Difference between revisions of "Joshua 20-21: Planning for Holiness"
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| − | ==Image:== | + | ==Image: Many people have said variations of "Plan for the worst, hope for the best."== |
| − | ==Need: | + | A couple of months ago my mother-in-law asked me if there were special procedures in place for airlines flying across the ocean. What if an engine fails in the middle of the ocean, she asked. The answer is that airlines are required to plan for such an eventuality. The program is called the ETOPS certification. ETOPS certification designates that an airplane must stay within a certain distance of an airport at all times to allow for an emergency. The most common certification is ETOPS-120 which states that an airplane must always be within 120 minutes of an airport. So, when a route is planned across the ocean, the route is planned so that at all times the plane is within 120-minutes of an airport. In reality, an engine rarely fails, but the plan is in place so that an engine failure is not the end of the day. |
| − | + | ==Need: As fallen creatures in a fallen world, Holiness does not happen by accident. Rather we must plan to live in holiness in a fallen world.== | |
| − | ==Preview: | + | ==Preview: Today as we look at Joshua 20 and 21 we are going to see that planning for holiness requires planning for life in a fallen world and sacrifice, but in the end it is worth it.== |
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| − | + | We have been in Joshua for a while now and today we are talking through more of the land allotment. That is, after conquering the land, it was time to divide out the land. Part of dividing the land was figuring out how the land would be used. Here we will see that in dividing out the land, God led Israel to plan for holiness. | |
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Revision as of 19:40, 24 August 2022
Theological Proposition/Focus: We serve a Holy God and his expectation for us is personal holiness.
Homiletical Proposition/Application: As fallen creatures in a fallen world, Holiness does not happen by accident. Rather we must plan to live in holiness in a fallen world.
Contents
- 1 Introduction:
- 1.1 Image: Many people have said variations of "Plan for the worst, hope for the best."
- 1.2 Need: As fallen creatures in a fallen world, Holiness does not happen by accident. Rather we must plan to live in holiness in a fallen world.
- 1.3 Preview: Today as we look at Joshua 20 and 21 we are going to see that planning for holiness requires planning for life in a fallen world and sacrifice, but in the end it is worth it.
- 1.4 Setting the Stage:
- 2 Body
- 2.1 Planning for holiness requires planning for life in a fallen world (20:1-6)
- 2.1.1 Life in a fallen world will inevitably be marked by some bad days (1-3).
- 2.1.2 Life in a fallen world may require God's people, in discernment, to stick up for someone (4-5).
- 2.1.3 Life in a fallen world requires sacrifice (6).
- 2.1.4 Image:
- 2.1.5 MTR: Determine to recognize hardship as part of life in a fallen world and not to blame God.
- 2.2 Planning for holiness requires sacrifice (21:1-3)
- 2.3 Planning for holiness is worth it (21:43-45)
- 2.1 Planning for holiness requires planning for life in a fallen world (20:1-6)
- 3 Conclusion:
Introduction:
Image: Many people have said variations of "Plan for the worst, hope for the best."
A couple of months ago my mother-in-law asked me if there were special procedures in place for airlines flying across the ocean. What if an engine fails in the middle of the ocean, she asked. The answer is that airlines are required to plan for such an eventuality. The program is called the ETOPS certification. ETOPS certification designates that an airplane must stay within a certain distance of an airport at all times to allow for an emergency. The most common certification is ETOPS-120 which states that an airplane must always be within 120 minutes of an airport. So, when a route is planned across the ocean, the route is planned so that at all times the plane is within 120-minutes of an airport. In reality, an engine rarely fails, but the plan is in place so that an engine failure is not the end of the day.
Need: As fallen creatures in a fallen world, Holiness does not happen by accident. Rather we must plan to live in holiness in a fallen world.
Preview: Today as we look at Joshua 20 and 21 we are going to see that planning for holiness requires planning for life in a fallen world and sacrifice, but in the end it is worth it.
Setting the Stage:
We have been in Joshua for a while now and today we are talking through more of the land allotment. That is, after conquering the land, it was time to divide out the land. Part of dividing the land was figuring out how the land would be used. Here we will see that in dividing out the land, God led Israel to plan for holiness.
