The Lord’s Southern Campaign

August 7, 2017September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchAdoni-zedek, Amorites, Ephesians 1, Gibeon, Joshua 10, southern campaign, sun stood still

Joshua 10:1-43; Ephesians 1:19-23 August 6, 2017 ● Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: Today’s text includes one of the most disputed events in the Bible. This is the event popularly known as “the sun stood still” during the Battle of Gibeon between Israel and the Amorites. Did the sun – and moon – really stop in the course that God established for them? We will consider this today. As we’ve studied the Book of Joshua, we’re now at the beginning of the conquest of the Promised Land.…

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A Covenant with Deceivers

July 30, 2017September 25, 2019 bigspringschurchel-Jib, Gibeon, Joshua 9, Matthew 5, oaths and vows

Joshua 9:1-27; Matthew 5:33-37 July 30, 2017 ● Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 was the worst day in the U.S. Navy’s history. But its causes include faulty intelligence, ambiguous communications, and a belief that the Japanese will never attempt such a daring attack. In his speech after that “day of infamy,” President Roosevelt said: The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with its government and its…