3. O sun, stand still …

4. “We as Christians have no right to be believed as long as we can be explained.”
—Dr. Adrian Rogers—

5. Paving the path for a miracle
O sun, stand still …
Paving the path for a miracle

6. The covenant was made—the character was tested
6  Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua to the camp at Gilgal, saying, "Do not abandon your servants; come up to us quickly and save us and help us, for all the kings of the Amorites that live in the hill country have assembled against us."  
Be willing to take the test

7. Be willing to keep your word
 7  So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him and all the valiant warriors.  
Be willing to keep your word

8. Be willing to keep your word
 7  So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him and all the valiant warriors.  
Be willing to keep your word
Psa 15:4  In whose eyes a reprobate is despised, But who honors those who fear the LORD; He swears to his own hurt and does not change;

9. Be willing to use your influence for God’s Kingdom
  7  So Joshua went up from Gilgal, he and all the people of war with him and all the valiant warriors.  
Be willing to use your influence for God’s Kingdom

10. 8  The LORD said to Joshua, "Do not fear them, for I have given them into your hands; not one of them shall stand before you."  
Be willing to believe the promise of God 

11. Jos 1:5, 9  "No man will be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I have been with Moses, I will be with you; I will not fail you or forsake you   
9 "Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go."

12. Mat 13:58  And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.

13. Mat 13:58  And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
Rom 10:17  So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.

14. Mat 13:58  And He did not do many miracles there because of their unbelief.
Rom 10:17  So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
“The will of God is found in the Word of God. There is never anything God is going to ask you to do that He has not already spoken to in His Word."
—Pastor Trent Griffith—

15. 9  So Joshua came upon them suddenly by marching all night from Gilgal.  
Be willing to do the work  

16. 9 So Joshua came upon them suddenly by marching all night from Gilgal.
Be willing to do the work  
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
—Thomas A. Edison—

17.  10  And the LORD confounded them before Israel, and He slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and pursued them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah. 
The LORD confounded them
The Lord slew them
The Lord pursued them
The Lord struck them

18. 11  As they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, the LORD threw large stones from heaven on them as far as Azekah, and they died; there were more who died from the hailstones than those whom the sons of Israel killed with the sword.  
Be willing to see God’s hand 

19. 1Co 2:14  But a natural man does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually appraised.

20. 12  Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, "O sun, stand still at Gibeon, And O moon in the valley of Aijalon."  
8  The LORD said to Joshua… 
12  Then Joshua spoke to the LORD …
God spoke to Joshua---then Joshua spoke to God!

21. Look at the contrast…
Jos 9:14  So the men of Israel took some of their provisions, and did not ask for the counsel of the LORD.
Jos 10:12  Then Joshua spoke to the LORD in the day when the LORD delivered up the Amorites before the sons of Israel, and he said in the sight of Israel, "O sun, stand still at Gibeon, And O moon in the valley of Aijalon."

22. 13  So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies. Is it not written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.  

23. 13  So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, Until the nation avenged themselves of their enemies. Is it not written in the book of Jashar? And the sun stopped in the middle of the sky and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day.  
“When you pray, God will either give you what you ask for, or He will give you what you should have asked for if you knew everything He knows.”—Tim Keller—

24. 14  There was no day like that before it or after it, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.  15  Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp to Gilgal.
Be willing to serve God’s purpose 

25. Pro 16:3  Commit your works to the LORD And your plans will be established.
If we want to see the miraculous today, we must center ourselves fully on God’s mission, not on our own convenience.

26. James 4:2-3 You lust and do not have; so you commit murder
James 4:2-3  You lust and do not have; so you commit murder. You are envious and cannot obtain; so you fight and quarrel. You do not have because you do not ask. You ask and do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, so that you may spend it on your pleasures.
Ask for the sake of God’s glory, not your gain

27. “What do you want me to do for you?” ASK SPECIFICALLY
Mar 10:51-52  And answering him, Jesus said, "What do you want Me to do for you?" And the blind man said to Him, "Rabboni, I want to regain my sight!"  52  And Jesus said to him, "Go; your faith has made you well." Immediately he regained his sight and began following Him on the road.
“What do you want me to do for you?” ASK SPECIFICALLY

28. 1Jn 5:14-15  This is the confidence which we have before Him, that, if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.  15  And if we know that He hears us in whatever we ask, we know that we have the requests which we have asked from Him.
WE KNOW…

29. 14  There was no day like that before it or after it, when the LORD listened to the voice of a man; for the LORD fought for Israel.  15  Then Joshua and all Israel with him returned to the camp to Gilgal.

30. Be willing to take the test Be willing to keep your word
Be willing to use your influence for God
Be willing to believe the promise of God
Be willing to do the work
Be willing to serve God’s purpose 
Be willing to see God’s hand

31. Be willing to take the test Be willing to keep your word
Be willing to use your influence for God
Be willing to believe the promise of God
Be willing to do the work
Be willing to serve God’s purpose 
Be willing to see God’s hand

32. Be willing to take the test Be willing to keep your word
Be willing to use your influence for God
Be willing to believe the promise of God
Be willing to do the work
Be willing to serve God’s purpose 
Be willing to see God’s hand
The good news today is that all God wants is someone willing, not someone wonderful

33. "If the size of your vision isn't intimidating to you, there's a good chance it's insulting to God."
–Stephen Furtick –, “Sun Stand Still”