1. Keys to Conquest Joshua 10:16-12:24 Three things we must recognize: 1. 1.Nature of Spiritual War 10:16-42 2. 2.Need of a Spiritual Home Base 10:43 3. 3.Necessity to Complete the Task 11-12

2. Keys to Conquest Joshua 10:16-12:24 I. I.Nature of Spiritual War 10:16-42 A. A.This is a lifelong war 10:16-21 1. 1.1 Timothy 6:12 2. 2.2 Timothy 4:7,8 3. 3.Ephesians 6:10-18 4. 4.When on God’s side, there will be trouble

3. Keys to Conquest Joshua 10:16-12:24 I. I.Nature of Spiritual War (cont’d) B. B.This war is to the death …………… with Christ as the victor 10:22-42 1. 1.1 Kings 5:3 2. 2.Psalm 110:1 3. 3.1 Corinthians 15:24-25 4. 4.Romans 8:35,37-39

5. Keys to Conquest Joshua 10:16-12:24 Principle #1 We are soldiers in a war which God expects us to keep on keeping on. What difficulties are bringing you down or keeping you from moving forward? Recognize these “troubles” in the positive.

6. Keys to Conquest Joshua 10:16-12:24 Principle #2 When we do not put the enemy to death he will return to fight again. What is in your cave? Have you put it to death or is it lurking?

7. Keys to Conquest Joshua 10:16-12:24 II. II.Need a Spiritual Home Base 10:43 A. A.Gilgal 1. 1.12 stones of memory 2. 2.Place of circumcision 3. 3.Home base after defeat and victory 4. 4.Gibeonites met Joshua there 5. 5.Staging arena for battle

8. Keys to Conquest Joshua 10:16-12:24 II. II.We need a Spiritual Home Base 10:43 (cont’d) B. B.The Christian and Gilgal 1. 1.Individually 2. 2.Collectively

9. “May I remind you of the great words of New Testament truth and salvation which have their roots deeply imbedded in Gilgal. Here they are; refresh your memory. It was a place of remembrance, where all of God’s people together went down unto death; it was a place of resurrection, where together they came up with their leader into life. It was a place of renunciation, where they cast off the carnal existence of the wilderness; it was a place of restoration, where they came again into fellowship with the Lord. It was a place of realization, where they began to taste of the strong food of the land; it was the place of revelation, where they met their captain with a drawn sword. Alan Redpath

10. Keys to Conquest Joshua 10:16-12:24 Principle #3 The Gilgal Principle Name your places of Spiritual refuge! If you can’t, ….. find two! One personal One collective

11. Keys to Conquest Joshua 10:16-12:24 III. III. Necessity to complete the task A. A.Leave nothing undone 11:15 1. 1. It is our responsibility 2. 2.The resistance is tough B. B.Be in for the long haul 11:18 1. 1.Many are ready to throw in the towel 2. 2.Remember we are on God’s side

12. Keys to Conquest Joshua 10:16-12:24 “Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and myself founded empires, but upon what did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ alone founded His kingdom upon love, and at this day millions of men would die for Him. Napoleon

13. Keys to Conquest Joshua 10:16-12:24 Principle #4 Things left undone will usually undo all that was already done. What have you left undone? What have we left undone? Let us identify these and work on them!