Be Strong and Courageous | Herbert Cooper - Audio

Taking Ground: Be Strong And Courageous Joshua 1:6 Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them. (NIV) 1 Corinthians 2:9 However, as it is written: “What no eye has seen, what no ear has heard, and what no human mind has conceived”— the things God has prepared for those who love him— (NIV) Ephesians 3:20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, (NKJV) Numbers 14:1–4 That night all the members of the community raised their voices and wept aloud. 2 All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in Egypt! Or in this wilderness! 3 Why is the Lord bringing us to this land only to let us fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn’t it be better for us to go back to Egypt?” 4 And they said to each other, “We should choose a leader and go back to Egypt.” (NIV) Mark 16:15 He said to them, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation.” (NIV) 1. We are making preparations to start a 6th People’s Church location in 2020 2. We are looking for property or a building to buy near the area where we’re starting our 6th location 3. We are aggressively looking to buy land or a building for our Indianapolis campus 4. Keep meeting needs through our local, national and global missions 5. Buildthedream.tv to see all projects Two Qualities We Must Possess to Take The Promise Land Joshua 1:6 Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them. (NIV) 3 Critical Statements Attached to Be Strong and Courageous 1. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people Joshua 1:6 Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them. (NIV) 2. Be strong and courageous to obey God’s Word Joshua 1:7-8 “Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. (NIV) 3 Areas We Must Obey God’s Word to Take The Promise Land 1. Pray like never before Ephesians 6:12  For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. (NIV) 2. Serve like never before 1 Peter 4:10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. (NIV) 3. Give like never before Proverbs 11:24 The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller. (The Message) 3. Be strong and courageous instead of afraid and discouraged Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go.” (NIV) Problems don’t erase the promise 1. Don’t be afraid of the water 2. Don’t be afraid of the walls 3. Don’ be afraid of the walk