If you have God's Word… go ahead and be finding Joshua 3. And if you'll remember… last week… we talked about… rivers of difficulty…and "The God of Miracles… Who's Able To See Us Through". And we talked specifically about a few things. First… we talked about the "The Possibility Of Miracles"! And we said… you don't have to worry about … "is it plausible...is it possible?" You just have to admit the fact…of GOD! Then we began focusing our study… on "The Purpose of Miracles". And we said that… in this passage of scripture… God performed miracles to commence a program…to confirm a prophet…to comfort a people…and to communicate a principle! But this morning… I want us to change our focus a little bit. And I want us to see…"The Preeminent Miracle". And as we do…I want you to get ready for a blessing… because there's one in what we're about to see.

If you have God's word… turn with me to Joshua 3. And this morning… I want to talk to you… about rivers of difficulty… rivers that are keeping so many people… from their "Land of Opportunity". You know… God has so much for us. And… He wants to bless us. But so many times… it seems as though… there's a dark swirling river…maybe it's a river of doubt…maybe it's a river of weakness… maybe it's a river of fear… maybe it's some besetting sin…maybe it's some problem… but so many times… there's some dark swirling river… that keeps us… from receiving all that God has for us! Well…this morning… I want to talk about "The God of Miracles… Who's Able To See Us Through".

So let's step into Judges 3… and begin exploring verses 1-10. Right here… God begins to expound on the Nations that He chose NOT to drive out. And He explains why.

If you will remember…last week… we spent time talking about… the parable of the dragnet. And we talked about the first great truth… of this parable. And the first great truth of this parable… is that we're living… in the days of "gospel invitation". We've been given the privilege …we've been given the authority…to say to anybody… anywhere "Come!". We have been given the glorious job… of throwing the gospel net… into a sea of lost souls. But now there is a second truth here that I want us to see. And I think it is the main truth of the parable. Not only is Jesus illustrating "gospel invitation" in this parable…but He's also illustrating "gospel separation". And I think that's the main thing the Lord is emphasizing. The main emphasis in the parable… is towards the future. He is looking toward a future day. Now look at Matthew 13:49. Jesus is explaining this parable… and he begins explaining the meaning of this parable… as it pertains to the future.

This morning we come to the next parable. And with this parable… Jesus wraps it all together… and helps us to understand … what you and I are supposed to be doing as Christians… in this day and age. It's… the parable of the dragnet. It's… the parable of men fishing in the sea. Now I think when Jesus told this parable… the disciples probably began to nod their head with approval and understanding. Why? Because this was very familiar to the disciples. They understood the task of fishing … and they understood it pretty well! Many of the disciples of Jesus were fishermen.

Judges 1 ends… not with complete victory—but with incomplete obedience… and a land still filled with enemies. And this sets the stage for Judges 2. Judges 1 shows us what Israel did… but Judges 2 explains how God responds—and why it matters. • The question is no longer: "Why didn't they drive them out?" • The question becomes: "What happens… when God's people consistently choose partial obedience?" So if you have God's Word… turn to Judges 2… and let's begin reading.

Good morning! And even more importantly! Happy Easter! This morning...if you have God's Word...please be finding Isaiah 53. And as you turn...let me begin… by saying this: Jesus has given so much for us... yet... the world refuses to see what has been given. There's a refusal to see... all that was done… so that we may live eternally. But Isaiah was shown the cost that would be paid... and the reason why...many years before it even happened.

As we come together this Easter morning as God's people… we take time to remember all that our Lord… Savior and King Jesus Christ did… to save us of our sins… and all that He did… to make a way for us to come home to the Father. This morning… we're gonna remember the events of Good Friday. And we're gonna celebrate the greatest happening in all of human history. We're gonna celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus!

Now last week… we spent a considerable amount of time… talking about this parable. And if you will remember…last week we placed our focus… on the "Bread that was baked." And we began talking about… what that bread represents. Do ya'll remember that?! We said that this blessed bread…was supposed to be something made to satisfy the heart…the mind of God! And when Jesus is talking to these Jews about "three measures of flour"…immediately…they would go to Abraham… when he entertained guests from heaven! They would go back to the grain offering… in the Old Testament… and they would've understood what the bread represented! And what did we say it represented? We said… "the bread"… represents the church! It represents fellowship with God! It represents… communion with God! Now…this morning…we're gonna move our focus a little bit. There is "the bread that's baked" But there's also… "the leaven that's latent". There's leaven… hidden in the bread! How did it get there? Well…this sneaky housewife comes into the kitchen… and the bible says… that she hides leaven in the three measures of meal!

Well tonight… we pick back up where we left off. And we begin taking a look at another tribe. Tonight… we look at the tribe of Naphtali.