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The Story Finding Your Story in God’s Story “Wandering”

The Story Finding Your Story in God’s Story “Wandering”. Series 1 - God Forms His People. Review – Chapter 5 “New Commandment and New Covenant”. I. The Promised Land. Check it Out! – Numbers 13 Send out men to explore the land The report. Bountiful land. But, the people are powerful.

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The Story Finding Your Story in God’s Story “Wandering”

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  1. The StoryFinding Your Story in God’s Story“Wandering” • Series 1 - God Forms His People

  2. Review – Chapter 5“New Commandment and New Covenant”

  3. I. The Promised Land • Check it Out! – Numbers 13 • Send out men to explore the land • The report

  4. Bountiful land

  5. But, the people are powerful • We can’t go up against them

  6. The report • Joshua and Caleb’s report – we can do it, the Lord is with us (13:30; 14:6-9)

  7. II. Recalculating • Israel takes a different turn 14:2-3 • Have it your way (Numbers 14:20-33) • They will not enter the land • Turn around – set out for the wilderness • I will do what I have heard you say • You will all die in the wilderness

  8. Personal Application – Hebrews 3 • Don’t harden your hearts • Because of their unbelief they did not enter his rest • If we are faithful we will share in all that belongs to Christ (The Believer’s Promised Land / Possessing the Promised Land October 2009 – March 2010)

  9. What about the kids? (Numbers 14:31-33 • Your children will enter the land • They will wander in the wilderness for 40 years • Personal Applications: The decisions you make affect those around you

  10. The journey continues • God deals with rebellion against his chosen leader • Israel deals with kings and nations where they are traveling

  11. The journey continues • Balak and Balaam find out you cannot curse what God has blessed – but you can seduce them

  12. The journey continues • All of the elder generation dies along the journey • Deuteronomy - Moses’ recitations to the next generation

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  14. III. Transfer of Leadership

  15. Numbers 27:15-23 • Transfer some of your authority to Joshua • Moses laid his hands on him and commissioned him to lead the people

  16. Deuteronomy 34 • Moses died

  17. Joshua – full of the spirit of wisdom • The people obeyed him

  18. The charge to Joshua – Joshua 1:1-9

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