We have never been here before
Dr. Roberto Miranda
(Audio: Spanish, English) ->Original
SUMMARY: The sermon is based on Joshua 3:1, where Joshua and the Hebrew people are on the other side of the Jordan ready to cross it and enter to possess the land that God has promised them for centuries. The desert has been the place of testing for the Hebrews, the place of training, the place of humiliation and trials. Similarly, the Lion of Judah Congregation has been wandering for years in a time of desert, the Lord moving, struggling with us, training us and preparing us for the promises that He has made to us but we have not yet entered into the complete promises that He has given us. The sermon talks about the complexity of the prophetic Word and how we need to be careful when making New Year's declarations and promises. The sermon also talks about how the Lord is preparing us for something beyond what we have achieved up to now as a Congregation and as a ministry.
In this sermon, the pastor discusses the importance of rehearsing, previewing, and meditating on past experiences before entering into new ones. He draws parallels with the Hebrews in the desert and their journey towards the promised land. The role of the ark of the covenant is also discussed, as a symbol of the living presence of Jehovah among his people. The pastor emphasizes the need for dependence on God's power and direction, and the importance of maintaining a distance of reverence before His holy presence. The sermon ends with a call to prepare and sanctify ourselves, as God's presence is expected to move among us.
The pastor talks about the need for the Church to prepare and sanctify themselves for the coming of God's presence. He emphasizes the importance of genuine and authentic miracles that can withstand scrutiny from the outside world. He prays for an "immaculate conception" from God's spirit to impregnate the congregation with His power and move.
In this sermon, the pastor discusses the importance of rehearsing, previewing, and meditating on past experiences before entering into new ones. He draws parallels with the Hebrews in the desert and their journey towards the promised land. The role of the ark of the covenant is also discussed, as a symbol of the living presence of Jehovah among his people. The pastor emphasizes the need for dependence on God's power and direction, and the importance of maintaining a distance of reverence before His holy presence. The sermon ends with a call to prepare and sanctify ourselves, as God's presence is expected to move among us.
The pastor talks about the need for the Church to prepare and sanctify themselves for the coming of God's presence. He emphasizes the importance of genuine and authentic miracles that can withstand scrutiny from the outside world. He prays for an "immaculate conception" from God's spirit to impregnate the congregation with His power and move.
Joshua 3:1 says: “Joshua rose early in the morning, and he and all the children of Israel set out from Shittim and came to the Jordan, and rested there before crossing it. And after three days the officers went through the camp, and commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the Lord your God, and the Levites priests that carry it, ye shall go out of your place and march after it, so that you may know the way by which you have to go; because you have not passed this way before now. But between you and her there is a distance of about two thousand cubits; you shall not approach her. And Joshua said to the people: Sanctify yourselves, for the Lord will do wonders among you tomorrow. And Joshua spoke to the priests, saying, Take the ark of the covenant, and go before the people. And they took the ark of the covenant and went before the people.”
Then Jehovah said to Joshua: From this day I will begin to magnify you in the eyes of all Israel, so that they may understand that as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. You, then, will command the priests who carry the ark of the covenant, saying: When you have entered to the brink of the water of the Jordan, you will stop at the Jordan. And Joshua said to the children of Israel: Come near, and listen to the words of Jehovah your God. And Joshua added: By this you will know that the living God is in the midst of you, and that he will drive out before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Gergeses, the Amorites, and the Jebusites. Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will pass before you into the midst of the Jordan. Now take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. And when the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of Jehovah, Lord of all the earth, sit on the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will divide; because the waters that come from above will stop in a heap.”
Then Jehovah said to Joshua: From this day I will begin to magnify you in the eyes of all Israel, so that they may understand that as I was with Moses, so I will be with you. You, then, will command the priests who carry the ark of the covenant, saying: When you have entered to the brink of the water of the Jordan, you will stop at the Jordan. And Joshua said to the children of Israel: Come near, and listen to the words of Jehovah your God. And Joshua added: By this you will know that the living God is in the midst of you, and that he will drive out before you the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Hivites, the Perizzites, the Gergeses, the Amorites, and the Jebusites. Behold, the ark of the covenant of the Lord of all the earth will pass before you into the midst of the Jordan. Now take twelve men from the tribes of Israel, one from each tribe. And when the soles of the feet of the priests who carry the ark of Jehovah, Lord of all the earth, sit on the waters of the Jordan, the waters of the Jordan will divide; because the waters that come from above will stop in a heap.”
