as for me and my house, we will serve jehovah
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Raising families that serve God is not easy and never has been. Joshua reminds us to make a commitment to serve only Him. In this lesson, we are reminded that this requires focus, unity, purpose and endurance.TRANSCRIPT
Being Strong & Courageous for My Family
Joshua 24.15CB OT p. 369
“Why do you do such things? For I hear of your evil dealings from all the people. No, my sons; it is no good report that I hear from the people of Jehovah spreading abroad. If someone sins against a man, God will mediate for him, but if someone sins against Jehovah, who can intercede for him?”
1 Samuel 2.23-25, CB OT p. 421-422
“Yet his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after gain. They took bribes and perverted justice.”
1 Samuel 8.3, CB OT p. 429
“choose this day whom you will serve”
Joshua 24.15, CB OT p. 369
“choose this day whom you will serve”
Joshua 24.15, CB OT p. 369
“And there arose another generation after them who did not know Jehovah or the work that He had done for Israel.”
Judges 2.10, CB OT p. 374
“But as for me and my house, we will serve Jehovah.”
Joshua 24.15, CB OT p. 369
Focus
“Now therefore fear Jehovah and serve him in sincerity and in faithfulness. Put away the gods that your fathers served beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve Jehovah.”
Joshua 24.14, CB OT p. 369
“No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money.”
Matthew 6.24, CB NT p. 11
“You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise.”
Deuteronomy 6.7, CB OT p. 280
“Blessed is everyone who fears Jehovah, who walks in his ways!”
Psalm 128.1, CB OT p. 979
“O Jehovah, who shall sojourn in your tent? Who shall dwell on your holy hill? He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart”
Psalm 15.1-2; CB OT p. 846
Unity
“Your wife will be like a fruitful vine within your house; your children will be like olive shoots around your table.”
Psalm 128.3; CB OT p. 979
Purpose
“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.”
Galatians 2.20; CB NT p. 329
“Wherefore, receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us have grace, whereby we may offer servicewell-pleasing to God with reverence and awe: for our God is a consuming fire.”
Hebrews 12.28-29; CB NT p. 397
“Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.”
Romans 12.11; CB NT p. 282
“Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.”
Romans 12.11; CB NT p. 282
“Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.”
Romans 12.11; CB NT p. 282
Endurance
“As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away.”
Matthew 13.20-21; CB NT p. 25
“As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.”
Matthew 13.22; CB NT p. 25
“For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.”
Hebrews 10.36; CB NT p. 393
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.”
Galatians 6.9; CB NT p. 334
Dare to stand like Joshua #480
We are bound for Canaan land,Tenting by the way.Who shall lead us on the road?Choose your King today.
Dare to stand like Joshua;Dare to say the word.As for me and for my house,We will serve the Lord.
When the dark Red Sea of doubtBillowed in our way,Then He parted ev’ry wave —So He will today.
Dare to stand like Joshua;Dare to say the word.As for me and for my house,We will serve the Lord.
Just before us Jordan rolls,Just across the way.We can safely trust the Lord;He shall lead today.
Dare to stand like Joshua;Dare to say the word.As for me and for my house,We will serve the Lord.
“As for me and my house,we will serve Jehovah.”
Will today be the day you decide
to go toheaven?
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Be Strong and Courageous
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Being Strong and Courageous for My FamilyJoshua 24.15
Compiled and Presented by:
Dave Stewart27 May, 2012
www.churchofchristmiranda.com
Synopsis: Raising families that serve God is not easy and never has been. Joshua reminds us to make a commitment to serve only Him. In this lesson, we are remineded that this requires focus, unity, purpose and endurance.
“Let all that you do be done with love.”
“Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.”