October 1, 2017

Faithfulness First

Speaker: Jay Pound Series: From Here to There Scripture: Joshua 5

Faithfulness First

Joshua 5

A Fork in the Road: God’s Plan or Our Plan

1st Generation: Our Plan  (Num. 13-14)

  • “Let us choose a leader and go back to Egypt” (Nm. 14.4)
  • God was ready to fulfill his promise, but his people rejected his plan in favor their own
  • They chose what they knew over what God had planned for them
    God was not thwarted - he graciously extends his promises to their children; but the parents miss out on God’s blessing

 

2nd Generation: God’s Plan

  • The 2nd Generation chooses faithfulness over fear
  • On the cusp on the promised land, they pause to renew their covenant
  • Circumcision says: You are our God, and we trust you to keep your promises (Genesis 17)

 

Strengthening Faith

  • Israel strengthens their faith by celebrating what God has already done
  • Passover says: Conquering Canaan won't be easy, but look what our God has already done!



Take Home Idea: God never promises that following him will be easy, but God will always deliver on his promises if we are faithful

other sermons in this series

Nov 19

2017

As For Me

Speaker: Joel Sutton Scripture: Joshua 24:1–28 Series: From Here to There

Nov 12

2017

Testimony of an 85 Year Old

Speaker: Joel Sutton Scripture: Joshua 14:6–15 Series: From Here to There

Nov 5

2017

Just Like Their God

Speaker: Jay Pound Scripture: Joshua 10 Series: From Here to There