True Foundations (True Foundations)

Today we discuss what happens when people ignore the things God asked them to do.

(Joshua 5:1-9)

The short series continues with more on Joshua as we discuss those times in the Christian journey when God speaks significantly to us. We should ensure these times are memorialized.

(Joshua 4:1-24)

Today we begin a short series on Joshua, the human hero in his section of history. He is a remarkable man and much of the time we see Joshua as a prophetic symbol of the coming Jesus.

(Joshua 3:1-17)

We do not have what it takes and sometimes do not know what we need or what we should be praying for. However, because we have the Spirit of God within us, He connects us to the very nature of who God is. Where we lack, He does not. Where we are weak, He is strong. When we have questions, He has the answer…and we have hope!

David J. Jones explains that this portion of scripture is often prooftexted and that instead we should apply it to the context it is set in. He expounds on predestination, God being for us and not against, and on how there is nothing that can take away the security that we have in Christ. (Romans 8:28-39)

Moses had all the facts he could ever need and yet he still asked the Lord to “teach me your ways.” We need to come into the presence of the Lord because we need to be changed from the inside. However, in order to be in that place, we need to have an encounter with Him.

Exodus 33.12-16

12 Moses said to the Lord, “You have been telling me, ‘Lead these people,’ but you have not let me know whom you will send with me. You have said, ‘I know you by name and you have found favor with me.’ 13 If you are pleased with me, teach me your ways so I may know you and continue to find favor with you. Remember that this nation is your people.”

14 The Lord replied, “My Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”

15 Then Moses said to him, “If your Presence does not go with us, do not send us up from here. 16 How will anyone know that you are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the other people on the face of the earth?”

Joseph (the earthly father of Jesus) is a man of great moral courage and is also someone who knows how to make good decisions.

(Matthew 1:18-25)

“I have seen it many times when some wonderful thing that will change someone for the better is about to take place and the person says. ‘No, I’ll stay as I am.’ “ We can learn much from Mary and be ready for the moments when God, by His Spirit, comes to bring about these remarkable changes.

Walking by the Spirit is not a given. Allowing God to work within us is a position that is chosen; It happens when we die to the old nature and surrender our will to the will of God in every aspect of our lives. If this surrender is not generally taking place then it puts a restriction on the life and power of the body of Christ.  

Note: This is a rerun of a recording from a previous date.

We tend to celebrate after something happens but the concept of celebrating is very different when it comes to the things of God. We can rejoice in the present because we can know with absolute certainty that if He has said something it will happen. 

Note: This is a rerun of a previous recording.