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Going back to the very beginning, and most important part of this series, our relationship with God must be our top priority. Our personal relationship with God impacts every other relationship in our life. When our relationship with God is not right, no other relationship will be right, and especially when it comes to dating! As we walk with God daily, we will find ourselves glorifying Him by being in the center of His will, actively taking ownership in His work, and being faithful in every area of our life... not because it is our duty, but because we love Him (1 John 4:19, 9-10)! When you live this kind of life, the love for God and His work becomes such a focus that you consistently pursue the Lord in all aspects of your life. This focus shapes your character, values, habits, behaviour, and decisions... and ESPECIALLY your future career and potential spouse. In fact, you may be so busy pursuing God that you will not even be looking for your future spouse... He will have to be the one to introduce you two

Based on how things went tonight we had an impromptu Q&A!

VICTORY!! God gave his people an amazing victory over Jericho. Israel was totally and utterly obedient to every word of the Lord every step of the way and God gave them the victory! But then we see the first word of chapter 7: “BUT...” “But the children of Israel committed a trespass in the accursed thing...” In the midst of victory, when their guard was down, sin crept in, defiled the whole nation, and resulted in casualties. This trespass needed to be dealt with or else they will never be victorious again in the mission God gave them. We must take heed to the lessons God is teaching us in these chapters if we are going to overcome our weaknesses and faults to truly glorify our Lord.

Often our emotions get in the way I making sound decisions. This is especially true when it comes to dating! We need wisdom from the word of God...

In this lesson we lay the groundwork for dating biblically by going back to reinforce the first principles of biblical relationships and seeing how that practically works out in the dating world.

Now that God’s people are fully prepared inside and out, it’s time for their first battle – Jericho. This is the day they’ve been waiting for as a nation since they left Egypt. God’s battle plan seems to be very unconventional, but we will see that the people are obedient to whatever God says and the Lord is able to work wonders in and through them! Consider your own heart, life, and mission field as we go through this chapter. What has God asked you to do? Are you willing to do anything God asks of you?

Outside of Jesus Christ every single person is flawed by their sin, sin nature, and sinful flesh, so it is inevitable for relationships among each other to be plagued with problems. What truly matters is what we do about it. No normal human likes conflict, but having peace among each other is truly priceless! Let’s choose to have a humble heart and learn what we need to do to deal with relationship difficulties the right way.

God has taken his people on a journey of transition from the leadership of Moses to Joshua, established proper leadership, gave them a mission with inspiring words of encouragement, had them spy out the land of their inheritance in preparation, and led them miraculously across the Jordan River with Jericho in their view. The children of Israel are about to head into their first battle... but before they can fight they must prepare personally and corporately from the heart. If you and I are going to fight for our promised land(s), heart preparation is required!

Outside of the family unit the next most influential relationship are your friendships. Those that we make close bonds with often shape who we are and what kind of person we will become. Many times we don’t even realize how they change us. Friendships are made through common interests, similar goals, and shared values (Prov. 13:20; Ps. 119:63; Mal. 3:16; Heb. 10:24). Consequently, your closest friends reveal the true pursuit of your heart, “For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” (Matt. 6:21).

This is message 2 of 2 concerning our transition as a church to Faith Promise Giving.

This is message 1 of 2 concerning our transition as a church to Faith Promise Giving.

After the husband and wife relationship in Genesis 1-3, we are introduced to the sibling relationship between Cain and Abel. Their relationship did not go well, and we see this pattern continue throughout human history... much to learn from!!

When a born-again believer in Jesus Christ has submitted his/her heart and life to the Lord to establish proper leadership, determined to have great strength and courage in their Lord and his word, and willingly, prayerfully, and obediently spied out the land God has promised them (heart/mind and their personal mission field) to see where and how God is working, it’s now time to pass over Jordan... Joshua 3-4.

The marriage relationship is one of the most influential aspects of our lives. It is the 1st relationship we are introduced to as a child. We must have the right perspective in order to do things God’s way...

God has given us at least 2 lands to conquer for his glory: our hearts/minds and a mission field (school, work, family, etc.). Before we go to war we must spy it out!

Walking with God - Psalm 23 [Rick Lafferty]

Biblical Relationships Q&A

Rick picked up where Stephen left off... :)

This is a continuation from last Sunday’s message... establishing proper leadership, our daily perspective, and having proper strength and courage is critical to building properly on the foundation of Jesus Christ.

Right after God establishes the relationships between himself and mankind and Adam and Eve, Satan shows up to destroy everything... We need to understand this in order to have proper relationships.