Taking New Ground Part 1
CLICK HERE to watch a video of this message! In this season of huge challenges, when it feels like everything we’ve relied on has been ripped away, is it really the time to take new ground? Shouldn’t we just be trying to hold on to what we’ve got? That’s exactly …
Taking New Ground Part 2
CLICK HERE to watch a video of this message! In the second half of Joshua Chapter One, we learn that three of Israel’s twelve tribes were already living in their “Promise Land.” While their brothers were getting ready to cross the Jordan River and engage in the battles ahead, why …
Taking New Ground Part 3
CLICK HERE to watch a video of this message! In Joshua Chapter Two, before God’s people crossed the Jordan River, Joshua sent two spies ahead. In Jericho they encountered a prostitute named Rahab — and her message of faith and act of courage has echoed through the generations. She taught …
Taking New Ground Part 4
CLICK HERE to watch a video of this message. “You’ve never traveled this way before…” That’s what God tells His people in Joshua Chapter 3, as they’re about to cross the formidable Jordan River. And that’s what many of us are feeling in our lives right now! We’ve never experienced …
Taking New Ground – Part 5
CLICK HERE to watch the video of this message. When God’s people finally stepped into the Promised Land, the very first thing God had them do was not rest, pray, or worship. Their first assignment was a construction project — to build a memorial. We tend to be incredibly forgetful …
Taking New Ground – Part 6
We’re in Joshua Chapter 5 and God’s people were finally in their Promised Land. But before they could launch out and take new ground, God tells them that they have to take care of two important things: they had to renew their covenant with Him, and they had to take …
Taking New Ground – Part 7
CLICK HERE to watch a video of this message. In Joshua Chapter Six, God’s people finally engage their enemy at Jericho. What we discover here will inform our own struggles as well, because we all face challenges and conflict.
Taking New Ground – Part 8
When taking new ground, we’ll be faced with temptations to take things God never intended for us. That’s the cautionary story found in Joshua Chapter 7, where Achan is exposed for having taken the very things God said not to touch. It’s a painful lesson — but one we can …
Taking New Ground – Part 9
In this final message in our series, we take a closer look at the life of Joshua. He wasn’t just a warrior-leader for the people of Israel — he was a passionate seeker of God. What can we learn from his life (especially his one singular, defining declaration) about taking …