Joshua 22

A controversy over a monument

It was our privilege to welcome Adam Voke to speak to us again

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Joshua 20-21

This week, Julian picks up the Joshua story.

The slides from this message are here.

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Joshua 18-19

Tribal Inheritance

Audrey continues on the foundation she laid two weeks ago and leads us through the next stage of the "Joshua" story.

When the tribes gets their inheritance, they get what God has prescibed for them. It fits the tribe's size, it fits the tribe's ways and it is the sole responsibilithy of the tribe to possess their inheritance.

They inherit, and so do we, His people today, based on the word of God (The Law), the Covenant, God's command and God's plan for the tribe, for us, and for humanity's dominion.

We inherit

The slides from this message are here.

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Joshua 14-17

Give me this hill country

Mike picks up the story from the book of Joshua and challenges us not to slow down, not to rest, but to take hold of all God has promised us and to ask Him for more of what He has available for us. The key passages referenced are

Joshua 14:6-15 - Caleb "Give me this hill country"

Joshua 15:13-17 - Share the load, share the inheritance

Joshua 15:18-19 - Aksah "I will ask my father for more" Psalm 2:8 "Ask of Me, and I will make the nations your heritage"

Joshua 17:3-4 - Zelophehad's daughters "Do not forget us. Give us our inheritance"

Joshua 17:14-17 - People of Joseph "We have the capacity, we're ready to do the work, let us have more to do"

Hebrews 12:1-3 - Let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God.

Kingdom Come

Audrey gives a vivid and captivating reminder of the Kingdom of God and our place in it.

Our King has chosen us and given us His "Bark Cloth" as a symbol of our place in His Kingdom.

He has given us dominion and we will reign with Him

Ggwe ani?

Who are you?

40 days after he was raised from the dead, Jesus ascended into heaven.

J.I. Packer calls the ascension "part two (the Resurrection being part one) of Jesus' return from the depths of death to the height of glory... The fact that Jesus Christ is enthroned as master of the universe should be of enormous encouragement to all believers."

Adam helps us celebrate why the ascension is great news!

Joshua 13:1-7

The land still to be taken

Jo Shopland challenges us to not sit back. There is land still to be taken.

"Lord, is there more?"

Questions to think about:

- What is the ‘land’ in our own lives that remains untouched? 

- Are there areas of our lives that we have not fully surrendered and given over to God? 

- What has God/ is God calling me into that I am yet to step into? 

- Where am I in my stage of apprenticeship to Jesus? 

- What inheritance do I have in Christ that I am not possessing fully? 

- For Medway Valley, what are we not stepping into, but could?

- What are the prophetic words that Medway Valley has been given that we need to act upon? 

Hebrews 12:1-3

Ephesians 3:14-19

Jo Quoted from "The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis

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Joshua 12:1-24

Who doesn't want to be a champion?

Continuing our journey through the story of Joshua, Chris Norwood brought us to chapter 12.

We reviewed the historical and biblical context before thinking about why we should think like champions.

Obedience is important for champions if they are going to succeed. As we are obedient, He seeks to bless us Exodus 14:13-14 2 Kings 24:12-14

God wants us to think like champions Hebrews 10:34-36 Jeremiah 17:7

There are rewards for obedience Leviticus 26:1-13 and punishments for disobedience Leviticus 26:14-20

But albeit through struggles, victory does come. The overall battle has been won by Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:57 and He helps us Psalm 23:4.

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Joshua 10:1-11:23

Steps to overcoming situations

What a privilege to have Bernard and Rose Bentall with us! Bernard continued our series from the book of Joshua.

What steps should we take to overcome situations that we face?

1 - Know your God-given authority. Know your identity in Christ.

2 - Seek the LORD at every stage for direction, confirmation and personal assurance

3 - Follow God's direction

Joel & Jo Shopland share a special message and help us understand how normal it is to be prophetic everyday.

Powerpoint for this message can be found here

Why would you feel that you’re not prophetic?

- Not fully understanding what the prophetic is

- Not believing in ourselves / realising our identity in Christ

- Comparing ourselves with others / with other people prophesying

Declaring truths over ourselves with conviction:

- I am a new creation in Christ, the old me has died. I'm now a brand new person

- I am holy in God's sight, without blemish and free from accusation.

- I am in Christ and I am safe.

- I am a saint.

- I have been raised up with Christ. And I am now seated with Him in heavenly places.

- I am being transformed into the image of Christ, one degree of glory to another.

- I am no longer under any condemnation. I cannot be separated from my Father's love.

What is being prophetic?

- Knowing God speaks to us because of who we are as a Christian

- Taking the bible and reflecting it in our lives

- Looking at our circumstances and seeking God’s perspective

- Feeling the heart of God

- Sharing what God is saying (Revelation, Interpretation, Application)

How can I grow a prophetic way of life?

- Pause and pray

- Record what God is saying

- Obey the voice of God

- Patience – treasuring in our hearts, timing is everything

- Hunger after more of God

- Everyday life

- Test what we hear and feel

- Identity – going deeper, revealing insecurities

- Community (Encourage, strengthen, comfort)