SERIES: GOD'S GALLERY (6 OF 9)

NOTE: This sermon is part 11 and 12 of a 18 part sermon series. Two sermons outlines are included in this download.

PREVIEWS:

Part 11: Joshua-The Man Who Had a Problem
Series: God's Gallery
Stuart Briscoe
Joshua 6:1-21

Joshua had just led his people through the Jordan. They stood on the fringe of the Promised Land, but now Jericho blocked their path. Joshua had a problem.

I. Joshua ACKNOWLEDGED the Problem.

N.B. Joshua 2:1-"especially Jericho."

A. The SIZE of the problem.
1. Too big to underestimate. Compare Joshua 7:3

2. Too big to ignore.

3. Too big to bypass.

B. The SERIOUSNESS of the problem.
1. A blockage on the part of blessing.

2. A hindrance to the plan of God.

C. The SOLUTION to the problem.
1. It had to be met and dealt with.

2. I t had to be done God's way. Joshua 6:3-5

II. Joshua APPROACHED the Problem.

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Part 12: Rahab-The Bad Girl Who Made Good
Series: God's Gallery
Stuart Briscoe
Hebrews 11:31; Joshua 2:1-24

God works in amazing ways through unusual people to accomplish His eternal purposes. But there is no one more unusual than Rahab the harlot-the bad girl who made good.

I. The Factors that Contributed to Her Transformation.

A. The prudence of Joshua.
1. He accepted God's promises. Joshua 1:3

2. He acted in a responsible way. Joshua 2:1
Note: God accomplishes ends through means. To ignore means, therefore, is not faith but presumption.

B. The providence of Jehovah.
1. God knows the hungry heart.

2. God sends the suitable servant. e.g. John 4; Acts 8

3. God accomplishes the eternal ends.

II. The Facts that Accentuated Her Transformation.
A. The kind of person she was-deceiver, traitor.
B. The kind of people she belonged to-condemned race.