Joshua 11.
Author: R New
I'm a 1959 Baby Boomer which has allowed me to see drastic changes in the Christian landscape. I grew up going to Church every Sunday, in those days the Bible still had strong roots in America. In my 20's, I participated with the Church in public meetings. There were about eight of us who would go out to a street corner or public park to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. There were horns, a bass drum, singing, and a short Salvation message from the Bible. Suddenly, that all changed. The city passed ordinances to prohibit that type of public "solicitation." Today, it seems almost illegal to mention the Gospel to the younger generation.
I retired at the age of 62. As a person living for the testimony of Jesus Christ, I always felt like a salmon swimming against the current. Work was always a struggle between trying to be a decent individual while dealing with "progressive" and "left wing" changes at the workplace.
It's clear that there is a force in the world that is quietly eliminating the Gospel of Jesus Christ while making Christians look like enemies of humanity. At the same time, there is a force in the world that has power over physiology and is able to form thoughts, emotions, and behaviors. It is definitely against Jesus Christ.
John 3:16 is something I always want to cling to, “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life." I know the suffering of spiritual assault that hinders a constructive lifestyle & when frustration & anger seems to be the sole option - I know we can survive through the Cross of Christ. We have a home in the Kingdom of Heaven waiting for us.
The Cross of Jesus Christ is the Narrow Gate which Leads to Salvation
Luke 13:22-33.
Gathering of the nations for battle
Joshua 10:1-11.
The Mustard Seed and the Leaven
Luke 13:18. The mustard seed and yeast sets in our heart and mind until it blossoms and rises with the Spirit of Christ.
Israel is worse than those she judges, but by the forgiveness of sin, God unites us all in Jesus Christ
Ezekiel 16:44-63.
External disguise to separate from this world but a heart really saying to Christ Jesus, “We are your servant”.
Joshua 9. We are neighbors to the people of Israel because we share the same God. We are adopted into the family of God through Jesus Christ.
When Tragedy is Mixed with Service to Jesus Christ
Luke 13:1-9. Being victimized or traumatized by violence and happenstance is no reflection on us. Jesus looks at who we are in the heart.
Table of Contents for Acts 1 through chapter 13:3
Table of Contents for Acts Chapters 1-12
Israel lifts itself up, solicits worldly favor, and turns their back on God and Jesus Christ
Ezekiel 16:23-43.
Joshua Built an Altar to God: Jesus Christ Has Built an Altar to God
Joshua 8:30-35.