be God's way of planting something for a future harvest— often in others, not just in you. You carry a watchman's responsibility. Ezekiel's call and Peter's Shavuot sermon together imply this: you are not only saved; you are sent. Warn, invite, and testify — especially to those “far off” — so their blood is not on your hands and so they can join God's covenant family. A theme of the biblical festival of Shavuot (Pentecost) God's harvest from all nations. God joins those who are “far off” to His people and writes His instructions on their hearts by His Spirit. We’ll consider how believers live in covenant faithfulness and the relationship between Torah and Spirit, obedience and grace, and Israel and the nations. Ruth: From foreign outsider to covenant insider “But Ruth said, ‘Do not urge me to leave you or turn back from following you; for where you go, I will go, and where you lodge, I will lodge. Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God. Where you die, I will die, and there I will be buried. Thus may the LORD do to me, and worse, if anything but death parts you and me.'” Ruth 1:16–17 NASB 1995 Ruth comes from Moab. That nation has a difficult origin (Genesis 19:30–38). Moab also opposes Israel in the wilderness journey from Egypt to the Promised Land (Numbers 22–25). Therefore Ruth does not come from a neutral background. She comes from a historically hostile nation. Yet Ruth chooses Israel's people and Israel's God. She crosses a covenant boundary by faith and loyalty. She moves from being a foreigner to being part of Israel's story. Boaz recognizes this. The nearer kinsman refuses to redeem Ruth. He says it may “jeopardize” his own inheritance (Ruth 4:6). The subtext is clear. He does not want to bring a Moabite into his family line. Boaz responds differently. He sees Ruth's faith and covenant loyalty. He acts in line with the heart of the God of Israel, who welcomes the one who truly turns. The book ends by placing Ruth in the line of King David (Ruth 4:17–22). This shows that God can place a former outsider at the very center of His redemptive plan. In Hebrew, the word “holy” is קָדוֹשׁ qadosh (set apart). Ruth moves from being outside the set-apart people to being included among them. Her story anticipates a larger harvest from the nations. Shavuot: From Passover to Sinai The traditional reading of Ruth on Shavuot (Pentecost) fits the holy day’s lessons. Shavuot links Passover to the giving of the Torah at Sinai: “You shall also count for yourselves from the day after the sabbath, from the day when you brought in the sheaf of the wave offering; there shall be seven complete sabbaths. You shall count fifty days to the day after the seventh sabbath; then you shall present a new grain offering to the LORD.” Leviticus 23:15–16 NASB 1995 The counting of the fifty days (the Omer) ties together three elements: Passover (Pesach): deliverance from bondage in Egypt. Unleavened Bread (Matzot): removal of old leaven. Shavuot: firstfruits of the harvest and, traditionally, the giving of the Torah at Sinai (Exodus 19–20). This recalls God's purpose: “You yourselves have seen what I did to the Egyptians, and how I bore you on eagles' wings, and brought you to Myself. Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine; and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.” Exodus 19:4–6 NASB 1995 The goal is not only freedom from slavery. It’s a covenant identity as a “kingdom of priests” and “holy nation.” The Hebrew for “holy” here is again קָדוֹשׁ qadosh (set apart). God marks out Israel as distinct because of His presence and His word. The first of the Ten Commandments begins with identity and history. “I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me.” Exodus 20:2–3 NASB 1995 Only this God redeemed Israel from bondage. Therefore Israel must not turn to other gods or make images (Exodus 20:4–6). The covenant is rooted in what God has already done. Israel receives the commandments after redemption. God does not redeem them because they obey. He redeems them, then calls them to obedience. The pattern is grace first, then covenant response. Holiness, distinction and Leviticus 11 Shavuot also connects to Leviticus 11, the list of “clean” and “unclean” animals. The passage ends with a key principle. “For I am the LORD your God. Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am holy. And you shall not make yourselves unclean with any of the swarming things that swarm on the earth. For I am the LORD who brought you up from the land of Egypt to be your God; thus you shall be holy, for I am holy.” Leviticus 11:44–45 NASB 1995 The Hebrew verb “to consecrate” is קִדֵּשׁ qiddesh (set apart, make holy). God teaches Israel to distinguish. Some things belong in the category of God's people. Others do not. In one sense, God simply says about the “clean” list, “Because I said so.” However, the deeper purpose lies in training Israel to see categories: clean and unclean, holy and common. This forms a pattern. Later God will also draw lines between righteous and wicked, sheep and goats, good fish and bad fish (cf. Matthew 13:47–50; 25:31–33). God present in exile The vision of Ezekiel 1 appears during ancient Israel’s second exile. The people of Judah have gone into Babylon. It might seem that Israel's story has ended. Yet God shows Ezekiel a vision of His glory by the river Chebar (Ezekiel 1:1–3). Ezekiel sees living beings with four faces and many eyes. They move straight in every direction and do not turn (Ezekiel 1:5–14). Wheels within wheels move with them (Ezekiel 1:15–21). The imagery resembles a heavenly chariot. This vision as a message about God's presence. In ancient warfare, a chariot moves only in one direction. The “business end” faces forward. Its power and weapons point one way. God's chariot differs. It goes straight in every direction. It sees everywhere. It reaches even into exile. Therefore, even in Babylon, God remains with His people. He is not bound to a geographical border. This message continues in Ezekiel 2–3. God gives Ezekiel a scroll to eat: “Then He said to me, ‘Son of man, eat what you find; eat this scroll, and go, speak to the house of Israel.' So I opened my mouth, and He fed me this scroll. He said to me, ‘Son of man, feed your stomach and fill your body with this scroll which I am giving you.' Then I ate it, and it was sweet as honey in my mouth.” Ezekiel 3:1–3 NASB 1995 The scroll contains words of lamentation and woe, yet it tastes sweet. The message includes judgment, but also hope. God has not forgotten His people. The exile itself lies within His plan of correction. The 70 years prophesied by Jeremiah (Jeremiah 25:11–12; 29:10) have begun, but they will end. There’s a parallel to Ruth. She once stood outside Israel, yet God brought her into His purpose because of her faith and rejection of the ways of her past. Hundreds of years later, Israel now stands in exile, yet Ezekiel’s vision of God's chariot shows that He has not abandoned them. The same God who reached into Egypt when Israel was enslaved there now reaches into Babylon. The New Covenant: Torah written on the heart The key to adoption into God’s family is the new covenant. Here’s where it’s foretold, then repeatedly quoted in the New Testament: “‘Behold, days are coming,' declares the LORD, ‘when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, not like the covenant which I made with their fathers in the day I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt, My covenant which they broke, although I was a husband to them,' declares the LORD. ‘But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,' declares the LORD, ‘I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.'” Jeremiah 31:31–33 NASB 1995 The Hebrew word for “law” is תּוֹרָה Torah (instruction). God promises to place the Torah “within them” and write it “on their heart.” The Hebrew for “heart” is לֵב lev (inner being, mind and emotions). In a parallel new covenant prophecy, a key verb for obeying appears in the causative stem (הִפְעִיל hif'il). God does not only command His people to walk in His ways. He causes them to do so by His Spirit. “Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh. I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.” Ezekiel 36:26–27 NASB 1995 The Hebrew word for “Spirit” is רוּחַ ruach (spirit, wind, breath). God's ruach empowers obedience from the inside. Thus the new covenant does not remove Torah. Instead, it internalizes Torah. It removes the heart of stone and gives a heart of flesh. Acts 10: Holy, common, and the nations The study then connects Leviticus 11 to Acts 10. Peter sees a sheet with all kinds of animals. A voice says, “Get up, Peter, kill and eat!” (Acts 10:13 NASB 1995). Peter objects, since he has never eaten anything unholy or unclean (literally, “common”; Acts 10:14). The voice answers, “What God has cleansed, no longer consider unholy” (Acts 10:15 NASB 1995). Peter later interprets this. When he meets Cornelius and his household, he says: And yet God has shown me that I should not call any man unholy or unclean. Acts 10:28, NASB 1995 Peter’s sheet vision centers on people. God has moved some from the “do not eat” category, so to speak, into the “eat” category. He has lifted them up and included them among His own. This does not erase all distinctions. Scripture still speaks of sheep and goats, righteous and unrighteous. However, the boundary now runs through Yeshua the Messiah and the work of the Spirit, not through ethnicity. Those who were “far off” can now draw near (cf. Ephesians 2:11–13). The Greek word for “unclean” is κοινός koinos (common, impure). God commands Peter not to label those whom He has cleansed as koinos. This echoes the principle from Ruth. A Moabite woman becomes part of the royal line. A Roman centurion and his household receive the Holy Spirit. Acts 1: Shavuot and the promise of the Spirit Fifty days after Yeshua’s resurrection came for Shavuot, with massive pilgrimages to Jerusalem. “To these He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the kingdom of God. Gathering them together, He commanded them not to leave Jerusalem, but to wait for what the Father had promised, ‘Which,' He said, ‘you heard of from Me; for John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.'” Acts 1:3–5 NASB 1995 The forty days recall other periods of testing and preparation in Scripture (e.g., years of wandering in the wilderness). Yeshua remains with His disciples, teaching about the kingdom. Then He ascends. A 10-day gap leads to the 50th day, Shavuot. The disciples ask about the restoration of the kingdom to Israel (Acts 1:6). Yeshua answers that the Father has fixed the times and seasons. He then redirects them. “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be My witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and even to the remotest part of the earth.” Acts 1:8 NASB 1995 The Greek word for “power” is δύναμις dynamis (power, might). The Greek word for “witnesses” is μάρτυρες martyres (witnesses, from which “martyr” comes). The Spirit empowers witness from Jerusalem outward. This echoes God's original purpose at Sinai. Israel was to be a “kingdom of priests” (Exodus 19:6). Now the disciples carry the testimony of Messiah and the Torah written on the heart, through the Spirit, to the ends of the earth. Acts 2: Joel's prophecy and the last days On Shavuot, the Spirit comes with wind and fire (Acts 2:1–4). Those gathered speak in other tongues. Some bystanders mock and say they are drunk. Peter stands up with the eleven and explains: “But this is what was spoken of through the prophet Joel:‘And it shall be in the last days,' God says,‘That I will pour forth of My Spirit on all mankind;And your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,And your young men shall see visions,And your old men shall dream dreams;Even on My bondslaves, both men and women,I will in those days pour forth of My SpiritAnd they shall prophesy.'” Acts 2:16–18 NASB 1995, quoting Joel 2:28–32 The outpouring of the Spirit fulfills the promises of Jeremiah 31 and Ezekiel 36. God pours out His רוּחַ ruach (Spirit) on “all flesh,” crossing age, gender, and social status boundaries. Peter continues with the signs in heaven and earth and the coming “great and glorious day of the LORD” (Acts 2:19–20 NASB 1995). He then declares the key outcome: “And it shall be that everyone who calls on the name of the LORD will be saved.” Acts 2:21 NASB 1995 The Greek word for “saved” is σωθήσεται sōthēsetai (will be saved, from σῴζω sōzō). This includes Jews gathered for the feast and later Gentiles like Cornelius. Ruth's personal confession (“Your God, my God”) now becomes a worldwide invitation. Torah and Spirit: Not opposed but united Some readers claim that the new covenant and the Spirit “do away” with the Torah. They cite passages that call the former commandment “weak and useless” (Hebrews 7:18 NASB 1995). Yet this reading needs to take Hebrews in context. The writer compares the earthly priesthood and sanctuary with the heavenly reality. Earthly priests die. Earthly sacrifices repeat year after year. The pattern remains imperfect. It points beyond itself. “who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, ‘See,' He says, ‘that you make all things according to the pattern which was shown you on the mountain.'” Hebrews 8:5 NASB 1995 The weakness lies in the human and temporal side, not in God's righteous standard. Priests fail. The people break the covenant. The temple can be defiled or destroyed. Yet the heavenly sanctuary remains open. The Messiah serves as eternal high priest. In the Prophets, God rejects sacrifices offered with corrupt hearts (Isaiah 1:11–17). The problem lies in the worshipers, not in Torah as God's instruction. The new covenant therefore does not nullify Torah. Instead, it moves the focus to Messiah's once-for-all sacrifice and to the internal work of the Spirit. “For what the Law could not do, weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us, who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.” Romans 8:3–4 NASB 1995 The Greek word for “flesh” is σάρξ sarx (flesh, human weakness). The problem is sarx, not Torah. The Spirit enables the “requirement of the Law” to be fulfilled in those who walk by the Spirit. Choice, covenant and watchfulness What about human responsibility for Heaven’s instructions? At Sinai, the people respond, “All that the LORD has spoken we will do!” (Exodus 19:8; 24:3 NASB 1995). Joshua later declares, “But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15 NASB 1995). Believers still must choose daily to walk in God's ways. The Spirit writes the Torah on the heart, but the person responds with trust and obedience. This includes resisting sin “crouching at the door” (Genesis 4:7 NASB 1995) and taking thoughts captive (2Corinthians 10:5). This parallel’s Ezekiel's call to the watchmen (Ezekiel 3:17–19). If the watchman does not warn the wicked, the blood lies on his hands. This shapes the call to share truth with family and community. The message of Shavuot, of Ruth, and of Acts 2 must not remain private. Bottom line Shavuot is a hinge in the biblical story. At Sinai, God gives Torah and calls Israel to be a holy nation. In the exile, He shows that His presence reaches even into foreign lands. Through Ruth, He reveals that a foreigner can become central to His redemptive line. In Jeremiah and Ezekiel, He promises a new covenant and the Spirit who writes Torah on the heart. In Acts 1–2 and Acts 10, He pours out the Spirit and gathers a harvest from Israel and the nations. Throughout, Torah and Spirit remain unified. The Spirit does not erase God's instruction. Instead, the Spirit empowers obedience from within. The God who once wrote on stone tablets now writes on living hearts. Those who were “far off” now say, with Ruth, “Your people shall be my people, and your God, my God” (Ruth 1:16, NASB 1995). And everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. The post Can outsiders belong to God's people? The Bible's bold answer at Pentecost (Ruth 1–4; Ezekiel 1–3; Acts 1–2, 10) appeared first on Hallel Fellowship.

Joshua warns the Israelites against forsaking the Lord, showing how he is worthy of obedience, love and fear.

The battle of Jericho is at the same time the most familiar story in Joshua, and perhaps the most challenging story for how we see God and our relation to him. To truly understand this battle, we need to see who is fighting, how he's fighting, why he's fighting, and how we can join him.

We trace Zechariah's early visions during Judah's return from exile and explore how God moves a shamed people into restored purpose. Joshua's acquittal, Zerubbabel's call, and a wall of fire reframe our doubts about guilt, weakness, and small starts.• post‑exile timeline and why Zechariah matters• call to return and God's comfort for Jerusalem• horns broken and the city measured for growth• wall of fire and many nations joining the Lord• Joshua accused, cleansed, and commissioned• not by might but by the Spirit for rebuilding• small beginnings honored and mountains leveled• John Wesley's “brand from the burning” and personal applicationFind the "Kings and Prophets" visual guide at OutloudBible.com. At outloudbible.com, you can find free resources to help you study the Bible. And while you're there, send us a message to say hi, or start a conversation about having us at your church or event. If Outloud Bible has been a valuable part of your understanding of the Bible, please consider supporting the ministry by visiting outloudbible.com.Support the showCheck out outloudbible.com for helpful study resources, and to discover how to bring the public reading of God's word to your church, conference, retreat, or other event.

Weekly live worship service from Cornerstone Church, North Gower (Ontario) FOLLOW US #northgowercornerstone WEBSITE https://www.knowgrowshow.ca/ INSTAGRAM https://www.instagram.com/northgowercornerstone/ FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/northgowercornerstone/ LINKTREE https://linktr.ee/knowgrowshow The Passage: Joshua 9:1-27 (focus v14) The Inquiring of God Sermon Growgroup Discussion Starters  Know K1 What part of Joshua 9:1–27 or the sermon stood out to you most today, and why? Grow G1 In Joshua 9:14, the Israelites “sampled their provisions but did not inquire of the LORD.” Why do you think they skipped seeking God at this moment, especially after everything they had just experienced with Him? G2 The Gibeonites' deception seemed convincing. What are some modern situations where circumstances or appearances might lead us to make decisions without seeking God? G3 The Israelites had just heard the blessings and curses from Deuteronomy 28:1–2 at Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim. What does their failure to inquire of God reveal about the gap between knowing God's word and actually living it? G4 The leaders kept their oath to the Gibeonites even after discovering the deception (Joshua 9:18–20; Numbers 30:2). What does this teach us about integrity and keeping our word? G5 The sermon asked several reflective questions: Do you believe God loves you, knows what is best for you, and cares about your decisions? Which of these is hardest for you to believe in practice, and why? G6 The sermon described taking time to quiet your heart, ask God a question, and listen in prayer. What practices help you seek God's guidance when facing decisions? Show S1 Think about a decision or situation in your life right now. What would it look like this week to intentionally “inquire of the LORD” (Joshua 9:14) before moving forward? A PRACTICE OF LISTENING PRAYER (INQUIRING OF THE LORD)   Step 1: Enter his gates with Thanksgiving   Ask: Holy Spirit, show me something I can be grateful to you for in my life.   Listen.   Write down what you sense the Spirit saying:   _______________________________________________________   Step 2: Write down a specific guidance question for God. Example 1: What should I do about situation X? Example 2: Should I choose A or B? Example 3: What do you think of when you think of me?   Listen.   Write down what you sense he is saying.   You can turn over and practice this on the other side of the sheet. You sheet might look like this: Me: God what should I do about X? God: _____________ Me: _____________ God: _____________   When you feel the conversation is done close in a moment of quiet or spoken gratitude or by reading out loud Thomas Merton's prayer. Thomas Merton's Prayer “My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore will I trust you always, though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.” We will be practicing this on Tues 9:30-11am - Cornerstone. Wed 7-8:30pm – Manse

Joshua 2:1-14; Psalm 89:20-29; Acts 10:34-38; Matthew 3:13-17

We will serve the Lord- Joshua made a covenant with the people of Israel to serve and obey the Lord before his death. The testimony of his life was that "Israel served the Lord all the days of Joshua." Will you make a stand and serve the Lord in a wayward culture like Joshua?

When Joshua declared, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15), he was leaving a blessing for generations to come. But what happens when Dad is no longer there to make that declaration over your home? Can a mom take this stand for her family? The answer is yes—absolutely yes.In today's episode, Lori Apon encourages moms to boldly proclaim this truth over their homes and children, even in the absence of a father. Drawing from Joshua's life and God's faithfulness, Lori reminds us that you do not walk this journey alone. God Himself steps in as a Father to the fatherless, covering your family with His strength, presence, and peace.You will be encouraged to:Understand the depth of Joshua's declaration and how it applies to your family today.Discover the importance of the blessing of speaking faith over future generations.Find practical ways to lead your children to serve the Lord.This episode offers biblical examples and real-life encouragement. It calls you to anchor your family in God's promises and declare boldly, “As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”Seek and Savor - A Podcast by Tara Dickson, Let Joy and Sorrow Co-ExistConnect with Lori:Website: www.perspectiveministries.orgSocial Media: @perspectiveministriesOther Resource:Takeaway Blessing to Speak over your children: As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. I bless my children in the name of Jesus so they will grow to know Him, love Him, and follow Him all the days of their lives. May our home be filled with God's presence, peace, and truth, and may future generations rise up to serve Him faithfully.

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What does it really mean to stand in faith, especially when everything around you feels uncertain, overwhelming, and unresolved? In this powerful episode, Jaime Luce continues exploring God's strategies through the story of Gideon and brings insight from Judges 6–8, Exodus 14, 2 Chronicles 20, Joshua 3, and Ephesians 6. Jaime shares a deeply personal story about marching around her unfinished pool, the revelation her mother received while reading Joshua, and how these real-life moments connect to the biblical strategy of standing, of showing up, taking position, and letting God fight for you even when you're still “getting wet.” Whether you're facing spiritual pressure, emotional battles, or moments where you feel like nothing is moving, this episode will encourage you to trust that God is already working even when you can't yet see the evidence. Key Takeaways: God's strategies are layered, not instant formulasStanding” isn't passive, it's an act of obedience and spiritual strengthFaith means trusting that the water has already stopped, even when you're still soakedDiscernment comes from spiritual positioningThe miracle might have already happened miles upstream, you just haven't seen it yet Referenced Scriptures: Judges 7:16–22 – Gideon's strategy and standing in placeExodus 14:10–14 – “Stand still and see the salvation of the Lord”Joshua 3 – Standing in the Jordan before the miracle2 Chronicles 20:17 – “You will not need to fight this battle…”Ephesians 6:10–18 – The armor of God and the command to stand Resources Mentioned:

At the Alamo, legend tells us, Commander William Travis drew a line in the dirt, asking his men to choose their fate—cross the line and face certain death fighting for Texas, or leave and surrender. All but one crossed that line, choosing sacrifice over surrender. Like those brave men, we face crucial choices every day. The average person makes 773,618 decisions over a lifetime and regrets 143,262 of them. While some decisions are trivial, others shape our eternal destiny. After weeks of discussing generational discipleship—teaching God's truth, modeling godly living, and stewarding opportunities—we now arrive at decision day. Just as Joshua drew his own line in the sand before the people of Israel, saying, “...choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve…. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD” (Joshua 24:15, NIV), we, too, must decide which side of the line our families will stand on.

“Joshua: Faithful Servant of the Lord” Joshua 1:10-18; 24:14-18   Thank you for listening! Please enjoy our weekly sermon from Pastor Mike Rodrigues of Aliante Community Baptist Church. We invite you, your family and friends to join us as we study God's word. We pray that you will be blessed by today's lessons from God's Word and we invite you to contact us with any questions you may have - especially questions regarding your relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. We want to help you with your walk of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and with your understanding of His Holy Word, the Bible. May God richly bless you!​ Donations We are accepting offerings via our church website. Donate Here Your financial support of our ministry is greatly appreciated.   Contact Information info@aliantecommunitybaptistchurch.com Website www.aliantecommunitybaptistchurch.com

Jesus Christ provides freedom—He will set you free. Freedom from eternal condemnation and the control of the sin nature. Freedom from organized religion and a life of worry and stress. “It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore, keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery” (Gal 5:1). By learning Scripture, we can take advantage of these freedoms provided by God's grace. “You will know the truth and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). God gives us volition, the freedom to follow His plan. It's our choice—go down the “my way highway” or “serve the Lord” (Joshua 24:15).Download Transcript⁠: https://rhem.pub/freedom-06acc1

“Joshua: Faithful Servant of the Lord” Joshua 1:1-9   Thank you for listening! Please enjoy our weekly sermon from Pastor Mike Rodrigues of Aliante Community Baptist Church. We invite you, your family and friends to join us as we study God's word. We pray that you will be blessed by today's lessons from God's Word and we invite you to contact us with any questions you may have - especially questions regarding your relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. We want to help you with your walk of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and with your understanding of His Holy Word, the Bible. May God richly bless you!​ Donations We are accepting offerings via our church website. Donate Here Your financial support of our ministry is greatly appreciated.   Contact Information info@aliantecommunitybaptistchurch.com Website www.aliantecommunitybaptistchurch.com

“Joshua: Faithful Servant of the Lord” Joshua 1:1-9   Thank you for listening! Please enjoy our weekly sermon from Pastor Mike Rodrigues of Aliante Community Baptist Church. We invite you, your family and friends to join us as we study God's word. We pray that you will be blessed by today's lessons from God's Word and we invite you to contact us with any questions you may have - especially questions regarding your relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. We want to help you with your walk of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and with your understanding of His Holy Word, the Bible. May God richly bless you!​ Donations We are accepting offerings via our church website. Donate Here Your financial support of our ministry is greatly appreciated.   Contact Information info@aliantecommunitybaptistchurch.com Website www.aliantecommunitybaptistchurch.com

Bill Kittrell continues our sermon series Joshua, in the book of Joshua, with this week's message titled "You Saints of the Lord".

Bill Kittrell continues our sermon series Joshua, in the book of Joshua, with this week's message titled "You Saints of the Lord".

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

In this sermon we'll discuss the need of the fear of the Lord in Jesus' church today.Series: Speaker: Matt MenzelDate: February 16, 2025Text: Joshua 24:14-15To connect with us or find more resources visit us at www.wchurch.ca

Wholly followed the Lord - Joshua 14_6-15 - Ps Gary Fitzgerald - 9th Feb 2025 by The King's Way Christian Fellowship - Glen Waverley

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... 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  

Welcome to Immanuel Baptist Church in Richmond, Virginia!Today's Message: The Battle Belongs To The Lord (Joshua 6:1-7, 22-25) with Pastor Jordan FanaraIf you're new to Immanuel, please take a moment to tell us about yourself through our online connect card.We would love to connect with you this week!» https://immanuelbaptist.org/connect-cardYou can also download our Free app — which makes learning more or watching services even easier.» https://subsplash.com/immanuelbaptist/appIf you would like to join a Community Group, meeting twice a month in homes throughout metro Richmond, visit:» https://immanuelbaptist.org/community-groupsYou can learn more about us anytime at: http://immanuelbaptist.org/Giving remains available online. Thank you for your faithfulness, church family!» https://immanuelbaptist.org/give

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.

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.

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.

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.