The Formation of A Fighter, Father and Friend : One who is faithful, fearless and fruitful before the Lord and His people
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9
Joshua... and a little insight on courage found in chapter 1.
It takes courage to lead others for Jesus.
It takes courage to fight a superior enemy...to take what is rightfully ours, seeing we now belong to Christ.
It takes courage to unveil and share the inheritance that belongs to God's people.
It takes courage to trust and obey God's word in a world that His word is uncommon and most often unwanted.
And it takes a word/command from the Lord to have the courage needed to do His work.
And without a command/authority from God there will be no courage to do His work. We NEED His authority to accomplish an assignment for Him.
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go." Joshua 1:9 And what always comes with a grace given command from the Lord is: (1) authority to do His assignment, (2) strength from His word to fulfill His assignment, (3) courage to overcome the obstacles on His assignment that challenge what we see, hear and feel, (4) His presence to accomplish His assignment.
An Out of Season Word
When we surrender our rights to the Lord, there will be times when we are told to do things by Him that seem to be "out of season." He will have us say and do things that just…
Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter.
Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. As low as $30/day.
