Hello 1 – Hello Transition – Pastor Obed Martinez

1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. 3 Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. 4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be your territory. 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. 6 Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” – Joshua 1:1-9 (ESV)

TRANSITION: a movement, passage, or change from one position, state, or stage, to another

JOSHUA & ISRAEL TRANSITIONED
FROM THE WILDERNESS TO THE PROMISE LAND

WILDERNESS
Moses
PRINCIPLE – Law
Discipline of the Flesh

PROMISED LAND
Joshua
PROSPERITY – Grace
Discipline of the Spirit

1. THE COMMISSION OF JOSHUA

1 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, 2 “Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the people of Israel. 3 Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given to you, just as I promised to Moses. – Joshua 1:1-3 (ESV)

THE TRANSITION EQUATION

Change + Conflict = Growth

V2…Moses my servant is Dead – Doesn’t Mean the Vision Changes it just means your Position Changes (Discipline of the Flesh LAW to Discipline of the Spirit GRACE) ~ “LIVING BY PRINCIPLE LEADS TO PROSPERITY”

V2…Arise, go over this Jordan – God’s will is not for you to Exists in the Wilderness it is for you to Enjoy the Promise Land the place of Victory, Conquest, and Abundance

V2-3…I am giving to them, I have given to you – The Land was already there (40 years in waiting) and now He is giving it to you! This is when your REALITY collides with your DESTINY

2. THE INHERITANCE OF JOSHUA

4 From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the river Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun shall be your territory. 5 No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life. Just as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. I will not leave you or forsake you. – Joshua 1:4-5 (ESV)

V4… Inheritance always begins with Boundaries before the broadening of its Borders

V5…The Christian life is a life of Conflict that causes Growth and Greater Expansion

3. THE CALL TO COURAGE FOR JOSHUA

6 Be strong and courageous, for you shall cause this people to inherit the land that I swore to their fathers to give them. 7 Only be strong and very courageous, being careful to do according to all the law that Moses my servant commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may have good success wherever you go. 8 This Book of the Law [Torah] shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” – Joshua 1:6-9 (ESV)

Strength and courage come through RECOGNIZING and RELATING to God’s Pleasure (His will) and having a sense of God’s Calling and Destiny

Strength and courage come through daily RENEWING of the mind in God’s Principles (Say It, Think it, Follow it, & Do it)

Strength and courage come through RECKONING God’s Person and Presence

Strength and courage come through times of REFRESHING through Prayer and God’s Power