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Pastor's Desk - Fireside Guard
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First time published in the paper writing for the Pastor's Desk for the Fireside Guard.
1. Before we got into the whole deception of the Gibeonites, we heard that the kings of Canaan were going to gang up on Joshua and the people. a. Joshua 9:1-2 b. They thought if they could combine their forces, that they could defeat God’s people. c. As we continue in the next couple of chapters, we will see how that works out. 2. The Gibeonite’s took a different approach. a. They lied. b. They deceived Joshua and the leaders. c. They got them to agree to peace. d. In the long run they became Israel’s servants. e. To them, that was better than death. 3. ...
1. A new adventure. a. A new adventure for us as we start a new book of the Bible. b. A new adventure for Joshua as he picks up the mantel from his mentor. c. And a new adventure for the Israelites as they finally head into the land that was promised to the Patriarchs. d. A land they would have been given 40 years earlier if they had obeyed God. 2. Joshua and the people were likely going through a lot of emotions. a. Some ups and some downs. b. They knew they still had God with them as they were eating manna. c. They knew they were about to head into the promised land. d. ...
1. As we wrap up chapter 8, we come to a set of verses that in many ways are a summary of Paul’s letter to Rome so far. a. We have seen how we as believers are to face suffering in the here and now. b. How we are reminded that any suffering that we may experience on this side of eternity, no matter how severe… c. Does not compare in the slightest to glory that we will receive. d. It can be hard for us to wrap our minds around that. e. Especially as we walk through the pain in this life. f. What we will see and receive on the other side will be so great that this will seem like nothing. 2. When we think about last week’s verses and the ...
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