Sermon Tone Analysis

We’ve been talking about *coming out of* *bondage**[RJ1] *, *but* then we *find ourselves* in a *wilderness**[RJ2] *[RJ3] .

*After* the *wilderness*, we are to *go into the* *promise land*, and *from the promise land*, we are to then *walk in victory*.

*I) **If you are* *still in **bondage* *or you* *fell like you are in the **wilderness** it is time to come out.*

*A) **That** **wilderness** might **not** be a **bad** place **to be for** a **season**, **but there is a** time to come out.

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*a) **If that’s the case**,* *if you’re* *facing* *a* *struggle* *and it seems like your* *not going anywhere,* *the **only way to get** out** of it* *is* *through faith** *[RJ4] [RJ5] *and *[RJ6] [RJ7] [RJ8] *bringing*[RJ9] * into captivity every thought* *to the obedience of Christ.*

*2 **There are some **definite steps **that **you** have to **take** to **get out of bondage** **and the wilderness** and stay out.*

*B) **After* the children of *Israel* were *delivered from the bondage of Egypt*, *they went to the wilderness*.

*1 *In *(ROM 15:4)* it says, *“For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures **might have hope**.”*[1]*

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*a) **Things that are written in the* *O.T.* *are* *for our learning* *and to give us hope* to give us hope.

*2 **Sometimes**,* *when we get out of bondage,* *victory comes gradually.*

*a) **The **Israelites** went from Egypt* (*bondage*) *to** the wilderness* *from the wilderness* *to** the Canaan land* *and* *from Canaan** to victory*[RJ10] .

*3 **EXO 3:18*

*C) **Really the 1st is to stop thinking about YOU.*

*1 **It’s not all about you.*

*a) **1 of the 1st things* *that* *we need to do to come out of bondage* *or* *the* *wilderness*, *out of** **storms*, *trials*, *and* *out of dry places* *is to be a **TRUE WORSHIPER*[RJ11] *.*

*2 **Look at** **HEB 13:10-11** *

*a) **This is** talking about **the** sacrifices.*

*3 **Heb 13:12-16 **(V13 says “**giving** *[RJ12] *thanks”*

*a) **This is** telling us **that** we are **to** offer **a** sacrifice, **but** our sacrifice **is to be that** of praise.*

*b) **But we read **verse 16** which may **not** be to **clear** to us.*

*(i) **The** Amplified **says**, **“Do not forget or neglect to do kindness and good, to be generous and distribute and contribute to the needy [of the church as embodiment and proof of fellowship], for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.”***[2]*** *

*(ii) **In Leviticus it talks about giving an offering in thanksgiving.

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*II) **The* *1st* *step* to *getting out of a** **wilderness* *is to* *be a **worshipper*.

*A) **Jesus said in* *JOHN 4:23* *that the* *Father** seeks true worshippers to worship Him in truth and in spirit*[RJ13] [RJ14] .

*B) **The* *2nd* *thing that the children of Israel* *needed to see* *was that* *GOD IS THEIR PROVIDER*.

*1 **God* *provided* *them with* *manna* *from heaven and* *water **from a rock*; *their* *clothes** didn’t ware out*.

*a) **To come out **of that **wilderness **and to **walk in victory **we have to **know that **God is our provider **and **that He is our **source.*

*2 **We need to look to God **and **trust Him to meet our needs*.

*a) **PSA 37:3*

*b) **The Amplified translation says this best.**

**“Trust (lean on, rely on, and be confident) in the Lord and do good; so shall you dwell in the land and feed surely on His faithfulness, /and/ truly you shall be fed.”*[3]*

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*c) **And of course, we* *all know* *(PHIL 4:19)* *“My God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus*[RJ15] *.”*

*C) **The* *3rd* *thing that* *they had to **know **to get out* *of the* *wilderness* *and* *into* *the* *promise land* *was the* *importance of following God**.*

*1 **If you* *remember*, *God provided* *a* *cloud by day* *and a* *Pillar of fire by night* *to direct their paths*.

*a) **We* *too* *must **learn** to **follow His leadings* and *allow Him to direct our paths*.

*b) **PSA 23:2-3*

*c) **(PSA 37:23)* *Says,** **“The steps of a good (righteous) man are ordered by the Lord: and he delights in his way.”*

*III) **But we just can’t stop there*.

*Sometimes* *we get **content** in the **area of provision* *found in the promise land*.

*In the promise land**,* *there are **still many battles*.

*A) **You** may have **come along way*.

*You **came from bondage* *but **found yourself in wilderness*.

*From the wilderness**,* *you **entered** into the **promise land*[RJ16] .

*But **now** you need to **go on to victory*.

*1 **We need to go to **absolute victory*.

*2 **Look* at the *1st* thing the *Lord said to Joshua* *when* they were *ready to come out of the wilderness*.

(*After **worshiper*, God *provider*, *lead by the Lord*)

*a) **JOSHUA 1:2*

*b) *Now go down to *V 11.*

*3 *This was *“Faith for Victory.”*

*a) *This is the *faith** that is **needed** to be a **conqueror*.

*“Bold Faith.”*

*4 **(1st JOHN 5:4)* says, *“This is the victory that overcome the world, -- our faith.”**

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*a) **That’s what **you need to have**, **“Faith for Victory.”*

*IV) **But* *there was a* *final instruction* *that the* *people needed* *in order to be **victorious.*

*A) **JOSHUA 3:5*

*1 **This word* *“Sanctify”* *means* *“to consecrate and purify.”*

*2 **In order* *to see** **God’s miracles* *in your life* we *need to **live a holy life* *before Him*, *and* *to* *sell out totally** to Him*.

*V) **Joshua* as a *young man **faced* the *hardship* of the *wilderness.*

*A) *I remember *Kenneth Hagin* saying that *people that have **everything handed** to them **almost **never learn** to walk in **faith*.

*Sometimes* it's a *blessing** when we **experience hardship.*

*1 **God* has a *way of turning things around*, *through the **hardship we grow **in** the area of **faith*.

We *learn** to **stand in faith*.

*2 **During* these *hardships* *Joshua Possessed** **the courage** & **the simple faith** *to *rise up** **in** God to **greatness*.

*a) *The *qualities* that *were **already present* in him would *prove* to be *very valuable* when he was put *in leadership*.

*B) **ISA 46:9-11* *God's* *telling us* that *when He speaks** out something **He will do it.*

*1 **(**NUMBERS 23:19**)* Says, *“God is not a man, that he should lie.”*

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1:12**)* Says form the *KJV*, *“Then said the LORD unto me, Thou hast well seen: for I will hasten my word to perform it.”*

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*a) **(**Jer.

1:12**)* From the *Amp*.

says, The Amp says, *“Then said the Lord to me, You have seen well, for I am alert and active, watching over My word to perform it.”**

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*C) **JOSHUA 5:1, 11-12*

*1 **Israel** began to **move** **from Provision to Promise**.*

*a) *Just *prior** to this time* the Children of *Israel* still *had* *“**Grasshopper Mentality**.”*

*b) **Even though they had been **freed from Egypt* for *40 years*, *they still thought like slaves.*

*2 *Up until this point *they saw themselves** as **inferior** & **not** as **conquerors*.

*D) **Look at JOSH 5:9*

*1 **Through* the *powerful leadership** of **Joshua* *&* the *new generation** of **fearless followers*, the *reproach** **that dominated* *their* *fathers* *was **removed*.

*a) **They saw themselves as inferior*, *but **now** they saw themselves as **conquers**.*

*b) **The way you see yourself** is what **you** **will become**.*

*c) **We should **see ourselves** **in light of God's Word**.*

*2 **See ourselves* the *same way* that the *Word says* we are.

The *head not the tail**,* *above not beneath* and so on.

*a) **The **way you see** **yourself** is the way* that *the **world** is **going to see you*.

*b) **The **10 spies** **said** **we saw ourselves** 1st* *as **grasshoppers*, *then our **enemies** **saw us as grasshoppers*.

*E) **PRO 23:7*

*1 *The word *“Heart”* in this V *would better translated* *“Soul.”*

*2 *In other words, *How **ever you **see yourself **that's what you are.** *

*3 **See **yourself the **way God sees you*.

*F) **JOSH 5:13-6:2*

*1 **This was **God's promise of victory*, & *you know the rest of the story*.

*2 **For them **to get the victory they **had to see themselves as conquers**.*

*3 **They **had to see themselves** **in light of God's Word.*

*4 **I’m going to* *end** **with this** final scripture*.

*PSA 92:12;15* From the *AMP* *“The [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like the palm tree [be long-lived, stately, upright, useful and fruitful]; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic, stable, durable and incorruptible].

(V15) [They are living memorials] to show that the Lord is upright and faithful to His promises; He is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.”*

*a) **Your life can be a sign** to all **that **God is faithful to His children **and **to His Word*.

WOLCC 1~/12~/92 Sun 10:30am and 8~/13~/95 Sun and Sunday, April 26, 1998 & Sunday, June 17, 2001 & Sunday, January 25, 2004 March 7, 2004Conqueor # 1d

 

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[1]/The New King James Version/, Ro 15:4.