“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.” – James 1:19-20 In his opening verse, James said, “Know this, my beloved...
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Joshua 8:27-35 V. 27-35 VICTORY OVER AI IS PRESERVED At this point in this story, Israel has followed God’s plan and achieved victory. Now, they must maintain the victory. They take two steps that make this a reality. We can achieve victory...
Read moreSOME THINGS CAN’T BE HIDDEN – Part 2
Joshua 7:6- 15 I. v. 6-15 ISRAEL ENCOUNTERED A TERRIBLE SUMMONS Il. Israel did not know what was wrong. All they knew was that they had just suffered their first defeat. By the way, this would be their only defeat! God wants His people to...
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OVERCOMING OUR WALLED CITIES: JOSHUA 6: 1-5 6:1-5 THERE IS A LESSON ABOUT SUBMISSION The second major step in the path toward spiritual victory over the strongholds of life demands confidence in the Lord. There are three areas in which...
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Joshua 6:1-15 OVERCOMING OUR WALLED CITIES Intro: The ancient city of Jericho was a very well-built, walled city. History tells us that it was surrounded by 2 massive stone walls. The outer wall was 6 feet thick and 20 feet high. The inner wall...
Read moreJoshua Study 2 – Canaan Land is just in sight
Topic: CANAAN LAND IS JUST IN SIGHT Text: Joshua 1:1-9 v. 1-9 GOD’S COMMAND v. 1-4 A Call to Claim the Land – Here Joshua is reminded that God has given Canaan land to Israel. At this time Moses is now dead, and God’s work must go on. Never think...
Read moreFOUR STRONG ANCHORS FOR LIFE’S STORMY SEAS (Part 3)
III. v. 24 THE STRONG ANCHOR OF THE PROVIDENCE OF GOD Paul is told by the Lord that this storm is a part of God working out His plan in Paul’s life. At that moment in time, that storm was the safest place in the world for Paul to be! Why?...
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v.24-25 THE STRONG ANCHOR OF THE PROMISES OF GOD As Paul weathered that long, terrible storm, the Lord came to him with a precious promise. He reminded Paul that he would stand before Caesar, and that all those on the ship were to be spared as...
Read moreFOUR STRONG ANCHORS FOR LIFE’S STORMY SEAS (Part 1)
Acts 27:14-29 Intro: These brave sailors were in a storm that seemed to be overwhelming. In an effort to save the ship and their lives, they cast four anchors into the sea. Sadly, these anchors proved ineffective against the storm and the ship...
Read moreWINNING YOUR BATTLE WITH TEMPTATION PART (4)
Genesis 39:20-23 III. V. 20-23 THE TRIUMPH JOSEPH EXPERIENCED (Ill. I will be brief here, but I want you to know that Joseph benefitted from his stand against temptation and sin. Let me point out three ways in which this is true.) V. 21, 23 He...
Read moreWINNING YOUR BATTLE WITH TEMPTATION PART 3
Genesis 39:8-12 The Character Of The Tempted – By watching Joseph and how he conducted himself during this attack, we can learn how we too can stand when temptation stalks us. V. 8 He Met It With A Firm Refusal – When the...
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