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The Wonder-Working God
Joshua: Faithful to His Word Kyle Kauffman Joshua: Faithful to His Word Kyle Kauffman

The Wonder-Working God

Kyle Kauffman

Do you long to see God working in powerful ways in your life and in our world today? The answer to that question is probably obvious. “Of course I do!” In Joshua 3-4 we see God miraculously stopping the Jordan River so that his people can cross on dry ground. It’s easy for us to read accounts like this and either dismiss them as an occurrence of the past (“That’s how God used to work”) or to immediately jump to some way we long to see God do this in our day and our lives (“Why doesn’t He show His power more clearly in my life?”). But these accounts are in the Bible are there first and foremost teach us about God. As we come to understand more about why God did these wonders in the first place, we come to see what impact they are meant to have on our lives today. We also get a glimpse into how God is continuing to work wonders in our lives today even if that doesn’t look quite like what it looked like for the Israelites. And we see how God wants us to respond to the wonders He does – both in scripture and in our lives today. 

Joshua 3-4

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The God Who Saves
Joshua: Faithful to His Word Kyle Kauffman Joshua: Faithful to His Word Kyle Kauffman

The God Who Saves

Kyle Kauffman

How often do you consider the fact that God has saved you? Does it still amaze you when you consider the fact that God has saved you? In Joshua 2 we encounter the incredible story of Rahab hiding the Israelite spies to spare their lives and then asking for them to spare her life when God gives them the city of Jericho. It’s a story that displays God’s power to save and His plan to save people from all nations. We see God saving the Israelite spies from the threat of the king of Jericho even as he simultaneously saves Rahab from the threat of his impending judgment on Jericho. In this story we get a glimpse into who God saves, why God saves, how God saves. This story invites us to marvel over God’s salvation even as it also invites us to be a continued part of His plan to save others.

Joshua 2

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Be Strong and Courageous
Joshua: Faithful to His Word Kyle Kauffman Joshua: Faithful to His Word Kyle Kauffman

Be Strong and Courageous

Kyle Kauffman

Joshua begins with the greatest change that the young nation of Israel has experienced so far. Their trusted and faithful leader who God used to bring them out of slavery and guide them through the wilderness is dead just as they are about to begin their greatest challenge so far: taking possession of the land God has promised to give them. A new leader whom God has chosen steps into the giant shoes Moses has left behind. Can he continue the legacy of Moses? Will he be successful in leading this people into the promised land? Or will this nation fall apart before it even has a chance to be established? As everything seems to be changing for Joshua and Israel, they are invited to place their confidence not in their leader or in themselves, but in God. Although Moses is dead, the same God who was with Moses and the people, who led them through the wilderness, who provided for their every need, and who promised to bring them into this land, is the God who is still with them in this moment. And He is the same God who is with us today amid all the changing circumstances of our lives. He invites us to place our confidence in Him and to find strength and courage for whatever we are facing today.

Joshua 1

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Worship is Life
Gospel Clarity in a Confusing World Kyle Kauffman Gospel Clarity in a Confusing World Kyle Kauffman

Worship is Life

Kyle Kauffman

Worship is not optional. It is something every human being is engaged in on a regular basis whether we realize it or not. Worship is in some sense hard-wired into what it means to be human. The main question we must ask in our lives is not “Will I worship?” but “What will I worship?” And our daily decisions and actions in this life are giving an answer to that question over and over again. Idolatry was not just a temptation for the Corinthian believers living among all sorts of temples dedicated to other gods. It’s a constant temptation to American believers living in a world that seeks to direct our attention and desires to anything other than God. As a result, worship is not just something we do on Sundays, but it is something we are engaged in 24/7 throughout our weeks. It involves all of life and it affects all of life. 1 Corinthians 10 is meant to help us see and experience what it means to find life as we worship God in all of life.

1 Corinthians 10:14-11:1

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Make It to the Finish Line!
Gospel Clarity in a Confusing World Kyle Kauffman Gospel Clarity in a Confusing World Kyle Kauffman

Make It to the Finish Line!

Kyle Kauffman

When you are running a race there is need for perseverance and endurance in order to make it to the finish line. The same thing is true of the Christian life. In the end of 1 Corinthians 9 Paul compares the Christian life to being like running a race. And as we discover, it is not a race that everyone makes it to the finish line in. We see this both in examples from the Bible and in personal examples we can think of from our own lives. The scriptures teach that perseverance in the Christian life in both faith and pursuing holiness are necessary for salvation. The Bible is full of warnings that we are meant to take seriously if want to make it to the end. And the Bible is full of promises that are meant to help us make it to the end. We see both of these in the beginning of 1 Corinthians 10. And ultimately, we are reminded that the outcome of the race depends not finally on our efforts but on God’s faithfulness. He is the one who enables us to persevere as we take seriously the call to persevere.

1 Corinthians 9:24-10:13

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Without Faith it is Impossible to Please God
Keith Rohrer Keith Rohrer

Without Faith it is Impossible to Please God

Keith Rohrer

Ask 20 people what they think God is looking for in them, and you’d probably hear at least 10 different answers. Things like faithful church attendance, not getting angry, staying married to your spouse, refusing to steal even small things, volunteering at church or places like The Factory Ministries. None of those things are bad—all good actually. But what He’s really looking for is, “Do you have faith?” It’s not just important, the Bible insists it’s impossible to please God without it. During Jesus’ ministry, He only saw “great faith” in two people. Neither was a disciple, neither was a Jew. On Sunday, we’ll look at one of them and try to figure out what Jesus saw in her. And why was He originally so harsh with her?

Matthew 15:21-28

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