The life and leadership of Joshua provide a powerful metaphor for the Christian journey following baptism, a precarious path marked by spiritual warfare, growth, and trust in God. Reflecting on parallels between Israel's conquest of Canaan and the believer's pursuit of sanctification, the speaker explores how Almighty God guides, corrects, and empowers His People. Some key themes of this message, consists of 1) Joshua as a type of Christ- Joshua, by leading God's people into the Promised Land, symbolizes Christ leading believers into spiritual maturity. Joshua's successes and failures highlight the human side of leadership and the need for divine guidance. 2) Leadership Lessons from Joshua 9: Joshua's tragic mistake with the Gibeonites demonstrates how even faithful leaders can be deceived if they fail to seek God's counsel. This sermon draws four enduring lessons about the fallibility of church leadership and the long-term impact of poor decisions. 3) Miracles as metaphors: the crossing of the Jordan, the fall of Jericho, the hailstorm at Gibeon, and the sun standing still each intervention of Almighty God, each demonstrate that A) God confirms and empowers leadership. B) Obedience brings victory. C) God fights for His people. D) God answers prayer in extraordinary ways. 4) Divine Judgment and Mercy: God's destruction of the Amorites was just and long-delayed, rather than arbitrary. 5) Prayer and Provision - Joshua's bold request for extended for extended daylight illustrates God's willingness to respond to faithful prayer- for the light of truth, wisdom , strength , and time. As God fulfilled every promise to Israel ( Joshua 21). He will fulfill His promise to us, the Israel of God.

In this concluding message of the 2025 Feast series, the speaker identifies the Eighth Day as profound capstone of God's holy day cycle , symbolizing the fullness, completion, and ultimate purpose of Hid redemptive plan in Christ. Drawing from Charles Whitaker's teaching on merism- a figure of speech using opposites to encompass totality, the message demonstrates how this little -understate day focuses on Jesus as our " our all in all" ( Ephesians 1:23) Although Scripture offers scant details ( Leviticus 23: 33 -36) the Hebrew word Atzeret suggests closure, restraint, and retention- marking the Eighth Day as m-not merely and end, but instead a spiritual summary of everything God's festivals have pictured: Christ as our Passover, Bread of Life, King, Atonement , Tabernacle. Now, all are embodied in Him. Using passages such as Ephesians 1 and Revelation ,n this message stresses that Christ fills His Body, the Church, with divine fullness , that is, everything we need in every way. As the Alpha and Omega, Beginning and End, Jesus admonished His people to remain faithful, for He currently reigns and is rapidly coming. Ultimately , the glorious Eighth Day celebrates the culmination of God's work: eternal unity with Christ, who fills and perfects all things.