by Jeffrey W. Hamilton<\/p>\n\tI. The people of Israel stood at the edge of the promised land. The hopes of this people were\nabout to be fulfilled.\n A. Giving detailed instructions on where they should go and not go, Joshua added this\ncomment, “For you have not passed this way before.”\n
B. It is easy to lose your way in a place you have never been.<\/p>\n
II. In a sense, we too are about to enter new territory. <\/p>\n
A. The year is drawing to a close and we are about to step into another year.<\/p>\n B. It has been an eventful year. Many things have happened that we never faced\nbefore. Some things had happened that were quite familiar. Yet, we do not know\nwhat tomorrow or the next weeks, months, or year will bring our way.\n
III. The past is done.<\/p>\n A. It is over and done with. We cannot issue a recall against it. We cannot alter its\nevents.\n
B. Our deeds have been recorded (Revelation 20:12) and we will be judged by them.<\/p>\n C. What will be said of our lives? Did we improve? Did we backslide? Did we\nbecome stronger? Or are we fading away?\n
IV. We can only change the direction of our feet<\/p>\n
A. The past is done, but what is your future like?<\/p>\n
B. It is time for us to stir ourselves into better service for the Lord – Romans 13:11-14<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
by Jeffrey W. Hamilton I. The people of Israel stood at the edge of the promised land. The hopes of this people were about to be fulfilled. A. Giving detailed instructions on where they should go and not go, Joshua added this comment, “For you have not passed this way before.” B. It is easy to lose your…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[674,1644,41],"class_list":["post-61853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sermon","tag-change","tag-choice","tag-life"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34674,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/being-made-new\/","url_meta":{"origin":61853,"position":0},"title":"Being Made New","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"December 18, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Isaiah 42:1-12 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It is that time of year when we begin thinking about the new year. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sure, it is just a date, a marker in the sand, but it becomes an opportunity to look at what was done and resolve to do better. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Paul\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":62436,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/fashioned-not-according-to-the-world\/","url_meta":{"origin":61853,"position":1},"title":"Fashioned Not According to the World","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"January 6, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: II Corinthians 6:14-7:1 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0At times it isn\u2019t easy to take a stand for the truth and it appears to be getting harder with the passing years. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0People are social creatures. We want to think that other people are like us. But when we are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":63373,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/resolved\/","url_meta":{"origin":61853,"position":2},"title":"Resolved!","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"October 14, 2004","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Philippians 3:7-14 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The old year is behind us and a whole new year lies before us \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What does this year hold for you? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What would you like to do? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0What will you actually do? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Each day is unique \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u201cToday is the first day of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Sermon"","block_context":{"text":"Sermon","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/sermon\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":38167,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-living-intercessor\/","url_meta":{"origin":61853,"position":3},"title":"The Living Intercessor","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Download Audio Text: Hebrews 7:11-25 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The need for an intercessor \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Fear \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Have you ever been so nervous that you said, \u201cI can\u2019t talk to him! You go and talk to him.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Exodus 19:14-20 - When the people met the Lord God, it was a frightening\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":62752,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/how-old-is-the-world-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":61853,"position":4},"title":"How Old Is the World? (Sermon)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"April 10, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"by Jeffrey W. Hamilton Text: Job 38:1-11 \u00a0 I.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0The assumption that our world is billions of years old appears everywhere in our culture. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0A.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0It is so prevalent that few stop and question whether it is true. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0But as God pointed out to Job, man wasn\u2019t there at the beginning (Job\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Audio"","block_context":{"text":"Audio","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/category\/audio\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":23665,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/one-year-without-cutting\/","url_meta":{"origin":61853,"position":5},"title":"One year without cutting","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"June 3, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: As of tonight, it has been exactly one year since I promised God that I would stop cutting myself, and I've kept that promise. 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