WEBVTT 00:00:00.140 --> 00:00:04.700 Children, I'm so glad you're here. I got a couple drawings last week that were phenomenal. 00:00:05.960 --> 00:00:10.560 I've got them on my desk right now, and I'm going to ask you to draw another picture this week, 00:00:10.620 --> 00:00:12.820 but it's going to come later in the sermon. 00:00:13.099 --> 00:00:17.039 So, it's not to bait you, but just to hold out. 00:00:17.580 --> 00:00:23.140 It is a pretty cool situation, and I think it's going to be fun to draw a picture of. 00:00:23.140 --> 00:00:31.120 In case of emergency, break glass. 00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:33.700 Have you seen those fire alarms? 00:00:34.340 --> 00:00:37.600 Maybe it's a Bigonon thing now, but back in the day when I was a little lad, 00:00:38.539 --> 00:00:40.859 there'd be these red fire alarms on the wall, 00:00:41.159 --> 00:00:45.799 and there's this little kind of steel hammer dangling on a chain next to it, 00:00:45.840 --> 00:00:48.219 and it says, in case of emergency, break glass. 00:00:48.219 --> 00:00:52.500 It was to protect people from pulling the alarm that didn't need to pull it. 00:00:53.140 --> 00:00:58.859 Well, when you are a leader, whether that's in the home, 00:00:59.579 --> 00:01:02.679 or that's in the workplace, or on an athletic team, 00:01:02.760 --> 00:01:08.200 or on a music band, or at school, or in the church, 00:01:08.900 --> 00:01:10.280 you're going to be challenged. 00:01:12.019 --> 00:01:13.960 You're going to face hard things. 00:01:15.560 --> 00:01:19.019 Leaders face challenges of many different kinds. 00:01:19.019 --> 00:01:24.340 Leadership challenges can be stifling. 00:01:26.079 --> 00:01:28.399 They can wither a leader, 00:01:29.340 --> 00:01:32.119 wither them in his or her own weakness. 00:01:34.579 --> 00:01:38.500 Leadership challenges can stir up the foam of fear, 00:01:39.500 --> 00:01:41.840 and a leader can flounder in it. 00:01:41.840 --> 00:01:51.579 This morning, I could stand before you and say something like this. 00:01:53.000 --> 00:01:55.760 Christian leadership is not for the weak or fearful. 00:01:59.659 --> 00:02:00.740 But that's not true. 00:02:00.739 --> 00:02:08.359 God chooses the weak and the fearful to lead us people. 00:02:09.460 --> 00:02:10.259 Do you know why? 00:02:11.939 --> 00:02:16.539 Because God gives the weak and fearful strength and courage 00:02:16.539 --> 00:02:19.299 for the task He calls them to. 00:02:20.659 --> 00:02:23.539 He gives strength to the weak and courage to the fearful, 00:02:23.539 --> 00:02:27.400 and so this morning on this Elder Commissioning Sunday, 00:02:28.439 --> 00:02:30.280 I'm going to stand before you 00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:33.719 based on the authority of Joshua 1, 00:02:34.039 --> 00:02:37.319 and I'm going to call Lou and Dave, both of you guys, 00:02:37.659 --> 00:02:41.639 to be strong and courageous in the call God has on your life 00:02:41.639 --> 00:02:43.840 to be an elder of this church. 00:02:44.840 --> 00:02:48.180 To be strong and courageous. 00:02:48.180 --> 00:02:51.140 The heat's going to come. 00:02:53.300 --> 00:02:54.500 Break the glass. 00:02:54.760 --> 00:02:55.620 Pull the alarm. 00:02:56.020 --> 00:02:57.240 Help is on the way. 00:02:57.980 --> 00:03:01.219 And this morning, there's a little word written on the alarm. 00:03:02.140 --> 00:03:04.659 It's Joshua 1, 1-9. 00:03:04.780 --> 00:03:06.280 And we're going to pull that this morning. 00:03:07.180 --> 00:03:10.520 And so let's turn there in our Bibles to Joshua 1. 00:03:10.879 --> 00:03:12.700 It's at the beginning of your Bibles, 00:03:13.480 --> 00:03:15.600 right after Deuteronomy. 00:03:15.599 --> 00:03:19.319 Let me read it for you right now. 00:03:19.439 --> 00:03:24.019 Here is Joshua 1, verses 1-9. 00:03:24.099 --> 00:03:25.079 This is God speaking. 00:03:26.340 --> 00:03:29.560 After the death of Moses, the servant of the Lord, 00:03:29.659 --> 00:03:32.879 the Lord said to Joshua, the son of Nun, 00:03:33.019 --> 00:03:33.819 Moses' assistant, 00:03:34.859 --> 00:03:36.139 Moses, my servant, is dead. 00:03:36.959 --> 00:03:38.079 Now therefore arise. 00:03:38.219 --> 00:03:40.299 Go over this Jordan, you and all this people, 00:03:40.439 --> 00:03:42.259 into the land that I am giving to them, 00:03:42.719 --> 00:03:43.799 to the people of Israel. 00:03:43.800 --> 00:03:47.400 Every place the sole of your foot will tread upon, 00:03:47.600 --> 00:03:49.160 I have given to you, 00:03:49.600 --> 00:03:51.660 just as I promised to Moses. 00:03:52.320 --> 00:03:53.880 From the wilderness in this Lebanon, 00:03:54.040 --> 00:03:56.219 as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, 00:03:56.500 --> 00:03:57.820 all the land of the Hittites, 00:03:57.900 --> 00:03:58.660 to the great sea, 00:03:59.060 --> 00:04:01.080 toward the going down of the sun, 00:04:01.180 --> 00:04:02.460 shall be your territory. 00:04:02.860 --> 00:04:03.420 Verse 5, 00:04:03.419 --> 00:04:08.079 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. 00:04:08.599 --> 00:04:10.879 Just as I was with Moses, 00:04:11.379 --> 00:04:13.699 so I will be with you. 00:04:14.099 --> 00:04:16.939 I will not leave you or forsake you. 00:04:17.500 --> 00:04:19.719 Be strong and courageous, 00:04:20.719 --> 00:04:22.939 for you shall cause this people to inherit the land 00:04:22.939 --> 00:04:25.079 that I swore to their fathers to give them. 00:04:25.079 --> 00:04:27.539 Only be strong and very courageous, 00:04:27.740 --> 00:04:31.379 being careful to do according to all the law 00:04:31.379 --> 00:04:33.680 that Moses, my servant, commanded you. 00:04:34.319 --> 00:04:37.000 Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, 00:04:37.139 --> 00:04:39.639 that you may have good success wherever you go. 00:04:40.479 --> 00:04:43.439 This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, 00:04:43.519 --> 00:04:45.699 but you shall meditate on it day and night, 00:04:45.879 --> 00:04:50.919 so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. 00:04:50.920 --> 00:04:53.140 For then you will make your way prosperous, 00:04:53.319 --> 00:04:55.020 and then you will have good success. 00:04:55.460 --> 00:04:57.199 Have I not commanded you, Joshua? 00:04:58.060 --> 00:04:59.360 Be strong and courageous. 00:05:00.340 --> 00:05:01.240 Do not be frightened, 00:05:01.600 --> 00:05:02.800 and do not be dismayed, 00:05:02.900 --> 00:05:08.040 for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go. 00:05:08.980 --> 00:05:09.480 Amen. 00:05:10.500 --> 00:05:12.259 This is the reading of God's Word. 00:05:13.460 --> 00:05:15.259 Three times in Joshua 1, 00:05:16.340 --> 00:05:20.060 God specifically tells Joshua to be strong and courageous. 00:05:20.060 --> 00:05:21.240 Three times. 00:05:21.939 --> 00:05:23.800 He's saying, Joshua, break the glass, 00:05:23.959 --> 00:05:25.259 pull the alarm, 00:05:25.639 --> 00:05:27.220 and I will be there to help you. 00:05:29.459 --> 00:05:32.959 What I want you to see this morning from this passage 00:05:32.959 --> 00:05:37.399 is how God makes a weak and fearful man 00:05:37.399 --> 00:05:38.939 strong and courageous. 00:05:39.860 --> 00:05:42.319 We're going to see four great truths 00:05:42.319 --> 00:05:44.860 that give courage to the fearful. 00:05:45.019 --> 00:05:46.660 I'm just going to list them out for you right now. 00:05:47.439 --> 00:05:48.060 Truth 1, 00:05:48.060 --> 00:05:50.280 God's great cause. 00:05:50.379 --> 00:05:51.959 That will put good courage in your heart. 00:05:52.980 --> 00:05:54.560 God's great call. 00:05:54.860 --> 00:05:57.100 That does put courage in your heart. 00:05:57.800 --> 00:05:59.439 God's great commands. 00:05:59.620 --> 00:06:00.240 When you know, 00:06:00.399 --> 00:06:03.519 when you know who spoke these words, 00:06:03.939 --> 00:06:04.879 it gives you courage. 00:06:05.959 --> 00:06:07.959 And God's great companionship. 00:06:08.920 --> 00:06:09.840 God is with us. 00:06:10.240 --> 00:06:11.319 That will give you courage. 00:06:11.319 --> 00:06:15.120 God's great cause. 00:06:18.180 --> 00:06:20.379 The book of Joshua is the history 00:06:20.379 --> 00:06:22.920 of the people of Israel 00:06:22.920 --> 00:06:25.600 occupying the promised land. 00:06:26.719 --> 00:06:28.819 And so what Joshua is there for 00:06:28.819 --> 00:06:29.920 is to help us see 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:32.839 how God occupies this land 00:06:32.839 --> 00:06:34.180 He promised from long ago. 00:06:34.180 --> 00:06:37.000 And He calls a particular man 00:06:37.000 --> 00:06:37.959 to lead His people. 00:06:40.040 --> 00:06:41.980 Now there is a reason why 00:06:41.980 --> 00:06:44.620 God is leading His people 00:06:44.620 --> 00:06:45.480 in the promised land. 00:06:45.560 --> 00:06:48.879 You see it in chapter 1, verse 6. 00:06:49.540 --> 00:06:50.600 Be strong and courageous 00:06:50.600 --> 00:06:52.180 for you shall cause this people 00:06:52.180 --> 00:06:53.759 to inherit the land 00:06:53.759 --> 00:06:56.420 that I swore to their fathers 00:06:56.420 --> 00:06:57.240 to give them. 00:06:57.819 --> 00:06:59.620 And so what God is doing is 00:06:59.620 --> 00:07:00.680 He's going to bring His people 00:07:00.680 --> 00:07:01.899 into this land of Canaan 00:07:01.899 --> 00:07:03.659 because He promised to. 00:07:04.299 --> 00:07:06.739 He promised Abram long ago 00:07:06.739 --> 00:07:07.679 that He was going to make 00:07:07.679 --> 00:07:08.839 a nation out of them 00:07:08.839 --> 00:07:10.939 to bless the nations. 00:07:11.679 --> 00:07:12.599 And He was going to give them 00:07:12.599 --> 00:07:13.239 this land. 00:07:13.379 --> 00:07:14.939 And so one may conclude, 00:07:15.079 --> 00:07:16.639 okay, why are you calling 00:07:16.639 --> 00:07:18.319 Joshua to lead this people 00:07:18.319 --> 00:07:19.359 into this promised land? 00:07:19.399 --> 00:07:20.099 And one can conclude, 00:07:20.199 --> 00:07:21.159 well, he's just fulfilling 00:07:21.159 --> 00:07:21.899 His promise. 00:07:25.039 --> 00:07:27.019 But there is a bigger cause 00:07:27.019 --> 00:07:27.579 going on. 00:07:28.419 --> 00:07:30.199 There's something grander 00:07:30.199 --> 00:07:31.120 going on here. 00:07:31.120 --> 00:07:32.660 Something more glorious. 00:07:33.819 --> 00:07:34.899 If you turn back to 00:07:34.899 --> 00:07:36.100 Genesis chapter 12. 00:07:36.840 --> 00:07:37.600 Genesis, of course, 00:07:37.660 --> 00:07:38.740 is the first book of your Bible. 00:07:39.860 --> 00:07:41.100 Genesis chapter 12, 00:07:41.199 --> 00:07:42.199 verses 1 through 3. 00:07:42.780 --> 00:07:44.060 God calls Abram 00:07:44.060 --> 00:07:45.519 to come out of Mesopotamia 00:07:45.519 --> 00:07:46.240 and go. 00:07:47.500 --> 00:07:48.660 Go from your country 00:07:48.660 --> 00:07:49.280 and your kindred 00:07:49.280 --> 00:07:50.259 and your father's house 00:07:50.259 --> 00:07:52.000 to the land that I will show you. 00:07:52.079 --> 00:07:52.800 The promised land. 00:07:52.879 --> 00:07:53.480 The land of Canaan. 00:07:54.280 --> 00:07:55.120 And I will make you 00:07:55.120 --> 00:07:56.560 a great nation, Israel. 00:07:56.720 --> 00:07:57.639 And I will bless you 00:07:57.639 --> 00:07:58.699 and make your name great 00:07:58.699 --> 00:07:59.980 so that you will be a blessing. 00:07:59.980 --> 00:08:01.300 Now, pay attention 00:08:01.300 --> 00:08:01.960 to verse 3. 00:08:03.520 --> 00:08:04.480 I will bless those 00:08:04.480 --> 00:08:05.160 who bless you 00:08:05.160 --> 00:08:06.420 and him who dishonors you 00:08:06.420 --> 00:08:07.160 I will curse. 00:08:07.560 --> 00:08:08.640 And in you, 00:08:09.840 --> 00:08:11.240 all the families 00:08:11.240 --> 00:08:12.580 of the earth 00:08:12.580 --> 00:08:14.740 shall be blessed. 00:08:15.840 --> 00:08:18.020 The scope of God's cause 00:08:18.020 --> 00:08:19.120 is the nations. 00:08:20.740 --> 00:08:22.240 He wants to bless 00:08:22.240 --> 00:08:22.900 the nations 00:08:22.900 --> 00:08:23.860 through His people. 00:08:25.020 --> 00:08:25.500 And you know what 00:08:25.500 --> 00:08:26.020 the goodness 00:08:26.020 --> 00:08:27.259 of this blessing is? 00:08:27.259 --> 00:08:29.500 God Himself. 00:08:31.060 --> 00:08:32.139 God wants to be 00:08:32.139 --> 00:08:32.720 a blessing 00:08:32.720 --> 00:08:33.860 to the nations 00:08:33.860 --> 00:08:34.899 through His people. 00:08:35.399 --> 00:08:36.480 God wants to get 00:08:36.480 --> 00:08:37.399 His glory out. 00:08:37.480 --> 00:08:38.139 He wants to make 00:08:38.139 --> 00:08:39.259 His fame known. 00:08:41.019 --> 00:08:41.460 And here, 00:08:41.539 --> 00:08:42.620 under the old covenant, 00:08:42.740 --> 00:08:43.919 before Jesus came, 00:08:44.000 --> 00:08:45.279 here's how that worked out. 00:08:45.819 --> 00:08:46.659 God called 00:08:46.659 --> 00:08:47.700 a specific people 00:08:47.700 --> 00:08:48.179 to Himself, 00:08:48.379 --> 00:08:48.720 Israel. 00:08:49.039 --> 00:08:49.439 And He says, 00:08:49.519 --> 00:08:50.100 I'm going to bring you 00:08:50.100 --> 00:08:50.840 into this land 00:08:50.840 --> 00:08:51.620 and I'm going to dwell 00:08:51.620 --> 00:08:52.200 with you 00:08:52.200 --> 00:08:53.679 in your place. 00:08:53.679 --> 00:08:54.939 And you know what? 00:08:55.239 --> 00:08:56.879 You can bring the nations 00:08:56.879 --> 00:08:57.899 to this place 00:08:57.899 --> 00:08:58.839 so that they can see 00:08:58.839 --> 00:09:00.139 my glory in your midst 00:09:00.139 --> 00:09:01.079 and be amazed. 00:09:01.699 --> 00:09:02.359 And so the methodology 00:09:02.359 --> 00:09:03.439 of the old covenant 00:09:03.439 --> 00:09:05.419 of God making His glory known 00:09:05.419 --> 00:09:06.099 was come and see. 00:09:06.799 --> 00:09:07.679 Come and see. 00:09:08.259 --> 00:09:09.899 Come and see God's glory 00:09:09.899 --> 00:09:10.639 and be blessed. 00:09:12.519 --> 00:09:15.059 But under the new covenant, 00:09:15.419 --> 00:09:17.019 things changed. 00:09:18.459 --> 00:09:19.939 With the coming of Jesus, 00:09:19.940 --> 00:09:22.320 God's purpose 00:09:22.320 --> 00:09:23.440 to bless the nation 00:09:23.440 --> 00:09:24.540 still stands. 00:09:25.500 --> 00:09:26.440 He wants to get 00:09:26.440 --> 00:09:28.700 His great name out. 00:09:29.020 --> 00:09:30.140 He wants His fame 00:09:30.140 --> 00:09:30.980 to be spread. 00:09:31.360 --> 00:09:32.660 He wants His glory 00:09:32.660 --> 00:09:33.580 to cover the earth 00:09:33.580 --> 00:09:35.160 as the waters cover the sea. 00:09:36.380 --> 00:09:37.500 But instead of a 00:09:37.500 --> 00:09:39.580 come and see methodology, 00:09:40.540 --> 00:09:42.700 God kind of reverses it. 00:09:44.120 --> 00:09:45.680 His new covenant people, 00:09:45.780 --> 00:09:46.300 the church, 00:09:46.560 --> 00:09:46.880 us, 00:09:47.020 --> 00:09:47.680 the redeemed, 00:09:48.020 --> 00:09:48.860 those blood-bought 00:09:48.860 --> 00:09:49.880 by the blood of Jesus, 00:09:50.500 --> 00:09:51.720 He tells us to 00:09:51.720 --> 00:09:53.280 go and tell 00:09:53.280 --> 00:09:54.520 of the glory of God 00:09:54.520 --> 00:09:55.180 in the person 00:09:55.180 --> 00:09:56.020 of Jesus Christ. 00:09:57.080 --> 00:09:58.920 So in the new covenant, 00:09:59.200 --> 00:10:00.220 the covenant which we live 00:10:00.220 --> 00:10:00.840 under now, 00:10:01.980 --> 00:10:03.000 the one established 00:10:03.000 --> 00:10:04.100 by the blood of Jesus, 00:10:05.060 --> 00:10:06.100 we are to 00:10:06.100 --> 00:10:08.040 go tell it 00:10:08.040 --> 00:10:09.040 on the mountain. 00:10:09.820 --> 00:10:11.100 We are to tell the nations 00:10:11.100 --> 00:10:13.000 of the great glory of God. 00:10:13.620 --> 00:10:15.080 His work that He's accomplished 00:10:15.080 --> 00:10:16.600 in the person of Jesus Christ. 00:10:16.600 --> 00:10:19.980 God's great cause 00:10:19.980 --> 00:10:21.680 is the glory 00:10:21.680 --> 00:10:23.480 of His name. 00:10:23.820 --> 00:10:25.120 It's always been the case. 00:10:26.379 --> 00:10:27.399 So why is God 00:10:27.399 --> 00:10:28.340 bringing His people, 00:10:28.600 --> 00:10:28.920 Israel, 00:10:29.060 --> 00:10:30.040 into the promised land 00:10:30.040 --> 00:10:31.019 in Joshua chapter 1? 00:10:31.379 --> 00:10:32.100 Well, ultimately, 00:10:32.320 --> 00:10:33.840 it's to make His name known 00:10:33.840 --> 00:10:34.720 among the nations. 00:10:34.720 --> 00:10:35.720 God's great. 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:36.060 God's great. 00:10:36.060 --> 00:10:37.700 So for us today, 00:10:37.820 --> 00:10:38.500 on this Sunday, 00:10:38.860 --> 00:10:39.820 when we're commissioning 00:10:39.820 --> 00:10:40.639 these two men 00:10:40.639 --> 00:10:42.040 to be elders of this church, 00:10:42.320 --> 00:10:43.340 one can conclude, 00:10:43.700 --> 00:10:44.560 oh, this is a Sunday 00:10:44.560 --> 00:10:45.220 for the elders. 00:10:45.399 --> 00:10:46.680 It's not, ultimately. 00:10:47.120 --> 00:10:48.080 Or this is a Sunday 00:10:48.080 --> 00:10:48.940 for our church. 00:10:49.360 --> 00:10:49.759 Ultimately, 00:10:49.960 --> 00:10:51.080 that's not the case. 00:10:51.800 --> 00:10:52.279 Do you know why 00:10:52.279 --> 00:10:53.060 we're having an elder 00:10:53.060 --> 00:10:53.960 commissioning Sunday? 00:10:54.340 --> 00:10:54.800 Ultimately, 00:10:55.100 --> 00:10:56.800 it's for the glory of God. 00:10:56.799 --> 00:10:59.799 for this church 00:10:59.799 --> 00:11:00.479 to be healthy 00:11:00.479 --> 00:11:01.120 and what God 00:11:01.120 --> 00:11:02.000 has called us to, 00:11:02.120 --> 00:11:03.719 to make His name great 00:11:03.719 --> 00:11:05.000 in our little slice 00:11:05.000 --> 00:11:05.539 of the nations 00:11:05.539 --> 00:11:06.979 here in Kenosha, Wisconsin. 00:11:10.979 --> 00:11:11.459 Now, 00:11:12.459 --> 00:11:14.740 does that put courage 00:11:14.740 --> 00:11:15.199 in your heart? 00:11:17.539 --> 00:11:18.240 It should. 00:11:19.899 --> 00:11:20.379 God, 00:11:20.599 --> 00:11:22.359 in all of His might, 00:11:23.139 --> 00:11:26.120 is for His great cause. 00:11:26.799 --> 00:11:28.740 He wants His name 00:11:28.740 --> 00:11:30.740 exalted in this city. 00:11:32.719 --> 00:11:33.439 Man. 00:11:36.159 --> 00:11:37.699 What a God we have. 00:11:40.379 --> 00:11:41.679 God's great cause 00:11:41.679 --> 00:11:42.819 is the glory of His name. 00:11:44.679 --> 00:11:45.879 Now let's look at 00:11:45.879 --> 00:11:47.359 God's great call. 00:11:49.199 --> 00:11:50.219 Joshua 1 00:11:50.219 --> 00:11:51.659 focuses on leadership. 00:11:53.019 --> 00:11:55.199 We've got a leadership vacuum. 00:11:55.879 --> 00:11:56.960 Moses has died. 00:11:58.560 --> 00:11:59.400 Israel's missing 00:11:59.400 --> 00:12:00.340 a leader. 00:12:01.340 --> 00:12:02.460 Who will lead God's people 00:12:02.460 --> 00:12:03.520 into the promised land? 00:12:04.560 --> 00:12:04.780 Well, 00:12:04.840 --> 00:12:05.600 God knows. 00:12:05.700 --> 00:12:06.420 He had a guy 00:12:06.420 --> 00:12:07.320 that He's been grooming 00:12:07.320 --> 00:12:08.100 for a while. 00:12:09.040 --> 00:12:10.060 His name is 00:12:10.060 --> 00:12:11.160 Joshua. 00:12:11.700 --> 00:12:12.600 Look at verse 1. 00:12:13.600 --> 00:12:14.560 Let this 00:12:14.560 --> 00:12:15.500 kind of 00:12:15.500 --> 00:12:16.580 find a place 00:12:16.580 --> 00:12:17.120 in your heart. 00:12:18.560 --> 00:12:19.080 God 00:12:19.080 --> 00:12:20.480 speaks directly 00:12:20.480 --> 00:12:21.140 to Joshua. 00:12:21.820 --> 00:12:22.259 Look at it. 00:12:22.300 --> 00:12:22.660 Verse 1. 00:12:22.659 --> 00:12:23.559 After the death 00:12:23.559 --> 00:12:24.019 of Moses, 00:12:24.159 --> 00:12:24.519 the servant 00:12:24.519 --> 00:12:24.939 of the Lord, 00:12:25.019 --> 00:12:25.620 the Lord 00:12:25.620 --> 00:12:28.199 said to Joshua, 00:12:28.519 --> 00:12:29.600 the son of Nun, 00:12:30.159 --> 00:12:30.959 Moses' assistant. 00:12:31.019 --> 00:12:31.480 He speaks 00:12:31.480 --> 00:12:33.000 directly to him. 00:12:33.819 --> 00:12:34.919 He's calling him. 00:12:35.000 --> 00:12:35.819 He's commissioning 00:12:35.819 --> 00:12:36.679 for the task. 00:12:38.699 --> 00:12:39.000 Now, 00:12:39.319 --> 00:12:40.919 I want you to see 00:12:40.919 --> 00:12:41.959 all the you's, 00:12:43.000 --> 00:12:44.419 Y-O-U, 00:12:45.179 --> 00:12:46.639 in Joshua 1. 00:12:47.319 --> 00:12:47.559 Here's, 00:12:47.740 --> 00:12:49.519 just look at verse 3. 00:12:49.519 --> 00:12:50.139 Every place 00:12:50.139 --> 00:12:50.679 that the sole 00:12:50.679 --> 00:12:51.659 of your foot 00:12:51.659 --> 00:12:52.480 will tread upon, 00:12:52.579 --> 00:12:53.100 I have given 00:12:53.100 --> 00:12:54.379 to you. 00:12:55.199 --> 00:12:56.079 That is speaking 00:12:56.079 --> 00:12:56.740 to Joshua. 00:12:58.100 --> 00:12:58.799 Verse 5. 00:12:58.879 --> 00:12:59.519 No man shall be 00:12:59.519 --> 00:13:00.000 able to stand 00:13:00.000 --> 00:13:00.860 before you 00:13:00.860 --> 00:13:01.480 all the days 00:13:01.480 --> 00:13:02.539 of your life. 00:13:02.799 --> 00:13:03.939 Just as I was 00:13:03.939 --> 00:13:04.439 with Moses, 00:13:04.559 --> 00:13:05.159 so I will be 00:13:05.159 --> 00:13:05.960 with you, 00:13:06.079 --> 00:13:06.360 Joshua. 00:13:06.519 --> 00:13:06.919 I will not 00:13:06.919 --> 00:13:07.279 leave you, 00:13:07.379 --> 00:13:07.639 Joshua, 00:13:07.779 --> 00:13:08.819 or forsake you, 00:13:08.919 --> 00:13:09.319 Joshua. 00:13:13.159 --> 00:13:13.759 If you look 00:13:13.759 --> 00:13:14.240 at all the way 00:13:14.240 --> 00:13:15.059 down to verse 9. 00:13:17.199 --> 00:13:17.860 Have I not 00:13:17.860 --> 00:13:18.379 commanded you, 00:13:18.480 --> 00:13:18.759 Joshua? 00:13:18.759 --> 00:13:18.919 Joshua, 00:13:18.980 --> 00:13:20.139 be strong 00:13:20.139 --> 00:13:20.659 and courageous. 00:13:20.799 --> 00:13:21.439 Do not be frightened. 00:13:21.559 --> 00:13:22.340 Do not be dismayed. 00:13:22.379 --> 00:13:22.919 For the Lord, 00:13:23.240 --> 00:13:24.139 your God, 00:13:24.340 --> 00:13:25.379 is with you, 00:13:25.500 --> 00:13:25.819 Joshua. 00:13:25.980 --> 00:13:26.720 Wherever you go, 00:13:26.840 --> 00:13:27.159 Joshua, 00:13:27.299 --> 00:13:28.019 God is with you, 00:13:28.100 --> 00:13:28.439 Joshua. 00:13:28.980 --> 00:13:29.379 Joshua, 00:13:29.539 --> 00:13:29.840 Joshua, 00:13:29.980 --> 00:13:30.319 Joshua. 00:13:31.500 --> 00:13:31.799 You, 00:13:31.939 --> 00:13:32.080 you, 00:13:32.200 --> 00:13:32.460 you. 00:13:33.620 --> 00:13:34.879 God is commissioning 00:13:34.879 --> 00:13:35.860 this man 00:13:35.860 --> 00:13:37.639 for that task. 00:13:38.779 --> 00:13:40.720 It's his great call 00:13:40.720 --> 00:13:42.600 and it's very personal. 00:13:43.299 --> 00:13:43.439 He, 00:13:43.600 --> 00:13:44.899 his hand-picked 00:13:44.899 --> 00:13:45.860 Joshua 00:13:45.860 --> 00:13:47.100 for leading them 00:13:47.100 --> 00:13:48.860 into the promised 00:13:48.860 --> 00:13:49.580 land. 00:13:49.700 --> 00:13:49.800 Now, 00:13:49.840 --> 00:13:50.600 Joshua had quite 00:13:50.600 --> 00:13:51.080 the resume. 00:13:51.300 --> 00:13:51.919 I don't know 00:13:51.919 --> 00:13:52.480 if you know this, 00:13:52.580 --> 00:13:53.440 but he was one 00:13:53.440 --> 00:13:53.940 of the original 00:13:53.940 --> 00:13:54.960 12 spies that went 00:13:54.960 --> 00:13:55.720 out into the promised 00:13:55.720 --> 00:13:56.460 land and to scout 00:13:56.460 --> 00:13:56.919 out the land 00:13:56.919 --> 00:13:57.860 and came back 00:13:57.860 --> 00:13:59.139 with a good report. 00:13:59.779 --> 00:14:00.539 He believed God. 00:14:00.620 --> 00:14:00.860 He's like, 00:14:00.899 --> 00:14:01.000 yeah, 00:14:01.060 --> 00:14:01.220 God, 00:14:01.279 --> 00:14:01.940 we can take him 00:14:01.940 --> 00:14:02.419 with God. 00:14:02.480 --> 00:14:03.200 Let's go get it. 00:14:03.960 --> 00:14:04.440 And then the other 00:14:04.440 --> 00:14:04.899 10 were like, 00:14:04.980 --> 00:14:05.240 wah, 00:14:05.320 --> 00:14:06.120 they're too big. 00:14:06.240 --> 00:14:06.560 Wah, 00:14:06.560 --> 00:14:06.800 wah, 00:14:07.440 --> 00:14:08.620 we can't go in. 00:14:08.620 --> 00:14:11.279 Did you know 00:14:11.279 --> 00:14:11.759 that Joshua 00:14:11.759 --> 00:14:12.799 was with Moses 00:14:12.799 --> 00:14:13.620 on Mount Sinai 00:14:13.620 --> 00:14:15.139 when Moses 00:14:15.139 --> 00:14:15.740 received the law? 00:14:15.820 --> 00:14:16.259 Did you know that? 00:14:17.080 --> 00:14:17.460 Did you know 00:14:17.460 --> 00:14:18.039 when Moses 00:14:18.039 --> 00:14:19.899 was above 00:14:19.899 --> 00:14:20.720 the fray 00:14:20.720 --> 00:14:21.679 between Israel 00:14:21.679 --> 00:14:22.480 and the Amalekites 00:14:22.480 --> 00:14:22.960 and remember 00:14:22.960 --> 00:14:24.720 Aaron and Hur 00:14:24.720 --> 00:14:25.500 were holding up 00:14:25.500 --> 00:14:26.000 his hands 00:14:26.000 --> 00:14:26.340 and when he'd 00:14:26.340 --> 00:14:26.679 hold up 00:14:26.679 --> 00:14:27.940 his hands, 00:14:28.500 --> 00:14:29.039 kind of Israel 00:14:29.039 --> 00:14:29.519 would prevail 00:14:29.519 --> 00:14:30.560 against the Amalekites 00:14:30.560 --> 00:14:31.560 and when they'd drop him 00:14:31.560 --> 00:14:32.820 the Amalekites 00:14:32.820 --> 00:14:33.240 would prevail 00:14:33.240 --> 00:14:34.220 against Israel. 00:14:34.480 --> 00:14:34.740 Do you know 00:14:34.740 --> 00:14:35.159 who was leading 00:14:35.159 --> 00:14:35.840 the charge? 00:14:36.519 --> 00:14:36.820 Who was down 00:14:36.820 --> 00:14:37.299 on the ground 00:14:37.299 --> 00:14:37.740 fighting? 00:14:38.580 --> 00:14:38.980 Joshua! 00:14:40.980 --> 00:14:42.180 The guy's a warrior. 00:14:42.480 --> 00:14:43.159 He's a stud. 00:14:44.879 --> 00:14:47.120 Probably squat 900 pounds. 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:49.419 Probably not. 00:14:51.000 --> 00:14:51.960 But what I want you 00:14:51.960 --> 00:14:52.500 to know is that 00:14:52.500 --> 00:14:55.659 God hand-picked Joshua 00:14:55.659 --> 00:14:57.860 for leading his people 00:14:57.860 --> 00:14:59.539 into the promised land. 00:14:59.600 --> 00:14:59.919 You know why 00:14:59.919 --> 00:15:00.519 I'm telling you this? 00:15:02.279 --> 00:15:03.659 I want you to hear this. 00:15:05.820 --> 00:15:06.259 Lou, 00:15:07.039 --> 00:15:07.480 Dave, 00:15:07.740 --> 00:15:09.980 God has hand-picked you 00:15:09.980 --> 00:15:11.240 to be an elder 00:15:11.240 --> 00:15:11.919 of this church, 00:15:12.480 --> 00:15:13.580 to serve among 00:15:13.580 --> 00:15:14.879 a plurality of elders, 00:15:15.639 --> 00:15:16.620 to shepherd 00:15:16.620 --> 00:15:18.360 this particular people 00:15:18.360 --> 00:15:19.899 in this particular place 00:15:19.899 --> 00:15:21.779 at this particular time. 00:15:21.860 --> 00:15:22.019 Now, 00:15:23.019 --> 00:15:24.560 it is quite an honor. 00:15:24.559 --> 00:15:28.679 If you would open, 00:15:28.939 --> 00:15:29.899 move in your Bibles 00:15:29.899 --> 00:15:30.739 to the New Testament 00:15:30.739 --> 00:15:32.039 to the book of Acts, 00:15:32.439 --> 00:15:33.559 Acts verse 20, 00:15:33.939 --> 00:15:34.519 28, 00:15:34.959 --> 00:15:35.739 let me just set up 00:15:35.739 --> 00:15:36.539 what's going on. 00:15:37.459 --> 00:15:38.219 The Apostle Paul 00:15:38.219 --> 00:15:38.979 is on his way 00:15:38.979 --> 00:15:40.199 back to Jerusalem 00:15:40.199 --> 00:15:40.959 and he knows 00:15:40.959 --> 00:15:41.919 when he goes to Jerusalem 00:15:41.919 --> 00:15:42.619 he's going to get 00:15:42.619 --> 00:15:43.319 persecuted. 00:15:44.199 --> 00:15:44.500 And so, 00:15:44.639 --> 00:15:45.299 he's thinking, 00:15:45.459 --> 00:15:46.199 I'm probably not going 00:15:46.199 --> 00:15:46.919 to see the leaders 00:15:46.919 --> 00:15:48.059 of these churches again. 00:15:48.559 --> 00:15:48.799 And so, 00:15:48.879 --> 00:15:49.559 on his way back 00:15:49.559 --> 00:15:50.099 to Jerusalem, 00:15:50.219 --> 00:15:51.159 he sends word out 00:15:51.159 --> 00:15:52.379 to the Ephesian elders 00:15:52.379 --> 00:15:52.919 to meet him 00:15:52.919 --> 00:15:54.279 in the town of Miletus. 00:15:55.000 --> 00:15:56.139 And there he meets them 00:15:56.139 --> 00:15:57.200 and he exhorts them. 00:15:57.960 --> 00:15:59.259 And it's in that context 00:15:59.259 --> 00:16:00.720 we read 20, 28. 00:16:00.899 --> 00:16:01.820 Would you read that with me 00:16:01.820 --> 00:16:02.240 if you're there? 00:16:03.100 --> 00:16:03.720 Paul says 00:16:03.720 --> 00:16:04.799 to these Ephesian elders, 00:16:04.960 --> 00:16:05.879 pay careful attention 00:16:05.879 --> 00:16:06.639 to yourselves 00:16:06.639 --> 00:16:07.919 and to all the flock 00:16:07.919 --> 00:16:10.259 in which the Holy Spirit 00:16:10.259 --> 00:16:13.360 has made you overseers. 00:16:15.240 --> 00:16:16.480 Paul recognized 00:16:16.480 --> 00:16:17.980 that these men 00:16:17.980 --> 00:16:19.419 the Holy Spirit 00:16:19.419 --> 00:16:20.539 had raised up 00:16:20.539 --> 00:16:21.379 to be elders 00:16:21.379 --> 00:16:22.740 of the Ephesian church. 00:16:24.599 --> 00:16:25.039 Now, 00:16:25.159 --> 00:16:26.059 unlike Joshua, 00:16:26.459 --> 00:16:26.779 guys, 00:16:26.860 --> 00:16:27.439 I haven't heard you 00:16:27.439 --> 00:16:28.039 say this, 00:16:28.559 --> 00:16:30.799 but I'm unaware 00:16:30.799 --> 00:16:32.399 of God audibly speaking 00:16:32.399 --> 00:16:33.219 to either of you 00:16:33.219 --> 00:16:33.799 to tell you 00:16:33.799 --> 00:16:34.639 that you are to be 00:16:34.639 --> 00:16:35.019 an elder 00:16:35.019 --> 00:16:36.319 of Christ the King Church. 00:16:39.000 --> 00:16:40.539 But God uses means. 00:16:41.839 --> 00:16:42.919 The Holy Spirit 00:16:42.919 --> 00:16:43.759 uses means. 00:16:46.079 --> 00:16:46.719 And so, 00:16:46.799 --> 00:16:47.480 over the last 00:16:47.480 --> 00:16:48.439 seven months, 00:16:48.439 --> 00:16:49.219 these men 00:16:49.219 --> 00:16:50.059 have gone through 00:16:50.059 --> 00:16:51.059 a process, 00:16:51.219 --> 00:16:52.500 a rigorous process 00:16:52.500 --> 00:16:54.419 of deciding, 00:16:54.599 --> 00:16:55.339 determining whether 00:16:55.339 --> 00:16:56.439 they want to be an elder 00:16:56.439 --> 00:16:57.639 and if they are in fact 00:16:57.639 --> 00:16:58.719 called to be an elder 00:16:58.719 --> 00:16:59.599 of this church. 00:17:00.199 --> 00:17:01.419 And then last Sunday 00:17:01.419 --> 00:17:02.959 with an overwhelming 00:17:02.959 --> 00:17:04.039 affirmation 00:17:04.039 --> 00:17:04.940 from the members 00:17:04.940 --> 00:17:05.859 of this church, 00:17:06.599 --> 00:17:07.759 these men 00:17:07.759 --> 00:17:08.599 were recognized 00:17:08.599 --> 00:17:10.220 as being called 00:17:10.220 --> 00:17:11.200 of God 00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:12.259 to be elders 00:17:12.259 --> 00:17:13.319 of this church. 00:17:13.440 --> 00:17:13.659 Do you know 00:17:13.659 --> 00:17:14.399 what that means? 00:17:16.399 --> 00:17:17.799 There's not a mistake here. 00:17:17.799 --> 00:17:20.200 The Holy Spirit 00:17:20.200 --> 00:17:21.759 has used these means 00:17:21.759 --> 00:17:24.079 to set you apart 00:17:24.079 --> 00:17:24.779 as elders. 00:17:25.379 --> 00:17:27.119 He's hand-picked you 00:17:27.119 --> 00:17:28.700 to lead this church, 00:17:29.139 --> 00:17:32.720 to shepherd this people. 00:17:32.720 --> 00:17:35.539 Now, 00:17:35.799 --> 00:17:37.019 at the end of 00:17:37.019 --> 00:17:38.339 Acts 20, 28, 00:17:39.160 --> 00:17:40.120 after he says, 00:17:40.620 --> 00:17:41.779 in which the Holy Spirit 00:17:41.779 --> 00:17:42.980 has made you overseers, 00:17:43.160 --> 00:17:43.500 he says, 00:17:43.579 --> 00:17:44.680 to care for the church 00:17:44.680 --> 00:17:45.220 of God 00:17:45.220 --> 00:17:47.160 which he obtained 00:17:47.160 --> 00:17:49.880 with his own blood. 00:17:50.640 --> 00:17:52.160 We encountered this verse 00:17:52.160 --> 00:17:53.519 together a few months ago 00:17:53.519 --> 00:17:54.740 and there was 00:17:54.740 --> 00:17:56.000 a sober hush 00:17:56.000 --> 00:17:56.759 over us. 00:17:56.759 --> 00:18:00.599 this personal call 00:18:00.599 --> 00:18:01.900 to lead God's people, 00:18:02.660 --> 00:18:03.759 we recognize 00:18:03.759 --> 00:18:04.700 who this people 00:18:04.700 --> 00:18:05.400 belongs to. 00:18:06.220 --> 00:18:06.980 We recognize 00:18:06.980 --> 00:18:08.299 that the members 00:18:08.299 --> 00:18:09.440 of Christ the King Church 00:18:09.440 --> 00:18:10.319 are the blood-bought 00:18:10.319 --> 00:18:10.779 of Jesus. 00:18:11.720 --> 00:18:13.019 They don't belong to us. 00:18:13.779 --> 00:18:14.859 They belong to Him. 00:18:15.920 --> 00:18:16.720 And we are called 00:18:16.720 --> 00:18:18.039 to be under-shepherds 00:18:18.039 --> 00:18:19.180 of His flock, 00:18:19.319 --> 00:18:20.180 of this flock. 00:18:21.680 --> 00:18:22.039 Now, 00:18:22.099 --> 00:18:22.720 if you were to ask 00:18:22.720 --> 00:18:24.140 Joshua how he felt 00:18:24.140 --> 00:18:25.220 about being commissioned 00:18:25.220 --> 00:18:26.000 by God Himself, 00:18:26.000 --> 00:18:27.259 or if you were to ask 00:18:27.259 --> 00:18:28.079 the Ephesian elders 00:18:28.079 --> 00:18:28.960 how they felt 00:18:28.960 --> 00:18:30.200 about being commissioned, 00:18:31.559 --> 00:18:33.160 about giving this responsibility 00:18:33.160 --> 00:18:34.779 to lead God's people, 00:18:35.339 --> 00:18:36.339 I'm guessing they would say 00:18:36.339 --> 00:18:36.819 things like, 00:18:36.859 --> 00:18:37.039 you know, 00:18:37.099 --> 00:18:38.220 it's very sobering. 00:18:38.859 --> 00:18:40.319 It's a great responsibility. 00:18:41.019 --> 00:18:42.119 These are God's people. 00:18:42.720 --> 00:18:43.480 We are to be caring 00:18:43.480 --> 00:18:44.779 for the blood-bought of Jesus. 00:18:44.960 --> 00:18:45.640 That's a serious 00:18:45.640 --> 00:18:46.380 kind of a thing. 00:18:46.559 --> 00:18:47.819 And not only is it sobering, 00:18:47.859 --> 00:18:48.500 but it's humbling. 00:18:48.700 --> 00:18:49.079 It's like, 00:18:49.519 --> 00:18:50.000 me? 00:18:51.240 --> 00:18:52.960 Serve this people this way? 00:18:53.220 --> 00:18:54.299 I can't do that. 00:18:54.299 --> 00:18:56.159 It's humbling. 00:18:57.279 --> 00:18:57.460 So, 00:18:57.879 --> 00:18:58.839 a leader ends up 00:18:58.839 --> 00:19:00.000 saying things like this. 00:19:00.579 --> 00:19:02.159 In order to be a leader 00:19:02.159 --> 00:19:02.980 of God's people, 00:19:03.139 --> 00:19:04.960 I've got to depend on God. 00:19:06.619 --> 00:19:08.279 Christ is going to give me 00:19:08.279 --> 00:19:10.319 what I need to lead His people. 00:19:11.700 --> 00:19:12.700 He's the vine. 00:19:14.079 --> 00:19:15.159 We're just branches. 00:19:16.879 --> 00:19:17.119 But, 00:19:17.579 --> 00:19:18.319 the sobriety, 00:19:18.480 --> 00:19:18.980 the humility, 00:19:19.220 --> 00:19:19.940 all which is good 00:19:19.940 --> 00:19:20.980 and right response 00:19:20.980 --> 00:19:22.279 to a call by God 00:19:22.279 --> 00:19:23.160 to lead His people, 00:19:23.700 --> 00:19:24.440 here's something else 00:19:24.440 --> 00:19:25.460 that should come out of this. 00:19:27.500 --> 00:19:27.899 Courage. 00:19:29.139 --> 00:19:30.399 God has called you 00:19:30.399 --> 00:19:31.099 to this task. 00:19:32.160 --> 00:19:33.220 He's called you 00:19:33.220 --> 00:19:34.519 to lead His people. 00:19:36.299 --> 00:19:37.200 There's going to be times 00:19:37.200 --> 00:19:38.720 where we break the glass. 00:19:39.859 --> 00:19:41.220 We pull the alarm. 00:19:42.319 --> 00:19:43.019 It's going to happen 00:19:43.019 --> 00:19:44.339 every elder meeting 00:19:44.339 --> 00:19:45.579 because we are in 00:19:45.579 --> 00:19:46.879 constant awareness 00:19:46.880 --> 00:19:48.980 of our own weakness 00:19:48.980 --> 00:19:49.860 and fears. 00:19:50.620 --> 00:19:50.920 And so, 00:19:51.000 --> 00:19:51.840 we're constantly 00:19:51.840 --> 00:19:52.960 breaking the glass, 00:19:53.340 --> 00:19:54.320 pulling the alarm 00:19:54.320 --> 00:19:54.800 and saying, 00:19:54.920 --> 00:19:55.120 God, 00:19:55.200 --> 00:19:55.940 we need You. 00:19:57.240 --> 00:19:58.000 We need You 00:19:58.000 --> 00:19:58.880 to strengthen us. 00:19:58.980 --> 00:19:59.700 We need You 00:19:59.700 --> 00:20:00.780 to give us courage 00:20:00.780 --> 00:20:01.800 to lead this people 00:20:01.800 --> 00:20:03.080 for the glory of Your name. 00:20:03.079 --> 00:20:08.639 But, 00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:09.279 there's courage. 00:20:10.679 --> 00:20:12.139 He hasn't made a mistake. 00:20:12.799 --> 00:20:13.919 Just as He called 00:20:13.919 --> 00:20:15.119 Joshua, 00:20:16.720 --> 00:20:17.839 He has called 00:20:17.839 --> 00:20:19.139 the two of you 00:20:19.139 --> 00:20:20.799 to serve this people 00:20:20.799 --> 00:20:21.460 at this time. 00:20:22.139 --> 00:20:23.359 He used different means, 00:20:24.119 --> 00:20:24.939 but He's called you 00:20:24.939 --> 00:20:25.279 nonetheless. 00:20:27.460 --> 00:20:29.480 This is God's great 00:20:29.480 --> 00:20:30.960 personal call 00:20:30.960 --> 00:20:33.180 and it gives you courage. 00:20:35.920 --> 00:20:36.640 Let's look at 00:20:36.640 --> 00:20:38.579 God's great commands. 00:20:39.579 --> 00:20:40.819 In verses 7 and 8, 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:41.519 we read, 00:20:41.860 --> 00:20:42.920 only be strong 00:20:42.920 --> 00:20:43.620 and courageous, 00:20:43.819 --> 00:20:44.559 very courageous, 00:20:44.720 --> 00:20:45.799 being careful to do 00:20:45.799 --> 00:20:48.160 according to all the law 00:20:48.160 --> 00:20:49.019 that Moses, 00:20:49.180 --> 00:20:49.600 my servant, 00:20:49.700 --> 00:20:50.380 commanded you. 00:20:50.779 --> 00:20:51.840 Do not turn from it, 00:20:51.900 --> 00:20:52.360 the law, 00:20:52.740 --> 00:20:53.519 to the right hand 00:20:53.519 --> 00:20:54.160 or to the left 00:20:54.160 --> 00:20:54.840 that you may have 00:20:54.840 --> 00:20:55.620 good success 00:20:55.620 --> 00:20:56.480 wherever you go. 00:20:56.640 --> 00:20:57.960 This book of the law 00:20:57.960 --> 00:20:58.779 shall not depart 00:20:58.779 --> 00:20:59.500 from your mouth, 00:20:59.860 --> 00:21:00.759 but you shall meditate 00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:02.180 on it day and night 00:21:02.180 --> 00:21:03.519 so that you may be 00:21:03.519 --> 00:21:04.240 careful to do 00:21:04.240 --> 00:21:05.140 according to all 00:21:05.140 --> 00:21:06.160 that is written 00:21:06.160 --> 00:21:07.480 in it. 00:21:10.539 --> 00:21:12.379 In God's commissioning 00:21:12.379 --> 00:21:13.359 of Joshua, 00:21:14.019 --> 00:21:15.799 God emphasizes 00:21:15.799 --> 00:21:18.640 the absolute necessity 00:21:18.640 --> 00:21:20.759 of His Word 00:21:20.759 --> 00:21:22.359 in a leader 00:21:22.359 --> 00:21:24.299 who leads His people. 00:21:24.299 --> 00:21:26.099 You can't miss it. 00:21:27.200 --> 00:21:28.400 Be careful to do 00:21:28.400 --> 00:21:29.819 according to all 00:21:29.819 --> 00:21:30.419 that Moses, 00:21:30.559 --> 00:21:30.980 my servant, 00:21:31.079 --> 00:21:31.619 commanded you. 00:21:31.659 --> 00:21:32.139 Joshua, 00:21:33.139 --> 00:21:34.419 do not turn 00:21:34.419 --> 00:21:35.539 to the right hand 00:21:35.539 --> 00:21:36.480 or to the left. 00:21:36.899 --> 00:21:37.339 Joshua, 00:21:37.539 --> 00:21:38.200 stay focused. 00:21:38.319 --> 00:21:39.339 Remember Star Wars? 00:21:39.700 --> 00:21:40.980 The first movie? 00:21:41.639 --> 00:21:41.919 I mean, 00:21:42.039 --> 00:21:42.819 the very first, 00:21:42.960 --> 00:21:45.359 the 1977 movie? 00:21:47.240 --> 00:21:48.519 Luke Skywalker, 00:21:48.740 --> 00:21:49.359 X-Wing, 00:21:49.460 --> 00:21:50.599 dropping into that 00:21:50.599 --> 00:21:50.980 little 00:21:50.980 --> 00:21:54.599 trench, 00:21:54.740 --> 00:21:55.220 thank you, 00:21:55.220 --> 00:21:57.500 of the Death Star. 00:21:58.940 --> 00:21:59.559 He's flying 00:21:59.559 --> 00:22:00.339 his X-Wing, 00:22:00.480 --> 00:22:00.980 R2-T2, 00:22:01.059 --> 00:22:01.360 beep-boop, 00:22:01.400 --> 00:22:01.660 beep-boop, 00:22:01.720 --> 00:22:01.980 beep-boop, 00:22:01.980 --> 00:22:02.680 he's in the back. 00:22:04.480 --> 00:22:05.460 He's got to drop 00:22:05.460 --> 00:22:07.120 his laser torpedo 00:22:07.120 --> 00:22:08.039 things down the 00:22:08.039 --> 00:22:08.779 exhaust tube 00:22:08.779 --> 00:22:09.700 of the Death Star 00:22:09.700 --> 00:22:10.380 to blow it up. 00:22:10.440 --> 00:22:10.700 Remember? 00:22:12.740 --> 00:22:13.819 He's in the trench. 00:22:14.640 --> 00:22:14.920 Do you remember 00:22:14.920 --> 00:22:15.600 the guy on the other 00:22:15.600 --> 00:22:16.440 ship telling him to do? 00:22:17.799 --> 00:22:18.700 Stay on target. 00:22:21.180 --> 00:22:22.220 Stay on target. 00:22:22.220 --> 00:22:24.660 Luke Skywalker 00:22:24.660 --> 00:22:25.319 getting rattled. 00:22:26.059 --> 00:22:26.380 Beep-boop, 00:22:26.420 --> 00:22:26.740 beep-boop, 00:22:26.839 --> 00:22:27.640 ah, ah, ah. 00:22:28.400 --> 00:22:29.680 And then Obi-Wan Kenobi 00:22:29.680 --> 00:22:30.700 from who knows where 00:22:30.700 --> 00:22:31.079 says, 00:22:31.740 --> 00:22:32.259 Luke, 00:22:32.920 --> 00:22:34.860 may the force 00:22:34.860 --> 00:22:35.539 be with you. 00:22:36.360 --> 00:22:36.980 Trust the force, 00:22:37.079 --> 00:22:37.480 Luke. 00:22:38.180 --> 00:22:38.900 Stay on target. 00:22:41.480 --> 00:22:42.000 Brothers, 00:22:43.059 --> 00:22:44.059 stay on target. 00:22:45.100 --> 00:22:45.660 God's word 00:22:45.660 --> 00:22:46.200 is the target. 00:22:46.799 --> 00:22:47.579 It's our aim. 00:22:47.880 --> 00:22:48.839 And what God's word 00:22:48.839 --> 00:22:49.660 aims us at 00:22:49.660 --> 00:22:50.900 is the glory of God, 00:22:51.240 --> 00:22:52.120 His great cause. 00:22:52.519 --> 00:22:52.980 That's what He's 00:22:52.980 --> 00:22:53.420 called you to. 00:22:55.019 --> 00:22:55.960 God's word 00:22:55.960 --> 00:22:58.880 in a man 00:22:58.880 --> 00:23:00.460 who is humble 00:23:00.460 --> 00:23:02.960 is extremely powerful 00:23:02.960 --> 00:23:03.799 in God's hands. 00:23:06.059 --> 00:23:07.500 God is telling Joshua, 00:23:07.700 --> 00:23:08.559 stay on target, 00:23:08.700 --> 00:23:09.140 Joshua. 00:23:09.819 --> 00:23:11.160 Stay on target. 00:23:11.839 --> 00:23:13.220 Meditate on my word. 00:23:13.799 --> 00:23:14.880 Keep it close. 00:23:15.299 --> 00:23:16.259 Live it out. 00:23:16.860 --> 00:23:17.480 Keep it on the tip 00:23:17.480 --> 00:23:18.000 of your tongue. 00:23:18.640 --> 00:23:19.400 That's how you lead, 00:23:19.400 --> 00:23:19.759 brother. 00:23:20.519 --> 00:23:22.339 Lead with God's word. 00:23:23.700 --> 00:23:24.980 God's word provides 00:23:24.980 --> 00:23:25.879 the path 00:23:25.879 --> 00:23:27.059 of God's blessing 00:23:27.059 --> 00:23:28.059 for His people. 00:23:28.180 --> 00:23:29.039 Don't turn on the right. 00:23:29.379 --> 00:23:30.379 Don't turn to the left. 00:23:30.839 --> 00:23:31.779 Stay on target. 00:23:32.240 --> 00:23:33.259 Stay on the path 00:23:33.259 --> 00:23:34.299 of God's word. 00:23:34.700 --> 00:23:35.400 And my people 00:23:35.400 --> 00:23:36.240 will be blessed. 00:23:37.079 --> 00:23:37.720 Did you see 00:23:37.720 --> 00:23:39.140 the different 00:23:39.140 --> 00:23:40.460 expressions 00:23:40.460 --> 00:23:41.640 of God's word? 00:23:41.839 --> 00:23:42.519 Three different ways. 00:23:42.599 --> 00:23:43.559 The law of Moses. 00:23:43.839 --> 00:23:44.720 The book of the law. 00:23:44.899 --> 00:23:45.700 All that is written 00:23:45.700 --> 00:23:46.220 in it. 00:23:46.460 --> 00:23:47.480 It's all got to do 00:23:47.480 --> 00:23:48.259 with words. 00:23:49.379 --> 00:23:50.799 The words of this book. 00:23:51.339 --> 00:23:51.500 You know, 00:23:51.599 --> 00:23:52.299 Joshua just had 00:23:52.299 --> 00:23:53.859 like the first five books. 00:23:53.940 --> 00:23:55.500 We've got 66 books. 00:23:55.899 --> 00:23:56.700 Talk about staying 00:23:56.700 --> 00:23:57.279 on target. 00:23:57.399 --> 00:23:57.980 We've got a lot 00:23:57.980 --> 00:23:58.419 of target. 00:24:02.240 --> 00:24:03.440 Here's what Joshua knew. 00:24:03.440 --> 00:24:06.440 These words 00:24:06.440 --> 00:24:07.259 were inspired 00:24:07.259 --> 00:24:07.960 by God. 00:24:09.259 --> 00:24:10.279 These words 00:24:10.279 --> 00:24:11.120 originated 00:24:11.120 --> 00:24:11.720 in the mind 00:24:11.720 --> 00:24:12.140 of God. 00:24:12.299 --> 00:24:12.920 All scripture 00:24:12.920 --> 00:24:13.840 is God 00:24:13.840 --> 00:24:14.779 breathed. 00:24:15.860 --> 00:24:17.220 It originates 00:24:17.220 --> 00:24:18.380 in God's mind. 00:24:18.559 --> 00:24:19.759 This is God 00:24:19.759 --> 00:24:20.920 speaking to us. 00:24:21.600 --> 00:24:22.480 And when you realize 00:24:22.480 --> 00:24:23.640 who this book 00:24:23.640 --> 00:24:24.340 started with, 00:24:24.440 --> 00:24:25.380 whose mind 00:24:25.380 --> 00:24:26.059 it starts with, 00:24:26.299 --> 00:24:26.920 you're realizing 00:24:26.920 --> 00:24:28.400 it's authoritative. 00:24:29.360 --> 00:24:30.180 We come 00:24:30.180 --> 00:24:31.040 under 00:24:31.040 --> 00:24:32.400 God's word. 00:24:33.040 --> 00:24:33.519 Elders, 00:24:33.759 --> 00:24:34.540 everybody else, 00:24:34.700 --> 00:24:35.660 we're underneath it. 00:24:35.780 --> 00:24:36.500 We live 00:24:36.500 --> 00:24:38.100 under God's word. 00:24:39.019 --> 00:24:40.160 It's his inspired word. 00:24:40.220 --> 00:24:41.320 But it's not only inspired, 00:24:41.460 --> 00:24:42.200 it's sufficient. 00:24:42.960 --> 00:24:43.840 It provides 00:24:43.840 --> 00:24:44.780 everything we need 00:24:44.780 --> 00:24:45.660 from cover to cover. 00:24:45.820 --> 00:24:46.960 It's got what you need. 00:24:48.640 --> 00:24:49.540 All scripture. 00:24:49.940 --> 00:24:50.420 All of it. 00:24:50.640 --> 00:24:51.460 Man cannot live 00:24:51.460 --> 00:24:52.060 by bread alone, 00:24:52.140 --> 00:24:52.740 but by every word 00:24:52.740 --> 00:24:53.180 that proceeds 00:24:53.180 --> 00:24:54.280 from the mouth of God. 00:24:55.019 --> 00:24:55.880 It's sufficient 00:24:55.880 --> 00:24:57.160 for us. 00:24:58.400 --> 00:24:58.960 And not only 00:24:58.960 --> 00:24:59.660 is it sufficient, 00:24:59.940 --> 00:25:01.519 it is powerful. 00:25:02.800 --> 00:25:04.120 Remember the great passage 00:25:04.120 --> 00:25:05.140 in Hebrews 4, 00:25:05.280 --> 00:25:05.800 verse 12, 00:25:05.940 --> 00:25:06.620 the word of God 00:25:06.620 --> 00:25:08.180 is living 00:25:08.180 --> 00:25:09.600 and active. 00:25:10.259 --> 00:25:11.300 It gets down 00:25:11.300 --> 00:25:12.360 into the nitty-gritty 00:25:12.360 --> 00:25:13.380 of people's lives. 00:25:13.560 --> 00:25:14.480 It penetrates. 00:25:16.280 --> 00:25:17.259 2 Timothy 3 00:25:17.259 --> 00:25:18.680 says it's 00:25:18.680 --> 00:25:19.300 profitable. 00:25:20.400 --> 00:25:21.840 It gets things done. 00:25:22.040 --> 00:25:23.300 This is God speaking. 00:25:23.300 --> 00:25:24.280 And when God 00:25:24.280 --> 00:25:25.820 speaks into a situation, 00:25:26.120 --> 00:25:27.140 things happen. 00:25:28.400 --> 00:25:33.920 God is telling 00:25:33.920 --> 00:25:34.519 Joshua, 00:25:34.759 --> 00:25:35.680 get this book 00:25:35.680 --> 00:25:37.160 in your heart 00:25:37.160 --> 00:25:38.540 and lead out of it. 00:25:39.980 --> 00:25:41.120 If you flip back 00:25:41.120 --> 00:25:42.220 to Ezra 7, 00:25:42.300 --> 00:25:42.700 verse 10, 00:25:42.759 --> 00:25:43.080 you know what you'd 00:25:43.080 --> 00:25:43.720 read about Ezra? 00:25:44.800 --> 00:25:46.220 He studied the word, 00:25:47.100 --> 00:25:47.780 did it, 00:25:48.140 --> 00:25:48.759 and taught it 00:25:48.759 --> 00:25:49.240 to others. 00:25:49.920 --> 00:25:50.560 You see the order? 00:25:51.220 --> 00:25:52.240 He took it 00:25:52.240 --> 00:25:53.140 into himself 00:25:53.140 --> 00:25:53.920 and he sought 00:25:53.920 --> 00:25:55.100 to be faithful to it 00:25:55.100 --> 00:25:56.180 and then he taught 00:25:56.180 --> 00:25:56.820 it to others. 00:25:57.220 --> 00:25:57.720 He was a man 00:25:57.720 --> 00:25:58.220 of integrity. 00:25:58.779 --> 00:25:59.380 He wasn't calling 00:25:59.380 --> 00:26:00.360 anybody to do anything 00:26:00.360 --> 00:26:01.200 he himself wasn't 00:26:01.200 --> 00:26:01.740 seeking to do. 00:26:03.220 --> 00:26:04.019 He was seeking 00:26:04.019 --> 00:26:05.079 to obey God's word 00:26:05.079 --> 00:26:06.539 and he was calling 00:26:06.539 --> 00:26:07.480 people to do the same. 00:26:08.200 --> 00:26:09.059 And that's exactly 00:26:09.059 --> 00:26:09.920 what God calls 00:26:09.920 --> 00:26:10.980 Joshua here to do. 00:26:11.640 --> 00:26:12.019 He says, 00:26:12.120 --> 00:26:12.500 Joshua, 00:26:12.640 --> 00:26:13.480 first and foremost, 00:26:13.620 --> 00:26:14.440 as I'm calling you 00:26:14.440 --> 00:26:15.380 to lead my people, 00:26:16.079 --> 00:26:17.360 get these words 00:26:17.360 --> 00:26:18.299 in you, 00:26:18.740 --> 00:26:20.100 meditate on them, 00:26:20.220 --> 00:26:20.740 and get them 00:26:20.740 --> 00:26:21.559 on the tip of your tongue. 00:26:22.000 --> 00:26:22.980 Lead out of it. 00:26:22.980 --> 00:26:24.140 Be careful 00:26:24.140 --> 00:26:25.259 to do 00:26:25.259 --> 00:26:26.579 what I say. 00:26:27.360 --> 00:26:28.299 Rightly handle 00:26:28.299 --> 00:26:29.259 my words. 00:26:29.920 --> 00:26:30.539 Bring them to bear 00:26:30.539 --> 00:26:31.360 on your life 00:26:31.360 --> 00:26:32.420 and you will be 00:26:32.420 --> 00:26:33.299 in a great position 00:26:33.299 --> 00:26:33.980 to bring them to bear 00:26:33.980 --> 00:26:35.019 on other people's lives. 00:26:41.500 --> 00:26:42.400 Christian leadership 00:26:42.400 --> 00:26:43.160 begins 00:26:43.160 --> 00:26:44.779 with one's 00:26:44.779 --> 00:26:45.920 personal devotion 00:26:45.920 --> 00:26:47.000 and obedience 00:26:47.000 --> 00:26:48.440 to God's word. 00:26:49.279 --> 00:26:50.680 We depend on it. 00:26:50.680 --> 00:26:53.060 We trust in it. 00:26:53.580 --> 00:26:54.960 We live by it. 00:26:55.600 --> 00:26:57.019 We lead out 00:26:57.019 --> 00:26:58.700 of our humble 00:26:58.700 --> 00:26:59.660 dependence 00:26:59.660 --> 00:27:01.140 and submission 00:27:01.140 --> 00:27:04.100 to God's word. 00:27:06.460 --> 00:27:07.160 Another way 00:27:07.160 --> 00:27:07.680 to think about it 00:27:07.680 --> 00:27:08.100 is this. 00:27:09.220 --> 00:27:10.500 God in his glory 00:27:10.500 --> 00:27:12.440 wants to get his word 00:27:12.440 --> 00:27:13.519 into his people. 00:27:14.299 --> 00:27:15.160 And he has chosen 00:27:15.160 --> 00:27:17.660 us to get his word 00:27:17.660 --> 00:27:18.740 into his people. 00:27:19.440 --> 00:27:20.560 It's not limited to us, 00:27:20.559 --> 00:27:21.319 but he's called us 00:27:21.319 --> 00:27:21.819 in the context 00:27:21.819 --> 00:27:22.259 of leadership 00:27:22.259 --> 00:27:22.740 this church 00:27:22.740 --> 00:27:23.220 to do it. 00:27:25.919 --> 00:27:26.779 What a privilege. 00:27:27.079 --> 00:27:27.839 What a responsibility. 00:27:31.159 --> 00:27:32.159 So Lou and Dave, 00:27:32.359 --> 00:27:33.179 I want to tell you this. 00:27:33.240 --> 00:27:33.759 The best thing 00:27:33.759 --> 00:27:34.359 that you can do 00:27:34.359 --> 00:27:35.559 for Christ the King Church 00:27:35.559 --> 00:27:37.940 is to continue 00:27:37.940 --> 00:27:38.980 to personally 00:27:38.980 --> 00:27:40.179 devote yourself 00:27:40.179 --> 00:27:41.319 to living according 00:27:41.319 --> 00:27:43.059 to all that God 00:27:43.059 --> 00:27:43.679 has said 00:27:43.679 --> 00:27:44.460 in this book. 00:27:45.539 --> 00:27:46.480 Be a man 00:27:46.480 --> 00:27:47.379 beholden 00:27:47.379 --> 00:27:48.940 to God's book. 00:27:48.940 --> 00:27:50.900 Love it and live it. 00:27:51.880 --> 00:27:52.920 Be a lifelong learner 00:27:52.920 --> 00:27:53.360 of it. 00:27:55.120 --> 00:27:55.539 May it be 00:27:55.539 --> 00:27:56.080 at the forefront 00:27:56.080 --> 00:27:56.820 of your mind 00:27:56.820 --> 00:27:57.460 day and night. 00:27:58.340 --> 00:27:58.920 May you stay 00:27:58.920 --> 00:27:59.640 on target. 00:28:00.640 --> 00:28:01.000 May it be 00:28:01.000 --> 00:28:01.420 on the tip 00:28:01.420 --> 00:28:02.000 of your tongue. 00:28:03.640 --> 00:28:04.500 Now can I just 00:28:04.500 --> 00:28:05.740 call everyone 00:28:05.740 --> 00:28:06.320 to imagine 00:28:06.320 --> 00:28:07.100 something with me? 00:28:09.680 --> 00:28:10.500 Imagine this. 00:28:10.500 --> 00:28:13.480 that when you 00:28:13.480 --> 00:28:14.000 encounter 00:28:14.000 --> 00:28:15.319 one of the elders 00:28:15.319 --> 00:28:16.579 of Christ the King Church 00:28:16.579 --> 00:28:18.339 that you would 00:28:18.339 --> 00:28:19.220 encounter a man 00:28:19.220 --> 00:28:20.440 beholden to God's word. 00:28:22.839 --> 00:28:23.799 That you encounter 00:28:23.799 --> 00:28:24.960 a man who is eager 00:28:24.960 --> 00:28:26.680 to direct you 00:28:26.680 --> 00:28:27.839 to what God says. 00:28:30.839 --> 00:28:32.099 That we would bring 00:28:32.099 --> 00:28:32.500 to conversations 00:28:33.259 --> 00:28:34.440 a question like this. 00:28:34.500 --> 00:28:35.000 Well, you know what? 00:28:35.759 --> 00:28:36.460 We've got to ask 00:28:36.460 --> 00:28:37.019 this question. 00:28:37.500 --> 00:28:38.420 What does God 00:28:38.420 --> 00:28:39.259 say about that? 00:28:39.259 --> 00:28:42.259 What does God 00:28:42.259 --> 00:28:43.099 say about this 00:28:43.099 --> 00:28:43.759 situation that you 00:28:43.759 --> 00:28:44.559 find yourself in? 00:28:45.400 --> 00:28:46.160 What does God 00:28:46.160 --> 00:28:46.759 say about this 00:28:46.759 --> 00:28:47.519 attitude that you're 00:28:47.519 --> 00:28:47.980 demonstrating? 00:28:48.640 --> 00:28:49.119 What does God 00:28:49.119 --> 00:28:49.799 say about it? 00:28:52.940 --> 00:28:53.579 We're to be 00:28:53.579 --> 00:28:54.220 men of the book. 00:28:56.720 --> 00:28:57.200 Man, 00:28:57.359 --> 00:28:58.539 it is a 00:28:58.539 --> 00:28:59.039 tremendous 00:28:59.039 --> 00:29:00.500 source of courage. 00:29:01.220 --> 00:29:02.119 When you 00:29:02.119 --> 00:29:02.799 realize 00:29:02.799 --> 00:29:04.079 that this 00:29:04.079 --> 00:29:04.980 book is 00:29:04.980 --> 00:29:06.019 God speaking 00:29:06.019 --> 00:29:06.799 His all 00:29:06.799 --> 00:29:07.420 authoritative 00:29:07.420 --> 00:29:07.900 word, 00:29:07.900 --> 00:29:08.640 it is a 00:29:08.640 --> 00:29:09.040 tremendous 00:29:09.040 --> 00:29:09.660 source of 00:29:09.660 --> 00:29:10.060 courage. 00:29:10.740 --> 00:29:11.220 My courage 00:29:11.220 --> 00:29:11.940 is not in me. 00:29:12.519 --> 00:29:13.060 My courage 00:29:13.060 --> 00:29:13.660 is in God 00:29:13.660 --> 00:29:14.000 and what He 00:29:14.000 --> 00:29:14.340 said. 00:29:15.740 --> 00:29:16.540 He's calling 00:29:16.540 --> 00:29:17.160 us to be 00:29:17.160 --> 00:29:17.940 courageous 00:29:17.940 --> 00:29:18.400 brothers. 00:29:25.660 --> 00:29:26.600 The last 00:29:26.600 --> 00:29:29.560 of these 00:29:29.560 --> 00:29:30.340 greats 00:29:30.340 --> 00:29:32.440 is a 00:29:32.440 --> 00:29:32.900 great 00:29:32.900 --> 00:29:33.560 promise. 00:29:33.559 --> 00:29:33.619 promise. 00:29:36.099 --> 00:29:36.759 It's a 00:29:36.759 --> 00:29:37.000 great 00:29:37.000 --> 00:29:37.460 promise. 00:29:38.940 --> 00:29:39.500 God 00:29:39.500 --> 00:29:39.960 says, 00:29:40.720 --> 00:29:40.819 I'm 00:29:40.819 --> 00:29:41.419 with you. 00:29:43.059 --> 00:29:43.579 God's 00:29:43.579 --> 00:29:44.019 great 00:29:44.019 --> 00:29:45.059 companionship 00:29:45.059 --> 00:29:46.960 in this 00:29:46.960 --> 00:29:47.940 call to 00:29:47.940 --> 00:29:48.339 leadership. 00:29:49.179 --> 00:29:49.559 God 00:29:49.559 --> 00:29:50.419 promises 00:29:50.419 --> 00:29:51.839 to be 00:29:51.839 --> 00:29:52.440 with us. 00:29:53.720 --> 00:29:53.919 Now, 00:29:53.980 --> 00:29:54.319 God's 00:29:54.319 --> 00:29:54.799 commands are at 00:29:54.799 --> 00:29:55.139 the very 00:29:55.139 --> 00:29:55.859 heart of 00:29:55.859 --> 00:29:56.460 Joshua's 00:29:56.460 --> 00:29:56.819 commission 00:29:56.819 --> 00:29:57.019 here. 00:29:57.099 --> 00:29:57.319 He says, 00:29:57.619 --> 00:29:58.119 get this 00:29:58.119 --> 00:29:58.440 word on 00:29:58.440 --> 00:29:58.799 your heart, 00:29:59.200 --> 00:29:59.700 but what 00:29:59.700 --> 00:30:00.859 sandwich is it? 00:30:00.859 --> 00:30:01.819 The bookends 00:30:01.819 --> 00:30:02.559 in verse 5 00:30:02.559 --> 00:30:03.179 and verse 9 00:30:03.179 --> 00:30:03.619 is this 00:30:03.619 --> 00:30:04.119 promise. 00:30:04.839 --> 00:30:05.199 I am 00:30:05.199 --> 00:30:05.719 with you, 00:30:05.819 --> 00:30:06.240 Joshua. 00:30:08.199 --> 00:30:08.959 Verse 5, 00:30:09.039 --> 00:30:09.500 as God was 00:30:09.500 --> 00:30:10.019 with Moses, 00:30:10.219 --> 00:30:10.879 so I will 00:30:10.879 --> 00:30:11.379 be with you, 00:30:11.459 --> 00:30:11.779 Joshua. 00:30:12.019 --> 00:30:12.479 I will never 00:30:12.479 --> 00:30:13.199 leave you or 00:30:13.199 --> 00:30:13.679 forsake you, 00:30:13.759 --> 00:30:13.939 Joshua. 00:30:13.979 --> 00:30:14.240 I will not 00:30:14.240 --> 00:30:14.799 abandon you, 00:30:14.879 --> 00:30:15.179 Joshua. 00:30:15.319 --> 00:30:15.479 And then 00:30:15.479 --> 00:30:15.979 verse 9, 00:30:16.059 --> 00:30:16.500 for the Lord 00:30:16.500 --> 00:30:16.879 your God 00:30:16.879 --> 00:30:17.319 is with you 00:30:17.319 --> 00:30:17.740 wherever you 00:30:17.740 --> 00:30:18.059 go. 00:30:18.439 --> 00:30:19.019 Every step 00:30:19.019 --> 00:30:19.319 of the way, 00:30:19.379 --> 00:30:19.740 I'm with 00:30:19.740 --> 00:30:19.919 you. 00:30:21.079 --> 00:30:21.579 It's a 00:30:21.579 --> 00:30:22.139 tremendous 00:30:22.139 --> 00:30:22.659 source of 00:30:22.659 --> 00:30:23.399 encouragement to 00:30:23.399 --> 00:30:24.039 know that 00:30:24.039 --> 00:30:25.139 the almighty 00:30:25.139 --> 00:30:25.779 God of the 00:30:25.779 --> 00:30:26.619 universe goes 00:30:26.619 --> 00:30:27.500 with you. 00:30:27.500 --> 00:30:30.119 He's got 00:30:30.119 --> 00:30:30.779 your back. 00:30:31.880 --> 00:30:32.180 Now the 00:30:32.180 --> 00:30:32.740 big question 00:30:32.740 --> 00:30:33.200 that we have 00:30:33.200 --> 00:30:33.819 to ask is, 00:30:34.000 --> 00:30:34.500 is this 00:30:34.500 --> 00:30:36.339 promise here 00:30:36.339 --> 00:30:37.079 in Joshua 00:30:37.079 --> 00:30:38.000 that God 00:30:38.000 --> 00:30:38.619 is with 00:30:38.619 --> 00:30:39.079 you, 00:30:39.539 --> 00:30:39.940 is that, 00:30:40.299 --> 00:30:40.640 can we 00:30:40.640 --> 00:30:41.119 take that 00:30:41.119 --> 00:30:41.680 on ourselves 00:30:41.680 --> 00:30:42.140 today? 00:30:43.019 --> 00:30:43.380 Can we 00:30:43.380 --> 00:30:43.900 claim that 00:30:43.900 --> 00:30:44.259 as our 00:30:44.259 --> 00:30:44.579 own? 00:30:45.579 --> 00:30:46.180 You better 00:30:46.180 --> 00:30:46.740 believe it. 00:30:48.039 --> 00:30:48.480 In Matthew 00:30:48.480 --> 00:30:49.000 28, 00:30:49.059 --> 00:30:49.359 20, 00:30:49.460 --> 00:30:49.680 Jesus 00:30:49.680 --> 00:30:50.460 himself said 00:30:50.460 --> 00:30:50.859 this, 00:30:52.180 --> 00:30:52.619 go make 00:30:52.619 --> 00:30:53.279 disciples of 00:30:53.279 --> 00:30:53.819 the nations, 00:30:54.720 --> 00:30:55.559 baptizing them, 00:30:55.740 --> 00:30:56.440 teaching them 00:30:56.440 --> 00:30:56.960 all that I've 00:30:56.960 --> 00:30:57.359 commanded, 00:30:57.500 --> 00:30:57.759 and lo, 00:30:57.819 --> 00:30:58.299 I'm with 00:30:58.299 --> 00:30:59.059 you always, 00:30:59.200 --> 00:30:59.779 even to the 00:30:59.779 --> 00:31:00.200 end of the 00:31:00.200 --> 00:31:00.559 age. 00:31:00.940 --> 00:31:01.579 I promise 00:31:01.579 --> 00:31:01.940 to be 00:31:01.940 --> 00:31:02.359 with you. 00:31:07.359 --> 00:31:07.839 He's 00:31:07.839 --> 00:31:08.359 promised to 00:31:08.359 --> 00:31:08.660 be with 00:31:08.660 --> 00:31:08.960 us, 00:31:09.460 --> 00:31:11.400 to comfort 00:31:11.400 --> 00:31:11.779 us, 00:31:12.160 --> 00:31:12.660 to strengthen 00:31:12.660 --> 00:31:13.140 us, 00:31:13.539 --> 00:31:14.880 and to 00:31:14.880 --> 00:31:15.359 fight for 00:31:15.359 --> 00:31:15.720 us. 00:31:17.180 --> 00:31:18.039 Fight for 00:31:18.039 --> 00:31:18.660 the glory 00:31:18.660 --> 00:31:19.140 of his 00:31:19.140 --> 00:31:19.859 great name. 00:31:20.460 --> 00:31:20.660 Alright, 00:31:21.099 --> 00:31:21.400 kids, 00:31:21.960 --> 00:31:22.400 the time 00:31:22.400 --> 00:31:22.839 has come. 00:31:23.660 --> 00:31:24.000 I want 00:31:24.000 --> 00:31:24.400 you to draw 00:31:24.400 --> 00:31:24.940 something for 00:31:24.940 --> 00:31:25.079 me. 00:31:25.140 --> 00:31:25.440 You ready? 00:31:25.440 --> 00:31:27.500 Look in 00:31:27.500 --> 00:31:28.519 Joshua 5. 00:31:28.900 --> 00:31:29.320 Read with 00:31:29.320 --> 00:31:29.500 me. 00:31:29.620 --> 00:31:30.080 Here it is. 00:31:30.140 --> 00:31:30.299 Ready? 00:31:32.019 --> 00:31:33.000 Joshua received 00:31:33.000 --> 00:31:33.460 the command. 00:31:33.680 --> 00:31:34.120 He brings 00:31:34.120 --> 00:31:34.600 his people 00:31:34.600 --> 00:31:35.039 over the 00:31:35.039 --> 00:31:35.480 Jordan. 00:31:36.600 --> 00:31:39.660 He celebrates 00:31:39.660 --> 00:31:40.100 the first 00:31:40.100 --> 00:31:40.940 Passover with 00:31:40.940 --> 00:31:41.200 them, 00:31:41.279 --> 00:31:42.000 chapter 5, 00:31:42.080 --> 00:31:42.340 and in 00:31:42.340 --> 00:31:43.059 513, 00:31:43.340 --> 00:31:43.860 right before 00:31:43.860 --> 00:31:44.420 they go 00:31:44.420 --> 00:31:45.240 and battle 00:31:45.240 --> 00:31:45.779 Jericho, 00:31:45.960 --> 00:31:46.279 we read 00:31:46.279 --> 00:31:46.620 this. 00:31:47.900 --> 00:31:48.700 When Joshua 00:31:48.700 --> 00:31:49.180 was by 00:31:49.180 --> 00:31:49.640 Jericho, 00:31:49.720 --> 00:31:50.160 he lifted up 00:31:50.160 --> 00:31:50.580 his eyes 00:31:50.580 --> 00:31:50.980 and looked, 00:31:50.980 --> 00:31:51.480 and behold, 00:31:51.559 --> 00:31:51.960 a man 00:31:51.960 --> 00:31:52.500 was standing 00:31:52.500 --> 00:31:53.220 before him 00:31:53.220 --> 00:31:53.700 with his 00:31:53.700 --> 00:31:54.940 drawn sword 00:31:54.940 --> 00:31:55.360 in his hand. 00:31:55.440 --> 00:31:55.839 That's what 00:31:55.839 --> 00:31:56.180 I want you 00:31:56.180 --> 00:31:56.519 to draw. 00:31:57.839 --> 00:31:58.599 Right before 00:31:58.599 --> 00:31:58.980 they go to 00:31:58.980 --> 00:31:59.460 Jericho, 00:32:00.480 --> 00:32:00.880 Joshua 00:32:00.880 --> 00:32:01.720 encounters 00:32:01.720 --> 00:32:03.500 the commander 00:32:03.500 --> 00:32:04.180 of the 00:32:04.180 --> 00:32:05.039 Lord's army 00:32:05.039 --> 00:32:06.620 with his 00:32:06.620 --> 00:32:07.519 sword drawn. 00:32:08.380 --> 00:32:08.960 He's ready 00:32:08.960 --> 00:32:09.539 for battle. 00:32:10.880 --> 00:32:11.460 Keep reading 00:32:11.460 --> 00:32:11.860 with me. 00:32:12.660 --> 00:32:13.140 And Joshua 00:32:13.140 --> 00:32:13.620 went to him 00:32:13.620 --> 00:32:13.980 and said, 00:32:14.079 --> 00:32:14.620 are you for 00:32:14.620 --> 00:32:15.900 us or for 00:32:15.900 --> 00:32:16.860 our adversaries? 00:32:16.940 --> 00:32:17.279 It's like 00:32:17.279 --> 00:32:18.519 Joshua saying, 00:32:18.799 --> 00:32:18.980 hey, 00:32:19.099 --> 00:32:19.640 are you one 00:32:19.640 --> 00:32:20.220 of us or 00:32:20.220 --> 00:32:20.700 one of them? 00:32:21.900 --> 00:32:22.579 To which 00:32:22.579 --> 00:32:23.120 the commander 00:32:23.120 --> 00:32:23.620 of the 00:32:23.620 --> 00:32:24.299 Lord's army 00:32:24.299 --> 00:32:24.740 said, 00:32:25.480 --> 00:32:25.940 no, 00:32:27.339 --> 00:32:27.960 neither. 00:32:30.620 --> 00:32:31.299 He says, 00:32:31.380 --> 00:32:31.920 but I am 00:32:31.920 --> 00:32:32.400 the commander 00:32:32.400 --> 00:32:32.660 of the 00:32:32.660 --> 00:32:34.120 army of 00:32:34.120 --> 00:32:34.440 the Lord. 00:32:34.759 --> 00:32:35.059 And he 00:32:35.059 --> 00:32:35.259 says, 00:32:35.380 --> 00:32:36.259 now I 00:32:36.259 --> 00:32:37.099 have come. 00:32:37.640 --> 00:32:38.920 I am 00:32:38.920 --> 00:32:40.579 with you. 00:32:41.579 --> 00:32:42.339 With my 00:32:42.339 --> 00:32:43.000 sword drawn. 00:32:44.539 --> 00:32:45.160 And they 00:32:45.160 --> 00:32:45.539 go to 00:32:45.539 --> 00:32:46.000 Jericho 00:32:46.000 --> 00:32:47.059 and God 00:32:47.059 --> 00:32:47.420 does a 00:32:47.420 --> 00:32:47.640 mighty 00:32:47.640 --> 00:32:48.079 work. 00:32:49.960 --> 00:32:50.480 Joshua, 00:32:50.480 --> 00:32:50.900 when he 00:32:50.900 --> 00:32:51.420 encounters 00:32:51.420 --> 00:32:51.779 this 00:32:51.779 --> 00:32:52.779 commander 00:32:52.779 --> 00:32:53.160 of the 00:32:53.160 --> 00:32:53.480 Lord's 00:32:53.480 --> 00:32:53.819 army, 00:32:53.940 --> 00:32:54.339 falls on 00:32:54.339 --> 00:32:54.519 his 00:32:54.519 --> 00:32:55.000 face 00:32:55.000 --> 00:32:56.519 and 00:32:56.519 --> 00:32:57.380 worships. 00:32:58.120 --> 00:32:58.680 What does 00:32:58.680 --> 00:32:59.019 my Lord 00:32:59.019 --> 00:32:59.420 say to 00:32:59.420 --> 00:32:59.839 his servant? 00:32:59.940 --> 00:33:00.140 And the 00:33:00.140 --> 00:33:00.420 commander 00:33:00.420 --> 00:33:00.640 of the 00:33:00.640 --> 00:33:00.900 Lord's 00:33:00.900 --> 00:33:01.079 army 00:33:01.079 --> 00:33:01.460 said to 00:33:01.460 --> 00:33:01.559 him, 00:33:01.640 --> 00:33:02.140 take off 00:33:02.140 --> 00:33:02.360 your 00:33:02.360 --> 00:33:02.799 sandals 00:33:02.799 --> 00:33:03.240 from your 00:33:03.240 --> 00:33:03.519 feet, 00:33:03.620 --> 00:33:03.860 for the 00:33:03.860 --> 00:33:04.160 place 00:33:04.160 --> 00:33:04.460 where you 00:33:04.460 --> 00:33:04.559 are 00:33:04.559 --> 00:33:04.960 standing 00:33:04.960 --> 00:33:06.200 is holy. 00:33:06.740 --> 00:33:07.000 It's the 00:33:07.000 --> 00:33:07.420 same thing 00:33:07.420 --> 00:33:07.880 that God 00:33:07.880 --> 00:33:08.079 in the 00:33:08.079 --> 00:33:08.279 burning 00:33:08.279 --> 00:33:08.539 bush 00:33:08.539 --> 00:33:08.860 told 00:33:08.860 --> 00:33:09.539 Moses. 00:33:11.160 --> 00:33:11.640 Moses 00:33:11.640 --> 00:33:12.319 worshipped. 00:33:12.700 --> 00:33:13.000 It was 00:33:13.000 --> 00:33:13.559 God in the 00:33:13.559 --> 00:33:13.779 burning 00:33:13.779 --> 00:33:14.180 bush. 00:33:14.180 --> 00:33:15.620 And here 00:33:15.620 --> 00:33:16.259 we have 00:33:16.259 --> 00:33:16.740 God 00:33:16.740 --> 00:33:17.320 present 00:33:17.320 --> 00:33:18.920 before 00:33:18.920 --> 00:33:19.440 Joshua. 00:33:22.560 --> 00:33:23.279 Some 00:33:23.279 --> 00:33:23.759 scholars 00:33:23.759 --> 00:33:24.360 speculate 00:33:24.360 --> 00:33:24.980 that this 00:33:24.980 --> 00:33:25.640 is a 00:33:25.640 --> 00:33:27.039 pre-incarnate 00:33:27.039 --> 00:33:27.600 appearance 00:33:27.600 --> 00:33:28.799 of the 00:33:28.799 --> 00:33:29.140 Son of 00:33:29.140 --> 00:33:29.440 God. 00:33:30.200 --> 00:33:30.840 Jesus. 00:33:31.560 --> 00:33:32.080 Whose 00:33:32.080 --> 00:33:32.460 name is 00:33:32.460 --> 00:33:32.900 Joshua. 00:33:35.299 --> 00:33:35.980 Joshua 00:33:35.980 --> 00:33:37.700 is 00:33:37.700 --> 00:33:38.360 encountering 00:33:38.360 --> 00:33:38.539 the 00:33:38.539 --> 00:33:38.960 second 00:33:38.960 --> 00:33:39.620 Joshua. 00:33:41.440 --> 00:33:42.100 The 00:33:42.100 --> 00:33:42.620 Savior of 00:33:42.620 --> 00:33:43.100 the world, 00:33:43.400 --> 00:33:43.560 the 00:33:43.559 --> 00:33:44.299 commander of 00:33:44.299 --> 00:33:44.799 the Lord's 00:33:44.799 --> 00:33:45.119 army, 00:33:45.460 --> 00:33:47.960 who says, 00:33:48.220 --> 00:33:49.240 I'm going 00:33:49.240 --> 00:33:49.559 to fight 00:33:49.559 --> 00:33:49.940 for you. 00:33:52.720 --> 00:33:53.379 When 00:33:53.379 --> 00:33:53.679 Jesus 00:33:53.679 --> 00:33:54.240 came 00:33:54.240 --> 00:33:56.059 incarnate, 00:33:56.839 --> 00:33:58.099 He came 00:33:58.099 --> 00:33:58.460 and He 00:33:58.460 --> 00:33:59.019 began 00:33:59.019 --> 00:33:59.500 His 00:33:59.500 --> 00:34:00.179 conquest 00:34:00.179 --> 00:34:01.819 over the 00:34:01.819 --> 00:34:02.279 hearts of 00:34:02.279 --> 00:34:02.599 man. 00:34:03.619 --> 00:34:04.000 And His 00:34:04.000 --> 00:34:04.679 death on 00:34:04.679 --> 00:34:05.159 the cross 00:34:05.159 --> 00:34:06.039 and resurrection 00:34:06.039 --> 00:34:07.819 declared victory 00:34:07.819 --> 00:34:08.579 over sin, 00:34:08.799 --> 00:34:09.820 declared victory 00:34:09.820 --> 00:34:10.639 over Satan, 00:34:10.840 --> 00:34:11.739 declared victory 00:34:11.739 --> 00:34:12.239 over the 00:34:12.239 --> 00:34:12.739 grave. 00:34:13.559 --> 00:34:14.860 And right 00:34:14.860 --> 00:34:15.400 now, 00:34:15.500 --> 00:34:15.699 He's 00:34:15.699 --> 00:34:16.619 working out 00:34:16.619 --> 00:34:17.380 His plan 00:34:17.380 --> 00:34:18.099 among His 00:34:18.099 --> 00:34:19.000 people to 00:34:19.000 --> 00:34:19.360 get His 00:34:19.360 --> 00:34:20.159 glory out. 00:34:20.460 --> 00:34:20.960 And when He 00:34:20.960 --> 00:34:21.619 comes back, 00:34:21.840 --> 00:34:22.360 it's going to 00:34:22.360 --> 00:34:23.039 be final. 00:34:23.400 --> 00:34:23.779 Sin, 00:34:24.279 --> 00:34:24.900 the devil, 00:34:25.259 --> 00:34:26.599 death eradicated. 00:34:27.980 --> 00:34:29.019 We've got a 00:34:29.019 --> 00:34:29.659 zealous 00:34:29.659 --> 00:34:30.420 Savior. 00:34:31.860 --> 00:34:32.139 Do you know 00:34:32.139 --> 00:34:33.519 what fuels 00:34:33.519 --> 00:34:34.360 the zeal of 00:34:34.360 --> 00:34:34.820 the Lord? 00:34:35.380 --> 00:34:36.159 His love for 00:34:36.159 --> 00:34:36.579 us, 00:34:37.059 --> 00:34:37.699 and His love 00:34:37.699 --> 00:34:38.440 for the glory 00:34:38.440 --> 00:34:39.079 of His name. 00:34:39.079 --> 00:34:43.139 I hope 00:34:43.139 --> 00:34:43.799 that encourages 00:34:43.799 --> 00:34:44.000 you, 00:34:44.099 --> 00:34:44.239 brother. 00:34:46.039 --> 00:34:46.699 That your 00:34:46.699 --> 00:34:47.059 God is 00:34:47.059 --> 00:34:47.480 with you. 00:34:49.199 --> 00:34:50.000 Your Savior 00:34:50.000 --> 00:34:50.380 is the 00:34:50.380 --> 00:34:50.980 commander of 00:34:50.980 --> 00:34:51.460 the Lord's 00:34:51.460 --> 00:34:52.799 army who 00:34:52.799 --> 00:34:53.340 will fight 00:34:53.340 --> 00:34:53.940 for you 00:34:53.940 --> 00:34:54.500 because He 00:34:54.500 --> 00:34:55.099 loves you 00:34:55.099 --> 00:34:56.480 and He 00:34:56.480 --> 00:34:57.539 wants you 00:34:57.539 --> 00:34:58.719 to bring 00:34:58.719 --> 00:34:59.420 glory to 00:34:59.420 --> 00:34:59.920 His name. 00:35:01.019 --> 00:35:01.279 This 00:35:01.279 --> 00:35:01.599 morning, 00:35:01.699 --> 00:35:02.079 break the 00:35:02.079 --> 00:35:02.440 glass, 00:35:02.599 --> 00:35:02.920 brothers. 00:35:04.099 --> 00:35:04.579 Pull the 00:35:04.579 --> 00:35:05.179 alarm of 00:35:05.179 --> 00:35:06.039 Joshua 1, 00:35:06.119 --> 00:35:06.940 1-9. 00:35:06.940 --> 00:35:09.019 God's 00:35:09.019 --> 00:35:10.780 great cause 00:35:10.780 --> 00:35:11.380 is His 00:35:11.380 --> 00:35:11.900 glory. 00:35:12.099 --> 00:35:12.400 Let that 00:35:12.400 --> 00:35:13.099 encourage you. 00:35:14.960 --> 00:35:15.639 God's 00:35:15.639 --> 00:35:16.559 great calling 00:35:16.559 --> 00:35:17.139 is He 00:35:17.139 --> 00:35:17.880 chose you. 00:35:18.760 --> 00:35:19.119 He hasn't 00:35:19.119 --> 00:35:19.400 made a 00:35:19.400 --> 00:35:19.740 mistake. 00:35:21.519 --> 00:35:22.179 God's 00:35:22.179 --> 00:35:23.300 great commands, 00:35:23.760 --> 00:35:24.280 they are 00:35:24.280 --> 00:35:25.059 His 00:35:25.059 --> 00:35:26.079 words, 00:35:26.800 --> 00:35:27.240 and they 00:35:27.240 --> 00:35:27.960 accomplish 00:35:27.960 --> 00:35:29.320 great things. 00:35:29.420 --> 00:35:29.700 Let that 00:35:29.700 --> 00:35:30.380 encourage you. 00:35:31.579 --> 00:35:31.860 And of 00:35:31.860 --> 00:35:32.220 course, 00:35:32.420 --> 00:35:32.780 maybe the 00:35:32.780 --> 00:35:33.300 greatest of 00:35:33.300 --> 00:35:33.619 all, 00:35:34.940 --> 00:35:36.440 I am 00:35:36.440 --> 00:35:36.880 with you. 00:35:36.940 --> 00:35:37.360 even to 00:35:37.360 --> 00:35:37.679 the end 00:35:37.679 --> 00:35:37.900 of the 00:35:37.900 --> 00:35:38.240 age. 00:35:40.220 --> 00:35:40.900 Be strong 00:35:40.900 --> 00:35:41.380 and courageous. 00:35:41.500 --> 00:35:41.760 Let me 00:35:41.760 --> 00:35:42.039 pray. 00:35:42.539 --> 00:35:42.760 I'm going 00:35:42.760 --> 00:35:42.940 to have 00:35:42.940 --> 00:35:43.300 Lou and 00:35:43.300 --> 00:35:43.740 Dave come 00:35:43.740 --> 00:35:44.000 up, 00:35:44.139 --> 00:35:44.480 and Rick's 00:35:44.480 --> 00:35:44.980 going to 00:35:44.980 --> 00:35:45.500 lead out 00:35:45.500 --> 00:35:45.980 the next 00:35:45.980 --> 00:35:47.039 part of 00:35:47.039 --> 00:35:47.200 our 00:35:47.200 --> 00:35:47.760 commissioning. 00:35:49.059 --> 00:35:49.619 God in 00:35:49.619 --> 00:35:49.800 heaven, 00:35:49.920 --> 00:35:50.340 we are a 00:35:50.340 --> 00:35:50.840 people who 00:35:50.840 --> 00:35:51.679 need to 00:35:51.679 --> 00:35:52.679 be encouraged, 00:35:53.200 --> 00:35:53.700 and we 00:35:53.700 --> 00:35:54.079 look to 00:35:54.079 --> 00:35:54.320 You. 00:35:54.460 --> 00:35:54.679 We're 00:35:54.679 --> 00:35:55.159 pulling the 00:35:55.159 --> 00:35:55.500 alarm. 00:35:55.720 --> 00:35:56.340 We need 00:35:56.340 --> 00:35:56.679 You, 00:35:56.800 --> 00:35:56.980 Lord. 00:35:57.619 --> 00:35:57.980 Would You 00:35:57.980 --> 00:35:58.300 give us 00:35:58.300 --> 00:35:58.720 strength? 00:35:58.880 --> 00:35:59.099 Would You 00:35:59.099 --> 00:35:59.480 give us 00:35:59.480 --> 00:36:00.500 courage for 00:36:00.500 --> 00:36:00.980 the cause 00:36:00.980 --> 00:36:01.179 You've 00:36:01.179 --> 00:36:01.579 called us 00:36:01.579 --> 00:36:01.920 upon? 00:36:02.320 --> 00:36:02.619 And of 00:36:02.619 --> 00:36:02.980 course, 00:36:03.460 --> 00:36:04.000 that is the 00:36:04.000 --> 00:36:04.500 glory of 00:36:04.500 --> 00:36:05.579 Your wonderful 00:36:05.579 --> 00:36:05.940 name, 00:36:06.460 --> 00:36:06.800 and it's 00:36:06.800 --> 00:36:07.079 in Your 00:36:07.079 --> 00:36:07.400 name we 00:36:07.400 --> 00:36:07.579 pray, 00:36:07.720 --> 00:36:08.059 Jesus. 00:36:08.059 --> 00:36:09.079 Amen. 00:36:09.079 --> 00:36:09.260 Amen. 00:36:09.260 --> 00:36:39.240 Thank you.