Be Strong and Courageous: Take Your Promised Land

I wanna declare over your life today that we're never done taking ground no matter what season of life we're in. There is some real estate yet to be taken, and I wanna jump in the word to remind you this old guy by the name of Caleb that we find in the book of Joshua. Look at this in chapter 14. [00:01:54] (17 seconds)  #NeverDoneTakingGround

So what Caleb is doing, he's saying, I got a forty five year old promise that I have not given up on. I'm 85, but I see a mountain in the distance. That's my land over there. Let's go get some land. We need some Caleb's in the house. We need some veteran believers that have not just coasting and holding down a chair at church, but are declaring, God, you still have some things for me to accomplish in the future. Is anybody alive and well today in the house? [00:02:52] (26 seconds)  #StillClaimingPromises

Now here's the deal. In order to take ground, it's going to take some strength and courage in your life. Strength and courage. Taking ground is not for the faint of heart. It's not for the passive believer. It's not for those that are just spectating the rest of the church taking ground, but it's going to require some strength. Now why taking ground requires strength and courage is this. There's some enemies in your inheritance. [00:03:18] (28 seconds)  #CourageToTakeGround

``The Lord tells him, he says, be strong and courageous. By the way, this word courageous in the Hebrew, it means determination plus perseverance. Determination plus perseverance. You'd be amazed what God will do in your life if you just keep showing up. Keep showing up to the prayer meeting. Keep giving. Keep showing up in the word. Perseverance and determination equals courage, and the idea is you outlast your enemies. [00:04:18] (26 seconds)  #PersevereWithCourage

Be strong and courageous for he's talking to Joshua. You're the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them. Be strong and very courageous. So this line, this command is repeated five times. This whole concept, if you're gonna need some strength and courage, once at the end of Deuteronomy and four times in the book of Joshua. [00:04:44] (24 seconds)  #LeadWithCourage

The apostolos is how you say it. The apostolos means one who is sent. Alright? That the very nature of the New Testament church is to be a hub where people are sent. So according to to chat, apostolic churches have a strong emphasis on church planting, leadership development, strong teaching, training culture, and global missions mindset, a belief in spiritual gifts, and the power of the holy spirit. [00:07:54] (28 seconds)  #ApostolicMission

You know, David was a man with struggles and failures and adultery and murder and and all that he went through. And he was a complete and utter failure on any scale, in any estimation. But yet God said this of him in acts thirteen twenty two. David a man about whom God said, I found David son of Jesse, a man after my own heart. Why? He will do everything I want him to do. Lean in and listen to me. The key is full obedience even after complete failure. [00:26:30] (31 seconds)  #ObedienceAfterFailure

I want you to identify the Jebusites in your life. Now think of it as your house, your real estate, your backyard, your side yard, and there's some enemies who've got in there. And there's a lot of believers like, yeah, I love God, but, you know, I've got the Jebus side of, like, I I got an anger issue living over there in the spare bedroom, the guest room, got some rage in it. But, know, hey, I love God, I'm on my way to heaven. [00:29:40] (23 seconds)  #EvictSpiritualSquatters