You've probably asked God to be on your side. Joshua did too. It was the wrong question.

In Joshua 5:13–15, Joshua steps out toward the walls of Jericho and comes face to face with a stranger who has a sword already drawn. The question he asks reveals something most of us do without noticing: we approach God expecting Him to get behind our plans and endorse what we've already decided. In this message, David Leventhal walks through one of the most important three verses in the book of Joshua and shows what it actually looks like to go from commanding general to servant, and why that shift changes everything about how we pray, how we make decisions, and how we follow God.

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Most people know Easter happened. Not everyone knows what it means for them.

In this Easter Sunday message, Brad Kirby opens Ephesians 1 to unpack six extraordinary gifts that belong to every person who trusts Jesus: chosen before time began, adopted as family, accepted by grace, fully forgiven, heir to an eternal inheritance, and sealed by the Spirit of God himself. This isn't a message about what Jesus did from a distance. It's about who you are because he did it.

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He prayed it three times. He knew exactly what was coming. And He went anyway.

In this Good Friday message from Matthew 26, Brad Kirby walks through the moments leading up to the cross: the last meal, the betrayal, the garden. He lands on the truth at the center of it all — Jesus went instead of us. Before you get to Sunday, sit with this one.

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You can't reach a city you look exactly like.

In Joshua 5, Israel stands one step from the Promised Land, and instead of launching into battle, God stops everything. Before there can be mission, there must be identity. Brad Kirby walks through one of Scripture's most unexpected pauses to show why the difference Christ makes in us is not a barrier to engaging the world, but the whole point of it.

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You're wired to forget. And God knows it.

In Joshua 4, Israel has just walked through the Jordan River on dry ground, and God tells them to stop and stack twelve stones before they take another step. Josh Fortney walks through why God commands His people to remember, how visible reminders spark the conversations that pass faith forward, and what it looks like when a community is shaped by what God has done rather than what they're afraid of next.

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After forty years in the wilderness, Israel finally arrives at the edge of the Promised Land. But standing between them and God's promise is the Jordan River at flood stage.

Joshua 3 shows us how God leads His people when the future feels uncertain. Before the river stops, the priests must step into the water. Before the miracle appears, obedience comes first.

This message explores what happens when God leads His people: He leads into unfamiliar places, His presence goes before us, He calls us to consecration, faith takes the first step, and God makes a way where none exists.

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Joshua 2 tells a surprising story about faith. While Israel prepares to enter the Promised Land, Joshua sends two spies into Jericho. Instead of focusing on military strategy, the chapter centers on a woman named Rahab who recognizes the power of Israel's God and risks everything to identify herself with Him.

Through Joshua's leadership and Rahab's response, we see what real faith looks like. Faith acts. Faith sees what others miss. Faith surrenders to God's mercy and obeys His Word.

This message reminds us that faith begins with grace and ultimately rests in the certainty that God keeps every promise He makes.

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In Joshua 1:10–18, we see Joshua's first recorded act of leadership after the death of Moses. God had commanded him to arise and cross the Jordan. Joshua responds immediately, organizing the nation and preparing them for movement. Israel stood between promise and possession. We stand between commission and completion. Christ has spoken. The Spirit has been given. The mission is clear. The question is not clarity. The question is movement.

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Joshua is stepping into impossible leadership. Moses is gone. The Promised Land stands ahead. And the command is clear: Be strong and courageous.

In Joshua 1:6–9, we see that courage isn't self-generated. It's grounded in promise, obedience, and presence. God doesn't motivate Joshua with hype. He anchors him in covenant faithfulness and calls him to meditate on the Word day and night.

This message reframes success, redefines prosperity, and reminds us that obedience, not comfort, is the path to mission.

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The book of Joshua is not merely military history. It is theological history. It records real events in real places, but it tells them through the lens of covenant faithfulness and divine purpose.

Joshua picks up immediately after the death of Moses. Israel stands on the edge of the Promised Land. The Exodus generation has passed. A new leader rises. The promise given to Abraham centuries earlier now moves toward visible fulfillment.

This message explores:

• The genre of Joshua as theological history
• The historical transition from Moses to Joshua
• The Abrahamic and Mosaic Covenants
• The land as inheritance, not achievement
• The role of obedience in experiencing promise
• Rest that is real, but not yet ultimate
• God's presence as the foundation of courage

Joshua answers crucial questions for Israel:

Was the land earned? No. It was given. Did Israel succeed because of strength? No. Because of the Lord. What sustains the mission after a great leader dies? The covenant faithfulness of God

As we begin this journey, we are reminded that God prepares His people, sends His people, and establishes His people across generations. His purposes are not fragile. His promises are not temporary. His presence does not expire.

And that changes how we walk forward today.

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