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The Scarlet Thread by W. A. Criswell

by Brandon on Friday, June 26, 2009 in Sermons

TweetThis weekend, I’ll be preaching from Joshua 2 concerning the scarlet thread that runs through all of Scripture, foreshadowed and typified by the scarlet line which Rahab the harlot let down from her window. That scarlet thread signaled to the approaching Israelites that everyone in her household should be spared because of their acting by [...]

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Generation Next’s Greatest Need: Leadership

by Brandon on Sunday, February 22, 2009 in Sermons

Tweet[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download the MP3 From the Series Journey Through the Word: The Book of Numbers Based on Numbers 26-27 ONE GREAT TRUTH: God is looking for spirit-led, shepherd-leaders to lead each new generation boldly forward.

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Growing With Difficult People

by Brandon on Thursday, July 20, 2006 in Living

Tweet“I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died: That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the Lord to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not.” -Judges 2:21-22 When I first entered ministry, I [...]

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Magnified Before Them

by Brandon on Friday, June 10, 2005 in Leadership

Tweet“On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight of all Israel; and they feared him, as they feared Moses, all the days of his life.”—Joshua 4:14 A dear friend of mine who is doing a great work for God told me that he was praying for God to “magnify him in the eyes [...]

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The Scarlet Thread

by Brandon on Thursday, June 9, 2005 in General

Tweetj“…thou shalt bind this line of scarlet thread in the window which thou didst let us down by:… and whosoever shall be with thee in the house, his blood shall be on our head, if any hand be upon him.”—Joshua to Rahab the harlot in Joshua 2:18-19 Did you know that a scarlet thread winds [...]

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A Man of God’s Word

by Brandon on Wednesday, June 8, 2005 in Leadership

Tweet“Only be thou strong and courageous, that thou mayest observe to do according to all the law, which Moses my servant commanded thee: turn not from it to the right hand or to the left, that thou mayest prosper whithersoever thou goest. This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but [...]

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Life Goes On

by Brandon on Tuesday, June 7, 2005 in Leadership

Tweet“Moses my servant is dead;…”—Joshua 1:2 What do you want on your tombstone? Moses made the most significant contribution to the pre-Christian world, the Torah. He was God’s man for a generation, the great emancipator of Israel, a prophet, a priest, and a shepherd of Israel. When it was time for Joshua to take the [...]

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Laying the Groundwork

by Brandon on Monday, June 6, 2005 in Leadership

Tweet“But Joshua the son of Nun which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.”—Moses speaking in Deuteronomy 1:38 Before the beloved leader Moses passed off the scene, he made sure that he did one thing well. He prepared the soil of the people’s hearts [...]

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Conquest

by Brandon on Sunday, June 5, 2005 in General

Tweet“…for thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success.”—Joshua 1:8We all have our heroes. They are people we look to for strength and direction. We follow their examples with high hopes of seeing just a measure of their success. One of my heroes has been dead for over 3,000 years, [...]

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