Joshua Replaces Moses Joshua 1:1-9 What prepares someone to be a leader is a great question. In the passage for this lesson Joshua is chosen to take Moses’s place as the leader of Israel and lead them into the promised land. This choice was not made randomly or just by...
What can you do when the Foundations are Destroyed? (Psalm 11:1-4) In this sermon we are going to look at three different foundations. The first one will be a foundation that can be destroyed but only in God’s time. The second one is a foundation that is sure and is...
God’s Mercy Introduction: In thinking about our recently held Vacation Bible School, and the theme, God’s Ocean full of mercy. I began to think over and over about the main theme song, I will sing of the mercies of the Lord, which was sung every day of the week during...
God has to Answer for Us (Proverbs 27:11) In this proverb Solomon is asking for his son to be wise and make his heart glad. The reason for why he says this is because he has to answer someone who is reproaching him. Everyone who has ever had kids understands...
There are some things that don’t go away on their own and God doesn’t deliver you from them. You have to put away these people or things in your life. Put away: A wicked person – 1 Cor 5:13. In the context of v.11, we are not to keep...
If you realize that your life is currently unfruitful and you want that to change, you may need soil improvement. Soil improvement is heart improvement. Matt 13:18-23; Mk 4:14-20; Lk 8:11-15. The current condition of the soil is the current condition of your heart. You may not be fruitful because...
Ezek 45:1-8 lists the dimensions and location of the holy portion for the priests and the sanctuary, the Levites, the profane place for the city, and the prince’s portion. The Holy Portion Priests and sanctuary, v.1-4; Ezek 48:9-12. 25,000 reeds long by 10,000 broad. This is their holy portion. The...
Getting Help Psalm 46:1 At some point in their lives every Christian will need help. The greatest resource for help is God, yet many Christians struggle to find the needed help for the struggles and temptations of this life. In this lesson we will look at three simple things regarding...
We are supposed to be laborers together with God, 1 Cor 3:8-11. We are built into a building that is supposed to grow, Eph 2:19-22. It grows because the laborers build upon the foundation of Jesus Christ. But the laborers appear to be distracted laborers these days. A man, rebelling...
The best way to keep going when you’re ready to quit is to follow the instruction of Paul in Phil 2:4. “Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others”. When you look on the things of others, you get your mind...
