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MOVING ON: TAKING THE NEXT RIGHT STEP JOSHUA 1-3; HEBREWS 3, 4 SESSION 5

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God has secret agents stationed in your enemy territory to ensure your success.
This episode is the fifth session in a series titled 'Moving On: Taking the Next Right Step,' focusing on the biblical books of Joshua and Hebrews. Steve Franklin opens by framing the Jordan River as a symbol for circumstances that seem impassable, referencing the Israelites' journey from Egypt to Canaan. He reviews previous lessons, including how God removed Joshua's security sources like Moses and reaffirmed the promise to Abraham. Steve outlines three key instructions from God: remember His presence, meditate on His word, and rely on appointed warriors. He highlights God's humor in placing secret agents in enemy territory, such as Jericho. The teaching centers on Joshua 3, where the Ark of the Covenant represents God's presence, and Steve explains its contents: the Ten Commandments, Aaron's rod, and the mercy seat. He connects the mercy seat to Jesus' blood in heaven, emphasizing holiness. Steve warns against losing focus on God, citing 1 Peter 5 on humility. He stresses the importance of trusting spiritual leadership, sharing a personal anecdote about bishops supporting him and Dean during a dark time on the Gulf Coast. The episode concludes with the crossing of the Jordan, where priests' feet dipped in water, and God stopped the flood upstream at Adam, illustrating that God works unseen. Steve announces next week's topic on establishing memorials and ends with a prayer for listeners to trust God through their Jordan Rivers.

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A Joshua-centered sermon turns the Jordan, the ark, and the next right step into a call for holy dependence.

Steve Franklin's fifth session on moving on frames the Jordan River as a picture of circumstances that look impossible, then centers its counsel on Joshua's command to keep the ark of the covenant in view.

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You want a Jordan River teaching that keeps the ark, God's presence, and the next right step in view.

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