After the death of Moses the servant of the LORD, it came to pass that the LORD spoke to Joshua the Son of Nun, Moses’ assistant, saying:

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2 “Moses My servant is dead. Now therefore, arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this

people, to the land which I am giving to them—the children of Israel.

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3Every place that the sole of your foot will tread upon I have given you, as I said to Moses.

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4From the wilderness and this Lebanon as far as the great river, the

River Euphrates, all the land of the Hittites, and to the Great Sea toward the going down of the sun, shall be your

territory.

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5No man shall be able to stand before you all the days of your life; as I was with Moses, so I will be

with you. I will not leave you nor forsake you.

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6Be strong and of good courage, for to this people you shall

divide as an inheritance the land which I swore to their

fathers to give them.

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7Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that you may prosper wherever you go.

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8This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night,

that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it.

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bFor then you will make your way prosperous, and then you

will have good success.

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9Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do

not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

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10Then Joshua commanded the officers of the people, saying,

11“Pass through the camp and command the people, saying, ‘Prepare provisions for

yourselves,

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bfor within three days you will cross over this Jordan, to go in to possess the land which the

LORD your God is giving you to possess.’

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1. Do not be afraid of dismayed.

Dealing with fear:1.Remind yourself that everything

of eternal significance has already been taken care of…you can’t mess that up (John 10:28-29)

2.“Put off” fear of man and “Put on” fear of the Lord (Acts 9:31)

3.Be thankful…fear robs you of thankfulness

4.Remind yourself that you are His…remember your position…you’ve been rescued,

adopted, forgiven and redeemed (Romans 5-6)

2. Stay in the word of God

Only be strong and very courageous, that you may observe to do

according to all the law which Moses My servant commanded you; do not turn from it to the right hand or to the left, that

you may prosper wherever you go.

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8This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it.

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bFor then you will make your way prosperous, and then you

will have good success.

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1. The scriptures are inspired

We believe that all the scriptures of the Old and New Testaments are the word of God, fully inspired

and without error in the original manuscripts. They are the infallible rule of faith and

practice.

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for

doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness,

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17that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped

for every good work

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• The Bible is the only book from antiquity that possesses the power to convict men of sin and lead them to the only One who

can free them from that sin

• The Bible is the only book that gives an account of the

special creation of all things out of nothing

• The Bible is the only book that gives a continuous historical record from the first man to the

modern era• The bible is the only book of

ancient history to reveal history’s purpose

• The Bible is the only book containing detailed prophecies of things to come

• The word of God is designed to bring change in you

3. Drive out of your heart what is not of God