Title: God's Not Finished With You (16 of 29)
Series: Walking in Victory-Lessons in Triumphant Christian Living from the Book of Joshua
Author: Mike Stone
Text: Joshua 13
I will remind you again tonight that Canaan is not a picture of heaven. In the book of Joshua, we see clear evidence Canaan is a picture of victorious and triumphant living.
As Israel settles in from finishing the Southern Campaign, it would have been easy to look back, take a breather and settle down. Despite the notable defeat at Ai and the unwise covenant with the Gibeonites, they had basically walked in victory after victory.
They were in possession of a great deal of the land. The future was bright and life was great. And it's in that context that we need a good reminder of this truth:
As long as you are still breathing, God is Not Finished with You!
Years ago, a Southern Gospel group called, "The Hemphills" recording a tremendous song titled, "He's Still Working on Me." Their daughter, Candy Hemphill, sang:
There really ought to be a sign upon my heart
"Don't judge her yet, there's an unfinished part."
But I'll be perfect just according to His plan
Fashioned by the Master's loving hand
He's still working on me to make me what I ought to be
It took Him just a week to make the moon and stars
The sun and the earth and Jupiter and Mars
How loving and patient He must be. He's still working on me.
I don't know of a lesson that would help the average Christian walk in victory any more than this one: You are a work of grace that is still a work in progress. He's still working on you because God is Not Finished with You
Philippians 1:6 - He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.
Preaching through historical narratives like this passage is different than preaching through a New Testament letter. Rather than moving verse-by-verse, I want to draw three principles and examples from this 13th chapter. In fact, I ...
Series: Walking in Victory-Lessons in Triumphant Christian Living from the Book of Joshua
Author: Mike Stone
Text: Joshua 13
I will remind you again tonight that Canaan is not a picture of heaven. In the book of Joshua, we see clear evidence Canaan is a picture of victorious and triumphant living.
As Israel settles in from finishing the Southern Campaign, it would have been easy to look back, take a breather and settle down. Despite the notable defeat at Ai and the unwise covenant with the Gibeonites, they had basically walked in victory after victory.
They were in possession of a great deal of the land. The future was bright and life was great. And it's in that context that we need a good reminder of this truth:
As long as you are still breathing, God is Not Finished with You!
Years ago, a Southern Gospel group called, "The Hemphills" recording a tremendous song titled, "He's Still Working on Me." Their daughter, Candy Hemphill, sang:
There really ought to be a sign upon my heart
"Don't judge her yet, there's an unfinished part."
But I'll be perfect just according to His plan
Fashioned by the Master's loving hand
He's still working on me to make me what I ought to be
It took Him just a week to make the moon and stars
The sun and the earth and Jupiter and Mars
How loving and patient He must be. He's still working on me.
I don't know of a lesson that would help the average Christian walk in victory any more than this one: You are a work of grace that is still a work in progress. He's still working on you because God is Not Finished with You
Philippians 1:6 - He who began a good work in you will be faithful to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus.
Preaching through historical narratives like this passage is different than preaching through a New Testament letter. Rather than moving verse-by-verse, I want to draw three principles and examples from this 13th chapter. In fact, I ...
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