God had significant plans for Moses’ successor, Joshua. Joshua went from being a slave in Egypt to becoming God’s leader of his people, the Israelites. Joshua demonstrated Godly courage that spanned from the time of the Egyptian exodus until Israel’s rest in the land God promised his people. Joshua was one of only two of the original Israelite spies with enough courage to trust God to conquer the ...  Read More

Ruth 1:15-18 (NIV)15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.” 16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever s...  Read More

Ruth 1:15-18 (NIV)15 “Look,” said Naomi, “your sister-in-law is going back to her people and her gods. Go back with her.” 16 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to leave you or to turn back from you. Where you go I will go, and where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people and your God my God. 17 Where you die I will die, and there I will be buried. May the Lord deal with me, be it ever s...  Read More

Then the Lord said to Moses, “Now you will see what I will do to Pharaoh: Because of my mighty hand he will let them go; because of my mighty hand he will drive them out of his country.” God also said to Moses, “I am the LORD. (Exodus 6:1-2)When God called Moses to speak to Pharaoh, the first thing we see him say is, “Not me.” There was a desire to “pass the buck” to someone else. Then, when he di...  Read More

“By faith Abraham, when called to go to a place he would later receive as his inheritance, obeyed and went, even though he did not know where he was going.” Hebrews 11:8If I were to ask you how adventurous you are, how would you respond? While some of us may be up for more adventure than others, probably all of us love at least some level of it in our lives. We want it to be fun (and at least a li...  Read More

The Prayer of Faith (James 5:13-20 ESV)13 Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. 15 And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he w...  Read More