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Joshua 1:1-9 New season, time of change, change in leadership, in location, in lifestyle (wilderness vs promised land), time for Joshua and the people to begin to accept responsibility in the fulfillment of God’s promises to them. As it was for them, it is time for us to…. EMBRACE YOUR FUTURE
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Joshua 1:1-9 New season, time of change, change in leadership, in location, in lifestyle (wilderness vs promised land), time for Joshua and the people to begin to accept responsibility in the fulfillment of God’s promises to them. As it was for them, it is time for us to….
EMBRACE YOUR FUTURE • Forget past guilt • You are, right now and always, free from guilt, shame, and accusation • Colossians 1:21-23 • Hebrews 10:1-3, 11-23 • Forget past grief • We have to get over it and we have to get on with it • Forget past glory • With God the best is always yet to come
ENLARGE YOUR FAITH Don't limit God by small visions God says you can have the land Whoever sets the boundaries determines how you live God specializes in taking people this world has cast aside Raise your level of expectancy Live in God's favor Claim God's promises
ENGAGE YOUR FOE Joshua was not fighting for victory, he was fighting from victory! God is greater than any problem you face, God is greater than any giant you will fight, God is greater than any difficulty you will have, God is greater than your past, God is in control of your present, God is in charge of your future, God is greater than all that has ever happened or will happen and God will give you the victory!
You are not weak, you are not at the devil's mercy, you are not defeated. • You are a conqueror • You are more than a conqueror • You are a mega-conqueror • You are a super conqueror through Him that loved you.
Fear will bury blessings Fear steals strength Fear sabotages success Isaiah 43:1-7 Fear not, when….. Rejoice in God's constant presence
God's promises transcend time and space Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with ________.