Messages of Hope
A Church Born in Persecution
A Church Born in Persecution 1. Disturbing Their Peace 2. Presenting the Prince of Peace 3. Living in Peace with God Acts 17:1-15 / 1Thessalonians 1:1-5 We give thanks to God always for you all...remembering...your work of faith, labour of love, and patience of hope...
Israel Has Sinned
Israel Has Sinned 1. Achan’s Sin Drew God’s Wrath 2. Achan’s Sin Defiled Israel 3. Achan’s Sin Destroyed His Family Joshua 7:1-26 And you, by all means, abstain from the accursed things, lest you become accursed when you take of the accursed things, and make the camp...
A Doomed City
A Doomed City 1. Condemned by the LORD 2. Consecrated to the LORD 3. Cursed before the LORD Joshua 6:17-27 Now the city shall be doomed by the Lord to destruction, it and all who are in it. Only Rahab the harlot shall live, she and all who are with her in the house,...
Holiness – God’s Holiness Purifies
God’s Holiness Purifies 1. Purifying the Faithless 2. Purifying the Stump Isaiah 6:1-13 Then I said, “Lord, how long? [Isaiah 6:11]
Holiness – Serving God’s Kingdom
Holiness: Serving God’s Kingdom 1. Serving with a Ready Heart 2. Serving without an Increase Isaiah 6:1-13 “Woe is me, for I am undone! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, The Lord...
Jesus Won The Battle of Jericho
Jesus Won the Battle of Jericho 1. God Moves in Mysterious Ways 2. God Moves in Powerful Ways 3. God Moves in Gracious Ways Like Joshua, we are engaged in spiritual warfare as Christ's Church and God's kingdom on earth. Unlike Joshua, we no longer battle with a sword;...
Holiness: The Seventh Woe
Holiness: The Seventh Woe 1. The Enemy of Sin 2. The Misery of Sin 3. The Atoning of Sin We do not choose to be holy; the Father, in love, chose us in Christ to be holy and without blame. The holiness of God motivated Christ to provide the necessary atonement on our...
Jesus: The Lord’s Commander
Jesus: The Lord's Commander 1. His Appearance 2. His Identity 3. His Command Joshua 5:13-15 Christ as the Commander of the heavenly army had come to bring His beloved people into their inheritance. Israel would soon see the walls of Jericho come down; what they...
The Holiness of God
The Holiness of God 1. Christ the Eternal King 2. Christ the Holy One 3. Christ Who Fills the Earth Isaiah 6:1-13 The Church's greatest struggle is not with persecution from the world; it is with holiness before God. Her foremost concern is not about fighting...
Resting in God’s Promises
Resting in God’s Promises 1. Circumcision 2. Passover 3. Manna Joshua 5:1-12 Circumcision opened to Israel the promises of God: the promise to bless {Gen.12:1-3], to bring about spiritual rebirth [Deut.10:16; 30:6], to be God to them and their children and give then...