Southview Baptist Church
No Wall Too Tall: Discernment Matters
Pastor Nathan Wakefield continues our No Wall Too Tall sermon series through Joshua. This week in Joshua 9, we'll learn that we must go to God and petition Him, as Truth, for discernment. Failure to have asked God is not an excuse for making a bad decision. Video of the worship service is available beginning Sunday at 9:30 AM at https://southviewbaptist.org/live.
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Southview Baptist Church
3434 S 13th St, Lincoln, NE 68502, USA
Sunday 9:30 AM
1. Discernment matters because those not among God's people often play by different rules (1‑13).
• Two common, worldly responses to God's power.
• Without God, there is no truth (John 14:6).
• When responding to God, don't forget Rahab.
Action: Search yourself and make sure you are turning to Truth.
• Two common, worldly responses to God's power.
• Without God, there is no truth (John 14:6).
• When responding to God, don't forget Rahab.
Action: Search yourself and make sure you are turning to Truth.
2. Discernment matters because God holds his people to a very high standard (14‑21).
• Failure comes from failing to turn to God.
• Ignorance is not bliss (Ephesians 5:15‑17).
• God expects His people to keep their word (16‑21).
Action: Take stock of your current commitments and make sure you are honoring them.
Action: Consider your pending commitments and go to God for discernment.
• Failure comes from failing to turn to God.
• Ignorance is not bliss (Ephesians 5:15‑17).
• God expects His people to keep their word (16‑21).
Action: Take stock of your current commitments and make sure you are honoring them.
Action: Consider your pending commitments and go to God for discernment.
3. Discernment matters because our choices can have long‑term consequences (22‑27).
• Bad decisions often have consequences.
• Saul's later violation of the oath brought national consequences (2 Sam. 21:1‑6).
• God redeems despite our failures.
Action: Determine to see how God turns past failures into present redemptions.
• Bad decisions often have consequences.
• Saul's later violation of the oath brought national consequences (2 Sam. 21:1‑6).
• God redeems despite our failures.
Action: Determine to see how God turns past failures into present redemptions.
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