January 25, 2026
The God of Miracles
Acts 12:5 (NIV)

So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was earnestly praying to God for him.

Acts 12:7 (NIV)

Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared and a light shone in the cell. He struck Peter on the side and woke him up. "Quick, get up!" he said, and the chains fell off Peter's wrists.

Joshua 10:12-15 (NIV)

On the day the Lord gave the Amorites over to Israel, Joshua said to the Lord in the presence of Israel:
"Sun, stand still over Gibeon,
and you, moon, over the Valley of Aijalon."
So the sun stood still,
and the moon stopped,
till the nation avenged itself on its enemies,

Joshua 10:12-15 (NIV)

as it is written in the Book of Jashar.
The sun stopped in the middle of the sky and delayed going down about a full day. There has never been a day like it before or since, a day when the Lord listened to a human being. Surely the Lord was fighting for Israel!
Then Joshua returned with all Israel to the camp at Gilgal.

3 Miracle Steps

1. PRAY and ASK

Hebrews 11:6 (NIV)

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

Matthew 18:3 (NIV)

And he said: "Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 7:7 (NIV)

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.

3 Miracle Steps

2. Believe

3 Miracle Steps

3. Receive

Matthew 7:8 (NIV)

For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.

Joshua 10:8 (NIV)

The Lord said to Joshua, "Do not be afraid of them; I have given them into your hand. Not one of them will be able to withstand you."

January 18, 2026
Prepared and Positioned
Joshua 1:11 (ESV)

"Pass through the midst of the camp and command the people, ‘Prepare your provisions, for within three days you are to pass over this Jordan to go in to take possession of the land that the Lord your God is giving you to possess.'"

Matthew 16:24 (ESV)

Then Jesus told his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.

Hebrews 6:12 (KJV)

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Isaiah 43:2 (NIV)

2When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.

Prepared

And Joshua said to the people, "Sanctify yourselves, for tomorrow the Lord will do wonders among you."
Joshua 3:5 (NKJV)

Prepared

"By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."
- Benjamin Franklin

Positioned

Joshua said to the priests, "Take up the ark of the covenant and pass on ahead of the people." So they took it up and went ahead of them.
Joshua 3:6 (NIV)

Positioned

12Then the Lord appeared to Solomon in the night and said to him: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for myself as a house of sacrifice. 13When I shut up the heavens so that there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land, or send pestilence among my people,
2 Chronicles 7:12-13 (ESV)

Positioned

14if my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land. 15Now my eyes will be open and my ears attentive to the prayer that is made in this place.
2 Chronicles 7:14-15 (ESV)

When we are prepared and positioned we see God's provision.

January 11, 2026
Can a person Still Be Brave if they are Afraid?
Joshua 1:9 (NIV)

Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go."

How to cultivate bravery: (R.E.S.T.)
1. Remember Past Victories

1 Samuel 17:37 (NIV)

The Lord who rescued me from the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me from the hand of this Philistine."
Saul said to David, "Go, and the Lord be with you."

2. Embrace Community

Hebrews 10:24-25 (NIV)

And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another--and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

3. Step Out in Faith

Deuteronomy 11:24 (NIV)

Every place where you set your foot will be yours: Your territory will extend from the desert to Lebanon, and from the Euphrates River to the Mediterranean Sea.

Exodus 4:1-2 (NIV)

Moses answered, "What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The Lord did not appear to you'?"
Then the Lord said to him, "What is that in your hand?"
"A staff," he replied.

4. Trust in God's Promises

Joshua 1:3 (NIV)

I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses.

Genesis 12:1-3 (NIV)

1The Lord had said to Abram, "Go from your country, your people and your father's household to the land I will show you.
2"I will make you into a great nation,
and I will bless you;
I will make your name great,
and you will be a blessing.

Genesis 12:1-3 (NIV)

3I will bless those who bless you,
and whoever curses you I will curse;
and all peoples on earth
will be blessed through you."

Psalms 56:3-4 (NIV)

When I am afraid, I put my trust in you.
In God, whose word I praise--
in God I trust and am not afraid.
What can mere mortals do to me?

Mark 5:35 (NIV)

While Jesus was still speaking, some people came from the house of Jairus, the synagogue leader. "Your daughter is dead," they said. "Why bother the teacher anymore?"

Mark 5:36 (NIV)

Overhearing what they said, Jesus told him, "Don't be afraid; just believe."

2 Timothy 1:7 (KJV)

For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.