Title: The Worker's Faith/Joshua 1:1-9
Contents
Bible: Joshua 1:1-9
Title: Worker's Faith
■ Introduction - Introduction to Joshua
-- This year, during the three nights of prayer, we share the grace of God while looking at Joshua in the Old Testament.
-- Tonight is the second hour
▶.Moses's death
The Joshua Bible records that Joshua became the leader of the people after Moses died--> Text 1:1 says, “After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, the LORD spoke to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses' servant, saying,” do.
-- Moses is dead.
-- Moses, who had been leading the people of Israel, could not cross the land of Canaan and died-->. Now the time of Moses has passed, and a new era has begun.
▶ This new era
-- This is not the time of wandering in the wilderness.
-- It is the age of settlement in Canaan, the age of God's blessing.
-- It is the age of Joshua, the new worker.
■ Main body - sermon direction
. ▶What kind of person is Joshua?
-- Today, before we look at Joshua 1, what Joshua did while Moses was alive?
We are trying to find a lesson by examining whether he was a person of faith and what kind of training he received.
1. He was a person who experienced the power of prayer
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-- The first occurrence of Joshua in the Bible is from the battle with Amalek in Exodus 17:8-16.
1) Battle with Amalek
-- Moses went to the mountain with Aaron and Hur and raised his hands to pray.
-- Joshua and the people went to battle with Amalek.
-- Moses raised his hands and prayed, and Joshua prevailed.
-- When Moses' hands were tired and fell, Amalek prevailed.
-- Aaron and Hur hold Moses' hand;
-- keep Moses' hands up in prayer, so that Joshua can win;
2) God's lesson about Joshua
-- After the battle, God said to Moses,
--> Exodus 17:14 "The LORD said to Moses, Write this in a book for a memorial, and recite it in the ears of Joshua."
-- Why did God not tell the people of Israel to memorize this, but to let Joshua hear it by memorizing it?
■ what is this
▶ Pray to God--> Don't forget that all victories come by praying to God.
--> that there is never a victory for a human spear and sword
◑ Example- David’s Millstone who defeated Goliath
Why did Joshua say that he would memorize it?
▶ Because of humility
-- God prepared Joshua, who would become a worker in the new age, not to be arrogant.
--> Joshua could forget Moses' praying hands and think that he was victorious alone.
-- A proud person cannot be a good leader.
- God rejects the proud
--> (1 Peter 5:5) Let them all gird themselves with humility toward one another, for God opposes the proud, but gives grace to the humble...
Conclusion-- Lessons
▶ The victory of spiritual warfare is praying to God
-- When we pray, God gives us the power to overcome
--> Mark 9:29 He said to them, "This kind cannot come out by any other means than prayer."
--> The only power to cast out devils is prayer
-- Joshua experienced this deeply
▶It is to honor God with humility.
Prayer--With prayer and humility, let us become victors of faith like Joshua.