POSSESSING OUR POSSESSIONS

POSSESSING OUR POSSESSIONS
JOSHUA 1:1-9

CHALLENGES DRIVE CHOICES

THERE IS A POSSESSION TO POSSESS

POSSIBILITIES … VS.1-4

   THE PROBLEMS OF POSSESSING CANAAN

   THE POTENTIAL OF POSSESSING CANAAN

      RELEASE,

“IF THEREFORE THE SON SHALL MAKE YOU FREE, YOU SHALL BE FREE INDEED.” JOHN 8:36

      REFRESHMENT
      REST
      REALITY

POINT: GOD HAS GIVEN YOU THE VICTORY, NOW TAKE IT!

2 PETER 1:3 “HE… HAS GRANTED TO US EVERYTHING PERTAINING TO LIFE AND GODLINESS …”

PROMISES … VS.5-6
   THE PROMISE OF CONQUERING POWER
EVERY DEMAND MADE ON YOUR LIFE IS MADE ON THE LIFE OF CHRIST IN YOU.
  THE PROMISE OF CONTINUING PRESENCE

HEBREWS 13:5, AMPLIFIED BIBLE
“I WILL NEVER (UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES) DESERT YOU (NOR GIVE YOU UP NOR LEAVE YOU WITHOUT SUPPORT, NOR WILL IN ANY DEGREE LEAVE YOU HELPLESS), NOR WILL I FORSAKE OR LET YOU DOWN OR RELAX MY HOLD ON YOU (ASSUREDLY NOT)!”

 PREPARATION … VS.7-9

   PREPAREDNESS DEPENDS ON THE AUTHORITY OF GOD’S WORD, VS.7
   PREPAREDNESS DEPENDS ON ACKNOWLEDGING GOD’S WORD, VS.8
      “MEDITATE” TO MUTTER

      OBSERVATION – INTERPRETATION – APPLICATION

   PREPAREDNESS DEPENDS ON ACTING ON GOD’S WORD,

VS.9-11

“I HAVE NO MAGIC FORMULA FOR YOUR HOLINESS. I HAVE NO HOCUS POCUS TREATMENT TO OFFER YOU. I HAVE NO SHORTCUT TO SPIRITUAL POWER FOR ANY OF YOU. ALL I CAN SAY TO YOU, “GO BACK TO YOUR BIBLE. MEDITATE DAY AND NIGHT AND GO DOWN BEFORE GOD ON YOUR FACE IN PRAYER. FOR THE GREATEST TRANSACTIONS OF A CHRISTIAN’S EXPERIENCE ARE MADE, NOT IN CHURCH, BUT BEHIND CLOSED DOORS.” - ALAN REDPATH

APPLICATION: