SCRIPTURE: Joshua 8 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: I and all those with me will advance on the city, and when the men come out against us, as they did before, we will flee from them. They will pursue us until we have lured them away from the city, for they will say, `They are running away from us as…
Author: Norm
ripple affect
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 7 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Achan replied, ‘It is true! I have sinned against the LORD, the God of Israel. This is what I have done: When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They…
fighting fire with fire
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 6 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: When the trumpets sounded, the people shouted, and at the sound of the trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in, and they took the city. They devoted the city to the LORD and destroyed with the sword every living thing in it–men…
who is on who’s side?
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 5 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Now when Joshua was near Jericho, he looked up and saw a man standing in front of him with a drawn sword in his hand. Joshua went up to him and asked, ‘Are you for us or for our enemies?’ ‘Neither,’ he replied, “but as commander of the army of the LORD…
signs and wonders
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 4 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: That day the LORD exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they revered him all the days of his life, just as they had revered Moses. [Joshua 4:14] God will back up His servants when they stand up for Him. He will not leave us in the lurch, He will somehow…
tired of listening?
After a church service on Sunday Morning, a young boy suddenly announced to his mother, “Mom, I’ve decided to become a minister when I grow up.” “Well,” said the little boy, “I have to go to church on Sunday anyway, and I figure it will be more fun to stand up and yell than to…
big steps
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 3 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: And as soon as the priests who carry the ark of the LORD–the Lord of all the earth–set foot in the Jordan, its waters flowing downstream will be cut off and stand up in a heap. [Joshua 3:13] Notice that the priests have to approach the river – which is at flood stage…
heart-melting churches?
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 2 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: They said to Joshua, ‘The LORD has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the people are melting in fear because of us.’ [Joshua 2:24] For the spies, the fact that the people were responding in fear to them (or to God with them) was evidence enough that God would give…
the friend who cares
What do you think? “The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not-knowing, not-curing, not-healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness, that is the friend who cares.” (Henry Nouwen)
strong and courageous
SCRIPTURE: Joshua 1 OBSERVATION/APPLICATION: Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go. [Joshua 1:9] I can see why Joshua would be scared. He is following Moses, the greatest leader Israel had known. He is leading the…