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1.) Faith with Courage

Joshua 2:1-7
¹Then Joshua son of Nun secretly sent two spies from Shittim. "Go, look over the land," he said, "especially Jericho." So they went and entered the house of a prostitute named Rahab and stayed there.

²The king of Jericho was told, "Look! Some of the Israelites have come here tonight to spy out the land." ³So the king of Jericho sent this message to Rahab: "Bring out the men who came to you and entered your house, because they have come to spy out the whole land."

⁴But the woman had taken the two men and hidden them. She said, "Yes, the men came to me, but I did not know where they had come from. ⁵At dusk, when it was time to close the city gate, the men left. I don't know which way they went. Go after them quickly. You may catch up with them." ⁶(But she had taken them up to the roof and hidden them under the stalks of flax she had laid out on the roof.) ⁷So the men set out in pursuit of the spies on the road that leads to the fords of the Jordan, and as soon as the pursuers had gone out, the gate was shut.

If there really is a living God who wants to have a loving relationship with you....

Do you want to know Him??

2.) CONFIDENT FAITH

Joshua 8-11
⁸Before the spies lay down for the night, she went up on the roof ⁹and said to them, "I know that the LORD has given this land to you and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you. ¹⁰We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. ¹¹When we heard of it, our hearts melted and everyone's courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below.

*There are many kinds of faith-Faith is only as good as it's object. Faith in the God of the Universe is the most powerful.

Unless the whole personality is involved, it is not saving faith.

3.) CONCERNED FAITH

Joshua 12－14
¹²Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign ¹³that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will save us from death."
¹⁴"Our lives for your lives!" the men assured her. "If you don't tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us the land."

Is my faith so real that I am concerned for the eternal life of my own family?

4.) COVENANT FAITH

Joshua 15-24
¹⁵So she let them down by a rope through the window, for the house she lived in was part of the city wall. ¹⁶Now she had said to them, "Go to the hills so the pursuers will not find you. Hide yourselves there three days until they return, and then go on your way."

¹⁷The men said to her, "This oath you made us swear will not be binding on us ¹⁸unless, when we enter the land, you have tied this scarlet cord in the window through which you let us down, and unless you have brought your father and mother, your brothers and all your family into your house. ¹⁹If anyone goes outside your house into the street, his blood will be on his own head; we will not be responsible. As for anyone who is in the house with you, his blood will be on our head if a hand is laid on him. ²⁰But if you tell what we are doing, we will be released from the oath you made us swear."

²¹"Agreed," she replied. "Let it be as you say." So she sent them away and they departed. And she tied the scarlet cord in the window.

²²When they left, they went into the hills and stayed there three days, until the pursuers had searched all along the road and returned without finding them. ²³Then the two men started back. They went down out of the hills, forded the river and came to Joshua son of Nun and told him everything that had happened to them. ²⁴They said to Joshua, "The LORD has surely given the whole land into our hands; all the people are melting in fear because of us."

*Covenant agreement

*Today-.Who do you have your faith in??

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Intro: What a Leader with a new beginning needs is encouragement more than advice.....

1.）God Encourages His Leader.
Joshua 1:1-9
¹After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' aide: ²"Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give them- to the Israelites. ³ I will give you every place where you set your foot, as i promised Moses. ⁴ You territory will extend from the desert and from Lebanon to the great river, the Euphrates- all the Hittite country- and to the Great Sea on the west. ⁵No one will be able to stand up against you all the days of your life. As was with Moses, so I will be with you: I will never leave you or forsake you.
⁶"Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. ⁷Be strong and very courageous, Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. ⁸Do not let this Book of the law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. ⁹Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the Lord God will be with you wherever you go."

1. Get Encouragement from God's promises (vs.3-6)
2. Get Encouragement from God's written Words (vs.7-8)
3. Get Encouragement by acting on God's command to you (v.9)

2.) The Leader gives encouragement to the team
Joshua 2:10-15
¹⁰We have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt, and what you did to Sihon and Og, the two kings of the Amorites east of the Jordan, whom you completely destroyed. ¹¹When we heard of it, our hearts melted and everyone's courage failed because of you, for the LORD your God is God in heaven above and on the earth below. ¹²Now then, please swear to me by the LORD that you will show kindness to my family, because I have shown kindness to you. Give me a sure sign ¹³ that you will spare the lives of my father and mother, my brothers and sisters, and all who belong to them, and that you will save us from death."
¹⁴"Our lives for your lives!" the men assured her. "If you don't tell what we are doing, we will treat you kindly and faithfully when the LORD gives us the land."
¹⁵ So she let them down by a rope through the window, for the house she lived in was part of the city wall.

3.) The Team encourages their Leader.
Joshua 1:16-18
¹⁶Then they answered Joshua, "Whatever you have commanded us we will do, and wherever you send us we will go. ¹⁷Just as we fully obeyed Moses, so we will obey you. Only may the LORD your God be with you as he was with Moses. ¹⁸Whoever rebels against your word and does not obey your words, whatever you may command them, will be put to death. Only be strong and courageous!"

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Intro: The Book of Joshua- Why should anyone today study such an old book that tells stories of war & killing? We are in a spiritual war today. The forces of darkness are trying to destroy us & Japan.

1. The New Leader: God spent many years preparing Joshua to be a leader..

• Joshua the slave- Joshua didn't let his lowly beginnings limit his future
• Joshua the soldier: Joshua didn't run from danger & problems
• Joshua the servant-Joshua spent time hanging out where God & Moses was (Ex33:7-11)
• Joshua the spy- Num.13 Joshua responded to difficulty with positive faith in God.
• Joshua the next leader- Deut.34:9 Joshua received an anointing through laying on of hands & prayer

2. The New Land: God chose the land of Israel to be the "stage" for Jesus on a cross & resurrection.
　　For us in 2007? The Love of Jesus to Kobe----Kansai----Asia

3. The New life: In the desert God's people kept complaining, kept looking back....In the Promised Land, they looked forward conquering the enemy and claiming their rest and their riches. Are you willing to move on into the promised land and be all God intended for you to be???

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Colossians 3:1-4
¹Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.²Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.³For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God.⁴When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.

Deuteronomy 1:2
It takes eleven days to go from Horeb to Kadesh Barnea by the Mount Seir road.

2Corinthians 5:16-17
¹⁶So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer.¹⁷Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!

Hebrews 11:6
And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

1Peter 4:12
Dear friends, do not be surprised at the painful trial you are suffering, as though something strange were happening to you

Acts 16:25-26
²⁵About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.²⁶Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose.

1 Cor. 13:4
Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.

James 1:12
Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him.

Psalm 42:5
Why are you downcast, O my soul?  Why so disturbed within me?  Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God.

Luke 11:11-13
¹¹"Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead?¹²Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion?¹³If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

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