Passing the Baton Joshua 23

1
Passing the BatonJoshua 23

• The Past - What God has done 232-5
• The Present Our obligation 236-11
• The Future - What to avoid 2312-13
• The Time A choice made 2314-16

2
(No Transcript)
3
(No Transcript)
4
(No Transcript)
5
(No Transcript)
6
(No Transcript)
7
(No Transcript)
8
Passing the BatonJoshua 23

• The Past what God has done 232-5
• Reminder to remember
• Military victories
• God dividing up the land
• Completion of the settlement
• Reminder what faith has done
• Not what I feel but what He has done
• Not a leap over historical evidence

9
Passing the BatonJoshua 23

• The Present Our obligation 236-11
• Obedience
• Joshua 16-8
• Connection between obedience Gods acts
• Appeal to Gods standard of the written Word
• Love for God
• Walking in Gods ways
• Obeying Gods commands
• Holding fast to God
• Serving God

10
Passing the BatonJoshua 23

• The Future- what to avoid 2312,13
• Focus on family life
• Foreseeing the future downfall
• Intermarriage leads to idolatry
• Destroy families/easy state control
• Destroy families/little effect of believers on
  this world

11
Passing the BatonJoshua 23

• The Time a choice made 2314-16
• Emphasis on the word good
• If you obey you will be blessed
• If you disobey you will be judged
• We must willfully choose

12
Passing the BatonJoshua 23

• Application
• Want to live a successful Christian Life?
• First, give God the credit for all you have and
  all you are!
• Second, obey the Lord! (6)
• Third, live a life of separation from the world!
  (7)
• Fourth, avoid pagan worship! (7)