The Battle Begins P 89-92; Josh 2:1, 8-11; 6:16 P 93; Josh 6:18-21 P 97; Josh 10:6-8, 24

Background God Spoke – God Made Faith – Positioning – Abraham and Jacob – Joseph – Moses – Israelites

Introduction Look, Who God Uses Look, What God Uses Look, What God does

Look Who God Uses Joshua and Caleb – Two spies with good report Two spies and a prostitute

Look What God Uses Positioning and obedience – Great fear has fallen on us – God has given you the land – P 92

Look What God Uses Simple obedience – March around the city – Blow the trumpets – Shout to the Lord

Look What God Uses Devotion – “Devote the city and everything in it” – p 93. – All life – human and animal – The silver, gold, bronze and iron – Achan disobeys and loses his life

Look What God Does He saves Rahab and her family – She’s an ancestor to Jesus – Mat 1:5 Ai is defeated

Look What God Does God honors the Gibeon treaty – Hurled hailstones – p. 97 Joshua shares the victory

His, theirs and ours Upper Story – God keeps His promises (land) – God drives out wicked nations

His, theirs and ours Their Story – He Promises to never leave them – God enables the people – Gives victory over their enemies

His, theirs and ours Our Story – Jesus – I will never leave you – We can face our enemies – Satan is fearful of the cross