February 27, 2011

Being Used for God's Purposes, pt.2!
Mike Fritscher

Joshua 1:1-9

Every Thing You Need For Every Purpose! Joshua 1:1-9

God Gives You Everything You Need to Face Any Challenge and to Complete Every Assignment for the Advancement of His Purposes! Joshua 1:1-9

Moses – Moves a People out of Bondage to Freedom.

Joshua – Moves a People into Conquest and Rest!

A Purpose. . .

1. Based on the Same Promises!

• Promises Based On God’s Word!

Genesis 12:1-9 - To Abraham and His Descendants!

• Promises Received and Believed on By OT Saints!!

Joseph - Genesis 50:24 Joseph said to his brothers, " I am about to die, but God will surely take care of you and bring you up from this land to the land which He promised on oath to Abraham, to Isaac and to Jacob." 25 Then Joseph made the sons of Israel swear, saying, "God will surely take care of you, and you shall carry my bones up from here." 26 So Joseph died at the age of one hundred and ten years; and he was embalmed and placed in a coffin in Egypt.

• Confirmed by Moses! Read Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy!

Every Believer Possesses the Same Promises – All For God’s Purposes – All For God’s Glory

a. To Conform a People into the Image of His Son!

2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is ,there is liberty. 18 But we all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as from the Lord, the Spirit.

• God Promises Liberty! John 8:31-38

• God Promises Fellowship!

1 John 1:1 What was from the beginning, what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands, concerning the Word of Life — 2 and the life was manifested, and we have seen and testify and proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and was manifested to us — 3 what we have seen and heard we proclaim to you also, so that you too may have fellowship with us; and indeed our fellowship is with the Father, and with His Son Jesus Christ. 4 These things we write, so that our joy may be made complete.

• God Promises Transformation!

• God Promises Success Over the Enemy! 1 John 3:1-11

b. To Use You, Like He Used Christ!

John 14:12 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. 13 " Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14 "If you ask Me anything in My name, I will do it. 15 " If you love Me, you will keep My commandments.

Matthew 5:14 "You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden; 15 nor does anyone light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all who are in the house. 16 "Let your light shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

A Purpose . . .

• To Be Used to Bring People Out of Lostness and Bondage to Victory and Rest!
• To Know Him and Make Him Known!

A Purpose . . .

2. Facing the Same Challenges – The Same Obstacles – The Same Threats!

Numbers 13:25-29

God Gives You Everything You Need to Face Any Challenge and to Complete Every Assignment for the Advancement of His Purposes!

A Purpose With. . .

3. The Same Strategy! Trust and Obey!

Hebrews 11:23-38 – The Great Key to The Promises of God – Faith!