Joshua 10:1-15

Now Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem heard that Joshua had taken Ai and totally destroyed it, doing to Ai and its king as he had done to Jericho and its king, and that the people of Gibeon had made a treaty of peace with Israel and were living near them. He and his people were very much alarmed at this, because Gibeon was an important city, like one of the royal cities; it was larger

than Ai, and all its men were good fighters than Ai, and all its men were good fighters. So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem appealed to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of Eglon. "Come up and help me attack Gibeon," he said, "because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites." Then the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron,

Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon—joined forces Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon—joined forces. They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it. The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: "Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us." So Joshua marched up

from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men from Gilgal with his entire army, including all the best fighting men. The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you." After an all-night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise. The LORD threw them into confusion before Israel, who defeated them in a great victory at Gibeon. Israel

pursued them along the road going up to Beth Horon and cut them down all the way to Azekah and Makkedah. As they fled before Israel on the road down from Beth Horon to Azekah, the LORD hurled large hailstones down on them from the sky, and more of them died from the hailstones than were killed by the swords of the Israelites. On the day the LORD gave the Amorites over to

Israel, Joshua said to the LORD in the presence of Israel:        "O sun, stand still over Gibeon,        O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon."   So the sun stood still,        and the moon stopped,        till the nation avenged itself on its enemies,       as it is written in the Book of

Jashar.       The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the LORD listened to a man. Surely the LORD was fighting for Israel!   Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

Hebrews 11:6 “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.”

Faith is a ______________, not an _____! life-long process event In Joshua 10 – We see how God will do the __________ when His people dare to step out in ___________________! impossible faith and believe Him How many time we miss out on God’s ____ because we do risk trusting Him! best

__________ that we think we do not need God in our lives! Let us never get so ____ Warning – high and mighty

Joshua 10:3-6

So Adoni-Zedek king of Jerusalem appealed to Hoham king of Hebron, Piram king of Jarmuth, Japhia king of Lachish and Debir king of Eglon. "Come up and help me attack Gibeon," he said, "because it has made peace with Joshua and the Israelites." Then the five kings of the Amorites—the kings of Jerusalem, Hebron, Jarmuth, Lachish and Eglon—joined forces.

They moved up with all their troops and took up positions against Gibeon and attacked it. The Gibeonites then sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: "Do not abandon your servants. Come up to us quickly and save us! Help us, because all the Amorite kings from the hill country have joined forces against us."

Warning – Let us never get so ____ high __________ that we think that we do not need God in our lives! and mighty God’s Word tells us to ____ out to the Lord! call

Psalm 145:18 “The Lord is near to all who call on Him, to all who call on Him in truth.” Isaiah 55:6 “Seek the Lord while He may be found, call on Him while He is near.”

Jeremiah 33:3 “Call to me and I will answer you, and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.”

When we call out to our Heavenly Father – - He sends an ______ answer - He sends His ______ angels - He sends His ______ armies Where is Joshua? He is in ______ Gilgal

- He sends an ______ When we call out to our Heavenly Father – answer - He sends His ______ angels armies Refers to: - The __________ Secret Place - The place of ______________ waiting for God The place of ________________ _______________________ receiving orders Where is Joshua? He is in ______ Gilgal and direction from the Lord

Principles of Walking in Faith and Victory!

Principles of Walking in Faith and Victory! 1. There is a __________ to be done for God! great work Principles of Walking in Faith and Victory! John 4:35 “Do not say, four months more and then the harvest? I tell you the truth, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.”

Principles of Walking in Faith and Victory! 1. There is a __________ to be done for God! great work Faith is _____________ in the Kingdom of God! doing our part Inward Christians become like a ______ instead of like a _____! swamp river

Principles of Walking in Faith and Victory! 1. There is a __________ to be done for God! great work 2. Victory comes as we ________ ____! do God’s will

Joshua 10:8 “The Lord said to Joshua, Do not be afraid or them, I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you.”

Principles of Walking in Faith and Victory! 1. There is a __________ to be done for God! great work 2. Victory comes as we ________ ____! do God’s will When we walk in God’s will, we can _______________ expect God’s help

Ephesians 6:10-18

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God,

so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can

extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints.

Principles of Walking in Faith and Victory! 1. great work There is a __________ to be done for God! Victory comes as we ________ ____! 2. do God’s will There are two offensive weapons: ________________ ______ Sword of the Spirit Prayer

1 Corinthians 15:57 “But thanks be to God, He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” 2 Corinthians 2:14 “But thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ.”

Principles of Walking in Faith and Victory! 1. There is a __________ to be done for God! great work 2. Victory comes as we ________ ____! do God’s will 3. Victorious Faith is _____ costly

Joshua 10:9 “After an all night march from Gilgal, Joshua took them by surprise.” Revelation 12:11 “And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.”

Principles of Walking in Faith and Victory! 1. great work There is a __________ to be done for God! Victory comes as we ________ ____! 2. do God’s will Victorious Faith is _____ 3. costly 4. God’s miracle for ______! victory

Joshua 10:10-12

And the LORD discomfited them before Israel, and slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and chased them along the way that goeth up to Bethhoron, and smote them to Azekah, and unto Makkedah. And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Bethhoron, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them

unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword. Then spake Joshua to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the children of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, Sun, stand thou still upon Gibeon; and thou, Moon, in the valley of Ajalon.

Psalm 27:14 “Wait for the Lord, be strong and take heart and wait for the Lord.” Isaiah 40:31 “But they that wait on the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.”

Why Do We Hide Our Faith? We really do not believe that _____ _________________! God’s Word says the truth

James 1:6-8 But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is a double-minded man, unstable in all he does.

Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it shall be given to you, seek and you shall find, knock and the it will be opened unto you.”

Mark 11: 22-23 "Have faith in God," Jesus answered. "I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him.

Joshua 10:13 “So the sun stood still and the moon stopped till the nation avenged itself of its enemies. Matthew 19:26 “Jesus looked at them and said, with man this is impossible but with God all things are possible.”

Why Do We Hide Our Faith? We really do not believe that _____ _________________! God’s Word says the truth Luke 1:37 “For nothing is impossible with God.”

Mark 9:17-29

A man in the crowd answered, "Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not."   "O unbelieving generation," Jesus replied, "how long shall I stay with

you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me."   So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. Jesus asked the boy's father, "How long has he been like this?"    "From childhood," he answered. "It has often thrown him into fire or

water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us."   " 'If you can'?" said Jesus. "Everything is possible for him who believes."   Immediately the boy's father exclaimed, "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!"   When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the

evil spirit. "You deaf and mute spirit," he said, "I command you, come out of him and never enter him again."   The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, "He's dead." But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up. After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why

couldn't we drive it out?"   He replied, "This kind can come out only by prayer.

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