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Daily Readings: Joshua 24 and Psalm 24 “But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord,” Joshua boldly declared, as he laid down the gauntlet for the Israelites to decide where their allegiance lay – whether to Yahweh, the Great I AM, or to the idolatrous gods their parents had been led astray…

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Daily Readings: Joshua 23 and Psalm 23 As Joshua prepared the people for his death, He reminded them not only that obedience and faithfulness to God would result in blessings, but also that God’s holiness was not to be taken lightly. Just as God would always keep His promises to bless, so too God would…

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Daily Readings: Joshua 22 and Psalm 22 Every so often in Scripture, the LORD brought His people back to the heart of His commands. It happened again in Joshua 22, when they had settled in the land and been given safety from their enemies. Being physically “safe” and comfortable makes it easy to forget the…

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Daily Readings: Joshua 21 and Psalm 21 In Psalm 21, David expresses absolute trust in the Lord and His love, saying: “For the king trusts in the Lord; through the unfailing love of the Most High he will not be shaken.” (v.7) This trust was decidedly well placed. As Joshua 21 boldly proclaims: “Not one of…

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This sermon was preached on Sunday 30 January 2022 as the first in a series of sermons aiming to prepare us to renew our Covenant with God. Galatians 2:20 Introduction to Covenant Service and Series Today we begin our new 4-part sermon series named: “Called to Covenant”. It’s to prepare us for a Covenant Service…

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Daily Readings: Joshua 20 and Psalm 20 While God had given ancient Israel’s justice system a profound set of principles to guide it, there was no “police force” set up to administer the system. The people themselves administered the system. God recognised that when someone dies, emotions are running so high that an injustice might…

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Daily Readings: Joshua 19 and Psalm 19. After leading the people of God in so many victories, and patiently administering the allocation of land, Joshua had left someone out. Himself. In v.49-50 we read, “When they had finished dividing the land into its allotted portions, the Israelites gave Joshua son of Nun an inheritance among…

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Daily Readings: Joshua 18 and Psalm 18 In Psalm 18 David seems to be recounting a fierce battle in which he nearly died. If we were to take God out of the picture of the psalm, all that would be left is a sudden ambush in a dangerous place, a blood-stained battle-field, a sudden fierce…

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Daily Readings: Joshua 17 and Psalm 17 In Psalm 17:7-8 the psalmist prays, “Show me the wonders of Your great love, You who save by Your right hand those who take refuge in You from their foes. Keep me as the apple of Your eye, hide me in the shadow of Your wings.” It is…

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Daily Readings: Joshua 16 and Psalm 16 Daily readings listing territory given to various tribes thousands of years ago can feel a bit pointless and irrelevant to our lives today, but notice the beautiful words of Psalm 16:5-6, “Lord, You alone are my portion and my cup; You make my lot secure. The boundary lines…

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