Sermons on Joshua
War – Fighting a Just War
If there is a just war, does the Bible give instructions for how this war should be carried out? And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give life for life, Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, Burning for burning, wound for wound, stripe for stripe.Exodus 21:23-25 First, war must be fought with proportional force. This is not to say that we have to handicap our soldiers, but that we do not nuke a country for…
The Founding of Antioch (Joshua 4:1-9)
Joshua instructs the children of Israel to build a monument. For many years to come people will pass by the monument, and it is to stand as a reminder of all that God had done. It was also to serve as a conversation starter for parents to instruct their children concerning the history of God’s dealings with His people. This Sunday is the 144th anniversary of Antioch. We want to use this Anniversary Celebration/Homecoming to remind ourselves and the next…
Unbelief
Sermon previously titled: The Wilderness Wandering and Entering the Promised Land After the children of Israel receive the Law they come to the Promised Land. They send spies into the land to search it out and they bring back their report. And they returned from searching of the land after forty days. And they went and came to Moses, and to Aaron, and to all the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the wilderness of Paran, to Kadesh; and…