Sunday Service (2)

Sunday Service: Keep the Fire Burning

(10-16-2022) Ptr. Edward Navarro

*Backslider
-Christians are losing a brother/sister.
-Church is losing a member/worker.
-The Lord is losing a servant.
-The devil is rejoicing.

=Keep the Fire Burning=

*Joshua 1:1-18
"1 After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' aide:
2 "Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them--to the Israelites.

"God installing Joshua to lead the people."

3 I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.
4 Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates--all the Hittite country--to the Great Sea on the west.

JOSHUA
-His name was Hosea.
-Son of Nun (a fishermen from Egypt)
-Moses' aide
-One of the 12 spies
-Led the Israelites into the Promised Land.
-A successful leader.

"From nothing to something."

"Ikaw at ako ay nagkakaroon ng halaga dahil sa Kanya."

*Joshua 1:2
2 "Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them--to the Israelites.

+Promised Land

The situation:
"Moses is dead."

KEEP THE:
F-aithfulness BURNING

5 No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you.

+God's Faithfulness

*Deuteronomy 31:6
"6 Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you

"God's Faithfulness toward Joshua and to each and everyone."

*Hebrews 13:5b,8
"because God has said, "Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you."
8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

I-ntegrity BURNING

JOSHUA'S PREPARATION
*Exodus 17:9-14
"9 Moses said to Joshua, "Choose some of our men and go out to fight the Amalekites. Tomorrow I will stand on top of the hill with the staff of God in my hands."
10 So Joshua fought the Amalekites as Moses had ordered, and Moses, Aaron and Hur went to the top of the hill.
11 As long as Moses held up his hands, the Israelites were winning, but whenever he lowered his hands, the Amalekites were winning.
12 When Moses' hands grew tired, they took a stone and put it under him and he sat on it. Aaron and Hur held his hands up--one on one side, one on the other--so that his hands remained steady till sunset.
13 So Joshua overcame the Amalekite army with the sword.
14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Write this on a scroll as something to be remembered and make sure that Joshua hears it, because I will completely blot out the memory of Amalek from under heaven."

+Joshua led the victorious battle against the Amalekites.

"It's normal to have battles in life."