Joshua – Jonathan Homesley

All the Good Promises – The Book of Joshua

When God calls us to faith-filled obedience and promises to be with us, we can rest assured that he will keep his promises. In other words, you can stake everything on the promises of God. The Old Testament book of Joshua displays this truth in story form. From crossing the Jordan River and the battle of Jericho to the death of Joshua, we’re told that:

Not one word of all the good promises that the

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Moving On – Joshua 24

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Who will be our next leader? In the coming days and weeks, our nation will say farewell to the man who has been leading us, and a new leader will arise. Who will it be, and how will they lead us?

So much has happened in the last few years. Our nation looks and feels nothing like it did just a few short years ago. In fact, the pace of the last

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Promised Rest – Joshua 13-22

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I was sitting in a beach chair, looking out into the Gulf Coast, trying my best not to think about anything. We were a few weeks into our sabbatical, away from ministry, away from home and just trying to rest. A barge, carrying a large LCD billboard passed by advertising that perhaps, we beach bums could use a certain adult beverage to help us relax. 30 minutes later, the same barge, which

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The Surprising Mercy of God – Joshua 6-12

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The Lord Fights
Joshua 6-12

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“The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character of all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.” So says Richard Dawkins in his 2006 NYT Bestseller, The God Delusion. In the same book Dawkins argued that the …

The Nature of True Faith – Joshua 2-5

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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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The Lord is Present – Joshua 1

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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:

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

Is the God of Joshua a Monster? (Sermon Notes)

Yesterday we engaged a tough topic in our Sunday morning worship at Christ Community. Specifically, I addressed the conquest of Canaan commanded in Deuteronomy 20 and recorded in the book of Joshua. With bestselling books written by popular atheists decrying the God of the Old Testament, it’s an issue the church can’t avoid.

Here’s all 11 points I made:

Is the God of Joshua a Monster?

Understanding the Canaanite Conquest

God was patient with

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Studying Joshua: Recommended Resources

Yesterday our church began an 8 week study through the Old Testament book of Joshua. If you’re interested in studying Joshua for yourself here are a few resources I’d recommend:

Bible Dictionary:

The Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary is my go-to Bible dictionary (I have 4-5). When studying an ancient book like Joshua having a handy reference for terms, cultural practices, and geography is essential.

Brand, Chad, Charles Draper, and Archie England. Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary…

How Should I Read Joshua?

Some books of the Bible are easy to read, understand, and apply. Philippians comes to mind here. Others, like Revelation, present a challenge. To me, Joshua can be tricky, and since our church is heading into an 8 week series through the book I wanted to help you read Joshua better for yourself.Here’s a link to the PDF. Print it out. Put it in your Bible. Use it when you read Joshua. After the PDF …