Sermon Listening Guide
Speaker: Dr. Condy Richardson
Scripture: Joshua 14:6-15
Sermon Title: "Caleb"
Joshua 14:6-15 (NIV)
6 Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You know what the Lord said to Moses the man of God at Kadesh Barnea about you and me. 7 I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the Lord sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. And I brought him back a report according to my convictions, 8 but my fellow Israelites who went up with me made the hearts of the people melt in fear. I, however, followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly. 9 So on that day Moses swore to me, ‘The land on which your feet have walked will be your inheritance and that of your children forever, because you have followed the Lord my God wholeheartedly.’[a]
10 “Now then, just as the Lord promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! 11 I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. 12 Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.”
13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. 14 So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly. 15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)
Then the land had rest from war.
10 “Now then, just as the Lord promised, he has kept me alive for forty-five years since the time he said this to Moses, while Israel moved about in the wilderness. So here I am today, eighty-five years old! 11 I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I’m just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. 12 Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said.”
13 Then Joshua blessed Caleb son of Jephunneh and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. 14 So Hebron has belonged to Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite ever since, because he followed the Lord, the God of Israel, wholeheartedly. 15 (Hebron used to be called Kiriath Arba after Arba, who was the greatest man among the Anakites.)
Then the land had rest from war.
First Thoughts
In Joshua 14, the people of Israel move ahead with their conquest of the Promised Land.
A character sketch of Caleb shows us who we can be.
Obstacles
Caleb approaches his old friend Joshua to ask for the land God promised him.
These two had faced many obstacles together.
They endured an angry mob of their own people in Numbers 13 and 14.
They fought together through the Promised Land.
In Joshua 14, they are facing old age.
Our obstacles are our friends if they draw us closer to God.
Qualities
Caleb was focused on serving God his entire adult life. (Joshua 14:8, 9, and 14)
He was a very humble man. (Numbers 14:8)
His faith was strong. (Numbers 14:9)
Caleb was…different. (Numbers 14:24)
He was no “Great Man”, but he stayed on target.
How are you staying focused, faithful, and humble?
Vigor
Joshua 14:7, 10-12 shows that he is no young man when he asks for Hebron.
At the age of 85, he was still pushing and fighting.
Do you consider your legacy?
How will others describe you?
Galatians 6:9 tells us to never grow weary of doing good.
Will your faith grow as you age?
Final Thoughts
Who do you admire because they never stopped serving the Lord?
FIFBC has a bright future if we stay faithful and engaged.
Commit yourself to the hard work, and do not stop
In Joshua 14, the people of Israel move ahead with their conquest of the Promised Land.
A character sketch of Caleb shows us who we can be.
Obstacles
Caleb approaches his old friend Joshua to ask for the land God promised him.
These two had faced many obstacles together.
They endured an angry mob of their own people in Numbers 13 and 14.
They fought together through the Promised Land.
In Joshua 14, they are facing old age.
Our obstacles are our friends if they draw us closer to God.
Qualities
Caleb was focused on serving God his entire adult life. (Joshua 14:8, 9, and 14)
He was a very humble man. (Numbers 14:8)
His faith was strong. (Numbers 14:9)
Caleb was…different. (Numbers 14:24)
He was no “Great Man”, but he stayed on target.
How are you staying focused, faithful, and humble?
Vigor
Joshua 14:7, 10-12 shows that he is no young man when he asks for Hebron.
At the age of 85, he was still pushing and fighting.
Do you consider your legacy?
How will others describe you?
Galatians 6:9 tells us to never grow weary of doing good.
Will your faith grow as you age?
Final Thoughts
Who do you admire because they never stopped serving the Lord?
FIFBC has a bright future if we stay faithful and engaged.
Commit yourself to the hard work, and do not stop