The Crucifixion Scripture Text Matthew 26:36–46Matthew 27:26–54Isaiah 53:1–6 Theme The LOVE of GOD at Calvary! Introduction We celebrate Easter because it is the time of year when God’s Son, Jesus Christ, was crucified, buried, and rose again three days later. Since this is Good Friday, we will be focusing our thoughts on the Crucifixion. Today […]
Theme: The enemies of God will eventually be destroyed by God. In chapter 10, we saw Israel go up and rescue Gibeon. Israel kept their covenant with the Gibeonites and rescued them from the siege of five other kings. We also looked at Joshua’s prayer of faith that trusted God for something that seemed impossible […]
Theme: The Lord’s Supper is a memorial service that demands self-examination. The purpose of the message today is to help prepare our hearts for the Lord’s Supper, which we will be observing immediately after this morning’s service. Today, I would like to focus our attention on two things clearly stated in the passage before us […]
Theme: God blesses the walk of faith. In chapter 9, we saw Israel’s leadership deceived by the Gibeonites into making a peace covenant with them. This covenant revealed a failure in the leadership of Israel described in Joshua 9:14b, “…and asked not counsel at the mouth of the LORD.” The league resulted in the Hivite […]
Texts: Daniel 2, 7, and 9 | Revelation 13:5-8 | Mathew 24 According to Wikipedia: “On February 28, 2026, a war between the United States and its allies against Iran and its allies began, with the United States and Israel conducting military strikes in Iran and killing Ali Khamenei, the leader of Iran.”[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prelude_to_the_2026_Iran_conflict The […]
Theme: Commitments to ungodly people often hinder us in our commitment to God. In chapter 8, we saw how Israel destroyed Ai. Israel secretly set up an ambush and deceived the men of Ai into pursuing Israel’s army and leaving their city unprotected. When the men of Ai were far from the city, the ambush […]
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. 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 be […]
Theme: Living a life of blessing Psalm 23 has often been referred to as the Shepherd Psalm because of the opening verse. It immediately presents our Saviour as a caring and generous Shepherd who always provides the best for His sheep. There are two things which we must bear in mind as we look at […]
Text: Acts 17:10-11 | 2 Timothy 2:15 | Romans 12:1-2 Theme: God does not want you to treat Christianity like a part-time hobby. Churches today are full of hobby Christians. They are under committed, unconsecrated, and uneducated in the Scriptures. They view Christianity like a weekend hobby, rather than a daily life of godliness. Today, […]
Theme: Great victories can be tainted by great spiritual defeats. Hidden sins have visible consequences. 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 the city once for […]