“God Promised Hope”

Luke 2:25-28, Isaiah 9:2, 1 Peter 1:3 & 13

1) Hope Brings Certainty of our Possession

2) Hope Brings Comfort for the Present

3) Hope Centers on a Person

“A Real-Life Perspective”

Luke 13:1-9

1) The Truth About Tragedy

    A. The Existence of Tragedy

    B. The Explanation of Jesus

    C. The Example of Scripture

2) The Requirement of Repentance

    A. The Extent of Sin

    B. The Exception to Perishing

3) The Signs of Salvation

    A. The Expectation

    B. The Examination

    C. The Extension

    D. The Execution

“The Winning Christian Life”

Philippians 3:12-16

1) Discovery

2) Drive

3) Direction

4) Discipline

“The Heart of the Christian”

Philippians 3:10-11

3) Conform To His Death More Completely

4) Draw Upon His Power More Increasingly

“The Next Generation”

Joshua 4:1-9 & 19-24

1) We Must Tell the Tales

   A. Teach the Scripture

   B. Tell the Stories

2) We Must Walk the Walk

   A. Right 

   B. Risk

3) We Must Stack the Stones

   A. Faith-Markers

   B. Faith-Makers

“The Heart of the Christian” 

Philippians 3:10-11

1) To Know Him More Intimately

2) To Enter His Suffering More Personally

“The Final Preparations”

Joshua 3:5-13

1) The Message for the Priests

2) The Message for Joshua

   A. Your devotion and faithfulness never goes unnoticed

   B. God’s work is not dependent on one man

3) The Message to the People

“What Do You Have To Lose?”

Philippians 3:7-9

1) He Makes An Evaluation

   A. Status 

   B. Stock

   C. Success 

   D. Standard

2) He Makes A Declaration

     What you stand to lose:

1) You stand to lose the struggle of trying to get God to accept you and gain the acceptance of Jesus

2) You stand to lose your doubt about judgment and gain assurance

3) You stand to lose hell and gain heaven

“The Cross-Over Generation”

Joshua 3:1-4

1) The Positioning of Israel

2) The Preparation of Israel

3) The Plan for Israel

   A. Keep Your Eyes On The Lord

   B. Keep Your Mind In The Scripture

   C. Keep Your Heart Devoted To The Lord

“Rahab’s Path To Faith”

Joshua 2:10-21

1) The Status of Rahab

2) The Salvation of Rahab

   A. She Heard The Word

   B. She Was Horrified By The Word

   C. She Heeded The Word

3) The Survival Of Rahab