Theme: After dealing with sin, God wants us to go forward by faith and continue to win spiritual battle through prayer and faith in God. Intro: After the battle at Jericho, Israel attempted to conquer Ai but was defeated and God revealed that there was sin in the camp of Israel and that it must […]
Text: Joshua 7 Theme: Great victories can be tainted by great spiritual defeats. Hidden sins have visible consequences. Intro: In chapter 6, we looked at Israel’s victory over the city of Jericho. a. Jericho was, from a human perspective, an impregnable fortress with huge walls and determined defenders. b. God instructed Israel to march around […]
Text: Joshua 6 Theme: Spiritual warfare isn’t about how mighty and valiant we are; it isn’t about the size and skill of our enemies; it is about the greatness of our God. Intro: In chapter 5, we looked at the reconsecration of the nation. Israel has just crossed over the Jordan River and is now […]
Text: Joshua 5 Theme: When you’ve been wandering in the wilderness of backslidden Christianity you need to come to a point of reconsecration before you enter into the victorious walk of faith again. Intro: In chapter 4, we looked at the crossing of the Jordan River and considered the importance of placing memorials at significant […]
Text: Joshua 4 Theme: We need to take note and remember when God does great things for us. Intro: Last week, we looked at Joshua chapter 3 and took some important lessons regarding the need to wait on God’s leading and God’s timing in our lives. These lessons were draw from the example of Israel […]
Text: Joshua 3 Theme: Follow after God and have faith in His leading and His timing. Intro: In our study of chapter 2, considered the account of the two spies and Rahab. Rahab chose to believe in the God of Israel and side with the people of God rather than stay in Jericho and be […]
Text: Joshua 2 Theme: God often working things out before we even get there. Intro: In the previous chapter, the Israelites learned that Joshua was their new leader and that God had commanded him to lead the nation into the promised land. In this chapter, Joshua is preparing to take the nation into the land […]
Text: Joshua 1:10-18 Theme: We need people who are willing to lead, and others who will get behind leadership. Intro: Several weeks back we looked at the first 9 verses of this chapter under the message title, “Go Forward for God.” We noted that after Moses death Joshua was appointed by God to lead the […]