<strong>TITLE: EXERCISING FAITH OVER FEAR</strong>

<strong>TEXT: JOSHUA 1:1-9</strong>

<strong>INTRODUCTION</strong>

A. God desires that you go to a place you have never gone

B. God desires that you do something you have never done

C. Note:
<ol>
 	<li>Do not be Afraid</li>
 	<li>Do not be Discouraged</li>
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<strong>GOD IS WITH ME</strong>

A. God, “I will not leave you.”

B. God, “I will not forsake you.”

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C. God will not leave me <u> </u>

D. God will not forsake me

<strong>BE STRONG AND COURAGEOUS</strong>

A. Be Strong = To be strong, to conquer, to seize. Used in battle scenes <u> </u>
<ol>
 	<li>It is a command</li>
 	<li>In the active voice – It represents the subject accomplishing the actioN that is described – <strong>conquering</strong></li>
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B. Courageous = To show or prove oneself strong<u>  </u>
<ol>
 	<li>It is a command</li>
 	<li>In the active voice – It represents the subject accomplishing the action that is described – <strong>showing evidence of conquering</strong></li>
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<strong>DO THE WORD </strong>

A. Do it all
<ol>
 	<li>Do not turn right</li>
 	<li>Do not turn left</li>
 	<li>Do not be distracted to the right or left nor to the south or north</li>
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B. Do it all of the time
<ol>
 	<li>Keep it in your mouth / on your lips</li>
 	<li>Meditate on it during the day</li>
 	<li>Meditate on it at night</li>
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