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Joshua’s FarewellAt 110 years old, 60 + as the leader, speaking to believers…
1. Sees the Choice2. Sees the Challenge3. Gives the Charge
Joshua’s Farewell Joshua: Choose to fear the Lord and serve himPeople: We willJoshua: No you won’t- you can’t!People: Yes we willJoshua: Then you are your own witnesses to this choicePeople: Yes we areJoshua: Then throw away all other gods and give your hearts to GodPeople: We will serve the Lord our God and obey Him.
And if it is evil (undesirable) in your eyes
to serve the Lord……then choose this day whom
you will serve, whether
…the gods your fathers served in the region beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites in
whose land you dwell
PRESENT GODSBlatant: secularism, pluralism
Subtle: What else besides God do you need to be successful?
(Family, Finances, Feelings)
True God is slowly ignored
31% decrease in worship attendance in 10 years in Saginaw200% increase in Americans who
profess no faith in 25 years.
The Charge:
Joshua 24:23 “Then put away the foreign gods that are among you, and incline your heart to the Lord
God of Israel.”
Jesus (John 14:6) “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through me.”