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  • Stephen Funderburk avatar

    Remember Your Stones

    Contributed by Stephen Funderburk on Mar 4, 2008
    based on 29 ratings
     | 8,700 views

    move toward your victories by remember what God has done for you in the past

    Intro: studying math with Bradley we learned the law of common denominators. You take several numbers and find one common denominator for all the numbers. In the church we may be different in many ways, but trials, battles, struggles in life are common to all. Some people try to get God in their ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Chris Carroll avatar

    A Memorable Reminder

    Contributed by Chris Carroll on May 31, 2007
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    As we celebrate Memorial Day, let us pause to remember the help that God has provided for us in the past. This sermon uses stones as a visual reminder of God’s help

    A Memorable Reminder: Memorial Day 2007 Joshua 4:1-9; 21-24 CBC May 26, 2007 Opening Worship Joke: A motorcycle patrolman was rushed to the hospital with an inflamed appendix. The doctors operated and advised him that all was well. However, the patrolman kept feeling something pulling at the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • William Akehurst avatar

    Dad...what Do Those Rocks Mean?

    Contributed by William Akehurst on Jun 29, 2007
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    “Dad…what do those rocks mean?” Create a memorial, a testimony unto the Lord in your life. We need to make and leave a big impact for our future generations, by creating these monuments and memorials of faith, Here are some ways to achieve this.

    I heard a message from a financial planner many years ago about creating a nest egg for our future. He actually spoke about the Israelites crossing over the Jordan, and how the children in years later asked their fathers…‘Dad, what do those rocks mean?’ The point was that when the Israelites ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    What Mean These Stones?

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 18, 2003
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    Joshua was aware that we often forget the blessings God has given us. Joshua was not so concerned about his generation. What they had witnessed, he felt they could never forget. He realized that it is often not so with subsequent generations.

    WHAT MEAN THESE STONES? "Then Joshua spoke to the children of Israel, saying: When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ’What are these stones?’ Then you shall let your children know, saying, ’Israel crossed over this Jordan on dry land; for the Lord your God dried up the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ray Scott avatar

    "Lest We Forget"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Jun 1, 2004
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    A Memorial Day Message. Joshua commanded that stones be set as a memorial at the crossing of the Jordan River. As "living stones", we also are a memorial to what Christ has done for us.

    “Lest We Forget” Joshua 4:1-9, 19-24 INTRODUCTION: Tomorrow isn’t just a holiday … a day set aside for picnics, family fun … a day off from work. Tomorrow is Memorial Day. The holiday was officially recognized in 1868, as a day, May 30, to honor those who died in the Civil War. Later, it was ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • James Julian avatar

    Lessons From The Jordan

    Contributed by James Julian on Jun 2, 2004
    based on 19 ratings
     | 3,806 views

    The Israelites learned a valuable lesson on the banks of the Jordan River.... we can too.

    Lessons From The Jordan Joshua 4 Always take something from your Jordan (v.1-5) -Remember how God has brought you through -Respond to God -Reach others for God Always teach someone about your Jordan (6-8, 21-23) -be obedient to God -fulfill your calling Thank someone for helping ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Mark Schaeufele avatar

    A Trip Down Memory Lane Series

    Contributed by Mark Schaeufele on Aug 29, 2007
    based on 16 ratings
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    We need to remember what God has done for us, and realize that He can do it again.

    A Trip Down Memory Lane Text: Joshua 4:1-24 Introduction 1. Illustration: Maybe you heard about a guy named John who had a really horrible memory. One day John ran into a friend whom he had not seen in a long time. He greeted him & said, “Bill, do you remember what a bad memory I had?” Bill ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Rodney Kelley avatar

    Monument Of Rejoicing Series

    Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Mar 24, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,636 views

    Sermon 3 of the series. I make no claim that illustrations are my own. All that are not mine will be told truthfully as I find them.

    Monuments of Rejoicing - Joshua 4:1-24 (text - vs. 5-7) Intro. The first two monuments had to do with Jacob, now the next two have to do with Joshua. We have seen the Monument of a Relationship - Remembering when we met the Lord. (Jacob at Bethel. Monument of Revival - Jacob returned to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jim Drake avatar

    The Significance Of Stones

    Contributed by Jim Drake on Apr 2, 2007
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    This New Year’s Eve Watchnight service sermonette focused on the significance of the memorial God commanded Joshua to build in Gilgal after the Israelites crossed the Jordan and entered the Promised Land.

    1. The stones signified a strenuous past 2. The stones signified a sovereign God 3. The stones signified a saved people You may be wondering why you got a stone when you came in tonight. They’re not for throwing, or making pet rocks or anything like that. As we get ready to ring in the New Year, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Billy Ricks avatar

    Praise: Raising Stones Of Remembrance Series

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on Jul 3, 2011
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    The preists always led the children of Israel in praise of the living Lord. In chapter 4 they lead in praise to His glory. We are called and challenged to set up memorial stones so that children, and others will ask what does this mean in your life.

    Intro: It was always the priests who led in Praise to the living God of Israel. In chapter 3 the priests were the first to step foot into the turbulent waters of Jordan. What do the waters of the Jordan represent to the followers of Joshua or Jesus? It is apparent as God commands Joshua and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Scott Nichols avatar

    Return To Gilgal

    Contributed by Scott Nichols on Feb 27, 2011
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    In Joshua, the children of Israel set up 12 stones at Gilgal to remind them of what God had done. How do we remember the blessings of God?

    It is a time of transition. Of uncertainty. Moses is dead. Joshua has stepped into the leadership void; just as a new generation of Israelites are ready to cross over the Jordan to take possession of the land promised to Abraham. God understands the feelings of his people. The anticipation, the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Jimmy Haile avatar

    What Happens At Gilgal, Doesn’t Stay At Gilgal

    Contributed by Jimmy Haile on Mar 3, 2011
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    The importance of remembrance! What He did yesterday can help us today!

    The man who left his wife at the gas station....He said, "I noticed it got quite in the car. Joshua 4:19-24-Now the people came up from the Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and they camped in Gilgal on the east border of Jericho. And those twelve stones which they took out of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Gregory Thomas avatar

    What Happened

    Contributed by Gregory Thomas on Jan 18, 2010
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    It is good to memorialize the great acts of the Lord. Each new generation must learn what God has done for His people so that they will obey His Word and trust Him for the future.

    What Happened Joshua 4:1-24 It is ideally a reality that we have lost sight of the things that attributed great successes to our 21st century people. Back when I was a child we had a reverence for God, because we watched him work in the midst ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Frank Edwards avatar

    Life Is Too Short....not To Leave A Legacy.

    Contributed by Frank Edwards on Jan 27, 2010
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    The African-American culture is different from every other culture in this nation of ours. We have different ways about us. We view things differently. We respond to things differently. We evaluate situations with a different perspective. There is a part

    SERMON SERIES: "Life Is Too Short..." Text: Joshua 4:20-24 20 And those twelve stones, which they took out of Jordan, did Joshua pitch in Gilgal. 21 And he spake unto the children of Israel, saying, When your children shall ask their fathers in time to come, saying, What mean these stones? 22 Then ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • james ( Jim ) highland avatar

    A Day Of Remembence

    Contributed by James ( Jim ) Highland on Jun 12, 2012
     | 9,900 views

    Memorial Day jogs our memories of our nation, our families and our faith. God taught Israel the importance of memorials and memories.

    Day of Remembrance (Memorial Day) Joshua 4:1-9, 20-24 Remembering is an important part of our lives. All of us suffer from things not remembered, especially as we get older. My memory is filled with mental videos, both good and ugly. On this day my memories return to the loss of two uncles, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist