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Pastor Christie OngPastor Christie Ong

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OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO

SUCCESS

OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO

SUCCESSJoshua 3:1-5 (NIV)Joshua 3:1-5 (NIV)

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Joshua 3:1-5 (NIV)Joshua 3:1-5 (NIV)

   1 Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.

   1 Early in the morning Joshua and all the Israelites set out from Shittim and went to the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.

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Joshua 3:1-5 (NIV)Joshua 3:1-5 (NIV)

2 After three days the officers went throughout the camp, 2 After three days the officers went throughout the camp,

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Joshua 3:1-5 (NIV)Joshua 3:1-5 (NIV)

3 giving orders to the people: "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, who are Levites, carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it.

3 giving orders to the people: "When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests, who are Levites, carrying it, you are to move out from your positions and follow it.

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Joshua 3:1-5 (NIV)Joshua 3:1-5 (NIV)

4 Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. But keep a distance of about a thousand yards between you and the ark; do not go near it."

4 Then you will know which way to go, since you have never been this way before. But keep a distance of about a thousand yards between you and the ark; do not go near it."

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Joshua 3:1-5 (NIV)Joshua 3:1-5 (NIV)

5 Joshua told the people, "Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you."

5 Joshua told the people, "Consecrate yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you."

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Deuteronomy 11:31 Deuteronomy 11:31

“For you will cross over the Jordan and go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and you will possess it and dwell in it.

“For you will cross over the Jordan and go in to possess the land which the LORD your God is giving you, and you will possess it and dwell in it.

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Keep Your Focus On God

(vs 1-4)

Keep Your Focus On God

(vs 1-4)

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Vs 15…Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest….Vs 15…Now the Jordan is at flood stage all during harvest….

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Vs 15b-16 Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water's edge,

Vs 15b-16 Yet as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water's edge,

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16 the water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho

16 the water from upstream stopped flowing. It piled up in a heap a great distance away, at a town called Adam in the vicinity of Zarethan, while the water flowing down to the Sea of the Arabah (the Salt Sea) was completely cut off. So the people crossed over opposite Jericho

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Isaiah 43:2-3 (NLT) Isaiah 43:2-3 (NLT) When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the LORD, your God.

When you go through deep waters, I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty, you will not drown. When you walk through the fire of oppression, you will not be burned up; the flames will not consume you. For I am the LORD, your God.

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Matthew 28:18-20 Matthew 28:18-20 “then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

“then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

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Matthew 28:18-20 Matthew 28:18-20

and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

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We Have To Live By His

Word (vs 5)

We Have To Live By His

Word (vs 5)

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Joshua 1:8-9 (NKJV) Joshua 1:8-9 (NKJV) 8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

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Joshua 1:8-9 (NKJV) Joshua 1:8-9 (NKJV)

9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”

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Psalms 1:1-3 (NKJV) Psalms 1:1-3 (NKJV)

1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 

1 Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful; 

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Psalms 1:1-3 (NKJV) Psalms 1:1-3 (NKJV)

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. 

2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. 

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Psalms 1:1-3 (NKJV) Psalms 1:1-3 (NKJV) 3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.

3 He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season, whose leaf also shall not wither; and whatever he does shall prosper.

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Acacia = scourging thornsAcacia = scourging thorns

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Matthew 27:29 (NIV)Matthew 27:29 (NIV)

… and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head…

… and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head…

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8 = New Beginnings 8 = New Beginnings

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2 Corinthians 5:17 (CEV) 2 Corinthians 5:17 (CEV)

Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new

Anyone who belongs to Christ is a new person. The past is forgotten, and everything is new

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Deuteronomy 8:7-9 (NLT) Deuteronomy 8:7-9 (NLT) For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with fountains and springs that gush out in the valleys and hills. It is a land of wheat and barley; of grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates; of olive oil and honey.

For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land of flowing streams and pools of water, with fountains and springs that gush out in the valleys and hills. It is a land of wheat and barley; of grapevines, fig trees, and pomegranates; of olive oil and honey.

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Deuteronomy 8:7-9 (NLT) Deuteronomy 8:7-9 (NLT) It is a land where food is plentiful and nothing is lacking. It is a land where iron is as common as stone, and copper is abundant in the hills.

It is a land where food is plentiful and nothing is lacking. It is a land where iron is as common as stone, and copper is abundant in the hills.

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