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 Which is on page 228.

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 228, thank you.

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 Joshua 13

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 When Joshua was old and well advanced in years,

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 the Lord said to him,

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 You are very old and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over.

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 This is the land that remains all the regions of the Philistines and Geshurites

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 from the Shehor River on the east of Egypt

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 to the territory of Ekron on the north.

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 All of it counted as Canaanite,

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 the territory of the five Philistine rulers in Gaza,

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 Ashdod, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron,

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 that of the Avites.

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 From the south, all the land of the Canaanites,

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 from Ara of the Sidonians as far as Aphek,

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 the region of the Amorites,

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 the area of the Gabalites and all Lebanon to the east,

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 from Baal, Gad below Mount Hermon to Lebo, Hamath.

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 As for all the inhabitants of the mountain regions from Lebanon to Misrafoth,

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 Maim, that is all the Sidonians,

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 I myself will drive them out before the Israelites.

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 Be sure to allocate this land to Israel for an inheritance,

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 as I have instructed you,

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 and divide it as an inheritance among the nine tribes

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 and half of the tribe of Manasseh.

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 The other half of Manasseh,

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 the Reubenites and the Gadites,

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 had received the inheritance

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 that Moses had given them east of the Jordan,

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 as he, the servant of the Lord,

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 had assigned it to them.

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 We have Joshua chapter 14, verses 6 through 15.

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 Now the men of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal,

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 and Caleb, son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, said to him,

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 You know what the Lord said to Moses,

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 the man of God at Kadesh Barnea, about you and me?

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 I was forty years old when Moses, the servant of the Lord,

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 sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land,

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 and I brought him back a report according to my convictions.

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 But my brothers, who went up with me,

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 made the hearts of the people melt with fear.

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 I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.

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 So on that day Moses swore to me,

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 The land on which your feet have walked

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 will be with your inheritance,

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 and that of your children forever,

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 because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.

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 Now then, just as the Lord promised,

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 he has kept me alive for forty-five years

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 since the time he said this to Moses,

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 while Israel moved about in the desert.

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 So here I am today, eighty-five years old.

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 I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out.

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 I am just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then.

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 Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day.

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 You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there,

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 and their cities were large and fortified,

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 but the Lord, helping me,

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 I will drive them out just as he said.

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 Then Joshua blessed Caleb, son of Jephunneh,

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 and gave him Hebron as his inheritance.

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 So Hebron has belonged to Caleb, son of Jephunneh, the Kenizzite, ever since,

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 because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly.

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 Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba,

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 who was the greatest man among the Anakites.

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 Then the land had rest from war.

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 Thanks very much.

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 I think they deserve a prize for getting through half of those names anyway.

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 Nightmare.

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 Well, what are all those names all about?

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 That's what we're going to find out.

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 So let's talk to God and pray,

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 and ask for His help as we get stuck into this.

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 Let's pray together.

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 Our Father God, we thank You again for Your Word.

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 We thank You that it is trustworthy and true.

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 We thank You that these words are not just words written by humans,

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 but they originate with You.

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 They are Your words that You have caused people to write.

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 And so as we read and as we listen,

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 we are hearing God's story,

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 His message to us today.

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 And so we pray that You would make Your Word applicable to us.

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 Make it relevant.

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 Speak it deep into our lives so that it changes us

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 and helps us to see the wonderful inheritance that is ours.

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 We ask this in Jesus' name.

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 Amen.

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 Well, I want to start this morning by asking us all two questions.

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 The first question is this.

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 What would you like to be doing in five years' time?

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 Or to put it another way,

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 what are your dreams for the future?

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 Just think about that for a minute.

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 What would you like to be doing in five years' time?

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 Well, if you are of school or college age,

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 you will most likely be finished your studies.

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 And so maybe you see yourself settled into a good, well-paid job,

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 possibly living in a different country.

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 Perhaps you'll even be married,

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 have a beautiful home,

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 and have a couple of children.

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 Who knows in five years' time?

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 Well, if you're in the midlife range,

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 you might see yourself as living comfortably.

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 Kids have kind of grown up a little bit,

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 so you have a little bit more time.

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 Maybe you see yourself in a bigger home,

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 finally enjoying some of life's little treats.

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 If you're in the next stage,

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 perhaps you will be retired,

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 or you're nearing retirement.

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 Your health is good,

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 and so you plan to travel a bit,

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 see the world,

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 visit family,

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 spend time with the grandchildren,

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 spend all your hard-earned savings.

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 What is it that you dream about?

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 What would you like to be doing in five years' time

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 or ten years' time?

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 Now, with those thoughts in mind,

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 here's the second question.

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 How certain are you

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 that those things are going to happen?

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 How confident are you

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 that your dreams and plans

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 will actually become a reality?

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 You see, we live in a world of uncertainty,

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 where dreams of healthy retirement

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 are interrupted by the news of a terminal illness,

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 where dreams of enjoying life with kids

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 are broken by redundancy or debt,

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 where dreams of getting married

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 and having a good job

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 remain dreams

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 because of spectacular personal failure.

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 The world that we live in today

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 is broken,

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 and we're broken,

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 and because of that,

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 there is nothing certain.

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 One comedian quipped

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 that the only thing that we are certain of

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 is paying taxes and dying.

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 In fact, the rise of the insurance industry

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 proves that we can't be certain.

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 It's so bad now

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 that we take out insurance

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 on top of insurance

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 because we live each day

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 with the reality

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 that something is going to go wrong,

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 and we need to be sure of that,

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 to be covered.

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 Nothing is certain.

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 Nothing is guaranteed in this world.

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 However, in Joshua,

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 all of that is reversed

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 because here we're introduced

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 to a God who speaks certainty

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 into an uncertain world,

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 a God who gives promises

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 and completes the promises.

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 In Joshua,

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 we've been meeting a God

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 who gives confidence

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 that He will do for His people

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 everything He said He will do,

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 no matter what or who

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 they come up against.

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 So whether it's a flooded River Jordan,

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 not a problem.

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 Whether it's the fierce armies of Jericho,

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 no hindrance,

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 whether it's the failure

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 of Joshua's people,

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 nothing can stop

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 what God has said He will do.

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 There's a confidence

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 and a certainty

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 with the promises of God.

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 And in Joshua chapters 13 and 14,

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 it's all about our future inheritance

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 and how we can be confidently certain

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 we will receive it.

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 So first,

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 our inheritance that's been promised.

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 Let's get into these chapters 13 and 14.

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 Geographically speaking,

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 Israel have crossed over the Jordan River.

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 They had defeated the Amorites.

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 They had destroyed Jericho.

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 They've broken through the main line of defense.

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 And in many ways,

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 the hard work has been done.

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 The big battles have been fought.

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 But they're not yet settled in the promised land.

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 A lot has been done,

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 but there's a lot more to do.

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 So chapter 13, verse 1.

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 When Joshua was old and well advanced in years,

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 the Lord said to him,

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 Joshua, you are very old

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 and there are still very large areas of land

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 to be taken over.

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 This is the land that remains.

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 And then he starts listing it all out.

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 In fact, you can see it there on the map.

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 The little blue arrows there

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 show that Israel have crossed over the Jordan River.

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 And then as they move west,

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 south and in the central lands

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 and up north,

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 these are all the lands to be taken.

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 So in the south, verse 2,

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 we read about the Philistines who are there

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 and the five big cities

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 where their rulers are in Gaza,

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 Ashdod, Ashkelon and Gath and Ekron.

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 Way down in the south,

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 the land still to be taken.

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 And then as they move up

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 into the center lands in verse 4,

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 there's the Canaanites.

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 And then as they move up from there

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 up into the north,

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 all the way up as far as Mount Hermon,

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 all those lands still to be taken.

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 You see, there's a lot of land there,

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 but with it,

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 there are still a lot of enemies.

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 Each region and each city

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 is fortified with their own armies.

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 Every town and place poses a threat

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 to Israel, to God's people.

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 Each one is strong enough to defeat them.

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 And it seems an insurmountable task.

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 They've only crossed the little river.

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 They've only overtaken Jericho.

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 But it's like there's a hundred other

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 Jerichos still to take.

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 And added to that,

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 look back at verse 1.

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 Joshua, we told,

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 was very old and well advanced in years.

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 He's got a zimmer frame out.

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 And in case poor Joshua has forgotten

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 and he thinks he's still a bit lively,

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 God reminds him,

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 Joshua, you're very old.

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 You need to put your slippers on, mate.

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 It's quite clear Joshua is past the age of fighting

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 and leading his people into battle.

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 So we're left wondering,

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 will they ever get to settle

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 in the land that God has promised them?

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 Well, as we work through this,

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 we must remember that it is God

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 who made the promise

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 and therefore it is His responsibility

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 to make sure that the promise is kept.

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 So look at verse 6.

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 He says,

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 as for all the inhabitants

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 of these mountainous regions,

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 from Lebanon to Mithra,

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 from Maim,

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 that is all the Sidonians,

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 I myself will drive them out

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 before the Israelites.

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 So God is saying to Joshua and his people,

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 I promised you an inheritance,

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 so it is my responsibility

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 to make sure that you get it

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 and to make sure that you will get it.

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 Look at the end of verse 6.

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 I myself will drive them out before you.

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 I'm going to fight for you.

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 In fact,

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 rehearsing this list of lands

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 in 2 to 5

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 is not meant to strike fear

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 into the heart of the people,

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 but to build confidence,

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 reminding them of actually

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 what is theirs,

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 what God has already promised them.

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 So look at the end of verse 6.

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 He's so sure,

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 so certain,

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 that he says,

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 be sure to allocate this land

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 to Israel for an inheritance

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 as I have instructed you,

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 and divide it out as an inheritance

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 among the nine tribes

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 and a half of the tribe of Manasseh.

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 The lands that lay before you

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 are not dreams

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 and wishful thinking

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 that you hope to someday get.

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 This is your inheritance.

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 You see,

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 it seems like that

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 in the face of challenges

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 and obstacles

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 and opposition,

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 God's people

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 constantly need to be reminded

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 of what God has promised

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 and what God has promised

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 he will always do.

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 It's so easy to look at

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 what's before us

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 and begin to shake and quiver

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 in our own boots

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 and seem,

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 this is insurmountable.

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 How are we going to get there?

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 How are we going to do it?

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 But God would have us

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 listen to his promise.

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 In fact,

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 this side of the cross

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 where we stand

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 in the whole redemptive story

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 of God,

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 he would have us look to,

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 not to Joshua

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 and all the battles

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 they would fight,

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 but he would have us look

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 to the ultimate warrior,

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 Jesus Christ,

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 the ultimate battle

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 that Christ has fought for us.

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 The battle he fought for us

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 on the cross

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 where he drove back

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 the greatest enemy,

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 Satan,

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 where he has defeated him,

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 where on the cross

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 he destroyed his plan,

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 he disarmed him

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 by his victory

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 on the cross.

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 And because he has defeated him,

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 he would have us look

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 at the ultimate inheritance,

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 not the physical lands,

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 that's all gone.

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 But the promised rest,

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 the eternal rest,

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 the land of the new creation,

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 paradise itself.

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 And he says,

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 that is guaranteed for you,

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 that is yours

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 because I have gone ahead of you

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 and fought the battle for you.

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 I have defeated your enemies

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 so that you can go

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 and receive that promised inheritance

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 because of what Christ has done.

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 That inheritance

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 promised

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 to his people.

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 But then,

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 inheritance

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 assured.

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 For the rest of chapter 13,

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 all the way through

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 to chapter 21,

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 we have this very detailed description

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 of what tribe of Israel

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 is going to get

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 what piece of land

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 and region.

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 We're told that

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 two of the tribes,

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 the Reubenites

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 and the Gadites,

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 they were going to settle

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 east of the Jordan

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 along with

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 half of a tribe

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 of Manasseh.

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 Then the other

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 nine and a half tribes

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 would settle

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 west of the Jordan,

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 making up 12 altogether.

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 Now this intricate detail,

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 it seems quite of a bore to us,

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 all these lists of names.

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 Look at verse 16,

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 for example,

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 as he starts listing out

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 what's going to happen.

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 He talks about

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 the territory

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 from Eror

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 of the rim

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 of the Arnon Gorge

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 and from the town

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 in the middle of the gorge

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 and the whole plateau

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 past Miba.

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 And then verse 25,

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 there's the territory

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 speaking to the Gadites.

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 You've got the territory

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 of Jazar

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 and all the towns

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 of Gilead

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 and the half

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 of the Ammonite country

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 as far as Eror

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 and Rabba.

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 And then speaking

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 to the half tribe

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 of Manasseh,

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 verse 30,

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 he says,

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 your territory

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 will extend

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 from Manahem

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 and including

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 all of Bashan,

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 the entire realm

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 of Og,

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 king of Bashan.

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 And that's just

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 chapter 13.

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 On and on it goes

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 for eight chapters.

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 Endless list of names

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 that I can't even pronounce.

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 That's why I'm not

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 reading it all.

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 Boundaries and borders

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 one after the other.

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 And it only seems

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 that the county

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 planner officer

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 understands what's

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 going on here.

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 It's a hard old read

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 and it's more like

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 an endurance exercise

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 to try and get through it.

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 But we must remember

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 that as we begin

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 to read

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 and flick over

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 the pages

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 one by one,

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 it's like reading

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 your own name

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 in the family inheritance.

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 So it's to be read

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 with excitement

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 and anticipation.

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 Every region named,

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 every city

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 that's mentioned,

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 every border

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 that's described

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 is like another item

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 of the family inheritance

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 that has been

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 personally given to you.

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 It's God's guarantee

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 to each people

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 that he says,

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 this is what you will get

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 because it's what

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 I have promised you.

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 In fact,

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 if we take a closer look

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 at some of these names

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 and places,

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 we will come away

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 confidently assured

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 that we will have

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 everything that God

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 has promised.

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 Look at verse 10.

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 He talks there

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 about all the towns

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 of Sion,

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 king of the Amorites,

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 who ruled in Heshbon.

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 And then down

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 at verse 12,

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 he talks about

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 the whole kingdom

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 of Og in Bashan,

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 who had reigned

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 at Ashtore.

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 Now when they begin

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 dividing up these lands,

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 we see that these places

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 begin to be mentioned

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 again.

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 In fact,

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 all the way through

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 we keep seeing them

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 being mentioned.

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 So look at verse 21.

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 He talks about

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 all the towns

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 and the plateau

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 and the entire realm

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 of Sion,

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 king of the Amorites,

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 who ruled in Heshbon.

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 He's mentioned it again,

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 verse 27.

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 The end of verse 27,

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 the realm of Sion,

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 king of Heshbon.

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 And then down

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 at verse 30,

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 he starts talking

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 about Og,

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 king of Bashan.

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 They just keep

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 being repeated

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 all the time.

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 And you were asking

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 the question,

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 what's so special

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 about these kings

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 and these regions

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 that they're being

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 repeated?

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 Well,

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 keep your finger

00:19:28.279 --> 00:19:29.220
 in chapter 13

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 and go back

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 to chapter 2.

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 Because

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 the kings of Sion

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 at Nog

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 were situated

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 on the east side

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 of the Jordan.

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 They were the first kings

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 that they came up against

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 before they even

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 crossed the Jordan.

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 And they defeated them.

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 And people began

00:19:54.220 --> 00:19:54.980
 to hear about it.

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 In fact,

00:19:55.379 --> 00:19:56.299
 the people of Jericho

00:19:56.299 --> 00:19:57.019
 heard about it.

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 So chapter 2,

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 verse 10.

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 We have heard

00:20:02.839 --> 00:20:03.519
 how the Lord

00:20:03.519 --> 00:20:04.619
 dried up the water

00:20:04.619 --> 00:20:05.420
 of the Red Sea

00:20:05.420 --> 00:20:05.779
 for you

00:20:05.779 --> 00:20:06.559
 when you came up

00:20:06.559 --> 00:20:07.119
 out of Egypt.

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 And what you did

00:20:08.839 --> 00:20:10.900
 to Zion and Og,

00:20:11.220 --> 00:20:12.119
 the two kings

00:20:12.119 --> 00:20:13.039
 of the Emirates

00:20:13.039 --> 00:20:14.059
 east of the Jordan,

00:20:14.279 --> 00:20:15.220
 whom you completely

00:20:15.220 --> 00:20:15.879
 destroyed.

00:20:16.559 --> 00:20:17.579
 When we heard of it,

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 our hearts sank

00:20:18.579 --> 00:20:19.859
 and everyone's courage

00:20:19.859 --> 00:20:21.019
 failed because of you.

00:20:21.240 --> 00:20:22.519
 For the Lord your God

00:20:22.519 --> 00:20:23.680
 is God in heaven

00:20:23.680 --> 00:20:24.259
 above

00:20:24.259 --> 00:20:25.799
 and on the earth

00:20:25.799 --> 00:20:26.859
 below.

00:20:28.759 --> 00:20:29.299
 You see,

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 it's a reminder

00:20:30.140 --> 00:20:31.340
 to the tribes

00:20:31.340 --> 00:20:33.060
 that if God

00:20:33.060 --> 00:20:33.560
 has dealt

00:20:33.560 --> 00:20:34.259
 with the likes

00:20:34.259 --> 00:20:35.740
 of Zion and Og,

00:20:36.240 --> 00:20:37.540
 these two great

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 big kingdoms

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 with their vast armies,

00:20:41.700 --> 00:20:42.540
 do you think

00:20:42.540 --> 00:20:43.300
 that there's anybody

00:20:43.300 --> 00:20:44.660
 else that could

00:20:44.660 --> 00:20:45.600
 stand in your way?

00:20:47.840 --> 00:20:49.120
 A few weeks ago,

00:20:49.240 --> 00:20:50.180
 Munster were playing

00:20:50.180 --> 00:20:50.720
 Leinster

00:20:50.720 --> 00:20:52.280
 in the Magners League

00:20:52.280 --> 00:20:52.740
 final.

00:20:54.120 --> 00:20:54.880
 Leinster were the

00:20:54.880 --> 00:20:55.880
 team of the season.

00:20:55.880 --> 00:20:57.760
 A week before,

00:20:57.880 --> 00:20:58.900
 they had been crowned

00:20:58.900 --> 00:21:00.280
 European champions,

00:21:00.940 --> 00:21:02.220
 Heineken Cup champions.

00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:04.440
 They were a formidable

00:21:04.440 --> 00:21:04.940
 force,

00:21:05.160 --> 00:21:06.300
 not a weak spot

00:21:06.300 --> 00:21:07.060
 in the side.

00:21:08.500 --> 00:21:09.540
 And a week later,

00:21:09.620 --> 00:21:10.300
 they were to play

00:21:10.300 --> 00:21:10.780
 Munster.

00:21:12.980 --> 00:21:14.420
 After a bad season

00:21:14.420 --> 00:21:14.960
 and everything,

00:21:15.220 --> 00:21:15.900
 the odds were

00:21:15.900 --> 00:21:16.440
 against them.

00:21:16.660 --> 00:21:17.760
 But we could imagine

00:21:17.760 --> 00:21:18.240
 McGahan,

00:21:18.600 --> 00:21:19.380
 Munster's coach,

00:21:19.480 --> 00:21:20.220
 talking to them

00:21:20.220 --> 00:21:21.120
 in the changing rooms.

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 Listen guys,

00:21:23.239 --> 00:21:24.459
 the last time

00:21:24.459 --> 00:21:25.699
 we played them,

00:21:26.079 --> 00:21:26.599
 we won.

00:21:26.779 --> 00:21:27.659
 The last time

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 they were down here

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 in Thoman Park,

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 we beat them.

00:21:31.679 --> 00:21:32.779
 Now if we've done

00:21:32.779 --> 00:21:33.859
 that in the past,

00:21:34.299 --> 00:21:35.319
 what's to stop

00:21:35.319 --> 00:21:36.399
 you doing it again?

00:21:37.759 --> 00:21:39.039
 And that's exactly

00:21:39.039 --> 00:21:40.479
 what's going on here.

00:21:41.199 --> 00:21:42.239
 God is saying,

00:21:42.699 --> 00:21:43.899
 if I defeated

00:21:43.899 --> 00:21:45.239
 the likes of Zion and Og,

00:21:45.279 --> 00:21:46.319
 the greatest enemies,

00:21:46.679 --> 00:21:48.179
 the strongest forces,

00:21:49.179 --> 00:21:50.599
 is there anybody else

00:21:50.599 --> 00:21:51.359
 that could stand

00:21:51.359 --> 00:21:51.959
 in your way?

00:21:53.439 --> 00:21:54.439
 And this is what

00:21:54.439 --> 00:21:55.399
 gives us assurance

00:21:55.399 --> 00:21:56.299
 and confidence,

00:21:56.759 --> 00:21:59.159
 rehearsing and remembering

00:21:59.159 --> 00:22:01.119
 past victories.

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 If this is what God

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 has done,

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 then what can He not do?

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 And there's a sense

00:22:08.779 --> 00:22:10.000
 in which our future

00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:10.799
 assurance

00:22:10.799 --> 00:22:12.619
 is all grounded

00:22:12.619 --> 00:22:14.319
 in past events.

00:22:15.379 --> 00:22:16.939
 The certainty of heaven

00:22:16.939 --> 00:22:17.939
 is grounded

00:22:17.939 --> 00:22:19.139
 in the past events

00:22:19.139 --> 00:22:20.199
 of what Christ has done.

00:22:20.200 --> 00:22:21.460
 not future things

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 that He's going to do.

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 And it's only as we

00:22:23.960 --> 00:22:24.940
 stand back

00:22:24.940 --> 00:22:26.200
 and we look back

00:22:26.200 --> 00:22:27.660
 and gaze through history

00:22:27.660 --> 00:22:29.500
 and see what God

00:22:29.500 --> 00:22:30.240
 has done

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 that we have confidence

00:22:32.400 --> 00:22:33.200
 and assurance

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 to move forward.

00:22:36.200 --> 00:22:38.059
 If Christ has taken

00:22:38.059 --> 00:22:39.400
 on our greatest enemy,

00:22:39.759 --> 00:22:41.340
 if Christ has disarmed

00:22:41.340 --> 00:22:42.500
 him of all His weapons,

00:22:42.840 --> 00:22:44.400
 if Christ has destroyed

00:22:44.400 --> 00:22:45.980
 the power over of death

00:22:45.980 --> 00:22:47.019
 through His resurrection,

00:22:47.019 --> 00:22:49.240
 if He is raised on high

00:22:49.240 --> 00:22:50.980
 and rules over all,

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 is there any reason

00:22:52.460 --> 00:22:53.160
 to think

00:22:53.160 --> 00:22:55.160
 that our conquered enemy

00:22:55.160 --> 00:22:56.160
 will be able

00:22:56.160 --> 00:22:57.059
 to stop us

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 reaching our inheritance?

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 Nothing

00:23:02.619 --> 00:23:04.099
 and no one

00:23:04.099 --> 00:23:05.240
 can stand

00:23:05.240 --> 00:23:06.000
 in the way

00:23:06.000 --> 00:23:06.960
 of God

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 and His people

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 and His promises.

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 Nothing.

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 So that's inheritance

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 assured.

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 But what about

00:23:21.180 --> 00:23:22.200
 actually receiving

00:23:22.200 --> 00:23:23.019
 their inheritance?

00:23:23.019 --> 00:23:23.259
 inheritance?

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 Well, in the same way

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 as the land

00:23:27.160 --> 00:23:27.859
 was divided

00:23:27.859 --> 00:23:29.440
 east of the Jordan,

00:23:30.259 --> 00:23:31.500
 so it was divided

00:23:31.500 --> 00:23:32.559
 west of the Jordan.

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 The division

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 of the east

00:23:34.339 --> 00:23:34.920
 between those

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 two and a half tribes

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 is chapter 13

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 and then we move

00:23:38.440 --> 00:23:39.740
 into chapter 14

00:23:39.740 --> 00:23:40.160
 and on

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 and it's the division

00:23:40.980 --> 00:23:41.559
 of the rest

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 of the land.

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 Look at 14 verse 1.

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 Now these are the areas

00:23:46.339 --> 00:23:47.039
 the Israelites

00:23:47.039 --> 00:23:48.359
 received

00:23:48.359 --> 00:23:49.420
 as an inheritance

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 in the land of Canaan,

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 which Eliezer,

00:23:52.440 --> 00:23:52.920
 the priest,

00:23:53.079 --> 00:23:53.400
 Joshua,

00:23:53.579 --> 00:23:54.119
 son of Nun

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 and the heads

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 of the tribal clans

00:23:55.579 --> 00:23:56.000
 of Israel

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 allotted to them.

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 Their inheritances

00:23:58.539 --> 00:23:59.559
 were assigned

00:23:59.559 --> 00:24:00.240
 by lot

00:24:00.240 --> 00:24:01.299
 to the nine

00:24:01.299 --> 00:24:02.279
 and a half tribes

00:24:02.279 --> 00:24:03.220
 as the Lord

00:24:03.220 --> 00:24:03.960
 had commanded

00:24:03.960 --> 00:24:05.420
 through Moses.

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 So here they are.

00:24:09.619 --> 00:24:11.180
 But let's remember

00:24:11.180 --> 00:24:14.240
 that 45 years ago

00:24:14.240 --> 00:24:16.980
 they were on the verge

00:24:16.980 --> 00:24:17.920
 of receiving

00:24:17.920 --> 00:24:19.200
 this exact

00:24:19.200 --> 00:24:20.599
 same inheritance.

00:24:20.759 --> 00:24:24.019
 45 years ago

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 do you remember

00:24:24.579 --> 00:24:25.259
 the stories?

00:24:26.420 --> 00:24:27.339
 12 spies

00:24:27.339 --> 00:24:28.420
 were sent out

00:24:28.420 --> 00:24:30.000
 one from each tribe

00:24:30.000 --> 00:24:31.140
 to go and explore

00:24:31.140 --> 00:24:31.599
 the land

00:24:31.599 --> 00:24:32.960
 and see what it was like.

00:24:34.000 --> 00:24:35.420
 45 years ago

00:24:35.420 --> 00:24:37.160
 and 12 of them

00:24:37.160 --> 00:24:37.819
 went out.

00:24:39.519 --> 00:24:39.920
 Do you remember

00:24:39.920 --> 00:24:41.059
 your Sunday school song?

00:24:41.640 --> 00:24:42.460
 How many were good?

00:24:45.259 --> 00:24:46.259
 Two were good

00:24:46.259 --> 00:24:46.460
 and

00:24:46.460 --> 00:24:48.759
 you didn't sing it

00:24:48.759 --> 00:24:49.119
 obviously.

00:24:49.119 --> 00:24:50.159
 10 were bad

00:24:50.159 --> 00:24:50.979
 and 2 were good.

00:24:51.099 --> 00:24:51.659
 Wasn't that it?

00:24:51.819 --> 00:24:52.079
 Anyway.

00:24:52.979 --> 00:24:53.799
 We'll have to ask Sandra

00:24:53.799 --> 00:24:54.319
 to sing it.

00:24:54.359 --> 00:24:54.939
 She knows it.

00:24:55.979 --> 00:24:56.619
 Well look back

00:24:56.619 --> 00:24:57.679
 at chapter 13.

00:24:57.799 --> 00:24:59.219
 Numbers chapter 13.

00:24:59.639 --> 00:25:00.899
 Because that gives us

00:25:00.899 --> 00:25:01.579
 a report

00:25:01.579 --> 00:25:03.679
 of what they found

00:25:03.679 --> 00:25:04.519
 when they went out

00:25:04.519 --> 00:25:05.859
 to explore this land

00:25:05.859 --> 00:25:07.779
 45 years previously.

00:25:07.779 --> 00:25:11.980
 remember God

00:25:11.980 --> 00:25:12.879
 had promised the land

00:25:12.879 --> 00:25:13.559
 and then he says

00:25:13.559 --> 00:25:14.559
 go out and have a look.

00:25:15.099 --> 00:25:16.339
 And this is the report

00:25:16.339 --> 00:25:17.180
 that comes back

00:25:17.180 --> 00:25:18.819
 chapter 13 of Numbers

00:25:18.819 --> 00:25:20.960
 verse 28.

00:25:20.960 --> 00:25:27.500
 But the people

00:25:27.500 --> 00:25:28.240
 who lived there

00:25:28.240 --> 00:25:29.180
 are powerful

00:25:29.180 --> 00:25:30.539
 and the cities

00:25:30.539 --> 00:25:31.620
 are fortified

00:25:31.620 --> 00:25:32.680
 and very large.

00:25:33.100 --> 00:25:33.819
 We even saw

00:25:33.819 --> 00:25:35.299
 descendants of Anak

00:25:35.299 --> 00:25:35.620
 there.

00:25:36.039 --> 00:25:36.900
 The Amalekites

00:25:36.900 --> 00:25:37.880
 live in the Negev.

00:25:37.940 --> 00:25:38.600
 The Hittites

00:25:38.600 --> 00:25:39.519
 the Jebusites

00:25:39.519 --> 00:25:40.380
 and the Amorites

00:25:40.380 --> 00:25:41.759
 live in the hill country

00:25:41.759 --> 00:25:42.700
 and the Canaanites

00:25:42.700 --> 00:25:43.579
 live near the sea

00:25:43.579 --> 00:25:44.559
 and along the Jordan.

00:25:44.559 --> 00:25:47.179
 Then Caleb

00:25:47.179 --> 00:25:49.799
 he was one of the good spies

00:25:49.799 --> 00:25:51.099
 silenced the people

00:25:51.099 --> 00:25:51.859
 before Moses

00:25:51.859 --> 00:25:52.339
 and said

00:25:52.339 --> 00:25:53.700
 we should go up

00:25:53.700 --> 00:25:54.619
 and take possession

00:25:54.619 --> 00:25:55.319
 of the land

00:25:55.319 --> 00:25:57.039
 for we can

00:25:57.039 --> 00:25:58.319
 certainly do it.

00:26:00.240 --> 00:26:01.379
 But the men

00:26:01.379 --> 00:26:02.159
 who had gone up

00:26:02.159 --> 00:26:03.039
 with him said

00:26:03.039 --> 00:26:04.440
 we can't attack

00:26:04.440 --> 00:26:05.159
 these people.

00:26:05.519 --> 00:26:06.299
 They are stronger

00:26:06.299 --> 00:26:07.059
 than we are.

00:26:07.619 --> 00:26:08.379
 And they spread

00:26:08.379 --> 00:26:09.259
 among the Israelites

00:26:09.259 --> 00:26:10.240
 a bad report

00:26:10.240 --> 00:26:11.000
 about the land

00:26:11.000 --> 00:26:11.740
 they had explored.

00:26:12.079 --> 00:26:12.519
 They said

00:26:12.519 --> 00:26:13.720
 the land we explored

00:26:13.720 --> 00:26:14.460
 devours

00:26:14.460 --> 00:26:15.500
 those living in it.

00:26:15.819 --> 00:26:16.600
 All the people

00:26:16.600 --> 00:26:17.279
 we saw there

00:26:17.279 --> 00:26:18.700
 are of great size.

00:26:19.180 --> 00:26:20.299
 We saw the Nephilim

00:26:20.299 --> 00:26:20.980
 there.

00:26:21.100 --> 00:26:22.420
 The descendants of Anak

00:26:22.420 --> 00:26:23.579
 come from Nephilim.

00:26:24.680 --> 00:26:25.779
 They were giants.

00:26:26.180 --> 00:26:27.059
 Huge people.

00:26:27.759 --> 00:26:28.799
 We seemed like

00:26:28.799 --> 00:26:29.840
 grasshoppers

00:26:29.840 --> 00:26:31.180
 in our own eyes

00:26:31.180 --> 00:26:32.559
 and we looked

00:26:32.559 --> 00:26:33.440
 the same to them.

00:26:38.380 --> 00:26:39.340
 Now we know

00:26:39.340 --> 00:26:39.980
 from the rest

00:26:39.980 --> 00:26:40.779
 of the story

00:26:40.779 --> 00:26:43.200
 that after that

00:26:43.200 --> 00:26:44.059
 40 years

00:26:44.059 --> 00:26:45.039
 after spying out

00:26:45.039 --> 00:26:45.599
 the land

00:26:45.599 --> 00:26:46.599
 they wandered

00:26:46.599 --> 00:26:47.099
 the desert

00:26:47.099 --> 00:26:48.220
 for 40 years.

00:26:48.220 --> 00:26:49.599
 A whole generation

00:26:49.599 --> 00:26:50.179
 died.

00:26:50.799 --> 00:26:51.559
 They failed

00:26:51.559 --> 00:26:52.279
 to get into

00:26:52.279 --> 00:26:53.159
 the promised land

00:26:53.159 --> 00:26:54.279
 because they failed

00:26:54.279 --> 00:26:55.220
 to trust

00:26:55.220 --> 00:26:56.700
 in what God

00:26:56.700 --> 00:26:57.519
 had promised them.

00:26:58.279 --> 00:26:59.019
 He said

00:26:59.019 --> 00:26:59.899
 this land is for you

00:26:59.899 --> 00:27:00.500
 but they didn't

00:27:00.500 --> 00:27:01.019
 trust them

00:27:01.019 --> 00:27:01.720
 to go ahead

00:27:01.720 --> 00:27:04.000
 except for two spies

00:27:04.000 --> 00:27:05.099
 one of whom

00:27:05.099 --> 00:27:06.000
 is mentioned here

00:27:06.000 --> 00:27:06.679
 in our story

00:27:06.679 --> 00:27:08.259
 in Joshua chapter 14.

00:27:08.259 --> 00:27:10.920
 Let's read about

00:27:10.920 --> 00:27:12.079
 what Joshua says

00:27:12.079 --> 00:27:15.400
 in verse 6

00:27:15.400 --> 00:27:16.460
 of chapter 14

00:27:16.460 --> 00:27:17.099
 in Joshua.

00:27:17.799 --> 00:27:18.740
 Now the men

00:27:18.740 --> 00:27:19.220
 of Judah

00:27:19.220 --> 00:27:20.240
 approached Joshua

00:27:20.240 --> 00:27:20.879
 at Gilgal

00:27:20.879 --> 00:27:22.680
 and they said

00:27:22.680 --> 00:27:23.339
 to Joshua

00:27:23.339 --> 00:27:24.759
 you know

00:27:24.759 --> 00:27:25.619
 what the Lord

00:27:25.619 --> 00:27:26.640
 said to Moses

00:27:26.640 --> 00:27:27.640
 the man of God

00:27:27.640 --> 00:27:28.839
 at Kadesh Barnea

00:27:28.839 --> 00:27:30.019
 about you and me.

00:27:30.119 --> 00:27:30.579
 That's where they

00:27:30.579 --> 00:27:31.319
 gave the report.

00:27:31.319 --> 00:27:33.460
 I was 40 years old

00:27:33.460 --> 00:27:34.119
 when Moses

00:27:34.119 --> 00:27:34.679
 the servant

00:27:34.679 --> 00:27:35.220
 of the Lord

00:27:35.220 --> 00:27:36.019
 sent me from

00:27:36.019 --> 00:27:36.819
 Kadesh Barnea

00:27:36.819 --> 00:27:38.379
 to explore the land

00:27:38.379 --> 00:27:40.059
 and I brought him

00:27:40.059 --> 00:27:40.859
 back a report

00:27:40.859 --> 00:27:42.519
 according to my convictions.

00:27:42.899 --> 00:27:43.759
 I knew we could

00:27:43.759 --> 00:27:44.659
 do it he was saying.

00:27:44.960 --> 00:27:45.659
 I knew God

00:27:45.659 --> 00:27:46.339
 had given to us.

00:27:46.419 --> 00:27:47.039
 I knew we could

00:27:47.039 --> 00:27:48.159
 go in and take the land.

00:27:49.240 --> 00:27:49.659
 Verse 8

00:27:49.659 --> 00:27:50.579
 But my brothers

00:27:50.579 --> 00:27:51.659
 who went up with me

00:27:51.659 --> 00:27:52.460
 made the hearts

00:27:52.460 --> 00:27:53.599
 of the people sink.

00:27:54.579 --> 00:27:55.419
 I however

00:27:55.419 --> 00:27:56.299
 followed the Lord

00:27:56.299 --> 00:27:56.819
 my God

00:27:56.819 --> 00:27:57.740
 wholeheartedly.

00:27:58.500 --> 00:27:59.439
 So on that day

00:27:59.439 --> 00:28:00.599
 Moses swore to me

00:28:00.599 --> 00:28:01.980
 the land on which

00:28:01.980 --> 00:28:03.159
 your feet have walked

00:28:03.159 --> 00:28:05.039
 will be your inheritance

00:28:05.039 --> 00:28:06.839
 and that of your children

00:28:06.839 --> 00:28:07.439
 forever

00:28:07.439 --> 00:28:08.579
 because you have

00:28:08.579 --> 00:28:09.619
 followed the Lord

00:28:09.619 --> 00:28:10.339
 my God

00:28:10.339 --> 00:28:11.619
 wholeheartedly.

00:28:13.299 --> 00:28:14.519
 Now this is not

00:28:14.519 --> 00:28:15.719
 an arrogant demand

00:28:15.719 --> 00:28:16.759
 on the part of Caleb

00:28:16.759 --> 00:28:17.459
 as if to say

00:28:17.459 --> 00:28:19.179
 stand back guys

00:28:19.179 --> 00:28:20.339
 and watch me

00:28:20.339 --> 00:28:21.419
 as I march in

00:28:21.419 --> 00:28:22.279
 and take the land.

00:28:23.459 --> 00:28:24.319
 Not at all.

00:28:24.399 --> 00:28:25.319
 This was an expression

00:28:25.319 --> 00:28:25.919
 of faith.

00:28:26.259 --> 00:28:27.039
 His confidence

00:28:27.039 --> 00:28:28.039
 hadn't changed

00:28:28.039 --> 00:28:29.219
 in the 40 years.

00:28:29.819 --> 00:28:30.579
 He was ready

00:28:30.579 --> 00:28:31.500
 to take the land

00:28:31.500 --> 00:28:31.939
 then

00:28:31.939 --> 00:28:33.019
 and he was ready

00:28:33.019 --> 00:28:33.899
 to take the land

00:28:33.899 --> 00:28:34.279
 now

00:28:34.279 --> 00:28:35.599
 not because of

00:28:35.599 --> 00:28:36.480
 who he was

00:28:36.480 --> 00:28:37.559
 but because of

00:28:37.559 --> 00:28:38.240
 what God

00:28:38.240 --> 00:28:39.259
 had promised him.

00:28:39.819 --> 00:28:40.439
 Verse 12

00:28:40.439 --> 00:28:42.059
 So he says

00:28:42.059 --> 00:28:42.980
 now give me

00:28:42.980 --> 00:28:43.939
 this hill country

00:28:43.939 --> 00:28:45.039
 that the Lord

00:28:45.039 --> 00:28:45.799
 promised me

00:28:45.799 --> 00:28:46.359
 that day.

00:28:46.819 --> 00:28:47.399
 You yourself

00:28:47.399 --> 00:28:48.279
 heard that the

00:28:48.279 --> 00:28:49.279
 Anakites were there

00:28:49.279 --> 00:28:49.980
 and that cities

00:28:49.980 --> 00:28:51.319
 were large and fortified

00:28:51.319 --> 00:28:52.339
 but

00:28:52.339 --> 00:28:55.579
 is that going to

00:28:55.579 --> 00:28:56.460
 stand in our way?

00:28:56.460 --> 00:28:58.100
 No, the Lord

00:28:58.100 --> 00:28:58.880
 helping me

00:28:58.880 --> 00:29:00.259
 we will drive

00:29:00.259 --> 00:29:00.880
 them out

00:29:00.880 --> 00:29:02.700
 just as he said.

00:29:03.600 --> 00:29:04.000
 You see

00:29:04.000 --> 00:29:05.039
 Caleb was a man

00:29:05.039 --> 00:29:05.620
 of faith.

00:29:05.920 --> 00:29:06.660
 He was stepping

00:29:06.660 --> 00:29:07.680
 out in faith

00:29:07.680 --> 00:29:09.240
 and the only way

00:29:09.240 --> 00:29:09.900
 that the people

00:29:09.900 --> 00:29:10.519
 were going to

00:29:10.519 --> 00:29:11.360
 receive their

00:29:11.360 --> 00:29:11.940
 inheritance

00:29:11.940 --> 00:29:13.480
 is faith

00:29:13.480 --> 00:29:14.579
 in what God

00:29:14.579 --> 00:29:15.680
 said he will do.

00:29:16.559 --> 00:29:17.000
 In fact

00:29:17.000 --> 00:29:17.720
 there's no room

00:29:17.720 --> 00:29:18.440
 for arrogance

00:29:18.440 --> 00:29:19.799
 or self-dependence.

00:29:20.000 --> 00:29:20.840
 It all rests

00:29:20.840 --> 00:29:21.960
 on God's power

00:29:21.960 --> 00:29:23.240
 on his plan

00:29:23.240 --> 00:29:24.620
 and on his promise.

00:29:26.480 --> 00:29:27.299
 One writer

00:29:27.299 --> 00:29:28.120
 put it helpfully

00:29:28.120 --> 00:29:28.740
 like this

00:29:28.740 --> 00:29:29.380
 it's not

00:29:29.380 --> 00:29:31.039
 great faith

00:29:31.039 --> 00:29:32.519
 in God

00:29:32.519 --> 00:29:34.599
 but it's our

00:29:34.599 --> 00:29:35.620
 little faith

00:29:35.620 --> 00:29:37.359
 in a great

00:29:37.359 --> 00:29:38.559
 big God.

00:29:40.000 --> 00:29:40.680
 Faith

00:29:40.680 --> 00:29:41.839
 in a great

00:29:41.839 --> 00:29:42.700
 big God

00:29:42.700 --> 00:29:43.779
 in what God

00:29:43.779 --> 00:29:45.359
 said he would do.

00:29:45.920 --> 00:29:46.720
 This is what

00:29:46.720 --> 00:29:47.460
 guarantees

00:29:47.460 --> 00:29:48.359
 receiving our

00:29:48.359 --> 00:29:48.920
 inheritance.

00:29:49.420 --> 00:29:50.359
 Faith in what

00:29:50.359 --> 00:29:51.359
 God can do

00:29:51.359 --> 00:29:52.500
 not what we

00:29:52.500 --> 00:29:53.039
 can do.

00:29:54.180 --> 00:29:54.859
 And nothing

00:29:54.859 --> 00:29:55.700
 has changed

00:29:55.700 --> 00:29:56.660
 throughout time.

00:29:57.039 --> 00:29:57.960
 Whatever place

00:29:57.960 --> 00:29:58.839
 we stand in

00:29:58.839 --> 00:29:59.319
 history

00:29:59.319 --> 00:30:00.420
 the way to

00:30:00.420 --> 00:30:01.140
 receive our

00:30:01.140 --> 00:30:01.740
 inheritance

00:30:01.740 --> 00:30:04.680
 is always

00:30:04.680 --> 00:30:06.440
 by faith.

00:30:08.200 --> 00:30:09.220
 Jump forward

00:30:09.220 --> 00:30:10.000
 in your Bible

00:30:10.000 --> 00:30:12.099
 to 1 Peter.

00:30:12.220 --> 00:30:12.839
 I haven't got a

00:30:12.839 --> 00:30:13.400
 page number.

00:30:13.539 --> 00:30:14.339
 If somebody's got it

00:30:14.339 --> 00:30:15.259
 they can shout it out.

00:30:15.400 --> 00:30:16.839
 1 Peter chapter 1.

00:30:16.839 --> 00:30:26.339
 1-2-1-7

00:30:26.339 --> 00:30:28.299
 if you're using a

00:30:28.299 --> 00:30:28.959
 church Bible.

00:30:29.079 --> 00:30:30.899
 1-2-1-7

00:30:30.899 --> 00:30:34.059
 1 Peter

00:30:34.059 --> 00:30:36.159
 chapter 1.

00:30:40.779 --> 00:30:41.899
 Let's pick it up

00:30:41.899 --> 00:30:42.759
 in verse 3.

00:30:42.759 --> 00:30:44.759
 We're remembering

00:30:44.759 --> 00:30:45.640
 here Caleb

00:30:45.640 --> 00:30:46.559
 he would go

00:30:46.559 --> 00:30:47.279
 into the land

00:30:47.279 --> 00:30:48.039
 by faith

00:30:48.039 --> 00:30:48.759
 trusting in

00:30:48.759 --> 00:30:49.259
 what God

00:30:49.259 --> 00:30:49.839
 said he would

00:30:49.839 --> 00:30:50.119
 do.

00:30:51.079 --> 00:30:51.960
 Now listen to

00:30:51.960 --> 00:30:52.680
 how this all

00:30:52.680 --> 00:30:53.720
 applies to us.

00:30:53.819 --> 00:30:54.339
 Verse 3

00:30:54.339 --> 00:30:55.259
 He says

00:30:55.259 --> 00:30:56.240
 Praise be

00:30:56.240 --> 00:30:57.019
 to the God

00:30:57.019 --> 00:30:57.559
 and Father

00:30:57.559 --> 00:30:58.220
 of our Lord

00:30:58.220 --> 00:30:59.099
 Jesus Christ

00:30:59.099 --> 00:31:00.359
 in his great

00:31:00.359 --> 00:31:00.819
 mercy

00:31:00.819 --> 00:31:01.940
 he has given

00:31:01.940 --> 00:31:02.980
 us new birth

00:31:02.980 --> 00:31:04.079
 into a living

00:31:04.079 --> 00:31:04.539
 hope

00:31:04.539 --> 00:31:05.339
 through the

00:31:05.339 --> 00:31:05.900
 resurrection

00:31:05.900 --> 00:31:06.619
 of Jesus

00:31:06.619 --> 00:31:07.180
 Christ

00:31:07.180 --> 00:31:07.859
 from the dead.

00:31:07.859 --> 00:31:08.419
 This is the

00:31:08.419 --> 00:31:09.319
 past events

00:31:09.319 --> 00:31:10.419
 the past victories

00:31:10.419 --> 00:31:11.279
 something that

00:31:11.279 --> 00:31:12.179
 Christ has done

00:31:12.179 --> 00:31:12.759
 he's died

00:31:12.759 --> 00:31:13.699
 he's risen again

00:31:13.699 --> 00:31:14.740
 and because of

00:31:14.740 --> 00:31:15.519
 that verse 4

00:31:15.519 --> 00:31:17.000
 we go into

00:31:17.000 --> 00:31:17.899
 an inheritance

00:31:17.899 --> 00:31:20.359
 that can never

00:31:20.359 --> 00:31:21.019
 perish

00:31:21.019 --> 00:31:22.439
 spoil or fade

00:31:22.439 --> 00:31:24.359
 heaven itself

00:31:24.359 --> 00:31:25.759
 which is kept

00:31:25.759 --> 00:31:26.519
 in heaven

00:31:26.519 --> 00:31:27.079
 for you

00:31:27.079 --> 00:31:29.339
 and here's the

00:31:29.339 --> 00:31:29.879
 key verse

00:31:29.879 --> 00:31:30.479
 verse 5

00:31:30.479 --> 00:31:31.500
 who through

00:31:31.500 --> 00:31:32.359
 faith

00:31:32.359 --> 00:31:35.319
 are shielded

00:31:35.319 --> 00:31:36.159
 by God's

00:31:36.159 --> 00:31:36.659
 power

00:31:36.660 --> 00:31:38.300
 until the

00:31:38.300 --> 00:31:38.820
 coming of

00:31:38.820 --> 00:31:39.400
 salvation

00:31:39.400 --> 00:31:40.100
 that is ready

00:31:40.100 --> 00:31:40.960
 to be revealed

00:31:40.960 --> 00:31:42.160
 in the last

00:31:42.160 --> 00:31:42.540
 time.

00:31:43.860 --> 00:31:44.940
 Now you tell

00:31:44.940 --> 00:31:45.500
 me from

00:31:45.500 --> 00:31:46.240
 reading that

00:31:46.240 --> 00:31:49.880
 what guarantees

00:31:49.880 --> 00:31:51.060
 our inheritance

00:31:51.060 --> 00:31:53.740
 it's faith

00:31:53.740 --> 00:31:55.860
 in what Christ

00:31:55.860 --> 00:31:56.560
 has done

00:31:56.560 --> 00:31:57.560
 in the past

00:31:57.560 --> 00:31:58.759
 his death

00:31:58.759 --> 00:31:59.620
 and resurrection

00:31:59.620 --> 00:32:00.440
 for us

00:32:00.440 --> 00:32:01.940
 and his promise

00:32:01.940 --> 00:32:03.900
 to shield

00:32:03.900 --> 00:32:04.160
 us

00:32:04.160 --> 00:32:05.019
 or to protect

00:32:05.019 --> 00:32:05.519
 us

00:32:05.519 --> 00:32:07.099
 until we

00:32:07.099 --> 00:32:07.660
 get there.

00:32:09.099 --> 00:32:10.440
 Our inheritance

00:32:10.440 --> 00:32:12.000
 is guaranteed

00:32:12.000 --> 00:32:13.799
 our destination

00:32:13.799 --> 00:32:16.680
 is 100%

00:32:16.680 --> 00:32:17.599
 secure.

00:32:17.599 --> 00:32:21.679
 we thought

00:32:21.679 --> 00:32:22.240
 at the beginning

00:32:22.240 --> 00:32:22.859
 about our

00:32:22.859 --> 00:32:23.480
 dreams

00:32:23.480 --> 00:32:25.439
 well you know

00:32:25.439 --> 00:32:26.019
 what you can

00:32:26.019 --> 00:32:27.259
 lose your

00:32:27.259 --> 00:32:27.779
 job

00:32:27.779 --> 00:32:29.719
 you can

00:32:29.719 --> 00:32:30.359
 lose

00:32:30.359 --> 00:32:31.480
 your health

00:32:31.480 --> 00:32:33.059
 you can

00:32:33.059 --> 00:32:33.779
 lose your

00:32:33.779 --> 00:32:34.480
 spouse

00:32:34.480 --> 00:32:35.379
 or a

00:32:35.379 --> 00:32:35.740
 friend

00:32:35.740 --> 00:32:36.899
 you could

00:32:36.899 --> 00:32:37.559
 lose your

00:32:37.559 --> 00:32:38.139
 home

00:32:38.139 --> 00:32:38.939
 you could

00:32:38.939 --> 00:32:39.539
 lose your

00:32:39.539 --> 00:32:40.079
 possessions

00:32:40.079 --> 00:32:40.859
 you could

00:32:40.859 --> 00:32:41.740
 lose all

00:32:41.740 --> 00:32:42.519
 your savings

00:32:42.519 --> 00:32:43.879
 and the

00:32:43.879 --> 00:32:44.319
 loss of

00:32:44.319 --> 00:32:44.919
 any one

00:32:44.919 --> 00:32:45.259
 of those

00:32:45.259 --> 00:32:45.740
 things would

00:32:45.740 --> 00:32:46.419
 be terribly

00:32:46.420 --> 00:32:47.019
 difficult

00:32:47.019 --> 00:32:49.080
 but listen

00:32:49.080 --> 00:32:49.620
 to this

00:32:49.620 --> 00:32:51.200
 you cannot

00:32:51.200 --> 00:32:52.320
 lose

00:32:52.320 --> 00:32:53.539
 what God

00:32:53.539 --> 00:32:54.060
 has promised

00:32:54.060 --> 00:32:54.400
 you

00:32:54.400 --> 00:32:55.740
 you cannot

00:32:55.740 --> 00:32:56.840
 lose his

00:32:56.840 --> 00:32:57.320
 gift of

00:32:57.320 --> 00:32:57.700
 forgiveness

00:32:57.700 --> 00:32:59.259
 you cannot

00:32:59.259 --> 00:33:00.300
 lose his

00:33:00.300 --> 00:33:01.300
 love and

00:33:01.300 --> 00:33:01.759
 grace

00:33:01.759 --> 00:33:02.440
 and you

00:33:02.440 --> 00:33:02.800
 cannot

00:33:02.800 --> 00:33:03.720
 lose

00:33:03.720 --> 00:33:04.440
 what he

00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:05.100
 has reserved

00:33:05.100 --> 00:33:05.720
 for you

00:33:05.720 --> 00:33:06.759
 in heaven

00:33:06.759 --> 00:33:08.700
 in fact

00:33:08.700 --> 00:33:09.339
 all the

00:33:09.339 --> 00:33:09.920
 things that

00:33:09.920 --> 00:33:10.480
 are truly

00:33:10.480 --> 00:33:11.259
 worth living

00:33:11.259 --> 00:33:12.220
 for can

00:33:12.220 --> 00:33:12.859
 never be

00:33:12.859 --> 00:33:13.480
 taken away

00:33:13.480 --> 00:33:13.980
 from you

00:33:13.980 --> 00:33:16.859
 and as we

00:33:16.859 --> 00:33:17.519
 live through

00:33:17.519 --> 00:33:18.180
 this life

00:33:18.180 --> 00:33:18.839
 as we look

00:33:18.839 --> 00:33:19.500
 forward to

00:33:19.500 --> 00:33:19.960
 what's to

00:33:19.960 --> 00:33:20.220
 come

00:33:20.220 --> 00:33:21.319
 if we keep

00:33:21.319 --> 00:33:21.799
 our eyes

00:33:21.799 --> 00:33:22.140
 on what

00:33:22.140 --> 00:33:22.839
 is certain

00:33:22.839 --> 00:33:24.900
 it means

00:33:24.900 --> 00:33:25.500
 we can live

00:33:25.500 --> 00:33:26.519
 securely in

00:33:26.519 --> 00:33:27.059
 this world

00:33:27.059 --> 00:33:28.099
 today where

00:33:28.099 --> 00:33:28.859
 nothing seems

00:33:28.859 --> 00:33:29.420
 guaranteed

00:33:29.420 --> 00:33:31.279
 it means that

00:33:31.279 --> 00:33:31.980
 our decisions

00:33:31.980 --> 00:33:32.960
 and our choices

00:33:32.960 --> 00:33:34.180
 that we make

00:33:34.180 --> 00:33:34.960
 today will not

00:33:34.960 --> 00:33:35.539
 be made on

00:33:35.539 --> 00:33:36.200
 the basis of

00:33:36.200 --> 00:33:36.680
 fears and

00:33:36.680 --> 00:33:37.220
 worries about

00:33:37.220 --> 00:33:37.740
 the future

00:33:37.740 --> 00:33:38.079
 and what

00:33:38.079 --> 00:33:38.559
 happens if

00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:39.119
 this happens

00:33:39.119 --> 00:33:39.759
 and what

00:33:39.759 --> 00:33:40.279
 happens if

00:33:40.279 --> 00:33:40.879
 that happens

00:33:40.879 --> 00:33:43.159
 instead there

00:33:43.159 --> 00:33:43.659
 will be a

00:33:43.659 --> 00:33:44.099
 freedom

00:33:44.099 --> 00:33:44.940
 we will be

00:33:44.940 --> 00:33:45.879
 set free

00:33:45.879 --> 00:33:46.440
 to give

00:33:46.440 --> 00:33:46.940
 ourselves

00:33:46.940 --> 00:33:47.859
 completely

00:33:47.859 --> 00:33:49.299
 and entirely

00:33:49.299 --> 00:33:50.099
 to that which

00:33:50.099 --> 00:33:51.019
 is guaranteed

00:33:51.019 --> 00:33:52.039
 our promised

00:33:52.039 --> 00:33:52.639
 inheritance

00:33:52.639 --> 00:33:54.500
 and if you

00:33:54.500 --> 00:33:55.180
 are a Christian

00:33:55.180 --> 00:33:56.319
 then that's

00:33:56.319 --> 00:33:56.899
 where you're

00:33:56.899 --> 00:33:57.279
 heading

00:33:57.279 --> 00:33:59.579
 but there's

00:33:59.579 --> 00:34:00.299
 plenty of

00:34:00.299 --> 00:34:00.920
 people who

00:34:00.920 --> 00:34:01.539
 are not

00:34:01.539 --> 00:34:02.500
 heading to

00:34:02.500 --> 00:34:03.119
 their promised

00:34:03.119 --> 00:34:03.700
 inheritance

00:34:03.700 --> 00:34:03.960
 inheritance

00:34:03.960 --> 00:34:07.039
 but Christians

00:34:07.039 --> 00:34:08.079
 are changed

00:34:08.079 --> 00:34:09.260
 that means we

00:34:09.260 --> 00:34:09.679
 can give

00:34:09.679 --> 00:34:10.139
 ourselves

00:34:10.139 --> 00:34:11.199
 completely to

00:34:11.199 --> 00:34:11.740
 our promised

00:34:11.740 --> 00:34:12.260
 inheritance

00:34:12.260 --> 00:34:13.260
 we can do

00:34:13.260 --> 00:34:13.900
 everything

00:34:13.900 --> 00:34:14.639
 we can take

00:34:14.639 --> 00:34:15.659
 risks in

00:34:15.659 --> 00:34:16.720
 life to see

00:34:16.720 --> 00:34:17.139
 that other

00:34:17.139 --> 00:34:17.679
 people get

00:34:17.679 --> 00:34:18.099
 there because

00:34:18.099 --> 00:34:18.679
 our future

00:34:18.679 --> 00:34:19.300
 is certain

00:34:19.300 --> 00:34:21.280
 we can give

00:34:21.280 --> 00:34:21.960
 of our money

00:34:21.960 --> 00:34:22.740
 to make sure

00:34:22.740 --> 00:34:23.619
 that people

00:34:23.619 --> 00:34:24.340
 that the gospel

00:34:24.340 --> 00:34:24.900
 goes out

00:34:24.900 --> 00:34:25.740
 because our

00:34:25.740 --> 00:34:26.539
 future is

00:34:26.539 --> 00:34:26.900
 certain

00:34:26.900 --> 00:34:27.780
 we can give

00:34:27.780 --> 00:34:28.639
 of our lives

00:34:28.639 --> 00:34:29.460
 we can go

00:34:29.460 --> 00:34:30.500
 moving places

00:34:30.500 --> 00:34:31.260
 we can go

00:34:31.260 --> 00:34:32.059
 different places

00:34:32.059 --> 00:34:33.039
 because our

00:34:33.039 --> 00:34:33.699
 future is

00:34:33.699 --> 00:34:34.059
 certain

00:34:34.059 --> 00:34:35.799
 and God

00:34:35.799 --> 00:34:36.559
 is with us

00:34:36.559 --> 00:34:37.500
 we don't need

00:34:37.500 --> 00:34:38.299
 to be building

00:34:38.299 --> 00:34:38.980
 for the here

00:34:38.980 --> 00:34:39.400
 and now

00:34:39.400 --> 00:34:40.299
 and building

00:34:40.299 --> 00:34:41.400
 our lives

00:34:41.400 --> 00:34:42.299
 full of material

00:34:42.299 --> 00:34:42.980
 things and

00:34:42.980 --> 00:34:43.840
 making sure

00:34:43.840 --> 00:34:44.519
 that everything

00:34:44.519 --> 00:34:45.099
 is okay

00:34:45.099 --> 00:34:45.659
 today

00:34:45.659 --> 00:34:47.119
 because all

00:34:47.119 --> 00:34:47.400
 of that

00:34:47.400 --> 00:34:47.799
 will one

00:34:47.799 --> 00:34:48.119
 day be

00:34:48.119 --> 00:34:48.519
 gone

00:34:48.519 --> 00:34:50.599
 but our

00:34:50.599 --> 00:34:51.039
 future

00:34:51.039 --> 00:34:52.299
 is certain

00:34:52.299 --> 00:34:53.539
 and it's

00:34:53.539 --> 00:34:54.079
 guaranteed

00:34:54.079 --> 00:34:56.119
 therefore we

00:34:56.119 --> 00:34:56.759
 are free

00:34:56.759 --> 00:34:57.279
 to make

00:34:57.279 --> 00:34:57.880
 decisions

00:34:57.880 --> 00:34:59.400
 and take

00:34:59.400 --> 00:35:00.039
 choices

00:35:00.039 --> 00:35:00.840
 and actions

00:35:00.840 --> 00:35:02.199
 that will

00:35:02.199 --> 00:35:02.719
 see other

00:35:02.719 --> 00:35:03.159
 people

00:35:03.159 --> 00:35:04.719
 also receive

00:35:04.719 --> 00:35:05.360
 their promised

00:35:05.360 --> 00:35:05.960
 inheritance

00:35:05.960 --> 00:35:08.519
 we have a

00:35:08.519 --> 00:35:09.400
 great promise

00:35:09.400 --> 00:35:11.340
 a great God

00:35:11.340 --> 00:35:12.000
 who has gone

00:35:12.000 --> 00:35:12.920
 before us

00:35:12.920 --> 00:35:14.420
 and nothing

00:35:14.420 --> 00:35:15.440
 and no one

00:35:15.440 --> 00:35:16.599
 will ever

00:35:16.599 --> 00:35:17.259
 stand

00:35:17.259 --> 00:35:18.639
 in his way

00:35:18.639 --> 00:35:20.980
 let's pray

00:35:20.980 --> 00:35:21.779
 together

00:35:21.780 --> 00:35:27.640
 our father

00:35:27.640 --> 00:35:27.980
 god

00:35:27.980 --> 00:35:28.340
 we are

00:35:28.340 --> 00:35:28.800
 truly

00:35:28.800 --> 00:35:29.640
 amazed

00:35:29.640 --> 00:35:30.320
 that it

00:35:30.320 --> 00:35:30.840
 is not

00:35:30.840 --> 00:35:31.380
 dependent

00:35:31.380 --> 00:35:32.260
 on us

00:35:32.260 --> 00:35:33.980
 in what

00:35:33.980 --> 00:35:34.480
 we can

00:35:34.480 --> 00:35:34.820
 do

00:35:34.820 --> 00:35:36.420
 but it's

00:35:36.420 --> 00:35:37.140
 all about

00:35:37.140 --> 00:35:37.900
 what god

00:35:37.900 --> 00:35:38.440
 has done

00:35:38.440 --> 00:35:39.180
 for us

00:35:39.180 --> 00:35:40.080
 in christ

00:35:40.080 --> 00:35:41.760
 he has

00:35:41.760 --> 00:35:42.440
 won the

00:35:42.440 --> 00:35:42.820
 greatest

00:35:42.820 --> 00:35:43.320
 battle

00:35:43.320 --> 00:35:44.200
 he has

00:35:44.200 --> 00:35:44.940
 secured

00:35:44.940 --> 00:35:46.080
 a victory

00:35:46.080 --> 00:35:46.960
 for us

00:35:46.960 --> 00:35:48.860
 he has

00:35:48.860 --> 00:35:49.539
 guaranteed

00:35:49.539 --> 00:35:50.519
 our future

00:35:50.519 --> 00:35:51.380
 inheritance

00:35:51.380 --> 00:35:53.599
 therefore

00:35:53.599 --> 00:35:54.199
 father

00:35:54.199 --> 00:35:55.380
 change us

00:35:55.380 --> 00:35:56.619
 so that

00:35:56.619 --> 00:35:57.039
 we will

00:35:57.039 --> 00:35:57.699
 live with

00:35:57.699 --> 00:35:58.380
 eternity

00:35:58.380 --> 00:35:59.119
 in mind

00:35:59.119 --> 00:36:00.920
 that we

00:36:00.920 --> 00:36:01.400
 wouldn't be

00:36:01.400 --> 00:36:02.119
 building up

00:36:02.119 --> 00:36:03.059
 storing up

00:36:03.059 --> 00:36:03.420
 for the

00:36:03.420 --> 00:36:03.860
 here and

00:36:03.860 --> 00:36:04.159
 now

00:36:04.159 --> 00:36:05.460
 but we

00:36:05.460 --> 00:36:06.119
 would live

00:36:06.119 --> 00:36:07.380
 for eternity

00:36:07.380 --> 00:36:09.320
 give us

00:36:09.320 --> 00:36:10.599
 as our

00:36:10.599 --> 00:36:11.280
 inheritance

00:36:11.280 --> 00:36:12.820
 the lost

00:36:12.820 --> 00:36:14.260
 may people

00:36:14.260 --> 00:36:14.820
 we know

00:36:14.820 --> 00:36:15.199
 in our

00:36:15.199 --> 00:36:15.659
 families

00:36:15.659 --> 00:36:16.059
 and our

00:36:16.059 --> 00:36:16.579
 friends

00:36:16.579 --> 00:36:17.599
 come to

00:36:17.599 --> 00:36:18.299
 love you

00:36:18.299 --> 00:36:19.159
 and follow

00:36:19.159 --> 00:36:19.539
 you

00:36:19.539 --> 00:36:20.480
 may we

00:36:20.480 --> 00:36:20.940
 give of

00:36:20.940 --> 00:36:21.119
 our

00:36:21.119 --> 00:36:21.639
 resources

00:36:21.639 --> 00:36:22.239
 give of

00:36:22.239 --> 00:36:22.420
 our

00:36:22.420 --> 00:36:22.719
 money

00:36:22.719 --> 00:36:23.159
 give of

00:36:23.159 --> 00:36:23.340
 our

00:36:23.340 --> 00:36:23.960
 time

00:36:23.960 --> 00:36:24.719
 give of

00:36:24.719 --> 00:36:24.920
 our

00:36:24.920 --> 00:36:25.659
 energies

00:36:25.659 --> 00:36:28.980
 because we

00:36:28.980 --> 00:36:29.539
 know that

00:36:29.539 --> 00:36:30.139
 the victory

00:36:30.139 --> 00:36:30.799
 is sure

00:36:30.799 --> 00:36:33.659
 so please

00:36:33.659 --> 00:36:34.440
 father do a

00:36:34.440 --> 00:36:35.340
 work in us

00:36:35.340 --> 00:36:36.759
 do a work

00:36:36.759 --> 00:36:37.079
 in our

00:36:37.079 --> 00:36:37.699
 community

00:36:37.699 --> 00:36:39.380
 do a work

00:36:39.380 --> 00:36:39.719
 in our

00:36:39.719 --> 00:36:40.159
 land

00:36:40.159 --> 00:36:42.099
 we pray

00:36:42.099 --> 00:36:42.599
 this in

00:36:42.599 --> 00:36:43.440
 jesus name

00:36:43.440 --> 00:36:44.840
 amen

00:36:44.840 --> 00:36:53.400
 we're going

00:36:53.400 --> 00:36:54.460
 to sing

00:36:54.460 --> 00:36:54.940
 together

00:36:54.940 --> 00:36:58.340
 how many

00:36:58.340 --> 00:36:58.920
 people know

00:36:58.920 --> 00:36:59.480
 this song

00:36:59.480 --> 00:37:01.940
 one

00:37:01.940 --> 00:37:02.460
 ralph

00:37:02.460 --> 00:37:02.480
 ralph

00:37:02.480 --> 00:37:02.500
 ralph

00:37:02.500 --> 00:37:02.740
 knows

00:37:02.740 --> 00:37:02.980
 it

00:37:02.980 --> 00:37:04.059
 sandra

00:37:04.059 --> 00:37:04.320
 knows

00:37:04.320 --> 00:37:04.539
 it

00:37:04.539 --> 00:37:05.059
 a couple

00:37:05.059 --> 00:37:05.380
 others

00:37:05.380 --> 00:37:06.119
 i think

00:37:06.119 --> 00:37:06.400
 you kind

00:37:06.400 --> 00:37:06.639
 of have

00:37:06.639 --> 00:37:06.820
 to

00:37:06.820 --> 00:37:07.599
 you either

00:37:07.599 --> 00:37:07.940
 have to

00:37:07.940 --> 00:37:08.200
 have been

00:37:08.200 --> 00:37:08.860
 brought up

00:37:08.860 --> 00:37:09.440
 in church

00:37:09.440 --> 00:37:10.539
 or kind

00:37:10.539 --> 00:37:10.860
 of be a

00:37:10.860 --> 00:37:11.200
 little bit

00:37:11.200 --> 00:37:11.559
 older

00:37:11.559 --> 00:37:11.940
 it's kind

00:37:11.940 --> 00:37:12.139
 of an

00:37:12.139 --> 00:37:12.519
 oldie

00:37:12.519 --> 00:37:12.820
 hymn

00:37:12.820 --> 00:37:14.860
 but it's a

00:37:14.860 --> 00:37:15.260
 good one

00:37:15.260 --> 00:37:15.500
 and it

00:37:15.500 --> 00:37:16.340
 reminds us

00:37:16.340 --> 00:37:16.720
 that

00:37:16.720 --> 00:37:17.820
 yeah we

00:37:17.820 --> 00:37:18.420
 don't rest

00:37:18.420 --> 00:37:19.040
 in ourselves

00:37:19.040 --> 00:37:19.680
 we rest

00:37:19.680 --> 00:37:19.960
 in the

00:37:19.960 --> 00:37:20.780
 one who

00:37:20.780 --> 00:37:21.320
 has gone

00:37:21.320 --> 00:37:22.100
 before us

00:37:22.100 --> 00:37:22.660
 the lord

00:37:22.660 --> 00:37:24.180
 jesus christ

00:37:24.179 --> 00:37:25.739
 we trust

00:37:25.739 --> 00:37:27.099
 in him

00:37:27.099 --> 00:37:27.819
 and in

00:37:27.819 --> 00:37:28.719
 his name

00:37:28.719 --> 00:37:29.960
 we go

00:37:29.960 --> 00:37:30.519
 let's stand

00:37:30.519 --> 00:37:30.879
 together

00:37:30.879 --> 00:37:31.480
 just follow

00:37:31.480 --> 00:37:31.879
 along

00:37:31.879 --> 00:37:32.819
 if you don't

00:37:32.819 --> 00:37:33.199
 know it

00:37:33.199 --> 00:37:33.619
 and join

00:37:33.619 --> 00:37:34.179
 in

00:37:34.179 --> 00:37:38.539
 we're going

00:37:38.539 --> 00:37:39.279
 to play it

00:37:39.279 --> 00:37:39.759
 at a reasonable

00:37:39.759 --> 00:37:40.699
 pace as well

00:37:40.699 --> 00:37:41.419
 because it can

00:37:41.419 --> 00:37:42.299
 drag out

00:37:42.299 --> 00:37:42.699
 otherwise

00:37:42.699 --> 00:37:43.799
 so we'll see

00:37:43.799 --> 00:37:44.219
 how it goes

00:37:44.219 --> 00:37:52.579
 we rest

00:37:52.579 --> 00:37:54.119
 on thee

00:37:54.119 --> 00:37:55.539
 a shield

00:37:55.539 --> 00:37:57.659
 and a defender

00:37:57.659 --> 00:38:00.079
 we go

00:38:00.079 --> 00:38:01.959
 not for

00:38:01.959 --> 00:38:03.059
 alone

00:38:03.059 --> 00:38:04.319
 against

00:38:04.319 --> 00:38:04.819
 the

00:38:04.819 --> 00:38:07.539
 strong

00:38:07.539 --> 00:38:08.500
 in thy

00:38:08.500 --> 00:38:09.679
 strength

00:38:09.679 --> 00:38:10.599
 praise

00:38:10.599 --> 00:38:11.579
 in thy

00:38:11.579 --> 00:38:12.099
 team