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Book of Joshua Lesson 1

As the book of Joshua begins, we see the people of Israel camped at the edge of the Promised Land. They did not look like the great nation God had promised to make them. They were descendants of slaves. They had lived for decades as nomadic wanderers without a permanent home. Their military skills were mostly untested. And they were politically powerless in a region inhabited by warring kings.

God had made a promise to their ancestor, Abraham: He would make Abraham’s descendants a great nation, and He would give them the land of Canaan as their inheritance. The people of Israel had spent 400 years as slaves in Egypt. They had followed Moses across the Red Sea into freedom. But then—because of their rebellion against God—they spent the next 40 years in the wilderness. They wandered the desert until they all died, leaving their children to claim the land. God chose Joshua to lead the people into Canaan.

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ESTABLISHED BY HIS GRACE (Complete Sermon)

Established by HIS Grace

- 1 Peter 5:10
- After you have suffered for a little while.
- suffering has the potential to make us either bitter or better 
- Suffering: undergo an experience or experience a sensation including painful, usually difficult circumstances 
- 1 Peter 2:21 
- Christ has shown us an example of being ready for suffering 
- Genesis 3:17
- Suffering is a result of sin 
- God did not create suffering, but it entered the world through the disobedience of mankind
- John 14:33 > We must understand the WARNING of the SUFFERING to come 
- When there is a problem, God has already arranged an EXIT PLAN  for us 
- Take the problem as an opportunity to depend more on God 
- Job2:11-13,4:1-27
- Eliphaz, Bildad and Zophar
- Jon’s friends who came to comfort him (Job2:11-13)
- They thought that his suffering was a result of sin 
- But they did not know the relationship that Job had with God 
- 2 Corinthians 4:16
- For momentary, light affliction is producing for us an eternal weight of glory 
- Even a lifetime of suffering is only a little when measured by the standard of eternal glory
- Mark 4:14
- Two of the three souls that failed to produce a crop
- This represents people who did not know how to handle suffering 
- If you do learn how to handle suffering, you will GROW SOLID THROUGH IT
- When affliction or persecution arises for the Word’s sake… Let us stay STEADFAST!

- Cast anxieties on God
- We are anxious about many things 
- (a) every food is unhealthy 
- (b) I don’t have enough to save 
- (c) no one, not even my family loves me 
- To grow solid through suffering, humble yourself before God, resist the devil, trust the Lord, and stand firm in God’s grace!
- God uses the suffering to make us 
- The First Temptation: Matthew 4:1-4 he will test your providence and provision
- The Second Temptation: Matthew 4:5-8 Satan seems to intensify the temptation of our Lord by challenging Him to wrongly apply a biblical promise of protection 
- The Third Temptation: Matthew 4:8-11
- satan shows our Lord the kingdoms of the world and their glory
- The price was exceedingly high - worship satan 
- We should not deter suffering and be attracted by glory 
- He offered Him the glory of earthly kingdoms
- Let us be very careful not to fall into satan’s trap
- Ephesians 2:6
- We must also properly evaluate the enemy, and which door is he trying to enter through 
- Satan is an accuser
- He accused Job, He told Eve that ‘God is a liar’, he also attacks us, he says that we cannot be godly or holy; he will attack our body image, our failures, and our relationships 
- Romans 8:31
- He often uses the tactic of fear to intimidate the believer 
- satan uses tactics to hinder the effectiveness of believers through fear 
- 2 Timothy 1:7
- We have to move forward! 
- Matthew 25:24-25
- he ultimately wants to destroy every believer 
- John 8:44
- 1 Thessalonians 5:22 > Stay away from every form of evil 
- he uses ‘harmless sins’ to destroy the believer 
- A small hole is enough for the devil to take hold of your life 
- Ephesians 2:2 > satan is the god of this age and the prince of the world
- he has created a system that works against God and those who follow Him 
- 1 Peter 5:6-10

Established by HIS GRACE

ESTABLISHED BY FAITH

- Hebrews 11:1 

- Abraham : Genesis 12:1-2

- When you’re with God, you’re always on the move 

- Our relationship with God has to be strong 

- If you cannot pray, don’t expect yourself to grow 

- Pray to Grow, grow in prayer 

- Ensure the quality of your prayer time 

- We have to believe the unseen that is promised by God 

- Start with meditating on one verse a day

- Abraham was a man of faith 

- A) Move out 

- B) Leave your father house 

- C) Go into the land I show u 

- D) Arise and walk : Genesis 13:17-18

- Abraham was rooted because God’s word is never changing 

- Deep and intimate relationship with God 

- Just do what GOD says to you 

- Abraham shifted his whole household 

- Be Ready! 

- 2. Walk by faith and not by sight: Genesis 17

- 3. Perseverance through Faith 

- Matthew 14: Peter by faith walked on water 

- You will rule the place of here you step in 

- James 1:3-4

- Walk with Faith on troubled waters

- David’s faith when facing Goliath 

- 1 Samuel 17:4-7,13,38-40

- Don’t do things because the world thrusts it on you 

- Claim your Authority 

- 1 Samuel 17:45 

- God’s name is above everything

Established by FAITH

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OUR UNIQUE IDENTITY

Established by HIS promise

ESTABLISHED BY HIS PROMISE* 

 

Genesis 12:1-3; 13:1; 12:7

*Abraham recognized the calling

*Shift and move where God wants you to move

*Lot was blessed because of Abraham

Genesis 13:7-10

 * Lot chose what the world offered

 * Be wise in choosing the will of God

*God waited till Lot departed from Abraham

 

 *God's Rescue Plan* 

* God gives you a rescue plan for your past mistakes

2 Peter 2:7,8

* Take a stand of righteousness in your life & workplace

*Isaiah 30:21 - God will show the way for you

* God saved Lot from his mistakes because Lot was righteous

* Let us be the people who hold on to the righteousness.

* God will establish at the right time.

*God had to separate Lot from Abraham, Then God spoke to Abraham

 

 *Authority* 

Romans 8:31 - God with us, No one is against us

Romans 8: 37 - We are more than Conquerors

 

 *Steps to get Established* 

- Step of Faith

 

-Believe in GOD's promises

 

-Take Action - Joshua 1:1,2

 

-God will align things for you

Jeremiah 29:11

 

Colossians 3:2

- Don't get carried away by the world and its things.

- Will my decision glorify God? Does it align with the promise of God?

 

 *God's Promise* 

Joshua 1:5

- No one can take the victory that belongs to you!

 

Hear carefully from God

 

Move only in God's directions

 

Choices of today will impact your future

 

God knows all your thoughts but waits for you to choose

 

Wait for clear direction from God - Like how God established Abraham, God will establish you and your family.

 

Let us erase all our choices and come back to God

Ask God to show HIS rescue plan

 

AMEN