As we continue through the book of Joshua, we are going to look at a man named Caleb. The Bible says six times that he completely followed the Lord. His…
You don’t always win in life. Joshua and the Israelites were defeated at Ai. Why? Sin. But they learned from their loss. When they defeated Jericho, we saw that the…
Now that the Israelites have crossed the Jordan, the first major challenge is Jericho. Before you can receive God’s promise, you have to prepare yourself (body, soul, and spirit) physically,…
We’ve come to the point in the book of Joshua where it’s time for the Israelites to cross the Jordan and enter the Promised Land. “Cross over” is mentioned 12…
Four times in Joshua 1, we read the exhortation, “Be strong and courageous.” Joshua knew what it meant to be strong and courageous despite overwhelming adversity. I believe studying Joshua’s…
I hope you are getting ready for a good, long holiday weekend! Tammy and I have plans with our kids and grandkids and we are looking forward to it. We…
We’ve been in a series on spiritual disciplines. Prayer, scripture, fasting, etc., are all good, but the acid test is love. If you sum up what it means to be…
We are going through a series on spiritual disciplines. What does it mean to follow Jesus? We’ve looked at prayer, Scripture, sabbath, and fasting, and this week, we will look…
As we continue the Follow Me series, we will look at the spiritual discipline of Sabbath. Here are four words to help better understand the practice: Responsibility In Exodus we…
We’ve started a new series looking at what it means when Jesus said, “Follow Me.” A disciple is an apprentice. Following Jesus is not following a religion, denomination, or teaching,…