Joshua 24:15 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.

Introduction

• The book of Joshua is the ultimate change manual. It shows us how to change.

• Change of a

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  – Moses

• Change of location – Wilderness

• Change of

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  – Fire and cloud

• Joshua 24 is the conclusion.

• Farewell

• Some stories are worth

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• Some truths must be transcending.

• Some lessons are worth

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Joshua 24:27 “See!” he said to all the people. “This stone will be a witness against us. It has heard all the words the LORD has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue to your God.”

• What Joshua knew

• The past gives

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• The present gives you promise.

• The future gives you a

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The choice.

Joshua 24:15 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.

• Reality check: Having been committed doesn’t mean you are committed

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is the key to ongoing commitment.

• Remembering where you’ve been is the key to getting where you are going.

• Real

: most people have never seen someone commit.

Keys to commitment

• Don’t underestimate the value of small commitments.

• Exercise

in who you make commitments with.

• Being committed means you are often standing alone.

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is our most important commitment.