Title:  Leaders who follow

Passage:  Joshua 23

"Therefore, be very strong to keep and to do all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, turning aside from it neither to the right hand nor to the left."  Joshua 23:6

"But you shall cling to the Lord your God just as you have done to this day."  Joshua 23:8

Cling to Christ Video: Sovereign Grace Music

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0naB3Nb7boE

"Be very careful, therefore to love the Lord your God."  Joshua 23:11

Leadership that follows through ...

Unswerving Obedience, Dependent Connection, Wholehearted Love

Will result in True Impact

Title:  Check your facts

Passage: Joshua 22

"Only be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the Lord commanded you, to love the Lord your God, and to walk in all his ways and to keep his commandments and to cling to him and to serve him with all your heart and soul."  -  Joshua 22:5

2 Timothy 2:1-10

Guest speaker Ed Pollasch

    1. Soldier:  ______________

    2. Athlete: ______________

    3. Farmer: ______________

 Due to the blizzard, Sunday service was canceled however Pastor Mike was able to do a live video stream of the shortened message.

Joshua 20-21

Christ is the Great High Priest - who lives to make intercession for us

Christ is the One time Sacrifice - whose death paid the price for ALL sin

Mercy was granted and Justice dispensed at the cross where God demonstrated He is faithful and fulfilled his Promises.

Mercy - seeking to not be given what we deserve

Justice - God in his Holiness will right all wrongs and Justice will be Issued

Faithfulness - God will follow through on His promises; He grants us grace - Giving what we don't deserve

               "Give me what is easy"

               "Give me a challenge"

               "But..."

               "Give me this hill country!"

Question:  Where does God sit my life?

"Therefore, Hebron became the inheritance of Caleb... because he wholly followed the Lord, the God of Israel."  Joshua 14:15

Easter Sunday Service and baptisms.

"Therefore, as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in Him."  Colossians 2:6

"And you, who were dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made alive together with him, having forgiven us all all our trespasses, by cancelling the record of debt that stood against us with its legal demands.  This he set aside, nailing it to the cross."  Colossians 2:13-14

"He disarmed the rulers and authorities and put them to open shame, by triumphing over them in him."  Colossians 2:15

Jesus was willing to Relinquish his rights as God

Philippians 2:6

Jesus became a servant by becoming human

Philippians 2:7

Jesus died your death

 Philippians 2:8

Philippians 2:9-11

Will you bow before Jesus as King?  

Will you confess Him as Lord?

Will you follow Him as your Savior?

Guest speaker Dr. Tim Johnson, executive director of Minnesota Church Ministries Association.

Key text: Philippians 4

2.  Approach The Lord.

3.  Act And Think Appropriately.

4.  Anticipate The Blessing Of God.

Joshua 10:12-14

and going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying,

"My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will."

Matthew 26:39

1. We are in His will

2. We do our part

3. We are seeking HIS greater glory

Benediction Slide

God is Sovereign

His Wisdom is Infinite

His Power is Limitless

His Rule is Absolute

"And Joshua made peace with them and made a covenant with them, to let them live." (Joshua 9:15)

And the men of Gibeon sent to Joshua at the camp in Gilgal saying, "Do not relax your hand from your servants.  Come up to us quickly and save us and help us..." (Joshua 10:6)

And David said to the Gibeonites, "What shall I do for you?  And how shall I make atonement..." (2 Samuel 21:3)

"And next to them repaired Melatiah the Gibeonite and Jadon the Meronothite, the men of Gibeon and of Mizpah." (Nehemiah 3:7)

"for this is my blood of the covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins." (Matthew 26:28)

"For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly." (Romans 5:6)

"but God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us."  (Romans 5:8)

"Since, therefore, we have now ben justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of  God.  For if while we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life."  (Romans 5:9-10)