the spirit of

EgyptEgyptNileNile

Nile DeltaNile Delta

Mediterranean SeaMediterranean Sea

SinaiSinai

CanaanCanaan

12 Spies12 Spies

Mt. SinaiMt. Sinai

Numbers 13:30 And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.31. But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we.

“Nevertheless my brethren that went up with me made the heart of the people melt: but I wholly followed the LORD my God.” Jos.14:8

“but my servant Caleb, because he had another spirit with him, and has followed me fully, him will I bring into the land into which he went; and his seed shall possess it.” Num.14:24

Paul: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”

2Tim.4:7

Jesus: “I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.” John 17:4 NKJV

Are we giving the Lord our Best ?

“And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men,” Col. 3:23

“Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work or device or knowledge or wisdom in the grave where you are going.” Eccl. 9:10

“he had another spirit” Num. 14:24

Strong convictions

Minority report - along with Joshua

Did not straddle the fence

Not afraid to stand up for right things

Not afraid to confront the issues

2 Tim.3:7 “Ever learning but not able to come to a knowledge of the truth.”

1 Kings 18:21 asv “How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him.”

Caleb was a man of strong Convictions !!

Revelation 3:14-16 - Laodicea

“I will vomit you out of My mouth.”

Satisfied with half hearted service Never built an ark Never Laid a son on the altar Did not Lead Israel out of Egypt Could not give a favorable report Does not care about the church Is not concerned about saving souls

Believed they could take the land

Num. 13:30 “And Caleb stilled the people before Moses, and said, Let us go up at once, and possess it; for we are well able to overcome it.”

Num.14:9 “the Lord is with us: fear them not”

Must believe that we an take the world for Christ

Matt. 28:19-20 “I am with you always

Courage to say they could take the landRealized there was danger

We must have courage to spread the GospelThe devil is opposed to our workEph. 6:16 “shield of faith”

1 Cor. 16:13 ESV “Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.”

40 years of age when they spied the landHad to wait 40 more yearsThen it was 5 more years

Did not grow weary in waitingDid not show a resentful spirit

Joshua 14:10-1185 years of ageAs strong as on the day that …Now is my strength for war…

Galatians 6:9 “And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.”

Patience is the ability to wait and endure without complaining.

Joshua 14:10-15He was 85Requested to live in HebronPlace where the giants livedCities were great and fenced

“the Lord will be with me”

Grow more useful in the church

Become strong in the faith

Grow in grace

More useful as we grow older

No retirement in Christianity

Wholly followed the Lord

Had strong convictions

Was not lukewarm

A man of faith and courage

A patient man

Did not allow himself to be put on a shelf

“Surely none of the men that came up out of Egypt, from twenty years old and upward, shall see the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob; because they have not wholly followed me:”

Number 32:11

“Save Caleb the son of Jephunneh the Kenezite, and Joshua the son of Nun: for they have wholly followed the LORD.”

Number 32:12

Sermon by Arthur Pigman

Evans Church of Christ

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Evans, Ga. 30809

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Sunday Evening Jan. 23, 2011