Judges 8:21
"Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, Rise thou, and fall upon us: for as the man is, so is his strength. And Gideon arose, and slew Zebah and Zalmunna, and took away the ornaments that were on their camels' necks."
During the conquer of the Midianites, Gideon captured their princes and put them in prison until he finished the battle.
Joshua 13:1
"Now Joshua was old and stricken in years; and the LORD said unto him, Thou art old and stricken in years, and there remaineth yet very much land to be possessed."
They say that things get better with age, and most things should.
The evening sermon from 8/25/13 is now available at www.baptist-city.com.
The 9/01/13 FBC Hammond bulletin is up at Baptist City.
Joshua 4:4
"Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:"
It could be that one of the reasons Joshua was the most qualified to lead Israel after Moses went to Heaven was because he didn't wait until he was in a leadership role to train others.
Deuteronomy 28:2
"And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God."
Rarely do you find a promise as open ended as the promise in the verse above.
Deuteronomy 7:10
"And repayeth them that hate him to their face, to destroy them: he will not be slack to him that hateth him, he will repay him to his face."
Confrontational meetings are uncomfortable for both those watching it and for the one's involved.
Deuteronomy 3:28
"But charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen him: for he shall go over before this people, and he shall cause them to inherit the land which thou shalt see."
Admit it, you are not going to be in your place of leadership forever.
Three great sermons for you this week! (The fourth will be coming soon)