Sermon
Text: Deuteronomy 34: 4
Then the Lord said to him, “This is the land I promised on oath to Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob when I said, ‘I will give it to your descendants.’ I have let
you see it with your eyes, but you will not cross over into it”
Sermon
Title: Don’t Die Looking!
Point
1:
Put the past in the past vs. 8 The
Israelites grieved for Moses in the plains for thirty days, until for weeping
and mourning was over.
Point
2:
Put a premium on obeying God’s word. Numbers
20: 11, 12 Then Moses raised his arm and struck the rock twice with his staff.
Water gushed out, and the community and their livestock drank. But the Lord
said to Moses and Aaron, “Because you
did not trust in me enough to honor me as holy in the sight of the
Israelites, you will not bring this community into the land I give them.
Don’t
you roll the dice. You are too close to what God has for you for you to start
disobeying God now. You are too close to the promotion, job, car, wife,
husband, peace of mind to start disobeying God now. Obey God with all your
heart. He said if you love him you will keep his commandments. Hide his word in
your heart so you will not sin against him. Proverbs
3: 5 – 7 Trust in the Lord and lean not to your own understanding and all thou
ways acknowledge him and he will direct your path.
Point
3:
Posses the promise by pushing forward Joshua 1: 1 – 2 After the death of Moses…the Lord said to Joshua…(2) my servant Moses is dead…get
ready to cross the Jordan River…
How?
1. They
acted as a unified people Joshua 3: 17
The priest who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord stood firm on the
dry ground in the middle of the Jordan, while all Israel passed by until the whole nation had completed the crossing on dry ground
2. They
understood the connection between their house and God’s house Joshua 7: 1, 20 (1) But the Israelites acted unfaithfully in
regard to the devoted things; Achan
son of Camri… (20) Achan replied,
“It is true! I have sinned against the Lord… (21) I coveted them and took them…
3. They
fought for every promised piece of land they acquired
Life
Application:
1. Don’t
stare at the promises of God go get them
2. Overcome
overconfidence put your faith in God
3. Fight
for what God has for you
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