1 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:04,320 So we're going to. Dive right? 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,600 Into the scriptures this morning I want to ask you. 3 00:00:07,600 --> 00:00:10,840 If you have your Bibles, why don't you open your Bible up? 4 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:13,560 We're going to jump in scripture so you don't have to follow 5 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:16,520 everyone but. Stick to the scripture, Joshua 6 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,320 Two verse. One, we're going to speak on a 7 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:21,400 very. Special lady this morning. 8 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:23,320 A Very, very. Special Lady. 9 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:25,920 And you get my heart. Behind it and my. 10 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:30,520 Heart is for faith to be. Stirred in us again like never. 11 00:00:30,520 --> 00:00:37,520 Before let's read Joshua 2. And we're going to read from 12 00:00:37,520 --> 00:00:42,240 verse one. Joshua two, then Joshua. 13 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:48,160 Son of nun secretly, secretly sent 2 spies from sheet Shetim 14 00:00:49,480 --> 00:00:51,640 got to pronounce. That very carefully. 15 00:00:54,240 --> 00:01:01,680 She's especially for. Afrikaans Boyki, not Shatim 16 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:06,080 Shatim. Go look over the. 17 00:01:06,080 --> 00:01:08,440 Land, he said. Especially. 18 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:11,440 Jericho, So they. Went and entered the. 19 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:16,240 House of a prostitute. Named Rahab next scripture. 20 00:01:16,240 --> 00:01:21,440 James Two verse 25. In the same way, was not Rahab 21 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:26,120 even the even Rahab the prostitute considered? 22 00:01:26,120 --> 00:01:29,640 Righteous for what she. Did when she gave lodging to the 23 00:01:29,640 --> 00:01:32,880 spies and sent them off in a different direction. 24 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:38,040 Hebrews. 11 verse 31 You can just follow on screen friends. 25 00:01:39,640 --> 00:01:43,000 By faith the prostitute Rahab because. 26 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,760 She welcomed the spies, was not killed. 27 00:01:46,160 --> 00:01:49,000 With. Those who were disobedient and 28 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,760 friends, we can carry on if we had time this morning. 29 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,920 I would take us to Joshua. Six verse 17. 30 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,160 Rehab the prostitute. I would take us to Joshua. 31 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:01,960 Six verse 27. Rehab the prostitute. 32 00:02:02,160 --> 00:02:07,160 And imagine, friends imagine. If that is all we read. 33 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:11,880 About this lady. Imagine if that was the end of 34 00:02:11,880 --> 00:02:18,080 the story. Wow, but. 35 00:02:18,080 --> 00:02:26,120 God, the magnificent God, the genius God, the Pursuing God 36 00:02:26,120 --> 00:02:31,480 that he is, had it in his heart. For a scripture that. 37 00:02:31,480 --> 00:02:34,600 Changed. The fate of that Lady. 38 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:39,600 And the the genealogy and the inheritance of that Lady forever 39 00:02:39,920 --> 00:02:47,800 in Matthew one verse 5. Matthew one verse 5. 40 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:52,880 Salmon. The father of Boaz, whose mother 41 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:59,080 was Rayab. You see all the scriptures that 42 00:02:59,080 --> 00:03:02,880 we've quoted. Friends up to now points back to 43 00:03:02,880 --> 00:03:05,480 Rayab. 'S past points back to Joshua 2. 44 00:03:07,160 --> 00:03:09,520 Every single scripture points back. 45 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:15,360 To Rayab the prostitute. But when Jesus stepped in, when 46 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:19,080 God stepped in, he redeemed that out of that. 47 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,240 And she's no longer known as Rhea the prostitute. 48 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:28,640 She's known as Rhea, the mother she's actually taken out of 49 00:03:28,640 --> 00:03:33,000 being a Canaanite woman into being part of the inheritance of 50 00:03:33,000 --> 00:03:36,120 Israel redeemed. Out of her culture. 51 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:43,320 Thing friends, this is massive. Rahab. 52 00:03:43,560 --> 00:03:45,800 The mother. So if I can give a heading to 53 00:03:45,800 --> 00:03:51,720 our to our sharing this morning. It will be Rahab was a mother 54 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:55,040 Rahab. Was a mother. 55 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,960 Now that's the movie scene. Now you've seen the end. 56 00:04:00,440 --> 00:04:02,080 Now we're going to rewind a couple. 57 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,320 Of years. You know, like the movies, they 58 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:05,440 do it. They show you the. 59 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,520 End they show you the end result and then they show. 60 00:04:07,560 --> 00:04:10,280 You how it got. There, and especially, I mean 61 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:13,160 I'm on this trail of monk and. All these. 62 00:04:13,160 --> 00:04:14,800 Spies and all these. Guys. 63 00:04:14,800 --> 00:04:18,680 To get to the end, I enjoy that. So I've. 64 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:22,000 Showed you the end, but we're. Going to go right back to Joshua 65 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:24,360 2. And we're going to ask Jesus to. 66 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,840 Stare our faith every step of the. 67 00:04:26,840 --> 00:04:30,800 Way And why did it end? Up as Rahab. 68 00:04:31,120 --> 00:04:34,960 The mother. So let's go back, friends. 69 00:04:35,680 --> 00:04:42,960 Joshua two. Then Joshua, son of Nun secretly 70 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:47,960 sent 2 spies from Shatim. Go look over the. 71 00:04:47,960 --> 00:04:51,160 Land he. Said especially Jericho. 72 00:04:52,280 --> 00:04:54,960 So if you know a little. Bit of the history of. 73 00:04:54,960 --> 00:04:58,520 Israel. They were in Egypt, and then God 74 00:04:58,520 --> 00:05:01,800 promised them to free them out of Egypt and bring them into a 75 00:05:01,800 --> 00:05:03,800 promised land. And that promised land is 76 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,360 Canaan. And God called Moses to lead 77 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:12,080 them out of the promised land, and he called Moses to lead them 78 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:15,160 into But what happened? 40. 79 00:05:15,200 --> 00:05:18,720 Years before this scripture was. Written there was a. 80 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:20,840 Time in the Book of Numbers. Go and read it. 81 00:05:20,840 --> 00:05:27,400 Numbers 13 and 14 where Moses sent out. 12 spies. 82 00:05:27,840 --> 00:05:31,920 To go and check out the land at that time, friends, Israel. 83 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,120 Was about a couple. Of months almost. 84 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,920 Two years out of. Egypt they went through. 85 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:39,760 The Red Sea they arrived, they arrived at. 86 00:05:39,760 --> 00:05:44,680 Canaan and I believe that God could have given them the land, 87 00:05:45,920 --> 00:05:49,520 but Moses sent 12 spies. Those were not just 12 guys he 88 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:52,000 picked randomly. Those were twelve of his 89 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:55,080 leaders. Guys, that was like. 90 00:05:55,080 --> 00:05:57,280 Rory Dyer standing here and say Christian, would you? 91 00:05:57,280 --> 00:06:00,040 Go, Rob, would you go? Matt, would you go? 92 00:06:00,280 --> 00:06:03,240 Pete, would you go? Suzanne, would you go? 93 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:07,800 And on and Eugene, would you go, Stephen, would you go and on and 94 00:06:07,800 --> 00:06:09,720 on and on go and. Explore because. 95 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:13,040 God's got something for us and. Ten of those spies. 96 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:17,200 Friends missed the Milkanani. They missed the big. 97 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,080 Fruit. They missed the big. 98 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:21,720 Veg they missed. The promise of God. 99 00:06:23,000 --> 00:06:25,320 And they came back. To Israel, just. 100 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:29,400 Telling them of these big giants they saw and the interrogated 101 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:34,560 language they heard and they they indoctrinated Israel and 102 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,680 they said we cannot take the land. 103 00:06:36,840 --> 00:06:41,280 And because 10 spies did not believe, God said, Now you will 104 00:06:41,280 --> 00:06:44,280 go around and around and around for 40. 105 00:06:44,280 --> 00:06:47,600 Years for every. Day that you spent spying out. 106 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:51,440 You spent 40 days spying out. You're going to travel for 40 107 00:06:51,440 --> 00:06:54,800 years. And every single one of. 108 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:59,160 You that was. Of military age will not see the 109 00:06:59,160 --> 00:07:02,880 promised land 80% Imagine friends. 110 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,320 Ross says to us. Listen to us as. 111 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:07,560 Leaders say, listen, we're going to, we're going to build this 112 00:07:07,560 --> 00:07:11,000 building. And 80% of us said no way and we 113 00:07:11,000 --> 00:07:13,240 came amongst you and we said no, we're not going. 114 00:07:13,240 --> 00:07:15,080 To build this building. What the heck who's? 115 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:21,320 God didn't tell us, but thank God for Joshua and thank God 116 00:07:21,320 --> 00:07:21,960 for. Caleb. 117 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:27,760 And. 40 years later, Joshua. Learned the lesson I'm going to 118 00:07:27,760 --> 00:07:29,440 send two men full of. Faith. 119 00:07:29,440 --> 00:07:31,840 The Bible doesn't. Even mention their names, but 120 00:07:31,840 --> 00:07:34,240 two men full of. Faith because I. 121 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:36,280 Don't need a committee to. Decide I just. 122 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:39,840 Need God's word, and I need two men full of faith, and those men 123 00:07:39,840 --> 00:07:41,680 friends is where we. Pick up this story. 124 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:47,680 They went to. Rab's house, The House of a 125 00:07:47,680 --> 00:07:50,760 prostitute. If two spies come to your house 126 00:07:52,360 --> 00:07:55,200 and they say. We're just coming to spy out the 127 00:07:55,200 --> 00:07:56,200 land. Can we stay? 128 00:07:56,200 --> 00:08:02,080 In your house, I tell you, Ben, you would kick their butt so 129 00:08:02,080 --> 00:08:04,480 quickly. Buddy, it's not even funny. 130 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:06,920 Who will protect spies? That's coming to take South 131 00:08:07,000 --> 00:08:08,880 Africa? No way. 132 00:08:10,160 --> 00:08:12,400 But Rahab had a cry. In her heart. 133 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:15,760 She had. A cry in her heart and she 134 00:08:15,760 --> 00:08:20,080 protected those spies. She brought them in, she took 135 00:08:20,080 --> 00:08:22,560 them to on top of the roof, and she hid them. 136 00:08:22,960 --> 00:08:25,920 And then the King's gods came to and said, who's? 137 00:08:25,920 --> 00:08:29,280 Those spies. Who's those guys that came? 138 00:08:29,600 --> 00:08:31,800 And she lied friends. And. 139 00:08:31,800 --> 00:08:33,320 She said to. The gods listen. 140 00:08:34,280 --> 00:08:36,640 Go. They have left. 141 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:39,480 Already go that. Way go and follow them. 142 00:08:39,480 --> 00:08:43,480 Go and follow them quickly and you'll get them and the spies. 143 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:45,880 The gods listened. To her, and they ran, and they 144 00:08:45,880 --> 00:08:47,840 followed. What she was saying? 145 00:08:48,080 --> 00:08:49,960 And she closed the door, and she rushed. 146 00:08:49,960 --> 00:08:57,440 Up upstairs, she rushed. Upstairs, she started. 147 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:01,480 Speaking to the guys now, friends, a lot of theologians 148 00:09:01,480 --> 00:09:04,160 and a lot of people and we can stand here today and try and 149 00:09:04,160 --> 00:09:06,360 justify a lie and we can listen, let. 150 00:09:06,680 --> 00:09:07,720 I believe one. Day with. 151 00:09:07,840 --> 00:09:09,200 Jesus, we will. Know why she? 152 00:09:09,200 --> 00:09:13,760 Told what she told The beauty of the Bible is the Bible. 153 00:09:13,760 --> 00:09:16,920 Does not hide things, It exposes things because the Bible. 154 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:20,040 Is the truth and. When you read the. 155 00:09:20,040 --> 00:09:21,320 Scripture. You'll get something. 156 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:23,200 Out of it and if I read. The scripture I'll get. 157 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:24,800 Something out of it. But all I. 158 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,080 Know that is. In there because God wanted it 159 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:30,160 in there. I don't have to justify it, I. 160 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,080 Don't have to clarify. It all I. 161 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,400 Know it's part. Of his story. 162 00:09:33,560 --> 00:09:36,960 Like you and I have got a. Story We've lied. 163 00:09:37,240 --> 00:09:40,680 We've deceived but. God's grace, God's word is true. 164 00:09:40,680 --> 00:09:42,200 It's bigger. Than all of that. 165 00:09:42,920 --> 00:09:44,360 Bigger than all of that, friends. 166 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:49,400 She went to the roof. And I can. 167 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:54,600 See this girl probably. Shaking a bit. 168 00:09:55,920 --> 00:09:57,480 What the? Heck have I done. 169 00:09:57,560 --> 00:09:59,120 I've just. Lied to the gods? 170 00:09:59,920 --> 00:10:00,960 What? Have I done? 171 00:10:02,520 --> 00:10:05,720 She went. Upstairs and, she said, men. 172 00:10:08,160 --> 00:10:12,760 I know who your. Lord is, He's the Lord of 173 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:18,560 Israel. And because we've heard. 174 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:22,960 Of the Lord of Israel. Fear. 175 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:24,800 Filled. Our hearts as Canaanites. 176 00:10:25,840 --> 00:10:28,960 We are fearful. We heard of the Red Sea. 177 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:34,440 We heard how, the Lord. Allowed you to conquer the King 178 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:38,480 of Sion and the King of Ogg and the Amorite. 179 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:40,840 I'm telling you the story for time's sake, friends. 180 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:43,880 You can go and read it in your own time. 181 00:10:45,720 --> 00:10:47,840 And when we heard of. All these things our heart. 182 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:52,920 Melted, our heart melted and our courage failed us. 183 00:10:52,920 --> 00:10:55,240 Those are the words. That's been used in the NIV our. 184 00:10:56,680 --> 00:11:03,040 Courage failed us because the Lord, your Lord, is the Lord of 185 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:05,080 heaven. And the Lord of earth. 186 00:11:07,280 --> 00:11:09,160 You see what we. Miss in this story? 187 00:11:11,080 --> 00:11:12,880 Is. That Canaan had many gods. 188 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:19,040 Lowercase G. And Rahab probably. 189 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:23,080 Said I've prayed so. Many times to the gods in my 190 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:24,920 nation, but they didn't. Help me. 191 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:33,440 I've I can't. Rely on the giant men that the 192 00:11:33,560 --> 00:11:38,080 thin spies were. Afraid of because probably. 193 00:11:38,080 --> 00:11:40,520 Though some of those men came and abused. 194 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:43,400 Their friends took. Advantage of her, I. 195 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:47,280 Can't rely on them. Let me tell you friends, Rahab, 196 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:51,120 as a Canaanite woman had more faith in her heart hearing about 197 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:52,120 the. God of Israel. 198 00:11:52,120 --> 00:11:53,840 Than the thin spies. Who were part? 199 00:11:53,840 --> 00:11:55,560 Of the God. Of Israel's army. 200 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,520 Silence the negative voices. Friends. 201 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:01,960 That's. The story of the spies. 202 00:12:02,160 --> 00:12:04,800 Silence the negative. Stories over your life. 203 00:12:05,040 --> 00:12:08,760 Listen to what God say. Don't listen to the crowds. 204 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:12,600 Don't follow the crowds, Rahab. Knew what she heard. 205 00:12:14,080 --> 00:12:17,800 She knew what she heard. She didn't rely on the. 206 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:22,920 Political system. Because the political system. 207 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,880 Just sent gods to murder the people of God that's in her home 208 00:12:29,040 --> 00:12:31,120 she didn't trust. That she didn't. 209 00:12:31,120 --> 00:12:35,760 Trust the justice system. She probably. 210 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:41,120 Friends. Raya probably reported rape. 211 00:12:41,120 --> 00:12:42,520 So many. Times because. 212 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:44,680 Of her profession. Because. 213 00:12:44,680 --> 00:12:46,560 She's stayed in a red light district. 214 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:51,200 And the justice system. Failed over and over and over 215 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,520 again, and she's got this fear in her. 216 00:12:53,520 --> 00:12:55,760 Heart because she's exposing. Her heart. 217 00:12:56,040 --> 00:12:58,600 To these spies, not. Knowing what's going to happen, 218 00:12:58,800 --> 00:13:00,760 but she's. Got a desperation. 219 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:03,560 And a heart. For the God of Israel to save. 220 00:13:03,560 --> 00:13:06,280 Not only his nation, but to redeem her. 221 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:12,280 And she's probably. Thinking how I've I've just 222 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:13,960 spoiled my guts. I've. 223 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:15,760 Just put my. Heart on the table. 224 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:18,840 Will this God? Of Israel accept me. 225 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:23,920 Will. These spies accept me. 226 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:28,120 Will they actually? Listen, they're from another 227 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:35,320 nation and friends. She got courage in her heart and 228 00:13:35,320 --> 00:13:37,480 I can just see her getting courage in her heart and she 229 00:13:37,480 --> 00:13:39,480 says. To the spies I've. 230 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:42,120 Showed kindness to you. Will you please show? 231 00:13:42,840 --> 00:13:45,520 Kindness to me and I. Can see her closing her ears 232 00:13:45,520 --> 00:13:47,800 because she doesn't want to hear the words, no. 233 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:54,360 And her heart fading. And then she put a little bit of 234 00:13:54,360 --> 00:13:58,040 more courage together and she said, well, why don't you show 235 00:13:58,120 --> 00:14:02,000 kindness to my mother? Who are? 236 00:14:02,000 --> 00:14:05,680 Disappointed so many times. And why don't you? 237 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:09,280 Say kindness to my father, who are probably dishonored so many 238 00:14:09,280 --> 00:14:11,200 times. And. 239 00:14:11,200 --> 00:14:14,920 My brother and my sister and. Our whole household won't. 240 00:14:14,920 --> 00:14:17,920 You show kindness to. Us and she's. 241 00:14:17,920 --> 00:14:21,520 Closing her ears and I can see her probably standing around and 242 00:14:21,520 --> 00:14:26,200 walking away and so I can't wait for the answer and she's 243 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:27,360 shaking. Friends. 244 00:14:31,520 --> 00:14:39,280 And then the words came, and what came out of the spies is 245 00:14:39,280 --> 00:14:41,960 mouths. We're not just words, friends. 246 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:44,960 Those are covenant words. Those. 247 00:14:44,960 --> 00:14:54,640 Are covenant words. Joshua 2 verse 14, Our lives for 248 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:57,680 your lives. Wow. 249 00:14:59,840 --> 00:15:04,800 She must have said What? It's. 250 00:15:04,800 --> 00:15:09,480 Like almost like Jesus saying to us today my life. 251 00:15:10,560 --> 00:15:15,400 For your life. My. 252 00:15:15,400 --> 00:15:18,440 I paid with my blood. I paid the price. 253 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:22,000 Eugene, you're a sinful man. But I. 254 00:15:22,000 --> 00:15:24,560 Redeem you. I saw the cry in your heart. 255 00:15:26,160 --> 00:15:29,800 Nothing that you've done deserve for my deserve my redemption, 256 00:15:30,000 --> 00:15:33,520 but I love. You I pursue you our lives for 257 00:15:33,520 --> 00:15:37,040 your lives. The men assured her. 258 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:40,920 If you don't tell. What we are doing? 259 00:15:41,440 --> 00:15:47,080 We will treat you kindly and faithfully when the Lord. 260 00:15:47,080 --> 00:15:49,320 Gives us the land. She. 261 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:54,520 Asked for kindness. What do they add allies for your 262 00:15:54,520 --> 00:15:57,960 lives? Kindness, faithfulness. 263 00:15:58,400 --> 00:16:04,040 That to me sounds a bit like covenant it sounds. 264 00:16:04,040 --> 00:16:07,440 Like Jesus saying I'll. Show you kindness. 265 00:16:08,640 --> 00:16:12,800 I've given my life. For your life, I'll be faithful 266 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:15,520 over you. Nothing will snatch you out of 267 00:16:15,520 --> 00:16:18,960 my hand, Neither height nor depth. 268 00:16:19,080 --> 00:16:21,520 Nothing will rip you out of my hand. 269 00:16:21,920 --> 00:16:25,480 Nothing, my. Life for your life. 270 00:16:26,880 --> 00:16:31,440 And she asked for a sign. The first. 271 00:16:31,440 --> 00:16:36,120 Sign was Covenant language and then to seal this Covenant 272 00:16:36,120 --> 00:16:39,560 language we read in verse 18 Joshua. 273 00:16:39,560 --> 00:16:42,560 Two verse 18 says this. It starts. 274 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:46,840 In verse 17 it says this oath will not be binding verse 18 275 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:51,680 unless when we enter the land you have tied. 276 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:56,240 This Scarlet cord you. See. 277 00:16:56,240 --> 00:17:00,120 She didn't come like Gideon. Give me a sign like. 278 00:17:00,120 --> 00:17:03,240 Tomorrow it's dry the. Next day it's wet and all those 279 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,079 kind of things because of doubt. No way. 280 00:17:05,400 --> 00:17:07,960 She said give me. A sign there's covenant language 281 00:17:07,960 --> 00:17:10,680 spoken over my heart. Give me a sign. 282 00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:14,520 That I can hang so that when you travel around the city or. 283 00:17:14,520 --> 00:17:15,880 When you take this. Land. 284 00:17:15,880 --> 00:17:18,000 She didn't know how it's going to happen, but. 285 00:17:18,000 --> 00:17:20,280 But but but when. You take the city. 286 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:22,200 Give me a sign. That. 287 00:17:22,240 --> 00:17:25,680 I will be standing. Everybody that's in my house. 288 00:17:25,880 --> 00:17:27,760 Give me a sign. So that you. 289 00:17:27,760 --> 00:17:31,240 Recognize where I stay? It was not a a sign of 290 00:17:31,240 --> 00:17:33,000 disbelief, friends. It was. 291 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:36,920 A sign of belief. What's the red cord? 292 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:39,320 Why is the cord? Red Friends, What's? 293 00:17:39,320 --> 00:17:41,720 The color of Jesus's blood that he shed. 294 00:17:41,720 --> 00:17:46,360 For us on Calvary, this. Red cord was a picture of Jesus. 295 00:17:49,120 --> 00:17:51,640 You and I, friends. When Jesus steps in. 296 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:56,600 I don't see color and Christian doesn't see color and Dennis 297 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:59,280 doesn't see color. Because what's the color of your 298 00:17:59,280 --> 00:18:02,040 blood? Red. 299 00:18:03,320 --> 00:18:06,560 Jesus paid. With His blood, for our blood. 300 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:12,640 With his life. For our life, Scarlet. 301 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:16,960 Cord in the window. And then we see further on in 302 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:21,000 verse 21, we see that she believes what they're saying. 303 00:18:21,000 --> 00:18:22,680 She'll hang the scarlet cord, she. 304 00:18:22,960 --> 00:18:26,000 They tell her they hang the scarlet cord, She says OK, she 305 00:18:26,000 --> 00:18:27,800 says these words. In verse 21. 306 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:31,000 Agree, she replied. Let it be. 307 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:34,560 As you say so. She sent them away, and the 308 00:18:34,560 --> 00:18:37,800 departed, and she tied. The scarlet cord. 309 00:18:38,480 --> 00:18:42,920 In the window. She tied the scarlet cord in. 310 00:18:42,920 --> 00:18:45,520 The window and the story. Goes like this friends. 311 00:18:45,680 --> 00:18:46,880 If you go and. Read the whole. 312 00:18:46,880 --> 00:18:51,520 Story from Joshua to. To Joshua 6, you'll read that 313 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:55,440 the first day, The Spies. Went back and they gave a good. 314 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:57,720 Report because their hearts are filled with. 315 00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:59,720 More faith? Because of this Canaanite. 316 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:01,080 Lady. They told. 317 00:19:01,080 --> 00:19:03,520 Them that there's fear in the land and Joshua. 318 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:06,400 Said OK, let's cross. Over and they crossed. 319 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:09,160 Over the Jordan. And they came into the promised 320 00:19:09,160 --> 00:19:12,000 land, and then God says. Through a whole series of 321 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,480 events. Walk around the city once a day 322 00:19:14,480 --> 00:19:16,680 for six. Days The last day you walk 7. 323 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,720 Days and every day. They walk. 324 00:19:18,720 --> 00:19:22,560 They saw the red cord in. The window, knowing that there's 325 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:26,600 a Canaanite woman will become part of their tribe, not part of 326 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:30,920 the Canaanite tribe anymore and they walked around the city. 327 00:19:30,920 --> 00:19:35,080 And on the 7th day, I can only imagine Rahab with her family 328 00:19:35,240 --> 00:19:40,640 sitting in the house hearing it sounds. 329 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:42,920 Like bombs. Next to her as. 330 00:19:42,920 --> 00:19:45,320 The walls cave in. Looking. 331 00:19:45,320 --> 00:19:47,640 Out the. Window probably and see smoke 332 00:19:47,640 --> 00:19:49,720 because the. Bible says the place was on 333 00:19:49,720 --> 00:19:52,200 fire. Hearing screams. 334 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:56,240 Hearing voices and inner heart. Thank you Jesus. 335 00:19:56,520 --> 00:19:58,440 Thank you. Lord, the Lord of Israel. 336 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,680 She didn't know Jesus. Then but the Lord. 337 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:03,480 Of Israel. Thank you, the Lord. 338 00:20:03,480 --> 00:20:05,880 Of Israel. That you saving me. 339 00:20:06,000 --> 00:20:09,440 That you keeping me safe. Oh, another another wall down. 340 00:20:09,640 --> 00:20:12,440 Thank you for keeping me safe. Oh, another wall down. 341 00:20:13,920 --> 00:20:17,120 And then it says. Joshua sent the spies back. 342 00:20:17,760 --> 00:20:20,040 Those exactly. Spies to go and. 343 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:26,560 Take her out and bring her into the nation of Israel and the 344 00:20:26,560 --> 00:20:29,160 Bible says. That she stays there. 345 00:20:29,400 --> 00:20:32,560 Until this day, Go and read it, friends. 346 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:36,520 Go and read it. We can stop. 347 00:20:36,520 --> 00:20:40,000 The story there because. That is the end of the picture 348 00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:42,520 that I've painted and we can just end. 349 00:20:42,520 --> 00:20:44,840 There, but there's more to this story, friends. 350 00:20:46,800 --> 00:20:51,640 Let's go to Matthew 1, Matthew one again, and we end with this 351 00:20:53,160 --> 00:20:58,840 Matthew 1 salmon. The father of Boaz. 352 00:20:59,960 --> 00:21:05,640 Whose mother? Was Rahab Boaz the father of 353 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:07,520 Obed? Whose mother? 354 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:12,160 Was Ruth Obed the father of Jesse and? 355 00:21:12,160 --> 00:21:20,120 Jesse, the father of King David and down the line, King Jesus. 356 00:21:24,120 --> 00:21:27,360 You see, friends, the spies. Promised her kindness and 357 00:21:27,360 --> 00:21:29,800 faithfulness our. Lives for your lives. 358 00:21:30,320 --> 00:21:33,200 And along came a man with the name of Salmon. 359 00:21:33,200 --> 00:21:37,720 In biblical days, his names, pronounced as Salma we know 360 00:21:37,720 --> 00:21:42,000 today is Salmon and he fell in love with Rahab. 361 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:46,640 And he fulfilled. Covenant Language My life. 362 00:21:46,640 --> 00:21:49,320 For your life. And he took her as his wife. 363 00:21:51,920 --> 00:21:52,920 And we. Don't know much. 364 00:21:52,920 --> 00:21:55,600 About this man his. Name's only mentioned twice in 365 00:21:55,600 --> 00:21:58,920 the Bible. And it's every time in Luke. 366 00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,040 Three in the genealogy and in Matthew in the genealogy. 367 00:22:02,040 --> 00:22:04,000 We know nothing else about this man. 368 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:07,440 But what we? Do know is there's? 369 00:22:07,440 --> 00:22:12,240 A whole book written. About his boy Boaz in the Book 370 00:22:12,280 --> 00:22:15,880 of Ruth. And it says. 371 00:22:15,880 --> 00:22:17,720 Boaz was a kind. Man. 372 00:22:19,040 --> 00:22:24,160 Says Boaz. Loved truth, says Boaz, redeemed 373 00:22:24,160 --> 00:22:28,320 truth. He will not know this, but in 374 00:22:28,320 --> 00:22:31,080 this baptism pool this morning was a man. 375 00:22:31,400 --> 00:22:33,560 That redeemed. A lady and baptized. 376 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:38,160 Two daughters this morning. Because he's a Boaz. 377 00:22:40,600 --> 00:22:45,840 Because he's a Boaz. And Rory Dyer said this? 378 00:22:46,600 --> 00:22:47,840 He said. The reason I. 379 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:52,040 Believe Boaz knew how to take care of Ruth. 380 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:54,800 Who was? A Moabite lady coming from a 381 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:59,800 line of incest of the Moabites. It's a story for. 382 00:22:59,800 --> 00:23:02,000 Another day. But. 383 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:05,480 She was an outsider and the reason why Boaz could redeem 384 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:07,680 Ruth. Is because he saw. 385 00:23:08,200 --> 00:23:11,800 How his dad salmon. Redeemed his mother, Rahab. 386 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:14,080 Wow. Wow. 387 00:23:17,920 --> 00:23:22,360 You see when Ruth got. When Rahab got redeemed, she got 388 00:23:22,360 --> 00:23:27,720 redeemed out of the inheritance of Canaan into the inheritance 389 00:23:27,720 --> 00:23:29,640 of Israel. Into. 390 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:38,080 The inheritance of Christ into the genealogy, friends into the 391 00:23:38,240 --> 00:23:41,840 the genealogy. Salmon not only loved her out. 392 00:23:41,840 --> 00:23:45,360 Of her past he loved. It into her future. 393 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,760 When you made your covenant. Vows and when we said our vows. 394 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:52,320 Those vows were. Not how we. 395 00:23:52,320 --> 00:23:54,200 Felt at that. Moment, friends. 396 00:23:54,560 --> 00:23:56,320 Those. Vows is how we. 397 00:23:56,800 --> 00:23:59,640 How we going to feel in 80 years time because? 398 00:23:59,640 --> 00:24:01,560 It's built on covenant. My. 399 00:24:01,560 --> 00:24:04,040 Life for your life I. Don't know where you. 400 00:24:04,040 --> 00:24:05,840 Are this morning. But I know when. 401 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:09,520 God gives a word like this. You might be asking here today 402 00:24:09,520 --> 00:24:11,760 that. Contemplating in your heart. 403 00:24:12,160 --> 00:24:14,920 To walk. Out on your family for whatever 404 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:17,000 reason. And God says no, I've got your 405 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:20,000 number this morning. I'm giving you another chance. 406 00:24:20,000 --> 00:24:22,200 Don't do it I've. Called you to redeem. 407 00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:24,080 I didn't call you. To walk out. 408 00:24:26,400 --> 00:24:28,800 You're not known by your past anymore. 409 00:24:29,600 --> 00:24:34,000 Rahab was a mother. Rahab was a mother. 410 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:40,440 From the story of the spies, friends, we learn silent the 411 00:24:40,440 --> 00:24:43,400 negative voices. The story of Rahab. 412 00:24:44,400 --> 00:24:49,480 We learn. Jesus redeems us completely and 413 00:24:49,480 --> 00:24:56,760 the story of salmon men Man up. Let's. 414 00:24:56,760 --> 00:25:00,240 Walk in covenant. Let's walk in faithfulness. 415 00:25:00,640 --> 00:25:05,920 Let's walk in kindness. Raab, if you have your. 416 00:25:05,920 --> 00:25:09,920 Bible and you look at the book. Of Joshua Raab. 417 00:25:09,960 --> 00:25:11,760 Only had six. Books to believe. 418 00:25:12,800 --> 00:25:14,080 She had Genesis. She had. 419 00:25:14,080 --> 00:25:15,720 Exodus. She had Deuteronomy. 420 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,640 She had Leviticus, she had. Numbers. 421 00:25:17,640 --> 00:25:21,920 And she had. Joshua up to Chapter 2 to 422 00:25:21,920 --> 00:25:23,520 Believe. And that. 423 00:25:23,520 --> 00:25:26,720 Was enough for her. She didn't. 424 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:30,560 Know her name was. Going to echo throughout the 60 425 00:25:30,560 --> 00:25:31,920 other. Books in the Bible. 426 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:34,320 She. Didn't know that in the book of 427 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:37,400 James she would commend it for what she's done. 428 00:25:38,080 --> 00:25:40,240 She didn't know that. In the book of. 429 00:25:40,240 --> 00:25:45,040 Hebrews her. Name will echo next to the names 430 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:48,520 or with the names of Abraham of. Isaac. 431 00:25:48,680 --> 00:25:52,480 Of Jacob, of Noah, of Moses as the. 432 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:56,280 Pillars of our faith. She never knew that. 433 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,120 And I think if you would. Have told her in. 434 00:26:00,120 --> 00:26:02,280 Matthew. It would be written. 435 00:26:02,280 --> 00:26:03,680 That she. Will be the great. 436 00:26:03,680 --> 00:26:06,400 Great, great, great, great, great, great, great, great, 437 00:26:06,480 --> 00:26:09,200 great, great, great great grandmother of Jesus. 438 00:26:09,200 --> 00:26:11,600 She would have. She would have not believed it, 439 00:26:12,440 --> 00:26:14,800 but. God needs Grace, pursued her. 440 00:26:17,760 --> 00:26:20,840 And God needs grace allowed. Her to be. 441 00:26:20,840 --> 00:26:26,360 Called into his inheritance, I end with this story. 442 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:30,760 Before I. Do I just want to say? 443 00:26:30,760 --> 00:26:32,960 This the request of today. Listen. 444 00:26:32,960 --> 00:26:36,560 To this mothers listen to this, fathers. 445 00:26:36,560 --> 00:26:39,000 Listen to this young. Man, young girl. 446 00:26:39,720 --> 00:26:45,080 The request of today, the prayers we pray, the faith we 447 00:26:45,080 --> 00:26:45,920 hold on. To. 448 00:26:46,520 --> 00:26:48,640 Will. Echo into eternity through. 449 00:26:48,640 --> 00:26:51,000 The pages of history that we busy writing. 450 00:26:51,000 --> 00:26:54,320 Today. Let. 451 00:26:54,320 --> 00:26:57,000 Me say that again. The request and the. 452 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,120 Prayers, we pray. Today, with the faith we have 453 00:26:59,120 --> 00:27:02,320 today. Will echo into eternity. 454 00:27:03,120 --> 00:27:07,400 Through the pages of history, our lives, that Jesus is 455 00:27:07,400 --> 00:27:13,280 rewritten. And is busy rewriting today I 456 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,040 end with this I. Close the story. 457 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:18,240 Of my mother. And mom, if you're watching 458 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:22,520 Happy Mother's Day, you're the kindest lady that I know. 459 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:30,680 I love you dearly. My grandma was 21 years old and 460 00:27:30,720 --> 00:27:38,720 she stayed in Pretoria and a married man double her age took 461 00:27:38,720 --> 00:27:41,720 advantage of her. My grandma was a single girl, 462 00:27:44,040 --> 00:27:46,960 and this man was, apparently I've heard, a brilliant 463 00:27:46,960 --> 00:27:50,160 sportsman, and he was quite well known in his circles. 464 00:27:50,760 --> 00:27:53,800 And when he heard my grandma's pregnant, he rejected her. 465 00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,480 And I've been told that my grandma roamed the streets of 466 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:03,760 Pretoria many, many, many nights and days, not having a place to 467 00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:08,480 stay. And at that stage she 468 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:12,760 contemplated suicide. She contemplated abortion 469 00:28:13,600 --> 00:28:16,880 because she was. Outcast, her family casted. 470 00:28:16,880 --> 00:28:20,640 Out at those days, she didn't know where to. 471 00:28:20,640 --> 00:28:23,640 Turn to. But thank God for somebody that 472 00:28:23,640 --> 00:28:28,360 redeemed her. Somebody got on the streets and 473 00:28:28,360 --> 00:28:31,840 took her in. And my mother was born. 474 00:28:33,760 --> 00:28:36,840 And she gave my mom up for adoption because she didn't know 475 00:28:36,840 --> 00:28:38,920 how she was going to care for this baby. 476 00:28:41,200 --> 00:28:42,240 And my. Mother. 477 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:45,960 Grew up with a beautiful adopted parents who. 478 00:28:45,960 --> 00:28:52,880 Became her own parents. And in the meantime, my my mom's 479 00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:55,000 biological mother. My grandmother. 480 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:58,840 Got saved. And she started praying for my 481 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:01,720 mother, not knowing where she is. 482 00:29:03,880 --> 00:29:07,320 And my mom met my dad. Which was a kind. 483 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:10,840 Man. And my dad and my mom got saved. 484 00:29:11,720 --> 00:29:14,680 And my mom's heart's desire was to know her mother. 485 00:29:15,800 --> 00:29:18,640 And my my grandma's desire was to know her. 486 00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:23,160 Daughter. And in my mom's cities, she met 487 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:27,640 her mom, biological mom, for the first time and when she greeted 488 00:29:27,640 --> 00:29:32,120 I'll never forget she said hello mother and she got. 489 00:29:32,120 --> 00:29:35,400 Introduced to us as. Grandmother and I just. 490 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:37,240 Hugged her. And I loved her. 491 00:29:37,240 --> 00:29:41,080 I'll never forget her smell. We've only known her for about 3 492 00:29:41,080 --> 00:29:43,240 years. Before Jesus took her away. 493 00:29:47,440 --> 00:29:51,680 And me and my. Brother my sister was born and. 494 00:29:51,680 --> 00:29:57,680 We serving Jesus. And Jesse and jaded. 495 00:30:00,040 --> 00:30:04,720 And Vika and. Joshua and JC Lee and to my 496 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:06,600 sister. Olivia is born and. 497 00:30:07,560 --> 00:30:10,920 We're serving Jesus and I believe. 498 00:30:10,920 --> 00:30:13,000 We're serving Jesus because we had a. 499 00:30:13,400 --> 00:30:15,280 Grandmother. That. 500 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,400 Prayed for her daughter. That didn't even know. 501 00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:20,360 Where she was and her daughter. Got saved and. 502 00:30:20,360 --> 00:30:24,160 Her children got saved and our children's getting saved and we 503 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:27,120 believe our children. Will get saved friends. 504 00:30:27,120 --> 00:30:31,320 You're not defined by your past. You're not called by your past. 505 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:33,920 You're called by what, Jesus? Is doing in your. 506 00:30:33,920 --> 00:30:37,720 Life. Rahab was a mother. 507 00:30:42,360 --> 00:30:44,240 My question to you is this mother's. 508 00:30:44,880 --> 00:30:46,280 What? Are you praying for? 509 00:30:47,080 --> 00:30:48,600 Who? Are you praying for? 510 00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:54,840 Don't stop. The faith of Rahab changed. 511 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:57,920 The course of history. Your. 512 00:30:57,920 --> 00:31:00,200 Prayers can change the course of history. 513 00:31:02,440 --> 00:31:04,160 And I want to give you an opportunity. 514 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:08,040 As Kai just worships and. We just worship and. 515 00:31:08,040 --> 00:31:10,160 If God's busy. With you I. 516 00:31:10,160 --> 00:31:11,520 Don't know where you're at maybe. 517 00:31:11,520 --> 00:31:13,360 You got to get let go of the past. 518 00:31:13,520 --> 00:31:16,920 You can. Just remain in your seat if you 519 00:31:16,920 --> 00:31:20,480 need prayer and you say Eugene like Rahab I. 520 00:31:20,480 --> 00:31:24,000 Bet till I'm struggling. And you want to come to spies? 521 00:31:24,000 --> 00:31:26,640 That's full of faith. You're welcome to just to come 522 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:28,440 up to the front. There'll be men and women. 523 00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:30,760 Yeah, that's praying. That's going to stand with you 524 00:31:30,760 --> 00:31:33,320 and pray. With you, whatever it might be, 525 00:31:33,320 --> 00:31:35,600 but my challenge. To you is don't walk out of 526 00:31:35,600 --> 00:31:36,360 here. Today. 527 00:31:36,680 --> 00:31:40,720 Unless your past is in the past and Jesus has showed. 528 00:31:40,720 --> 00:31:47,600 You, your future Rahab. Was a mother. 529 00:31:48,400 --> 00:31:51,440 And for every mother that's leaving here this morning, you 530 00:31:51,440 --> 00:31:54,800 in the cube, you in thought zone, you in the mother's room. 531 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:56,440 If you want to come, you're welcome to. 532 00:31:56,440 --> 00:31:58,080 Come. Or just there, where you are. 533 00:31:58,400 --> 00:32:02,800 But as you leave today, there'll be a scarlet cord, a red ribbon. 534 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:04,240 Take. A red ribbon. 535 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:05,960 And put it in your Bible because. 536 00:32:05,960 --> 00:32:08,320 The prayers of A. Mother are being. 537 00:32:08,320 --> 00:32:14,040 Heard by God, Let it be a sign. Every time you see that ribbon. 538 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:17,320 Jesus saved my boy. Jesus saved my. 539 00:32:17,320 --> 00:32:20,600 Girl, they need to be in my house under my ribbon. 540 00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:24,640 Because you're jealous for them. Father, I want to stand in the 541 00:32:24,640 --> 00:32:26,840 gap. And if you need to leave, leave. 542 00:32:26,840 --> 00:32:28,400 Quietly, but if you want to. Stay. 543 00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:30,760 Now's the moment. Thank you, Kai.