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every time we come to worship we are coming before the presence of God. we must always examine the condition of our hearts when we come to worship. we must always desire to seek the presence of the almighty God

each time we remember we are comforted because we are not alone

God has empowered us. sustained us

v3-13. notice how many times God says “I”

pastor lists a whole bunch of actions God says he took

the moment we think we are responsible for our successes(?) we are in deep trouble. we must give all glory to God. God is the one

pastor lists a series of phrases starting with “if not for the mercies of God… XYZ”

if not for the mercies of God we would not be what we are today.

instead of being proud, we should be humble

the main purpose in recounting history is to fear the Lord and serve Him

pastor defines the fear of the Lord

God is watching every moment and weighing every thought word and actions

we know that God is of such infinite power and majesty that we fear to forfeit his goodness

many people today have no problem with outward obedience … but within their hearts they may be living in sin…

serious point here^

God must be the only master of our lives. is god the only matter of your life?

in verse 15, joshua puts the entire matter to their choice.

elijah gave a similar challenge to the people

sadly there will always be people sitting on the fence

there is no neutrality of complacency in the kingdom of god

there’s no halfway house

there is a sense of urgency.

today make this decision are you going to follow the lord?

as a leader he had to me the first to set an example for them to follow so he resolved before them.. as for me and my house we will serve lord

you can observe how emphatic he has

if you are just following the majority then your decision is meaningless

“i don’t know about you.. some of you want to serve other gods, but i am confident. as for me house we will serve the lord.”

pastor was paraphrasing joshua

it is a personal decision

you cannot serve the lord if you serve other god

he is jealous and will be no means allow…

you have said it for yourself that you will serve the Lord

one day we will be judged for our profession

whether we have been true or false to the lord

perhaps you made a decision got the lord. but somewhere along the line you… drew your attention. your heart grew cold. then the lord brought you to a point to remind you of his faithfulness