Living Life Beyond the Jordan The New Has Come Living Life Beyond the Jordan

The New is Coming – Are You Ready? (Recap) “New” is coming to all of us. Our purpose = God’s Glory Is God worthy? Yes! Do not worship the “new”. Worship God! Our Goal is to be Fruit-Bearers. Unbelievers = Realize that the gospel is “Good News” and repent…or else it is really really bad news. Believers: recognize that God is working, Be in God’s Word, Be in Prayer, Put God’s love on display, be obedient, have joy! Joshua’s “new” was becoming the leader of Israel. God was working in Joshua’s life because Joshua Pursued God We need to be consumed with God!

Sunday Morning – Choosing Change (Recap) Surrender: Has God ever asked you to give up something good? The sacrifice of Isaac: Abraham surrendered. Exercise your right to waive your right and let God provide. Good is the enemy of Best. Jesus surrendered his rights in the garden. Surrender is when our pursuit of God overcomes our pursuit of self.

Spirit Led Change Repenting & Following Christ Getting a Job Choosing a degree Changing Jobs Singleness Marriage Going into the Mission Field Children/Adoption/Fostering Home Schooling Public Schooling Joining a Ministry Starting a Ministry Relocating Intentional Retirement

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Joshua’s Call Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel. Joshua 1:2

The Promise to Joshua …as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. …For then though shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. Joshua 1:5 & 8

The Command to Joshua Strong Courageous Obedient Meditate 5…as I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. Strong 6Be strong and of a good courage: for unto this people shalt thou divide for an inheritance the land, which I sware unto their fathers to give them. 7Only be thou strong and very courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. 8This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: Courageous Obedient Meditate For then thou shalt make thy way prosperous and then thou shalt have good success. Joshua 1:5-8

Our Calling To Worship God To Love like Jesus To Advance the Kingdom

Our Reality

Our Command Be Strong Be Courageous Be Obedient Be Meditating

Be Meditating Joshua 5: Circumcising & The Passover. Joshua 8: Read the law and renewed the covenant. Joshua 24: Covenant Renewal.

Be Meditating When the “new” becomes “old”.

Be Meditating Stay on the phone!

Be Obedient Disobedience to God: Achan with covetousness Disobedience to the call: Joshua with the Gibeonites

Be Obedient The “New” does not free you from past struggles and sin. The “New” usually exposes you to new temptations.

Be Obedient Stay on the path!

Be Courageous Camping in Gilgal.

Be Courageous There is never a victory without first having a battle. The first battle to fight is often the battle against complacency

Be Courageous Great courage is the direct result of great faith.

Be Courageous Stay on mission!

Be Strong Disappointment: The day the manna stops falling The day you hit a dog on the way to ALive.

Be Strong Conflict: From without. Conflict: From within. Conflict: From yourself.

Be Strong Responsibility: What is your allotment of the kingdom?

Be Strong Do we let our baggage weigh us down or make us stronger?

Be Strong Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. Ephesians 6:10

Be Strong Stay dependently mighty

Jesus’ Calling To seek and to save those who are lost.

Jesus’ Reality He was Meditating – When he prayed in the garden He was Obedient – When he accepted God’s cup of wrath. He was Courageous – As he walked to the cross He was Strong – When he died for us all

The New Has Come Glorify. Love. Advance.