Underdog: Woman With Bleeding Issue Healed. Once Without Hope, Now Healed
TEXT: Mark 5:21-34; 2 Corinthians 12:8-9 QUESTIONS: How has illness or disease affected either you personally or those close to you? What has been your response during these times? How has your...
View ArticleHisto-RAY Commentary by Ray Moore – Intro to the Book of Joshua
The book of Joshua is a book of new beginnings for the people of Israel. After 40 years in the desert, Israel is ready to claim its inheritance. JOSHUA THE SLAVE God spent a long time preparing Joshua...
View ArticleLife, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness
SERMON: 07/05/2015 TEXT: Nehemiah 8:10; Psalms 118:24; Psalms 119:1-2 QUESTIONS: On a scale of 1 to 10 how happy are you? Would your spouse/children/parents give you the same score? Why or why not?...
View ArticleHisto-RAY Commentary by Ray Moore – Joshua 1:1-11
JOSHUA – Possessing the Promise “Leadership is the activity of influencing people to cooperate toward some goal they come to find desirable” Ordway Tead OVERVIEW OF JOSHUA After the death of Moses,...
View ArticleFacing Life’s Transitions
SERMON: 07/12/2015 TEXT: Joshua 1:1-9 QUESTIONS: Troy listed many of life’s transitions. Describe a transition that you have gone through recently in your life. Read Joshua 1:1-6. Put yourself in...
View ArticleHisto-Ray Commentary by Ray Moore – Joshua 2:1-14
JOSHUA 2:1-14 STRANGERS IN THE ATTIC “Faith is more than thinking something is true. Faith is thinking something is true to the extent we act on it.” W.T. Purkiser Rahab demonstrates for us the...
View ArticleRahab the Wise
TEXT: Joshua 2:1-14, Joshua 2:22-24; Proverbs 9:10; Proverbs 10:27; 2 Corinthians 5:17; Proverbs 22:4 QUESTIONS: Have you ever “pre-judged “someone based on their outward appearance only to become...
View ArticleHisto-RAY Commentary by Ray Moore – JOSHUA CHAPTER 3
JOSHUA CHAPTER 3 ON JORDAN’S STORMY BANKS “Progress always involves risk. You can’t steal second with your foot on first.” Fredrick Wilcox Compared to the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, the Jordan is a...
View ArticleLife at Flood Stage
TEXT: Joshua 3:1-17 QUESTIONS: Have you ever been caught in a raging river either by choice (white water rafting) or by accident (flooding)? How did it make you feel? Put yourself in the place of...
View ArticleWhen a Wall Needs to Fall
SERMON DATE: August 2, 2015 TEXT: Joshua 5:13-15; Joshua 6:1-5; Joshua 6:15-21; Isaiah 4:4; Matthew 5:29-30 QUESTIONS: Pastor Troy compared the walls of Jericho with the spiritual walls in our own...
View ArticleHisto-RAY Commentary by Ray Moore – Joshua Chapter 6
JOSHUA 6:1-27 THE JERICHO ROAD Joshua 6:1-14 A Strange Battle Plan Verse 1-5 Question: Why did God choose this strange strategy for the first battle in the Promised Land? Answer: The real battle...
View ArticleHisto-Ray Joshua Chapter 7 – Commentary by Ray Moore
Sermon: Sometimes the Best Laid Plans Date: August 9, 2015 JOSHUA CHAPTER 7 “TROUBLE IN THE VALLEY” “Our sense of sin is in direct proportion to our nearness to God.” Thomas D. Bernard After their...
View ArticleSometimes the Best Laid Plans
SERMON DATE: August 9, 2015 TEXT: Joshua 6:17-19; Joshua 7:1-26; Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 QUESTIONS: Summarize what you have learned so far in the book of Joshua. What has surprised you the most about...
View ArticleHandling Conflicts Within the Camp
SERMON DATE: August 16, 2015 TEXT: Joshua 22:1-34; Numbers 25:1-9 QUESTIONS: When was the last time you found yourself in a serious conflict? Describe what it was about. How do you resolve conflict...
View ArticleHisto-Ray Joshua 22 – Commentary by Ray Moore
Sermon: Handling Conflicts Within the Camp Date: August 16, 2015 JOSHUA CHAPTER 22 “TROUBLE IN THE CAMP” JOSHUA 22:1-9 Call to Commitment Verses 1-5 This is the first test case in Israel’s collective...
View ArticleHisto-Ray Joshua 23 – Commentary by Ray Moore
JOSHUA CHAPTER 23 “PASSING THE TORCH” Joshua has led Israel for 30 years and had been faithful to God and the people. He is now near the time of his death and is ready to pass the torch to other...
View ArticleFamous Last Words
SERMON DATE: 08/23/2015 TEXT: Joshua 14:7-12; Joshua 21:43-45; Joshua 24 QUESTIONS: What have you enjoyed the most from our study of Joshua? Name one lesson God has taught you. Read Joshua 14:7-12....
View ArticleIt’s My Turn
SERMON DATE: 08/30/2015 TEXT: Nehemiah 1:1-11; Nehemiah 2:1-10 QUESTIONS: Who is someone you feel is a great example of a world-changer? What is it about this person that inspires you? Read Nehemiah...
View ArticleThe Leader in You
SERMON DATE: 09/06/2015 TEXT: Nehemiah 2:1-20 QUESTIONS: If you feel comfortable doing so, share with your group what you would like to see God do in the next 52 days. Read Nehemiah 2:1-20. What do...
View ArticleDefeating Discouragement
SERMON DATE: 09/13/2015 TEXT: Nehemiah 4; 1 Peter 5:8 QUESTIONS: What’s one of the biggest obstacles you’ve overcome? How did you overcome it and what did you learn from your experience? Read...
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