Joshua Nations Blog Posts

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Stay the Course

I find myself grappling with a trend that I’ve seen happening in the Church for the last few years. When I reference the Church, I don’t have a particular church in mind. “Church”, in this context, is the global church, the church around the world, or the Body of Christ. I’m not singling out a

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Paying the Price

I have often received the question, “What does it take to be in full-time ministry?” This question comes my way about once a month, or sometimes more frequently if I am traveling  and ministering in churches or Bible schools.  Please allow me to me share what I used to think.  In 1999, I was nearing the

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War in the Heavenlies Blog
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War in the Heavenlies

Understanding your Spiritual authority is crucial for your ability to do spiritual warfare – and if you did not know that there is a war going on in the heavenly realm – you only need to look around you at your own life. You will see that there is some thing or someone trying to

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Unfriendly Fire
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(Un)Friendly Fire

“Let love and kindness be the motivation behind all that you do.” 1 Corinthians 16:14 There’s a saying I’ve heard for a while… “The Christian army is the only army in the world that shoots its wounded.” This statement may not be 100% accurate if you want to get legalistic… but that is my point!

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Elohim
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Elohim

I have been studying the names of God lately – this week I studied “Elohim.”  Elohim means Sovereign Creator. It is the first name used in the Bible for God. In studying creation, you can notice one thing. When he created something, he spoke it and then it happened. When we look at other ways

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The Art of Making Desciples
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The Art of Discipleship

For those of you who know me know that I am passionate about disciple making. Making disciples is hard work you have to get your hands dirty spiritually speaking. You have to spend time with people day in and day out. You have to spend time with those who are loveable and those who might

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