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  • Kenneth Trent avatar

    What Mean These Stones?

    Contributed by Kenneth Trent on Aug 18, 2003
    based on 59 ratings
     | 8,467 views

    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

  • Steven Simala Grant avatar

    Set In Stone Series

    Contributed by Steven Simala Grant on Jun 11, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 14,387 views

    Remembering what God has done, passing those along, and making them visible to the world

    Set in Stone - Joshua 4 June 8/9, 2002 Intro: An 80 year old couple were having problems remembering things, so they decided to go to their doctor to get checked out to make sure nothing was wrong with them. When they arrived at the doctor’s, they explained to the doctor about the problems they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Tony Searles avatar

    Memorial Stones

    Contributed by Tony Searles on Jun 22, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 10,920 views

    A lesson from the Israelites crossing the Jordan River, and its relation to us in our lives for giving our lives fully to God, trusting for miracles, and trusting for Salvation.

    ?Memorial Stones? Stand & Read: Joshua 4:20-24 ?And those twelve stones which they had taken from the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal. [21] And he said to the sons of Israel, "When your children ask their fathers in time to come, saying, ’What are these stones?’ [22] then you shall inform your ...read more

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    Denomination: Other

  • John Hamby avatar

    Remembering What God Has Done Series

    Contributed by John Hamby on Feb 4, 2002
    based on 487 ratings
     | 180,233 views

    The purpose of memorials in our lives.

    A Study of the Book of Joshua Sermon # 4 “Remembering What God has Done” Joshua 4 God realizes that we often forget what he has done for us. In Deuteronomy. 6:12 Moses issued a final warning to Israel just before they entered the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Norman Lawrence avatar

    The Message Of The Memorial

    Contributed by Norman Lawrence on May 30, 2001
    based on 164 ratings
     | 8,427 views

    Sermon illustrating the purpose of a memorial, and to encourage to remember landmarks in our lives.

    THE MESSAGE OF THE MEMORIAL Joshua 4:5-7, 21-24 Memorial Day Weekend is here.... For many people, this day indicates the beginning of summer, only to be ended a couple months down the road with Labor Day Weekend. It seems that nowadays Memorial Day is being reduced in it’s meaning and ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • John Blankenship avatar

    What Mean These Stones

    Contributed by John Blankenship on Oct 8, 2001
    based on 41 ratings
     | 4,756 views

    Need for Spiritual Gifts

    What Mean These Stones Text: Joshua 4: 21- 24 These twelve stones piled up on Gilgal where there to teach the rising generation of Israelites what he had done for their fathers. But they have been cast back into the Jordon. I.They speak of Bondage A.Buried in the dark rolling Jordan ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Bob Hunter avatar

    How Not To Forget

    Contributed by Bob Hunter on Jan 18, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 12,784 views

    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

  • Billy Ricks avatar

    What Do These Stones Mean?

    Contributed by Billy Ricks on May 24, 2008
    based on 31 ratings
     | 14,195 views

    When God took the children of Israel across the river Jordan he called them to set up memorial stones. The stones caution us to remember, they challenge us to recount, and they call us to respond.

    Intro: There was a rumor circulating in Washington some time ago that Osama Bin Laden had died and gone to Heaven. As the story goes, when he arrived in Paradise, Osama was greeted by George Washington who slapped him across the face and yelled, "How dare you attack the nation I helped conceive!" ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Joseph Smith avatar

    What Do These Stones Mean? Series

    Contributed by Joseph Smith on May 31, 2008
    based on 5 ratings
     | 8,602 views

    For a Children’s Day message; twelve varying stones used as visuals to speak of original innocence, sin and accountability, and the redemptive work of Christ.

    For centuries, people have raised up stones as a witness. Stone monuments testify as to who they are and what happened among them. Just this week news came of discoveries at the ancient monument of Stonehenge on the Salisbury plain in England. Those great Sarsen stones were raised to honor the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    A Time Of Remembrance

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 23, 2008
    based on 89 ratings
     | 26,570 views

    Memorial day is more than a day off. It is a time of remembrance of what God has done in your life.

    A time of Remembrance JOSHUA 4:1-9,19-24 INTRO- MEMORIAL DAY IS A FEDERAL HOLIDAY, IT IS ALWAYS NOW THE LAST MONDAY IN MAY. IT USE TO BE CALLED DECORATION DAY BECAUSE YOU WOULD GO TO THE GRAVE AND DECORATE THE SITE OF A FALLEN SOLDIER. IT WAS ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Jimmy Chapman avatar

    Memorials

    Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Sep 27, 2006
    based on 39 ratings
     | 22,790 views

    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

  • Steve Severance avatar

    It Shall Be A Memorial

    Contributed by Steve Severance on May 23, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,309 views

    Memorial Day is a day that America sets aside to remember those who have given their lives in the cause of gaining and preserving freedom. It’s like a monument. The Idea is that we would have a day off to celebrate liberty and remember the price of such a

    It Shall Be A Memorial… Memorial Day is a day that America sets aside to remember those who have given their lives in the cause of gaining and preserving freedom. It’s like a monument. The Idea is that we would have a day off to celebrate liberty and remember the price of such a blessing. The ...read more

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    Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist

  • Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney avatar

    What Are We Leaving Behind Us?

    Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Nov 13, 2006
    based on 35 ratings
     | 15,571 views

    Each generation has a responsibility to those following to mark the way clearly.

    It has been said that Christianity is one Generation away from extinction: How can this be possible: When a Generation has witnessed such powerful and glorious manifestations of the presence and power of God? Answ: When the generation that has seen the works of God fails to pass it on to the ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Rodney Kelley avatar

    Monument Of Rejoicing Series

    Contributed by Rodney Kelley on Mar 24, 2007
    based on 5 ratings
     | 5,455 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
    based on 14 ratings
     | 7,437 views

    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