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  • Tom Fuller avatar

    Your Mistakes, God's Victories Series

    Contributed by Tom Fuller on Mar 26, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 8,756 views

    Do you ever feel like you are damaged goods and God can’t use you because of your sin and weakness? That may actually be a sly plot of the devil, but God is great about turning your mistakes in His victory as He did for Joshua.

    If you are Joshua, what do you do? Here you’ve come out of the starting gate, primed by God’s miracle in the river crossing, pumped by God’s miraculous defeat at Jericho-then your bubble is popped big time by the fact that you showed some arrogance in thinking you were invincible. Sin entered into ...read more

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    Denomination: Calvary Chapel

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    Victory In Disguise Series

    Contributed by Steve Smith on Apr 2, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,200 views

    Closed doors are not signs of "defeat" but rather promises that 1) God has a plan 2) A Purpose and will always accomplish His purpose.

    I. INTRODUCTION A. Series “ACCOMPLISHING THE VISION” 1. Part 1 looked at Nehemiah’s vision to rebuild and “the Journey” we will go through.. 2. Part 2 looked at Mary showing us “We Must Offer Our Best” 3. Part 3 looked at that awkward subject of the Tithe asking the question: “Are You Robbing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Roger Griffith avatar

    Hearing God

    Contributed by Roger Griffith on Oct 28, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,322 views

    The effects of hearing God speak to the believer.

    Hearing God Joshua 8:1-13 Offers: vv.1-2  The Pleasure of Encouragement  The Promise of Victory – John 14:1“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. 2“In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Rematch Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Aug 6, 2005
    based on 35 ratings
     | 9,112 views

    15th in long series on Joshua. This speaks of gaining victory over Ai, after losing to them the first time around. How do we regain spiritual victory after failure in our lives? Topical/expository.

    Joshua 8:1-29 – Rematch James Abram Garfield was born November 19, 1831, in a log cabin in the back woods of Ohio. His father died at the age of 2. Young James somehow earned enough money to go to college. He graduated from college in 1856, and he became a professor and president of Hiram ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Recovery From Setbacks Series

    Contributed by Gerald Van Horn on Feb 23, 2006
    based on 16 ratings
     | 10,044 views

    Is it possible for a Christian to live a defeated life?

    Victory side of life # 10 Recovery from setbacks by Gerald Van Horn Joshua 8:32-35 Text Joshua 8:30 Is it possible for a Christian to live a defeated life? Many Christians live an up and down experience. They’re up one day and down the next. God did not intend for His people to always be ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Tim Patrick avatar

    Try Again! Series

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on Jun 27, 2005
    based on 31 ratings
     | 9,058 views

    Find encouragement to keep on in spite of setbacks.

    Do you ever face setbacks? Do you ever get discouraged? Are you ever afraid to move forward for God? If so, then you have something in common with the Old Testament leader, Joshua (and the Israelite people). This is the context. Joshua had led the Israelites out of the years of wilderness ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Ambush Your Ai Series

    Contributed by William Morris on Jan 31, 2004
    based on 35 ratings
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    The 7th in a series of messages from the book of Joshua dealing with living a victorious Christian life.

    Sermon by: Dr. Todd Morris Text: Joshua 8:1-35 (read 1-2) Title: How To Ambush Your Ai Date: February 1, 2004 Introduction: Chapter 8 of Joshua finds Israel facing the same city that it faced in chapter 7, the little city of Ai. The first time Israel went to battle with Ai, they lost, and 36 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ed Wood avatar

    The God Of A Second Chance

    Contributed by Ed Wood on Feb 18, 2003
    based on 111 ratings
     | 13,999 views

    Just because we make mistakes does not mean that God is finished with us. A message about second chances.

    THE GOD OF A SECOND CHANCE Joshua 8:1-29 INTRO: How would you feel if you were Joshua? On the heels of a great victory came an embarrassing defeat. His army had over 3,000 mighty soldiers. The men of Ai sent them running killing 36 of them. From our vantage point, we can see why they were ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Victory In Disguise

    Contributed by Guy Caley on Jun 26, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 8,279 views

    The battle of Ai is an exampleof how God often uses what seems like defeat to bring ultimate victory

    Introduction: Graphic Illustration of the Battle with people acting out the parts The battle of Ai is a perfect example of a biblical theme that I call "Victory in Disguise." What looked like defeat, set the stage for a stunning triumph over the enemy--it was in fact the retreat that made the ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    God's Victory In Defeat

    Contributed by Charles Cockroft on Mar 17, 2008
    based on 157 ratings
     | 28,345 views

    What looked like defeat, set up Victory over the enemy

    God’s Victory In Defeat Joshua 8:1-8:7 Josh 1 And the LORD said unto Joshua, Fear not, neither be thou dismayed: take all the people of war with thee, and arise, go up to Ai: see, I have given into thy hand the king of Ai, and his people, and his city, and his land: ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Aarron Ellerman avatar

    Back To The Basics Series

    Contributed by Aarron Ellerman on Mar 31, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,877 views

    Sometimes getting our spiritual lives back on track is as simple as listening to God and doing what we know is right to do.

    Series: Joshua Text: Joshua 8:30-35 Title: “Back To The Basics” I. We Must Come Back To God (30-32) Vs. 30 • In order for Joshua to build an alter to God on Mt. Ebal, He had to lay down his own plans. o After Israel had defeated Jericho and Ai, they now controlled the east-west route that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jerry Shirley avatar

    The Valley Of Decision Series

    Contributed by Jerry Shirley on Nov 8, 2008
    based on 86 ratings
     | 20,691 views

    1.) God forgives sin. 2.) God judges sin. 3.) He allows us to choose: Pardon or Punishment - God gave both Jericho and Ai to Israel, but He did it in very different ways. Link inc. to formatted text, audio & video, PowerPoint.

    The Valley of Decision Joshua 8 http://gbcdecatur.org/sermons/ValleyOfDecision.html [read vv. 1-3] The children of Israel are in the process of claiming their Canaan, or Promised Land. But their biggest challenge is that people already live there, and they are wicked. God has given them claim ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Back To The Altar Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 17, 2007
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     | 35,623 views

    It is at the altar of prayer that we find the power of God.

    Back to the Altar Text: Joshua 8:30-35 Introduction 1. Illustration: A heart-broken little girl began to kneel and pour out her heart to God in the altar at her local church. She did not know what to say. As she wept speechless, she began to remember what her Father had told her, "God knows ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • James May avatar

    Repentance Brings The Victory

    Contributed by James May on Apr 10, 2005
    based on 25 ratings
     | 5,700 views

    Achan had sinned, Israel had been defeated, but now confession and repentance had come. God’s blessings came back and a great victory was won. Let’s learn a lesson in the church today.

    REPENTANCE BRINGS THE VICTORY By Pastor Jim May In the last message titled “The Accursed Thing”, we left Israel licking it’s wounds after having been soundly defeated by the army of Ai. Because Achan had taken the “accursed thing” into the camp of Israel, God’s judgment feel upon all the people. ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    Lessons Learned Along The Way Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Oct 4, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,377 views

    We must learn from our mistakes and let them make us better.

    Lessons Learned Along the Way Text: Joshua 8:1-29 Introduction 1. Illustration: In his book entitled Failing Forward John Maxwell shows the vicious cycle that sets up in our lives when we yield to a fear of failure: Fear Inactivity Inexperience Inability To break that cycle of defeat ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist