You Have More Influence Than You Think | Moving Forward in Identity

``what Moses did for Joshua at that time was that he laid hands on Joshua. It says that in Deuteronomy thirty four nine, he Joshua was commissioned rested on Joshua so that he could lead after Moses was gone. So what a mentor and a leader, what a discipler does is, as you can see by Moses' example, is that he gives people opportunities. He or she gives people opportunities. He gives them a chance to learn alongside them. He also then believes in them so much so that he'll push them out to their own calling. [00:16:18] (48 seconds)  #MentorshipMatters

Joshua is learning one step, one step, one step as he's walking with Moses. K? So I wanna read some a few and quote a few scriptures here. Here, last week, pastor Jonathan introduced the story of the Amalekites, right, in Exodus 17. he introduced that Moses was a leader, but he allowed people to come and help him. Aaron on one side, Hur on the other side, and he had the staff up here. And because he had faith in God and he invited people into his life to help him, the children of Israel won. [00:12:35] (42 seconds)  #FaithInTeamwork

who for the joy that was set before him, the joy that was set before him was you all. Everyone who believes in him, that is the joy that was set before him. He endured the shame of the cross. He scorned it. He hated the shame of the cross and he endured the suffering that he he experienced for you. He took your sin on him And as a result, you can be with him. He will never leave you or forsake you just like with Moses and Joshua. So that being said, we have these great crowd cloud of witnesses here in Hebrews. We can learn from Moses and Joshua, and most of all, we can learn from Jesus, his example. [00:27:58] (48 seconds)  #CloudOfWitnesses

Now Joshua is talking to the people. Consecrate or set aside set aside, set apart yourselves. Focus yourselves almost. Consecrate yourselves for tomorrow, the Lord will do amazing things among you. So what we see in the in the movement of Moses and Joshua, Moses left a legacy to Joshua. Right? Moses allowed Joshua to build his skill, have opportunities to grow. Then he laid hands on him. He believed in him. The Lord came. The Lord encouraged Joshua, commanded him, and now it's Joshua's job to bring the people with him as they move forward. [00:23:30] (40 seconds)  #ConsecrateAndLead

Perhaps you're unsure about your job. Maybe you're unsure about the state of the world right now. Many people are. We just watch the news, and we see many unsure things happening every night. But the Lord's word to us today is to be strong and courageous, to do what he asks us to do, namely to share the word of Jesus with people. That's what we're called to do as Christians today. that being say said, take heart, take comfort in this in knowing this. The Lord has prepared his the way before you even though you can't see all the resources that you need. [00:21:44] (40 seconds)  #BoldFaithToday

you know, pastor John was preaching when we first began the series. Sometimes we look at other things, and we chase after other things, we lose our identity in those things. And the Lord is telling Joshua right here, don't look to the left or to the right. Keep your law in my heart. Keep your keep my law in your heart. And also, don't don't look at the distractions around you. K? I have prepared you to be a leader. So I believe in you. Move forward. That's what the Lord is telling Joshua. K? [00:20:54] (38 seconds)  #KeepYourFocusOnGod

Surely, the Lord was fighting for Israel. as we can see, if you allow the Lord into your life, and if you are still, if you're active in your stillness, if you let him come and help you, if you bring others alongside and if you're looking out for those who can learn from your example, the next generation who can see your faith in your life, the Lord will be with you. And there's nothing there's nothing that he doesn't call you to in your life that he won't be there with you. K? So relating it to us today, we have these great examples in front of us. We've been tracking through these past few months about Joseph, about Moses, about Joshua, about all these heroes of our faith. [00:26:08] (61 seconds)  #FaithfulStillness

If he asks you to go into a certain direction, take counsel, listen to people, godly people in your life, read the scripture, spend time with him in prayer, Confirm that he wants you to go forward and then go after it because he believes in you. He wouldn't give you those things to do in your life if he didn't believe in you. So that's my encouragement to you today. K? So moving forward, you know, just to reiterate, God has already provided everything that you need in faith. Our role is to stick to God's word so that we can act on who we are. [00:22:25] (39 seconds)  #ListenConfirmAct