Joshua chapter 5 is a turning point for Israel.

430 years they were in slavery in Egypt.

40 years they wandered in the wilderness.

Joshua Chapter 5 marks a change in the story where God put away old things.

It is not enough to run hard and win the race; the runner must also obey the rules. In the Greek games, the judges were very strict about this. Any infringement of the rules disqualified the athlete. He did not lose his citizenship (though he disgraced it), but he did

Without the Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ - Nothing Else Matters

It’s possible to get to the point that y our conscience no longer stands as a barrier between doing the right thing and sinning.

Paul tells us that sinning against a “good conscience” leads to spiritual “shipwreck.”

The nature of progress (vs. 5–7). In order to emphasize his admonition, Paul used several vivid pictures to illustrate spiritual progress.

Baptist Distinctives: Part Two 1.   BIBLICAL AUTHORITY 2.   AUTONOMY OF THE LOCAL CHURCH 3.   PRIESTHOOD OF THE BELIEVER 4.   TWO ORDINANCES 5. INDIVIDUAL SOUL LIBERTY •     Every individual has the God-given privilege of free will •     ability (liberty) to choose what to believe John 3:36 AV 36 He that believeth

Baptist

When looking for a church start with the word “Baptist.”

It is more than a useless label.

It indicates that the church holds to eight Biblical truths known as the Baptist Distinctives.

1. BIBLICAL AUTHORITY

2. AUTONOMY OF THE LOCAL CHURCH

3. PRIESTHOOD OF THE BELIEVER

4. TWO ORDINANCES

5. INDIVIDUAL SOUL LIBERTY

6. SAVED, BAPTIZED CHURCH MEMBERSHIP

7. TWO OFFICES

8. SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE

Good decision making is grounded by a close relationship with the Lord 1 Kings 3:3–4 AV 3 And Solomon loved the LORD, walking in the statutes of David his father: only he sacrificed and burnt incense in high places. 4 And the king went to Gibeon to sacrifice there; for

The trials of life will build your Christian Character if you will keep the right perspective as you go through those trials.

Without the Struggle your character would be too weak to survive