The Nature of True Faith – Joshua 2-5

ALL THE GOOD PROMISES
The Nature of True Faith
Joshua 2-5
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• Did we land on the moon?
• Is the earth round or flat?
• Are birds real, or has the government replaced real birds with robotic spies?
There are hundreds of popular conspiracy theories floating around the world today. Here are a few more:
• Hollow-Earth Theory holds that under the crust of the earth is another world.
• Some
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Pastoral Prayer – 9/22/2024

Lord God,

We recount all of your faithfulness to us; your mighty power that you have displayed over and over in our lives. You have made us in your image and likeness (Genesis 1:27) and we are fearfully and wonderfully made. (Psalm 139:14)

And you have been faithful to preserve us all the days of our life. We lay down and sleep each night for you, Lord, make us to dwell in safety. (Psalm 4:8)…

Our Times are in Your Hand – Prayer of Adoration

Our God and Father,

Unto you, O Lord, do we lift up our souls. (Psalm 25:1) Your name endures forever, and your renown goes through all ages. (Psalm 135:13)

You are the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords, who alone has immortality, who dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see. (1 Timothy 6:15-16)

Yet your eyes are in every place keeping watch on …

The Lord is Present – Joshua 1

ALL THE GOOD PROMISES
The True Salvation of God
Joshua 1
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Promises have fallen on hard times. Many of us learn the saying which Benjamin Franklin supposedly coined, “Honesty is the best policy.” When I was a child, my father modified Franklin. “Honesty is the only policy.” A man’s word and his handshake used to mean something. Now we will out reams of contractual paperwork. Then we fill out another ream to
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All the Good Promises: Introduction to Joshua

This coming Sunday our church begins a 5-week study through the Old Testament book of Joshua. Here are the video and notes from an introduction to the book I gave on FB live, followed by recommended resources for the book of Joshua.

Click the link below to access the PDF of my notes for the above video:

Joshua Book Study Notes

Bible Dictionary:

Holman Illustrated Bible DictionaryThe Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary is my go-to Bible dictionary (I have …

The Mission – Matthew 28:16-20

THE CHURCH MEMBER
Topical Series – Church
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“This book contains incontrovertible evidence of the truth of Christianity. It is a record of its early triumphs. Within the space of 30 years after the death of Christ the gospel had been carried to all parts of the civilized and to no small portion of the uncivilized world.
Its progress and its triumphs were not concealed. Its great transactions were not “done in a
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The Church Member – Hebrews 10:22-25

THE CHURCH MEMBER
Topical Series – Church

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Whenever you download and install new software on a computer there are several steps in the process. Typically you begin by downloading an executable file. That’s the starting point for unpacking and installing the rest of the software. Once that’s complete, before the computer runs the installation, you are asked to read what is known as a EULA, or End User License Agreement.

The EULA …

The Local Church – Acts 20:28

THE LOCAL CHURCH
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Sometimes misinformation yields funny results. Think back to the 1989 Disney film, The Little Mermaid. Ariel, the main character is infatuated with life on land; out of the sea. She spends her time swimming from shipwreck to shipwreck collecting various gadgets, gizmos, and thingamabobs. As she collects various items, she brings them to a bird, named Scuttle, who is her only source of information about life above the waves.
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How Then Shall We Worship? – Prayer of Confession

EXHORTATION

28 Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe, 29 for our God is a consuming fire. (Heb. 12:8)

We are called to give God worship that is both acceptable and reverential.

Acceptable worship addresses the external, visible form the worship is taking. To offer acceptable worship means that we are to worship God in the …

The Pastor – Acts 20:28; 1 Peter 5:1-3

FULL DISCLAIMER: Large portions of this sermon are taken from a sermon I heard Mark Dever preach to his own congregation, Capitol Hill Baptist. I listened to that sermon, by the same title, while on sabbatical from my own congregation, Lake Wylie Baptist, during the Summer of 2024. Mark’s sermon ministered so deeply to my heart that I took his structure, much of his exposition, and reworked it into a similar sermon for my own …