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… A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.
Galatians 6:7—9
The Joshua Generation
Joshua 24:14-15
[14] “Now fear the LORD and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your forefathers worshiped beyond the River and in Egypt, and serve the LORD. [15] But if serving the LORD seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”
The Joshua Generation
Joshua 24:14-15
What marks out this generation?
“But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.”
[Joshua 24:15]
Those that outlived Joshua
Judges2:6-7
[6] After Joshua had dismissed the Israelites, they went to take possession of the land, each to his own inheritance. [7] The people served the LORD throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders who outlived him and who had seen all the great things the LORD had done for Israel. [Judges 2:6-7]
What marks out this generation?
They never drove out [the enemy] completely.
[Judges 1:19-35]
Generation that did
not know Joshua
Judges 2:8-13;
17:6
[8] Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died at the age of a hundred and ten… [10] After that whole generation had been gathered to their fathers, another generation grew up, who knew neither the LORD nor what he had done for Israel. [11] Then the Israelites did evil in the eyes of the LORD… [12] They forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, … They followed and worshiped various gods of the peoples around them. [Joshua 2: 8-13]
Generation that did
not know Joshua
Judges 2:8-13;
17:6
What marks out this generation?
In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes. [Joshua 17:6]
The Joshua Generation
Those that outlived Joshua
Generation that did
not know Joshua
Joshua 24:14-15
Judges2:6-7
Judges 2:8-13;
17:6
“As for me and my
household, we will
serve the LORD.”
Everyone did what was right in his own
eyes.
They never drove out [the enemy] completely.
The Joshua Generation
2nd Generation
3rd Generation
Commitment
Compromise
Confusion
Knew God Knew about God
Didn’t know God
Whole heart Divided heart
Hard heart
Relationship Religion Rejection
1. Attitude towards God
The Joshua Generation
2nd Generation
3rd Generation
First-hand faith
Second-hand faith
No faith
Seen works of God
Heard about works of God
Didn’t know works of God
2. Experience of Faith
Power of Spirit
Spirit & Self Self
The Old
I promise that I will do my best
to love my God
to serve my Queen
and my country
to help other people
and to keep the Guide law.
The New
I promise that I will do my best
to be true to myself
and develop my beliefs,
to serve the Queen
and my community
to help other people
and to keep the Guide law.
The new Guides oath is a fascinating insight into cultural change…
The set menu of established religion is replaced by the buffet of “spirituality”….
The prevailing pressure on girls is towards introspection…
The Joshua Generation
2nd Generation
3rd Generation
Submits to Bible
Respects Bible
May own a Bible
Shaped by Word of God
Shaped by other
believers
Shaped by society
3. View of Bible
Know & understand
Know; don’t understand
Don’t know or
understand
The Joshua Generation
2nd Generation
3rd Generation
Pursuing God
Looking good,
obeying rules
Don’t know what they
believe
Clear vision & purpose
Know the landmarks;
forgot purpose
Never were told;
Never asked
4. Lifestyle
“But as for me and my household, we will serve the LORD.” [Joshua 24:15]
What to do?
Set an Example
• Hold fast• Lead!• “As for me
and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
Tell & Teach
• Declare God’s power to next generation
• Tell the stories
Prove God for Self• Encourage
“Faith projects”
• Let them make mistakes
What to do?
Jack
Reuben
Asher