1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,680 I wonder if you've ever had a day full of, like, a bunch of 2 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:07,320 hard work, like strenuous or mentally fatiguing that during 3 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:10,800 the day as you're going through it, or maybe even a season that 4 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:15,800 you're in, You're daydreaming about the end of the day, right? 5 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,760 You're in the middle of the muck, but you're thinking about 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,320 the end of the muck. Anybody. 7 00:00:22,040 --> 00:00:23,400 So, like, you're out in the yard. 8 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:24,480 It's hot. It's sweaty. 9 00:00:24,480 --> 00:00:26,600 You're working, you're grimy, you're filthy, and you're 10 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:30,670 thinking about the. Ice cold shower and the even 11 00:00:30,670 --> 00:00:34,390 colder glass of lemonade and some chips and salsa that just 12 00:00:34,390 --> 00:00:36,150 seems right. Like something salty after 13 00:00:36,150 --> 00:00:37,590 you've been sweating a lot, right? 14 00:00:37,590 --> 00:00:39,630 Am I the only one? Am I the only one? 15 00:00:40,190 --> 00:00:41,790 Chips and. Salsa, OK? 16 00:00:41,830 --> 00:00:43,990 Praise God. See you at 2 E's later. 17 00:00:47,670 --> 00:00:49,710 And the best part? Like what I really? 18 00:00:49,710 --> 00:00:55,190 Think about is like cool, clean, crisp sheets at the end of the 19 00:00:55,190 --> 00:00:58,230 night, the fan blowing. Falling asleep. 20 00:00:59,070 --> 00:01:01,630 The right kind of exhausted not. Weary just. 21 00:01:02,670 --> 00:01:05,630 Exhausted. It's like crossing the finish 22 00:01:05,630 --> 00:01:08,550 line while you're in the race. I don't know if you're ever a 23 00:01:08,550 --> 00:01:10,030 runner. I was a runner in high school, 24 00:01:10,030 --> 00:01:11,350 and I was. Terrible at it. 25 00:01:11,550 --> 00:01:14,630 Like, really bad. I need a Hot Pocket go run 800 26 00:01:14,630 --> 00:01:17,630 meters which is only twice around the track. 27 00:01:17,630 --> 00:01:19,870 But after like the first 10 steps, I'm already thinking 28 00:01:19,870 --> 00:01:26,110 about the end. True story, but I'm so glad. 29 00:01:20,870 --> 00:01:23,030 Then I get to the end. I puke out my hot. 30 00:01:26,110 --> 00:01:28,470 That the race is over. Done. 31 00:01:29,110 --> 00:01:32,990 And what we're discussing today is this kind of idea that we've 32 00:01:32,990 --> 00:01:36,710 been daydreaming for the finish line for so long. 33 00:01:36,710 --> 00:01:39,630 Here at Illuminate Church it was. 11 years we've been in 34 00:01:39,630 --> 00:01:41,470 existence. Today's message is called. 35 00:01:41,470 --> 00:01:46,390 Victory in the promised land. It's that feeling at the end. 36 00:01:46,470 --> 00:01:49,310 Of the race when you cross the line. 37 00:01:49,980 --> 00:01:52,740 And what happens there? God wanted at the very beginning 38 00:01:52,740 --> 00:01:54,780 to make His name famous, just like we do. 39 00:01:54,780 --> 00:01:56,060 And when I say that we want to make the. 40 00:01:56,060 --> 00:01:58,460 Name of Jesus Famous. I'm not talking about 41 00:01:58,460 --> 00:02:01,380 popularity. I'm not talking about fame as. 42 00:02:01,380 --> 00:02:03,220 The world knows it. What I mean? 43 00:02:03,220 --> 00:02:06,020 Is that every heart in our region would. 44 00:02:06,060 --> 00:02:10,979 Think of Jesus first kids at night when it be clamoring for a 45 00:02:11,020 --> 00:02:13,380 movie. Or this or that people in their 46 00:02:13,380 --> 00:02:15,060 homes that they're thinking about. 47 00:02:15,220 --> 00:02:17,220 Jesus. It's the lens through which 48 00:02:17,260 --> 00:02:19,460 everything comes. Through it's What gives life and 49 00:02:19,460 --> 00:02:21,620 what gives hope? What gives purpose to every 50 00:02:21,620 --> 00:02:25,340 person and that's how the name. Of Jesus becomes famous, I'm 51 00:02:25,340 --> 00:02:26,780 not. Talking about a popularity 52 00:02:26,780 --> 00:02:30,100 contest, right? God wanted the same at the 53 00:02:30,100 --> 00:02:34,340 beginning, that everybody would know His name, know His power, 54 00:02:34,620 --> 00:02:37,100 know his love, know his. Will for their life. 55 00:02:37,100 --> 00:02:39,460 That they can live in peace with God. 56 00:02:39,460 --> 00:02:41,420 He wanted that to happen. So what did God do? 57 00:02:41,420 --> 00:02:45,140 He has to plan where he. Chose a certain group of people, 58 00:02:45,300 --> 00:02:48,020 and he gave them a certain. Place right? 59 00:02:48,260 --> 00:02:52,260 That people were called the Hebrew people or they eventually 60 00:02:52,260 --> 00:02:55,500 called the Israelites or even today called the Jews right? 61 00:02:55,900 --> 00:02:59,860 This group of people got hand selected on the earth and then 62 00:02:59,860 --> 00:03:02,740 he gave them a place and that place is called the promised 63 00:03:02,740 --> 00:03:04,020 land. Everyone said promised Land, 64 00:03:04,890 --> 00:03:06,730 also known as a Holy Land. Now it's known as. 65 00:03:06,810 --> 00:03:09,930 Israel and we can talk about what the name of Israel means is 66 00:03:09,930 --> 00:03:12,210 amazing, but essentially means God wins. 67 00:03:12,210 --> 00:03:16,490 God perseveres in the end, the journey for the people. 68 00:03:16,490 --> 00:03:18,690 Of God to get to this promised land was. 69 00:03:20,090 --> 00:03:23,090 Arduous. Incredible. 70 00:03:23,210 --> 00:03:25,610 It all started with Abram. I'm going to read out of Genesis 71 00:03:25,610 --> 00:03:27,410 chapter 12, but I want you and your Bibles. 72 00:03:27,410 --> 00:03:30,130 To go to Joshua Chapter 5, because we're really going to 73 00:03:30,130 --> 00:03:33,130 spend time in Joshua chapter 5, but in Genesis. 74 00:03:33,470 --> 00:03:36,230 Chapter 12. The selection of these people 75 00:03:36,350 --> 00:03:40,390 begins with a man named Abram Verse, one the Lord had said to 76 00:03:40,390 --> 00:03:43,910 Abraham, who becomes father. Abraham, who had many sons and 77 00:03:43,910 --> 00:03:48,070 many sons, had. The Lord say to Abraham, go from 78 00:03:48,070 --> 00:03:52,230 your country, go from your people, go from your father's 79 00:03:52,230 --> 00:03:55,270 household to the land I will show you he's. 80 00:03:55,270 --> 00:03:58,390 Picking the people and the place, I will make you into a 81 00:03:58,390 --> 00:04:01,490 great nation. I, the Lord God, will bless you. 82 00:04:01,490 --> 00:04:04,650 I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 83 00:04:05,170 --> 00:04:07,090 I will bless those who bless you and whoever. 84 00:04:07,090 --> 00:04:11,930 Curses you I will curse, and all peoples on the earth will be 85 00:04:11,930 --> 00:04:17,529 blessed through you. God pick a people to bless so 86 00:04:17,529 --> 00:04:20,410 that they could then bless the nations. 87 00:04:20,810 --> 00:04:24,650 How Letting the nations. Know about the Holy One. 88 00:04:25,490 --> 00:04:28,050 About the Lord our God, the King. 89 00:04:28,450 --> 00:04:31,130 This is the plan. God's picking the people to make 90 00:04:31,130 --> 00:04:34,490 himself known to all peoples, and he blessed the. 91 00:04:34,490 --> 00:04:38,050 People that he chose. But as the story goes and and 92 00:04:38,050 --> 00:04:39,770 listen, I'm going to fly through a lot of things and the. 93 00:04:39,770 --> 00:04:43,170 Details aren't what necessarily matters here this morning. 94 00:04:43,610 --> 00:04:45,330 I mean, we can. Talk details after service if 95 00:04:45,330 --> 00:04:46,250 you want to. We can have a little. 96 00:04:46,450 --> 00:04:48,690 Hang out and talk about them. Really, what I want you to 97 00:04:48,690 --> 00:04:51,650 experience if we can. This morning is the long 98 00:04:52,010 --> 00:04:55,410 journey. Of these people as they got to. 99 00:04:55,410 --> 00:04:56,960 The Promised land. All right. 100 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:58,120 It starts with a man named Abram. 101 00:04:58,120 --> 00:05:01,080 I got this little. Do we have the little family 102 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:02,160 tree thing here? Yeah. 103 00:05:02,280 --> 00:05:05,880 Abrams up there, He has a son named Isaac, and Isaac has a son 104 00:05:05,880 --> 00:05:08,520 named Jacob. And Jacob has. 12 Sons who 105 00:05:08,520 --> 00:05:12,400 become the. 12 tribes of Israel. And while all this is going on, 106 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:14,960 the people have kind of moved and checking out the promised 107 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:18,920 land, it's called. Canaan at the time and while 108 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,880 they're there there's a massive famine and the. 109 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,240 Lord has already provided this is one of the details I just 110 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,320 don't have time to dive into. Today, but God saves them and 111 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:30,760 brings them down to. Egypt through one of the twelve 112 00:05:30,760 --> 00:05:34,040 sons named Joseph. He's son 11 there and they get 113 00:05:34,040 --> 00:05:37,520 to Egypt and they're saved from the famine and then they are in 114 00:05:37,520 --> 00:05:40,840 Egypt. For quite a while I from from 115 00:05:40,840 --> 00:05:43,720 the time of Abram to the time of Joseph saving his people in 116 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:48,110 Egypt is 220. Years, right, 220. 117 00:05:48,110 --> 00:05:50,630 Years have passed. Just anybody want to take a 118 00:05:50,630 --> 00:05:53,270 guess how many years the United States has been a nation? 119 00:05:53,270 --> 00:05:59,430 Let me just do the math. 247. So roughly, the entire existence 120 00:05:59,430 --> 00:06:02,790 of the United States of America has transpired between Abram 121 00:06:03,710 --> 00:06:08,510 coming down and finally they end up in Egypt by God's saving hand 122 00:06:08,510 --> 00:06:11,430 through one of. The sons of Egypt, our sons of. 123 00:06:11,430 --> 00:06:15,130 Israel Joseph here, right? Jacobs, by the way, he's. 124 00:06:15,170 --> 00:06:17,490 He's the one who gets his name changed to Israel when he 125 00:06:17,490 --> 00:06:20,250 wrestles with God. And there's a bunch of details 126 00:06:20,250 --> 00:06:21,210 I'm just. Flying through here. 127 00:06:21,690 --> 00:06:24,330 So then they get to Israel, I'm, excuse me, Egypt. 128 00:06:24,330 --> 00:06:25,850 And in Egypt they begin to multiply. 129 00:06:25,850 --> 00:06:28,770 They become so numerous that Pharaoh puts them into slavery. 130 00:06:28,890 --> 00:06:33,050 They are in. Egypt for 430. 131 00:06:33,290 --> 00:06:36,810 Years. It's we say this number all the. 132 00:06:36,810 --> 00:06:40,370 Time, But we don't really think about the meaning of 430. 133 00:06:40,370 --> 00:06:42,730 Years nearly double the time of our nation. 134 00:06:44,590 --> 00:06:46,830 They're there all combined so far. 135 00:06:46,830 --> 00:06:51,430 It's been 650 years since Abrams been told I'm going to. 136 00:06:51,430 --> 00:06:53,870 Bless you. And you're going to have a home, 137 00:06:54,190 --> 00:06:57,790 the promised land. We've been waiting 11 years as a 138 00:06:57,790 --> 00:07:01,270 church. Just so we're all together and 139 00:07:01,270 --> 00:07:03,710 some of you that were in the church that was previous to. 140 00:07:03,710 --> 00:07:08,110 This one have been waiting maybe. 20 I don't know, 600 and 141 00:07:08,650 --> 00:07:10,770 50 years. And then if you know the story, 142 00:07:10,770 --> 00:07:14,290 God sends Moses, Moses let my people go and Farrah lets them 143 00:07:14,290 --> 00:07:15,570 go. There's a whole Passover thing. 144 00:07:15,570 --> 00:07:16,690 Again, details. Incredible. 145 00:07:16,690 --> 00:07:18,690 Details Amazing parts of the story. 146 00:07:18,810 --> 00:07:21,210 They walk through the Red Sea. They get to the Jordan River. 147 00:07:21,370 --> 00:07:23,370 When they're at the Jordan River, they have a faith crisis 148 00:07:23,370 --> 00:07:26,130 and after 650 years they get turned around. 149 00:07:26,930 --> 00:07:30,250 None shall enter. They wander around in the desert 150 00:07:30,250 --> 00:07:36,710 for 40 more. Years 40, that's four times. 151 00:07:36,830 --> 00:07:39,230 Roughly the length of. Our church's history they. 152 00:07:39,230 --> 00:07:43,950 Wandered in the wilderness waiting to enter into the 153 00:07:43,950 --> 00:07:49,710 Promised Land and. Then finally, 690 years after 154 00:07:49,710 --> 00:07:55,230 Genesis chapter 12, verse one, the people of God enter the 155 00:07:55,230 --> 00:07:57,550 promised land under Joshua's command. 156 00:08:01,350 --> 00:08:04,660 We made it. Hallelujah. 157 00:08:04,820 --> 00:08:07,620 Let's open some. Let's open some barrels of wine. 158 00:08:08,820 --> 00:08:14,060 Let's eat figs, make tents and villages, and be a family. 159 00:08:17,300 --> 00:08:19,060 I don't know if you read your Bible. 160 00:08:19,460 --> 00:08:21,540 The first five books of the Bible. 161 00:08:21,980 --> 00:08:24,380 Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Due toronomy called the tour of the 162 00:08:24,380 --> 00:08:27,940 Penituke, right? Then you get Joshua. 163 00:08:28,780 --> 00:08:32,220 They enter the promised. Land and the first. 164 00:08:32,490 --> 00:08:34,409 Thing. They have to do. 165 00:08:35,010 --> 00:08:47,090 In the promised land is fight. Like for real, God, 690 years we 166 00:08:47,090 --> 00:08:49,290 thought we're going to cross the finish line, kick back in a 167 00:08:49,290 --> 00:08:51,250 hammock and be like. Peace out, homies. 168 00:08:52,450 --> 00:08:56,010 But that's not what happened. You better know this truth. 169 00:08:56,010 --> 00:08:59,570 Write it down. Enemies still lurk in a promised 170 00:08:59,570 --> 00:09:03,480 land. Where we're headed as a church. 171 00:09:04,440 --> 00:09:07,360 In just a few months, it's not a season to kick. 172 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,080 Back our. Heels and take it easy and say, 173 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:16,280 hey, we made it. It's been 11 years, right? 174 00:09:11,120 --> 00:09:20,360 Look at 11. It's time to fight as soon as we 175 00:09:20,360 --> 00:09:26,440 get to the promised land. Enemies lurking isn't just the 176 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:30,520 curveball of all curveballs. Like they cross. 177 00:09:30,970 --> 00:09:34,410 Over the Jordan, and there in front of them is the oldest city 178 00:09:34,410 --> 00:09:37,450 in civilization. Jericho May excuse me. 179 00:09:37,450 --> 00:09:41,650 March of. 2025 come with me to Israel and you can see it for 180 00:09:41,650 --> 00:09:44,290 yourself. It's right there. 181 00:09:44,570 --> 00:09:46,890 Like, wait, this is it? Yeah, that's it. 182 00:09:48,690 --> 00:09:53,370 We'll have lunch together. In Jericho, you just want to be. 183 00:09:53,370 --> 00:09:55,130 There, okay. Just start saving your pennies. 184 00:09:55,170 --> 00:09:57,800 That's all I'm telling you now. So you finally get to what you 185 00:09:57,800 --> 00:10:00,440 think is the finish line you're. Ready to receive your reward, 186 00:10:00,440 --> 00:10:03,120 And the Lord says Nope. You got to get back on the the 187 00:10:03,320 --> 00:10:05,200 starting line and let's go again. 188 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,800 I don't know if you've ever felt this like, hey, once I get 189 00:10:08,800 --> 00:10:12,240 there, then I'll be. Able to rest like if I just get 190 00:10:12,240 --> 00:10:13,880 married all my problems are going to go. 191 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:17,200 Away if I just get divorced. All my problems. 192 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:21,600 Will go away. If I just get that new job, then 193 00:10:21,600 --> 00:10:24,440 whoo. If I just get that raise, then 194 00:10:24,440 --> 00:10:26,830 yeah. I just get that spiritual 195 00:10:26,830 --> 00:10:30,830 breakthrough, then Whoo, go on that vacation. 196 00:10:31,710 --> 00:10:36,030 Just got back from one enemy still lurking. 197 00:10:37,270 --> 00:10:40,190 Just saying what you think is the promised land with the 198 00:10:40,190 --> 00:10:44,140 promised land still has enemies. So while we're talking about the 199 00:10:44,180 --> 00:10:46,820 ancient church and while we're talking about our today. 200 00:10:47,260 --> 00:10:50,900 You can also use this in your. Own mind and heart. 201 00:10:50,900 --> 00:10:53,860 There may be a season that you're wandering through and 202 00:10:53,860 --> 00:10:55,900 you're want to get to the finish line, but just. 203 00:10:55,900 --> 00:10:59,740 Be aware, beware. When you get to the finish line, 204 00:10:59,740 --> 00:11:03,500 there's an enemy lurking there until we get to heaven. 205 00:11:04,460 --> 00:11:06,700 Lord, may that come. In Jesus name. 206 00:11:06,700 --> 00:11:08,500 I'm ready. Let's just go. 207 00:11:09,620 --> 00:11:10,580 So I want. You to take. 208 00:11:10,580 --> 00:11:11,900 A quick journey with me I'm going to look through. 209 00:11:11,900 --> 00:11:13,340 The book of Joshua. Super quick. 210 00:11:13,930 --> 00:11:16,210 Again, it's not the details that matter as much as the. 211 00:11:16,210 --> 00:11:19,770 Journey Joshua Chapter One. The Lord gives the command of 212 00:11:19,770 --> 00:11:22,810 the Israelite. People to Joshua, and he gives 213 00:11:22,810 --> 00:11:26,490 him the confidence to command, he says to him in Joshua chapter 214 00:11:26,490 --> 00:11:27,770 one. Not once, not twice, not three 215 00:11:27,770 --> 00:11:31,570 times, but four times. Be strong and courageous one 216 00:11:31,570 --> 00:11:35,610 time even saying be. Strong and very courageous. 217 00:11:35,930 --> 00:11:39,690 Why would God tell Joshua to be strong and courageous unless 218 00:11:39,690 --> 00:11:43,660 there was an enemy to fight? If you don't need courage, then 219 00:11:43,660 --> 00:11:45,620 there's no enemy to fight. But God knew. 220 00:11:45,700 --> 00:11:47,420 What he was about to face, so he says. 221 00:11:47,420 --> 00:11:51,940 Listen to me Joshua 12244 times. Be strong and courageous. 222 00:11:52,700 --> 00:11:55,860 Let God's word be true to us today to where we are headed. 223 00:11:56,700 --> 00:12:00,580 What he wants from this? Church in this region, we need 224 00:12:00,580 --> 00:12:03,300 to be strong. And very courageous. 225 00:12:03,300 --> 00:12:08,870 Look at your neighbors. You sounded like you're talking 226 00:12:08,870 --> 00:12:06,100 them up for a Checkers match. Say be strong be. 227 00:12:10,030 --> 00:12:12,830 We're going to spiritual. Battle with the enemy, say. 228 00:12:12,830 --> 00:12:15,830 Be strong. Be courageous. 229 00:12:16,870 --> 00:12:17,630 You're going to. Need it. 230 00:12:18,510 --> 00:12:22,070 The Lord knows Joshua chapter two, we get the story of Rahab, 231 00:12:22,070 --> 00:12:23,830 this prostitute who's included in the. 232 00:12:23,830 --> 00:12:26,950 Story of Jesus. Just think about that for a 233 00:12:26,950 --> 00:12:29,070 minute. The chief of all sinners 234 00:12:29,070 --> 00:12:33,230 included in the saving. Story of Jesus if Rahab can be 235 00:12:33,230 --> 00:12:35,550 included. Then we certainly can be 236 00:12:35,550 --> 00:12:37,550 included. A beautiful, wonderful, 237 00:12:37,550 --> 00:12:39,070 incredible story. We ain't got time for that 238 00:12:39,070 --> 00:12:41,750 today. Joshua Chapter 3 The Crossing of 239 00:12:41,750 --> 00:12:43,710 the Jordan. While it's at flood stage, the 240 00:12:43,710 --> 00:12:45,070 Elders put their toe in the water. 241 00:12:45,150 --> 00:12:47,710 The water splits. They walk across Joshua. 242 00:12:47,710 --> 00:12:49,470 Chapter four. I told you we're going fast. 243 00:12:50,990 --> 00:12:52,870 The Lord says Hey. You're going to forget this 244 00:12:52,870 --> 00:12:56,510 moment. So before the rivers close back 245 00:12:56,510 --> 00:12:59,050 up, go in and pick 12 Stones stack. 246 00:12:59,050 --> 00:13:00,930 Them up on this side so that when your children. 247 00:13:00,930 --> 00:13:03,170 See them, you'll say. Yeah, this is when the. 248 00:13:03,170 --> 00:13:08,370 Lord brought us out of the. This is a testimony, You know, 249 00:13:08,370 --> 00:13:10,490 I've said it. Before we are fearful because we 250 00:13:10,490 --> 00:13:14,130 are forgetful, but we're going to be faithful because we 251 00:13:14,130 --> 00:13:17,050 remember. The good works of God. 252 00:13:17,050 --> 00:13:20,650 In our life a little bit later and this fall we're going to 253 00:13:20,650 --> 00:13:22,610 celebrate our time here at the high school. 254 00:13:22,610 --> 00:13:24,690 We have a time of remembrance testifying. 255 00:13:25,130 --> 00:13:28,290 To all that. God has done not forgetting the 256 00:13:28,290 --> 00:13:31,050 season and what God is doing. That's going to happen a little 257 00:13:31,050 --> 00:13:33,330 bit later on in the fall and then we. 258 00:13:33,330 --> 00:13:38,570 Get to Joshua Chapter 5 and Joshua Chapter 6. 259 00:13:39,250 --> 00:13:41,650 It's in Joshua chapter six we find a pattern that you can 260 00:13:41,650 --> 00:13:43,680 find. All throughout Scripture, I'm 261 00:13:43,680 --> 00:13:45,040 going to show it to you just a little. 262 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:47,640 Bit today, but if you look through the Old Testament and 263 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:50,600 then the New Testament, you'll see this pattern over and over 264 00:13:50,600 --> 00:13:51,280 and over again. We. 265 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,440 See it right here in Joshua, chapter Five and six as they 266 00:13:54,440 --> 00:13:56,480 enter the promised land. So let's learn it. 267 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:59,000 For as we enter our promised land. 268 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:02,680 We can do the same here. It is consecration, provision, 269 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:04,880 obedience. Victory. 270 00:14:05,040 --> 00:14:09,000 Consecration, Provision, Obedience, Victory. 271 00:14:09,000 --> 00:14:14,940 You say it consecration y'all still sound like you're. 272 00:14:14,940 --> 00:14:18,580 At a checkers match or maybe like on the 7th. 273 00:14:18,580 --> 00:14:22,500 Hole on a Thursday of a golf tournament we're talking about 274 00:14:22,900 --> 00:14:26,460 taking out. The bully of the souls of the. 275 00:14:26,460 --> 00:14:30,780 People in our region bringing him to his knees at the name of 276 00:14:30,900 --> 00:14:32,140 Jesus. Something in you has. 277 00:14:32,140 --> 00:14:35,140 Got to rise up with gumption. Like it did for Abram. 278 00:14:35,340 --> 00:14:37,940 Like it did for Joshua. Like it did for the apostles. 279 00:14:37,940 --> 00:14:42,640 Like it did for Jesus. Not on my watch, they all said. 280 00:14:43,880 --> 00:14:47,320 And now the world. Looks at us as it says in 281 00:14:47,320 --> 00:14:49,600 Hamilton. History has its eyes. 282 00:14:49,640 --> 00:14:56,320 On you, on us, Joshua, Chapter five and six, Consecration, 283 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,880 Provision, obedience, victory, consecration, Comes in, Joshua. 284 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,680 Chapter 5 Verse two At that time the Lord. 285 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:04,760 Said to Joshua, make Flint knives and circumcise the 286 00:15:04,760 --> 00:15:11,260 Israelites again. Not again, right? 287 00:15:11,460 --> 00:15:13,500 Once there's enough, see what happened. 288 00:15:14,020 --> 00:15:16,180 Is that the people who had been circumcised? 289 00:15:17,300 --> 00:15:17,180 I'm going so fast. Let me back. 290 00:15:18,300 --> 00:15:20,940 Circumcision was a sign of consecration. 291 00:15:21,420 --> 00:15:24,220 Consecrating meaning to be. Separated out to the Lord. 292 00:15:24,980 --> 00:15:27,500 I'm separating out. I've been a part of the world. 293 00:15:27,620 --> 00:15:29,980 I've been touched. By The world of the world's gunk 294 00:15:29,980 --> 00:15:31,820 is on me, but I'm stepping out of the muck. 295 00:15:31,820 --> 00:15:34,140 And being set apart. To the Lord. 296 00:15:35,220 --> 00:15:38,300 The Lord did that with the. Israelites through circumcision, 297 00:15:38,770 --> 00:15:41,330 Those that have been. Circumcised died in the 298 00:15:41,330 --> 00:15:44,450 wilderness those 40 years, and so those that entered into the 299 00:15:44,450 --> 00:15:47,010 promised land had not been circumcised and the Lord said 300 00:15:47,010 --> 00:15:51,250 it's time for consecration. Circumcised the Israelites 301 00:15:51,250 --> 00:15:52,650 again. And so they. 302 00:15:52,650 --> 00:15:55,610 Did that chop chop we all that fun provision? 303 00:15:56,010 --> 00:16:00,130 Joshua Chapter 5 Versus 11:50. Watch this on the evening of the 304 00:16:00,130 --> 00:16:02,890 14th day of the month. While camped at Gilgall on the 305 00:16:02,890 --> 00:16:04,770 plains of. Jericho So they've crossed over 306 00:16:04,770 --> 00:16:05,690 the Jordan River. They're on the. 307 00:16:06,050 --> 00:16:09,690 Jericho's there, right? The Israelites celebrated the 308 00:16:09,690 --> 00:16:11,490 Passover. Again, a great detail. 309 00:16:11,610 --> 00:16:15,170 I'm just flying. The day after the Passover, that 310 00:16:15,490 --> 00:16:19,730 very day, they ate some of the produce of the land, unleavened 311 00:16:19,730 --> 00:16:22,770 bread, and roasted grain, the manna. 312 00:16:23,370 --> 00:16:26,770 The day after they ate this food from the land, there was no 313 00:16:26,770 --> 00:16:28,330 longer any manna for the Israelites. 314 00:16:28,330 --> 00:16:30,490 But that year they ate the produce of. 315 00:16:30,490 --> 00:16:33,890 Canaan for. 40 years they'd eaten this, this miracle. 316 00:16:33,890 --> 00:16:36,450 Bread that showed up on the ground every. 317 00:16:36,450 --> 00:16:39,840 Morning except for Sunday and it would collect it and manage. 318 00:16:39,840 --> 00:16:40,720 Just meant. What's that? 319 00:16:41,040 --> 00:16:43,160 What is that right? Is this sweet? 320 00:16:43,160 --> 00:16:45,840 Kind of like honeycomb bread? And that's. 321 00:16:45,840 --> 00:16:47,800 All they had to eat for 40 years except. 322 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:54,120 For some quail, occasionally. Right. 40 years of eating this. 323 00:16:55,440 --> 00:16:58,560 They walk into the promised land. 324 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:03,320 They eat the. Passover meal and that very day. 325 00:17:03,960 --> 00:17:07,079 The produce of the. Promised Land became theirs. 326 00:17:07,980 --> 00:17:11,260 And they ate there full of it. God was providing for them 327 00:17:11,260 --> 00:17:13,579 strength. For what is about to come, he 328 00:17:13,579 --> 00:17:15,420 consecrated them then he provided. 329 00:17:15,420 --> 00:17:17,020 For them. Then he asked them to be. 330 00:17:17,020 --> 00:17:20,540 Obedient Joshua Chapter six Look at this March around the city 331 00:17:20,540 --> 00:17:23,660 once with all the armed men. Do this for six days. 332 00:17:25,099 --> 00:17:28,020 Have 7 priests carry trumpets of Rams horns in front of the ark. 333 00:17:28,450 --> 00:17:31,730 On the 7th day, March around the city 7 times, so they're going 334 00:17:31,730 --> 00:17:34,890 to March 13 times in total with the priests blowing the trumpets 335 00:17:35,570 --> 00:17:38,170 right. When you hear them sound a long 336 00:17:38,170 --> 00:17:41,210 blast on the trumpets, have the whole army give a loud shout, 337 00:17:43,050 --> 00:17:45,530 right? Then the wall of the city will 338 00:17:45,530 --> 00:17:48,770 collapse and the army will go up, everyone straight in. 339 00:17:49,850 --> 00:17:52,330 Josh is like, all right, goes to the people, he said. 340 00:17:52,450 --> 00:17:54,530 All right, we're going to take out the city. 341 00:17:54,530 --> 00:17:56,930 They're like how? Well, we're all going to have to 342 00:17:56,930 --> 00:18:00,230 join the marching band. Y'all been making fun of the 343 00:18:00,230 --> 00:18:01,550 high school marching band for too long. 344 00:18:02,190 --> 00:18:04,350 That ends today. In the name of Jesus. 345 00:18:04,350 --> 00:18:06,590 It's the marching band that gets the victory. 346 00:18:06,590 --> 00:18:11,110 Can I get an Amen? I played the trombone. 347 00:18:11,110 --> 00:18:13,710 Anybody in the marching band? OK, this is our moment of 348 00:18:13,710 --> 00:18:16,910 redemption right here, OK? Just OK, good God, you and I had 349 00:18:16,910 --> 00:18:19,590 this moment. So, like, all right. 350 00:18:19,590 --> 00:18:22,310 That's a that's. A terrible plan like we have. 351 00:18:22,310 --> 00:18:25,230 All these fighting men and you want us to walk around the city? 352 00:18:26,160 --> 00:18:29,080 For six days and on the 7th day, seven times. 353 00:18:29,080 --> 00:18:31,720 And then we're going to blow a trumpet and we're all going to 354 00:18:31,720 --> 00:18:33,080 yell. Boo. 355 00:18:34,160 --> 00:18:37,560 And we're going to. Win and Josh is like, that's 356 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:41,840 what God said. And if God said it, we do it. 357 00:18:43,360 --> 00:18:46,120 So get in line. And that's what they did. 358 00:18:47,360 --> 00:18:50,120 And look what happens Joshua chapter 6 verse 20 when the 359 00:18:50,120 --> 00:18:52,890 trumpet sounded. The army shouted, and at the. 360 00:18:52,890 --> 00:18:55,290 Sound of the trumpet. When the men gave a loud shout, 361 00:18:55,290 --> 00:18:58,650 the wall collapsed, so everyone charged straight in and they 362 00:18:58,650 --> 00:19:02,810 took the city. Consecration, provision, 363 00:19:03,850 --> 00:19:09,330 obedience to even something that sounds completely ridiculous but 364 00:19:09,330 --> 00:19:12,050 God said it, and then comes a victory. 365 00:19:12,810 --> 00:19:15,490 Do you see the pattern? Do you see the pattern? 366 00:19:15,490 --> 00:19:16,930 Somebody say. Somebody's talked back to me. 367 00:19:16,930 --> 00:19:17,530 Come on. Are you here? 368 00:19:17,770 --> 00:19:18,690 Yeah. OK, good, good, good. 369 00:19:19,250 --> 00:19:21,730 All right, it happens again. This same pattern you can. 370 00:19:21,730 --> 00:19:24,370 See, with Jesus institutes the new promised land, the new 371 00:19:24,370 --> 00:19:27,210 covenant that He gives us. The consecration comes in the 372 00:19:27,210 --> 00:19:29,330 last. Supper, which signifies his 373 00:19:29,330 --> 00:19:32,330 sacrifice for sins and salvation that separates. 374 00:19:32,330 --> 00:19:34,530 People out who put their faith in. 375 00:19:34,610 --> 00:19:37,450 Jesus and they have. This Last Supper. 376 00:19:37,450 --> 00:19:40,170 Together, then, the provision comes at Pentecost. 377 00:19:40,330 --> 00:19:43,250 Again, another detail, but let me just tell you Acts chapter. 2 378 00:19:43,370 --> 00:19:47,610 The Lord sends the. Holy Spirit to the Church, the 379 00:19:47,610 --> 00:19:51,030 Church has never been the same. The Holy Spirit is lifted up, 380 00:19:51,030 --> 00:19:53,150 then obedience you can find it in the entire. 381 00:19:53,150 --> 00:19:55,550 Book of Acts. You're talking about guys like 382 00:19:55,550 --> 00:19:58,910 Peter and Paul, who are whipped and beaten, Stephen who is 383 00:19:58,910 --> 00:20:02,830 stoned to death, the apostles taking the message of the. 384 00:20:02,830 --> 00:20:06,710 Gospel out to everybody. Who will listen under great 385 00:20:06,710 --> 00:20:11,270 persecution and threat of bodily harm, Yet they obeyed. 386 00:20:12,270 --> 00:20:17,450 And the result is victory. What does Victory look like 2? 387 00:20:17,450 --> 00:20:19,570 1000 years later, the church is still. 388 00:20:20,970 --> 00:20:24,650 I'm on this platform preaching because of what Peter and Paul 389 00:20:24,650 --> 00:20:31,450 obeyed 2000 years ago, right? This lasted 2000 years yet. 390 00:20:29,050 --> 00:20:33,370 Have you done? You're about to. 391 00:20:33,970 --> 00:20:36,530 I really believe it. I really believe it. 392 00:20:36,530 --> 00:20:39,330 Consecration, provision, obedience, victory. 393 00:20:39,330 --> 00:20:41,770 He picked the people. He picked the place. 394 00:20:42,240 --> 00:20:43,840 And he gave them a mission. I want you to. 395 00:20:43,840 --> 00:20:45,400 Know you can do this in your own personal life. 396 00:20:45,400 --> 00:20:47,200 You can consecrate yourself to the Lord. 397 00:20:47,880 --> 00:20:51,560 Set aside a season. Really the rest of your life? 398 00:20:51,800 --> 00:20:54,440 To be holy. I'm not going to dabble with the 399 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:56,720 world, I. Want to be set apart I. 400 00:20:57,160 --> 00:20:59,280 Want to be sincere in my prayer. I want to be. 401 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,120 Sincere in my devotion and the reading of His Word, Then you 402 00:21:02,120 --> 00:21:04,160 look for provision, and you're most likely going to find that 403 00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:06,400 provision right here in His Word. 404 00:21:07,770 --> 00:21:10,010 This is the Bread of Life. Jesus Christ is the Word. 405 00:21:10,010 --> 00:21:11,290 He is the Bread of Life. This is. 406 00:21:11,570 --> 00:21:14,730 The bread, the provision. For us and then. 407 00:21:15,370 --> 00:21:17,930 Obedience, we believe. Here at illuminate. 408 00:21:17,930 --> 00:21:21,490 Church and Something called here believe, obey, he says it. 409 00:21:21,490 --> 00:21:22,810 We believe. It's him saying it. 410 00:21:23,890 --> 00:21:26,890 And now we just got to do it. Even if it sounds like marching 411 00:21:26,890 --> 00:21:29,610 around the city and shouting, like, really? 412 00:21:29,690 --> 00:21:33,130 Yeah, really do that. Trust God. 413 00:21:33,450 --> 00:21:36,000 And then you will see. The victory, it's kind of a. 414 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:39,960 Simple but eternal formula that you can apply to your. 415 00:21:39,960 --> 00:21:42,160 Life and as we. Approach the promised land. 416 00:21:42,360 --> 00:21:44,720 It's what we're going to. Do together to. 417 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:47,800 Ensure that the bully of the souls of all these people who's 418 00:21:47,800 --> 00:21:50,280 out. Here keeping them oppressed and 419 00:21:50,280 --> 00:21:55,320 then sin will finally be broken. Through because my Bible tells 420 00:21:55,320 --> 00:21:57,920 me that the gates of hell cannot prevail against the Church of 421 00:21:57,920 --> 00:21:59,520 Jesus Christ. Amen. 422 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:01,440 Amen. Amen. 423 00:22:01,680 --> 00:22:04,040 So. Here's what we're going to do. 424 00:22:04,040 --> 00:22:05,880 Consecration. Well, it's going to start today 425 00:22:05,880 --> 00:22:08,200 with communion. In just a few moments in the 426 00:22:08,200 --> 00:22:11,440 middle of the service, we're going to practice holy. 427 00:22:11,440 --> 00:22:14,400 Communion together to consecrate ourselves just as the disciples. 428 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,520 Did way back when. Not only that, but during our 429 00:22:17,520 --> 00:22:20,080 soft launch series. We're going to do. 430 00:22:20,080 --> 00:22:21,520 Some consecration. What's that? 431 00:22:21,840 --> 00:22:24,840 Well, before the building is given to the world, we're just 432 00:22:24,840 --> 00:22:26,040 going. To meet as a family there a few 433 00:22:26,040 --> 00:22:28,120 times. The first time will be what's 434 00:22:28,120 --> 00:22:30,120 called an anointing service. Everyone say anointing. 435 00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:33,200 It'll be the very first service ever at the. 436 00:22:33,200 --> 00:22:34,640 Brand new building. It's going to happen on a 437 00:22:34,640 --> 00:22:36,120 weeknight. You're going to have to miss 438 00:22:36,120 --> 00:22:39,160 work or just move everything, move heaven and earth to make 439 00:22:39,160 --> 00:22:41,400 sure you're there. We're flying people in from all 440 00:22:41,400 --> 00:22:42,960 over who work at churches, that's why. 441 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:44,840 It's not going to be on a weekend so they can get back to 442 00:22:44,840 --> 00:22:48,000 their churches and I want you to be there for that special night. 443 00:22:48,000 --> 00:22:50,880 As we anoint the building, we give it over to the. 444 00:22:50,880 --> 00:22:54,480 Lord, and we ask for his anointing on everything that's 445 00:22:54,480 --> 00:22:57,520 about to happen in that place. Then we'll have a couple Sundays 446 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:00,280 of soft launches where it's just us at the church. 447 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:02,360 Partly doing this whole consecration. 448 00:23:02,360 --> 00:23:05,440 Bit and hearing about how we can launch the church successfully, 449 00:23:05,440 --> 00:23:08,000 but also just to figure things out of the building like hey, 450 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,240 this toilet. Don't flush right or this check 451 00:23:10,240 --> 00:23:11,280 in thing. Don't work right. 452 00:23:11,440 --> 00:23:14,560 Or when we parked, I parked over this nail and we just want the 453 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:17,720 body. To communicate to us and say hey 454 00:23:17,720 --> 00:23:19,200 this works great, this doesn't work. 455 00:23:20,400 --> 00:23:22,240 Every business does soft launches, right? 456 00:23:22,240 --> 00:23:24,400 You understand this concept? It's going to be wonderful. 457 00:23:24,400 --> 00:23:26,240 We'll have Q R codes everywhere. You just point your phone and 458 00:23:26,240 --> 00:23:28,920 say, hey, this is terrible. Thanks for the new. 459 00:23:28,920 --> 00:23:32,460 Building We love you. We really do want your feedback, 460 00:23:32,460 --> 00:23:34,820 but say it nicely. All right, promise. 461 00:23:36,620 --> 00:23:38,780 OK, good. That'll be the consecration 462 00:23:38,940 --> 00:23:41,020 provision for the campus. Is the provision. 463 00:23:41,020 --> 00:23:43,940 It's a tool that God has given us to reach the region. 464 00:23:43,940 --> 00:23:47,140 The name of the church went up on the building just this last 465 00:23:47,140 --> 00:23:47,700 week. So now. 466 00:23:47,700 --> 00:23:53,180 Everybody driving by knows that's a church obedience. 467 00:23:53,180 --> 00:23:55,500 Will come in the plans that I'm about to reveal to you that God 468 00:23:55,500 --> 00:23:59,380 has given us a strategy, a very clear strategy to saturate. 469 00:23:59,700 --> 00:24:02,460 Our region with the Gospel and then VV looks like. 470 00:24:02,780 --> 00:24:05,100 Finding abundant life in. Jesus, the Baptistry full of 471 00:24:05,100 --> 00:24:08,060 people. Giving their life to God and 472 00:24:08,060 --> 00:24:11,180 then following him. After I. 473 00:24:11,180 --> 00:24:13,500 Believe in the same way that God picked a place and the people 474 00:24:13,500 --> 00:24:15,180 from the very beginning, He's picked you. 475 00:24:16,460 --> 00:24:18,020 From the four corners of the earth. 476 00:24:18,340 --> 00:24:23,940 To be in this place as we take that promised land together and 477 00:24:23,940 --> 00:24:25,940 we're going to see the victory of the Lord like we've never 478 00:24:25,940 --> 00:24:28,740 seen it in this region, never in this region.