Sermons About Joshua-
Don't Abort Faith
"Without faith it is impossible to please God." The time is coming, and already is, when things will come upon the earth to make the hearts of men fail with fear. Christian need the kind of vibrant, living faith that will weather the storm and stand firm for God when trials come. There are things happening all over the world which try the faith of believers everywhere, and these trials will come to ALL who claim the name of Christ-not only on the global and national levels, but on the personal level of each individual believer. "Everyone who is born of God overcomes the world. This is our victory which overcomes the world: even our faith." Abraham, Gideon and Joshua amongst many other Biblical heroes faced circumstances which were literally impossible but they overcame them by their faith. What about us? Will we have the type of faith that overcomes the world when we face trials or persecution? Will we continue to follow Jesus when our circumstances seem impossibly difficult? Will we hold on and stand firm no matter what comes our way? When Jesus returns, will He find faith on the earth? Don't abandon your faith! Hold on, for "He who promised is faithful!" Eternity will remember only those who stood firm.
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To Do and To Say
Paul said to the Philippians "The things you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you" (Phil 4:9). He was confident that the life he was living was so reflective of Christ that others could be come into the knowledge of God by emulating him. So many these days want to say "Do as I say, not as I do." The message seems to be that Christianity is a good idea in the marketplace of ideas, but we Christians are not its representatives. Contrarily, the testimony of Paul's life was the same as the testimony of his lips because of his firm convictions. Like Joshua when Joshua spied out the land, Paul was utterly convinced of the Truth, and his life consequently shouted that Truth from the mountaintops. We who name the name of Christ need to give ourselves to Him fully so that both our words and our lives will bear testimony to His Truth.
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No More Wandering
In I Cor 4, Paul said that he would come and see not only what the arrogant among them had to say, but what power they had. The question of Christianity is not in the profession, but in the living. As James said, faith without works is dead. So we see that genuine faith causes the lives of believers to change. Caleb was a man who served God fully, with his whole heart. His faith was deep-seated, and it did not move even though he spent many years serving God without realizing the promise that had been given to him. So, too, we should live with the promise of eternity ever before us. This type of faith will not just change our words, but our actions. Indeed, we will be transformed to the very nature of Christ.
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The World We All Want: Blessings, Wanderings, Kings & Rebellion
This is part 3 in the series The World We All Want, entitled Blessings, Wanderings, Kings & Rebellion. It covers that we have been blessed to be a blessing (Genesis 12:1-3), that when we fail to believe God's promises we end up wandering (Numbers 14:7-10), that we already have a King in God but that we desire to have rulers like other nations (1 Samuel 8), and that we continue to rebel in God's call to bless others (Isaiah 58).
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Exodus: A Different Spirit for the Journey
Listen as Pastor Brad concludes the Exodus series, this week talking about the risks that God causes us to take on our journey.
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