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  • Tim Patrick avatar

    After The River Series

    Contributed by Tim Patrick on May 31, 2005
    based on 67 ratings
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    What do you do after taking steps to obey God?

    After The River Joshua 4 In Joshua 3 we read the story of the crossing of the Jordan River by the Israelite people. After that crossing they were in the promised land. The promised land represented the gifts that God wishes to give his children. God wants to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Pat Cook avatar

    Memory Enhancers Series

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Jul 22, 2005
    based on 16 ratings
     | 7,718 views

    7th in a long series on Joshua. This speaks of placing memorials in our lives to remember what God has done for us.

    Joshua 4:1-9, 19-24 – Memory Enhancers I like the joke about the 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 and said, “Bill, do you remember what a bad memory I had?” Bill answered, “Yes, I certainly ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    "And They Are There Unto This Day..." By Dr. Winson Butler

    Contributed by Winson Butler on Jul 13, 2004
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    When God prepares to do something wonderful, He begins with a difficulty. When He plans to do something very wonderful, He begins with an impossibility. Let me show you how!

    Introduction No matter the size of one’s obstacle or difficulty God’s promise is always bigger. He has never made a promise that He couldn’t keep! Even when the river of your life has swollen, God will and does make a way. Israel knew the feeling too well. Under the leadership of Joshua they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Marilyn Murphree avatar

    "Memorial Stones"

    Contributed by Marilyn Murphree on May 26, 2004
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    Memorial Stones that we place along our pathway mark significant events in our lives where God helped us and these encourage us in our current journey.

    Iliff & Saltillo UM May 30, 2004 Memorial Day Weekend "Memorial Stones" Joshua 4:1-9 INTRODUCTION: Today is Memorial Day Sunday. It may mean different things to different people and how we observe it now and how we have observed it in the past. There may be parades ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Ray Scott avatar

    "Lest We Forget"

    Contributed by Ray Scott on Jun 1, 2004
    based on 44 ratings
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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
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    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

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    Memorials

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 38 ratings
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    A sermon for Memorial day

    Joshua 4 What a strange memorial we find in our text! A stack of twelve large stones standing in a heap seems strange. They had been taken from the Jordan when Joshua and the Hebrews had crossed over the riverbed en route to Canaan. God had dried up the river so His people could cross over, as ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Brad Rigney avatar

    Establishing A Personal Memorial

    Contributed by Brad Rigney on Jun 23, 2006
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    This sermon was used for Memorial Day to show how we need to set some places and things as a Memorial for our own lives to remind us about the Lord and what He has done for us.

    Establishing A Personal Memorial Joshua 4:1-9 Intro.: A. In April 1863, in Columbus, Miss. After decorating graves of her two sons who died in the Civil War as Confederate Soldiers – an elderly woman also decorated two mounds at the corner of the cemetery. An observer asked, “What are you ...read more

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    Denomination: Adventist

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    "What Meaneth These Stones?"

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Jun 30, 2006
    based on 11 ratings
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    This makes for a great message to be given at a funeral as people are considering the thoughts of the memorial stones left on ground at the cemetery!

    Title: “What meaneth these stones” Introduction: It was the changing of the guard, Moses had departed, now Joshua took the reigns of giving leadership to the children of Israel. In this text, we find them at the Jordan River. It was the time when this muddy, churning river, was at it’s highest ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Jamie Wright avatar

    Memorial Stones

    Contributed by Jamie Wright on Jul 22, 2006
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    A Memorial Day Message

    Pastor Jamie Wright * MFC * May 28, 2006 Joshua 4:1-9 vs 6 What do these stones mean to you? vs 7 And these stones shall be a memorial to the children of Israel forever Hebrew word for memorial means- “To Remember” Like the Viet Nam War Memorial *Christians are prone to forget (fail to ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Monument Of Rejoicing Series

    Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Mar 24, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
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    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

  • Philip Harrelson avatar

    Sermons In Stone

    Contributed by Philip Harrelson on Dec 28, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
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    This message deals with the responsibility that we have to the past.

    Sermons In Stone Joshua 4:1-9 KJV And it came to pass, when all the people were clean passed over Jordan, that the LORD spake unto Joshua, saying, [2] Take you twelve men out of the people, out of every tribe a man, [3] And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Dan Morrison avatar

    Conditoned For The Conquest Series

    Contributed by Dan Morrison on Aug 18, 2002
    based on 17 ratings
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    After crossing over Jordan, was Jericho imediatly on the mind of God? No first they needed to be ’conditioned for the conquest’.

    Conditioned for the Conquest Part 1 Joshua 4&5; Today we are going to cover only chapter 4; After they cross we would expect Jerico to be conquered in short order. We think that Jerico is immediately on God’s mind. Not so, they spent some 10 days here at Gilgal and some 6 days before they saw ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Abraham Shanklin avatar

    A Drive Back Down Memory Lane

    Contributed by Abraham Shanklin on May 28, 2003
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    There is specific memorial I draw your attention to found in the text that was established for the purpose of remembering the God who facilitated their deliverance to the promise land.

    A DRIVE BACK DOWN MEMORY LANE Scripture Reference: Joshua 4:1 – 9; 19 –24 Introduction Webster’s defines memorial as… 1. Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or event; something, which serves to keep something else in remembrance; a monument. –Macaulay 2. Something, such as a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Bob Hunter avatar

    How Not To Forget

    Contributed by Bob Hunter on Jan 18, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
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    A step by step plan to remember the mighty acts of God.

    “How not to forget!” Joshua 4:1-23 - Pastor Bob Hunter Last month we began a series of messages in the book of Joshua. Joshua was a great leader. He is the successor of a great leader named Moses. Under His leadership the people of Israel had great ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness