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from “Joshua 14”

So if you're joining us, let us know. How many of you were here last week to hear my message last week? Only reason I ask that is because I want to keep going with it a little bit today. Turn in your Bible to Joshua chapter 14. You may remain standing as I read the word of God. Joshua chapter 14, verses 6 through 13. By now, they're all over YouTube telling us where they're joining from. Y'all want to do a few shout outs on YouTube as you find Scripture? You know you need an extra minute to find Joshua 14 anyway. I'm trying to hook you up, but let's see. Here we go. Here we go. Here they are watching from Rochester, New York, California, Montgomery, Alabama, see all different countries. We got Palestine, Miami, New Mexico, Ontario, Montreal. Aren't you from Ontario, LJ? Do you know this person? Lillian Bootreid, you know that? Oh, God knows. Waynesville, North Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. Now, you need to get to the Columbia campus, all right? You better have a cold or something this week. Watch it online, Brazil. Let's give it up for our eFam all over the world. Thank you for joining. I'll listen to this Scripture, and then I'll fill in the background after I've read it to you. Now the people of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb, son of Jephunneh… This is one of those times where you're glad your dad didn't name you Junior. Caleb, son of Jephunneh. Jephunneh, Jr., had been what he would have been called, so Caleb is a much better name. Everybody say, Caleb. Caleb is the character we want to talk about today. Caleb the Kenizzite, and said to him, you know what the Lord said to Moses, the man of God, at Kadesh Barnea, about you and me. I was 40 years old when Moses, the servant of the Lord, sent me from Kadesh Barnea to explore the land. I brought him back a report according to my convictions. Not according to a committee, not a report according to the comments section, but a report according to my convictions. That's what he did. I brought him a report according to my convictions, 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. 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. Now then, just as the Lord promised, he has kept me alive for 45 years. Since the time he said this to Moses while Israel moved about in the wilderness. So here I am today, 85 years old. 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. Now give me this hill country that the Lord promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Antiquites were there and their cities were large and fortified. With the Lord helping me, I will drive them out just as he said. Let's camp in verse 13 as I give you my message today. Then Joshua blessed Caleb, son of Jephunneh, and gave him Hebron as his inheritance. I came with a reminder today. I want to remind you that this is bigger than them. Lord thank you for your word. We receive it before we even

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