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! LIVING GODLY
!! Bible Text: Joshua 10:12-14
!! Subject: Power
!! Title: Living Godly Means Calling Upon The Power Of The Lord
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INTRODUCTION
!! Biblical Orientation:
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The Bible has many miracles recorded in it.
When God performs a miracle it is so out of the ordinary that a person realizes it could not happen unless God was opening the windows of heaven and pouring out His blessings
!!!
There are probably times in each life represented here today that a miracle has been asked for and even needed.
At such times, there is no possibility of help except from the Lord.
The *wonderfulness* is that God wants to help and He is keenly interested in accomplishing His will in your life
!! Sermon Orientation:
!!! Today’s text reveals a time when Joshua needed and received God’s power.
The power of God means that what is done was not in our own strength or in our own abilities.
When God does it, it is done right and it is done perfectly
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The godly know that they cannot survive in their own power but solely in the power of God.
Learn from Joshua how to receive God’s power and how to have God’s power in your own life
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EXPOSITION~/MAIN TEXT
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I. THE FIVE KINGS V 3 & 5
!! A. The Kings Of Central Canaan
!!! 1.
These are the kings of the Amorites, coincidently (I think not) they worshipped the sun and moon
!!! 2. They were angry with the Gibeonites because they had made peace with the Jews
!! B. Their Fear
!!! 1.
The Jews would conquer them like Jericho and Ai
!!! 2. The Gibeonites would then also turn against them
!!!! a.
The city of Gibeon was greater than Ai
!!!! b.
Their men were mightier v 2
!! C. Their Plan
!!! 1. Provoke the Jews by attacking Gibeon
!!! 2. This would allow them time to defeat some of the Gibeonites before warring with the Jews
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II.
THE GIBEONITES CALL UPON THE JEWS FOR AID V 6
!! A. The League Established In Chapter 9
!!! 1.
To be friends
!!! 2. To not attack one another
!!! 3. To defend one another
!! B. The League Pays Off
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The men of Gibeon summon Joshua to their aid
!!! 2. Come quickly and save us
!!! 3. Verse 9 says Joshua came suddenly
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III.
THE PROMISE OF THE LORD V 8
!! A. Do Not Fear Them
!! B. The Battle Is Won And They Are Delivered
!! C. None Of Them Shall Stand
!!! 1. God is going to take care of the whole thing
!!! 2. Do the Jews have to go and battle, yes, they had the responsibility to do as God commanded
!!! 3.
There is nothing to worry about, none of them shall be left to bother you
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IV.
THE NEED OF THE ISRAELITES V 12-13
!! A. God Fought More Of The Battle Than They Did
!!! 1. Verse 11 shows that the hailstones from heaven killed more than the Jews killed
!!! 2. *Believe it, God is involved in our battles*
!!!! a. *Sometimes God cannot aggressively help us because we are in the way of His work*
!!!! b.
We put ourselves in harm’s way
!!!! c.
Follow God’s lead in the battle, do not lead Him
!! B. The Jews Pursued The Enemies
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The kings turned and ran
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The battle was being lost
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They could no longer hold ranks against the Jews
!!! 2. The Jews pursued and killed all that they caught
!! C.
There Was Not Enough Daylight To Hunt Them All
!!! 1. God’s instructions told them to destroy the whole nation
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This may seem harsh, but all these nations had the opportunity to serve God; instead, they chose to serve idols
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Deuteronomy 7:2 …thou shalt smite them,/ and/ utterly destroy them; … nor shew mercy unto them
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God is always merciful, before He acts He gives a chance for repentance
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They had chosen idolatry over God
!!! 2. Joshua realized that the task would require more daylight than they had
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Therefore, he prayed to the Lord, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon
!!!! b. *When he said “stand thou still” it was a command, he was not hoping he was telling*
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JOSHUA WAS CLAIMING GOD’S PROMISE AND REQUIRING THAT WHICH WAS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THE TASK*
!!!!! i.
This is very important to understand
!!!!! ii.
Those who have the commandments of God to do a task must accomplish that task His power
!!!!! iii.
*The power of the Lord is something that comes from asking*
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V. THE PROVISION OF THE LORD V 13-14
!! A. The Lord Gave Them The Required Time
!!! 1. Be sure we understand, Joshua did not cause the sun and moon to stand still
!!! 2. God made the sun and moon to stand still
!!!! a.
There is great debate among those that do not want to take the Bible literally
!!!! b.
They say, ‘it only slowed down and moved at half speed’
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The Bible says it stood still, guess what it did?
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