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JERICHO Lessons On Faith
Summary of Joshua 6
(vv. 1-5) God’s promise of victory & instructions for Joshua
(vv. 6-14) The people follow the strange instructions.
(vv. 15-21) On the seventh day, the walls fall.
(vv. 22-25) Rahab and her family are saved. Jericho's wealth
is dedicated to God.
(vv. 26-27) Joshua places a curse on any who might try to
rebuild the fallen Canaanite stronghold.
1. FAITH BELIEVES IN THE
PROMISES OF GOD
Joshua 6:2 (NIV) Then the Lord said to Joshua,
"See, I have delivered Jericho into your hands,
along with its king and its fighting men.
Hebrews 10:23 (NIV) Let
us hold unswervingly to
the hope we profess, for
he who promised is
faithful.
Nehemiah 1:5 (NIV) Then I
said: "O Lord, God of heaven,
the great and awesome God,
who keeps his covenant of
love with those who love him
and obey his commands
All of God’s
promises are fact.
Are you feeling
pessimistic today?
“The prospects (future)
are just as bright as the
promises of God.” – Adoniram
Judson
Feeling anxious
about your future?
‘The key that unlocks the
treasure chest of God’s
peace is faith in the
promises of God.’ - John
Piper
Are you getting
impatient with
God?
Hebrews 10:36 (NIV) You need
to persevere so that when you
have done the will of God, you
will receive what he has
promised.
‘God makes a promise;
Faith believes it;
Hope anticipates it;
and Patience quietly awaits it.’
- D.L. Moody
2. FAITH IS OBEDIENCE
EVEN WHEN GOD’S
COMMANDS SEEM
FOOLISH.
Joshua 6:3-5 (NIV) March around the city once
with all the armed men. Do this for six days.
Have seven priests carry trumpets of rams'
horns in front of the ark. On the seventh day,
march around the city seven times, with the
priests blowing the trumpets. When you hear
them sound a long blast on the trumpets, have
all the people give a loud shout; then the wall of
the city will collapse and the people will go up,
every man straight in.
Our Jericho victories are won only
when our faithful obedience to
God is complete. 1 John 5:4 (NLT) For every child of God defeats
this evil world, and we achieve this victory
through our faith.
The example of Jesus
Hebrews 5:8-9 (AMP) Although He was a
Son, He learned active, special obedience
through what He suffered and, His
completed experience making Him
perfectly equipped, He became the Author
and Source of eternal salvation to all those
who give heed and obey Him…
Are your concerns for
future outcomes
affecting your present
obedience to God?
"Duties are ours;
events are God's.”
Samuel Rutherford
There is a vast difference between God’s
wisdom and the way of man.
Romans 11:33 (NIV) Oh, the depth of the
riches of the wisdom and knowledge of
God! How unsearchable his judgments,
and his paths beyond tracing out!
Hebrews 11:1 Now faith
is being sure of what
we hope for and certain
of what we do not see.
How are you
responding to your
challenges today?
I ASKED GOD
I asked for strength.
God gave me difficulties to make me
strong.
I asked for wisdom.
God gave me problems to solve.
I asked for prosperity.
God gave me brawn and brain to work.
I asked for courage.
God gave me dangers to overcome.
I asked for patience.
God placed me in situations where I was
forced to wait.
I asked for love.
God gave me troubled people to help.
I asked for favors.
God gave me opportunities.
I received nothing I wanted.
I received everything I needed.
In adversity we usually want
God to do a removing job when
He wants to do an improving
job.
Is it really necessary to
understand everything before
we decide to obey God?
I have learned that faith means
trusting in advance what will only
make sense in reverse.
Philip Yancey
Are you led by
results or are you
led by obedience to
God?
“Anyone can believe when God
is already moving. But real faith
is when you step out when it
seems that God is not moving.”
Reinhard Bonnke
Are you concerned about
how your obedience to
God will affect your
future?
Never be afraid to trust
an unknown future to a
known God. Corrie Ten Boom
3. FAITH EXPECTS THE
SUPERNATURAL
Joshua 6:20 (NIV) When the trumpets sounded,
the people shouted, and at the sound of the
trumpet, when the people gave a loud shout, the
wall collapsed; so every man charged straight in,
and they took the city.
The power of God is beyond our
comprehension.
Daniel 4:35 (NIV) All the peoples of the earth are
regarded as nothing. He does as he pleases with
the powers of heaven and the peoples of the
earth. No one can hold back his hand or say to
him: "What have you done?"
The Christianity of the Bible is a
religion that is uncompromisingly
supernatural. If we take away the
supernatural, we take away
Christianity.
Why is our walk with
God sometimes a crawl
with God?
“Without the Spirit of God, we
can do nothing. We are as ships
without the wind, branches
without sap, and like coals
without fire, we are useless.” - Charles Spurgeon
Do we have more
machinery than power?
4. FAITH IS NOT WHAT WE SAY
BUT WHAT WE DO
Hebrews 11:30 (NIV) By faith the walls of
Jericho fell, after the people had marched
around them for seven days.
James 2:26 (NIV) As the body
without the spirit is dead, so
faith without deeds is dead.
Dr. Alfred Adler
"Trust only in movement, life
happens at the level of
action.”
Is your Christianity active
enough to positively
impact the lives of others
around you?
Having faith is like throwing a pebble
into a pond. You can't throw it in
without creating little ripples. If there
are no ripples that's evidence that
there was no pebble in the first place.
Is your faith so heavenly-
minded that it does no
earthly good?
2017 church theme:
“Expect great things from
God; attempt great things for
God.” - William Carey.
“God is looking for people
through whom He can do the
impossible. What a pity that
we plan only the things we can
do by ourselves.”
A. W. Tozer
7 Easy Risks You Can
Take Today if Too
Scared to Risk More
Start something you
don’t know how to
finish.
Do what you’ve been
thinking of doing but
haven’t done yet.
Be generous when you
don’t feel like it.
Set a goal you think is
impossible to reach.
Be vulnerable.
Give someone else an
opportunity you were
going to take for
yourself.
Take quitting off the
table.
The question is not
`Am I capable enough
to do it?’ The question
is “Is this what God
wants me to do?”
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