Establishing a Household of Faith

Sermon Scripture:  “Now fear the Lord and serve him with all faithfulness. Throw away the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt, and serve the Lord.  But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”  Joshua 24:14-15

1.  Desire God's will

• What is it that you desire?  Psalm 37:3-5
  
• Why is it undesirable?  2 Tim. 2:22; Isa. 5:20; Job 17:11-12
• Ask God to reveal your true heart to you!  1 Chron. 28:9 

2.  Design Your Life Accordingly Prov. 20:4

• What you desire, you will design!  Design your life according to the design of God.  Prov. 19:21;16:3 
• Fear the Lord!  Prov. 1:7
• Serve Him with all faithfulness!
• Throw out your idols!  James 4:8 

3.  Develop Your Family!

• It is the power of God at work!  Ps. 127:1
• It is a process and will take time!  Gal. 6:9 
• It is a process and will require nurture!  2 Tim. 1:5
• It is a process that will include detours and delays!  1 Sam. 2:26

4.  Determine to stay the course!