Dave Hill

Consecrate, purify yourselves

Joshua 3:5 (NLT)
Then Joshua told the people, “Purify yourselves, for tomorrow the LORD will do great wonders among you.”

Be strong and courageous and obey

Joshua 1:6-9 (NLT)
“Be strong and courageous, for you are the one who will lead these people to possess all the land I swore to their ancestors I would give them.

Passing the baton, challenge to leaders

Deuteronomy 31:7-8 (NLT)
Then Moses called for Joshua, and as all Israel watched, he said to him, “Be strong and courageous! For you will lead these people into the land that the LORD swore to their ancestors he would give them. You are the one who will divide it among them as their grants of land.

Choose life or death? Blessings or Curses?

Deuteronomy 30:19-20 (NLT)
“Today I have given you the choice between life and death, between blessings and curses. Now I call on heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Oh, that you would choose life, so that you and your descendants might live!

A call to return to the Lord

Deuteronomy 30:1-6 (NLT)
“In the future, when you experience all these blessings and curses I have listed for you, and when you are living among the nations to which the LORD your God has exiled you, take to heart all these instructions.

Serve the Lord with Joy

Deuteronomy 28:47 (NLT)
If you do not serve the LORD your God with joy and enthusiasm for the abundant benefits you have received,

Obedience and blessing

Deuteronomy 28:1-14 (NLT)
“If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the world.

Obedience and blessing

Deuteronomy 26:16-19 (NLT)
“Today the LORD your God has commanded you to obey all these decrees and regulations. So be careful to obey them wholeheartedly.

God's prophets have a 100% fulfillment track record

Deuteronomy 18:22 (NLT)
If the prophet speaks in the LORD’s name but his prediction does not happen or come true, you will know that the LORD did not give that message. That prophet has spoken without my authority and need not be feared.

Justice

Deuteronomy 16:19 (NLT)
You must never twist justice or show partiality. Never accept a bribe, for bribes blind the eyes of the wise and corrupt the decisions of the godly.

Give generously

Deuteronomy 15:10-11 (NLT)
Give generously to the poor, not grudgingly, for the LORD your God will bless you in everything you do.

CLING to Him

Deuteronomy 13:4 (NLT)
Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him.

obedience and blessing

Deuteronomy 13:18 (NLT)
“The LORD your God will be merciful only if you listen to his voice and keep all his commands that I am giving you today, doing what pleases him.

obedience and blessing

Deuteronomy 13:18 (NLT)
“The LORD your God will be merciful only if you listen to his voice and keep all his commands that I am giving you today, doing what pleases him.

Hold on tightly to the Lord

Deuteronomy 11:22 (NLT)
“Be careful to obey all these commands I am giving you. Show love to the LORD your God by walking in his ways and holding tightly to him.

Obedience and blessing

Deuteronomy 11:18-22 (NLT)
“So commit yourselves wholeheartedly to these words of mine. Tie them to your hands and wear them on your forehead as reminders.

Obedience and the rains

Deuteronomy 11:13-14 (NLT)
“If you carefully obey all the commands I am giving you today, and if you love the LORD your God and serve him with all your heart and soul,

Deuteronomy 11:8-9

Deuteronomy 11:8-9 (NLT)
“Therefore, be careful to obey every command I am giving you today, so you may have strength to go in and take over the land you are about to enter.

Obedience and blessing

Deuteronomy 12:28 (NLT)
Be careful to obey all my commands, so that all will go well with you and your children after you, because you will be doing what is good and pleasing to the LORD your God.

The pattern of worship

Deuteronomy 12:8 (NLT)
“Your pattern of worship will change. Today all of you are doing as you please,

Praise for His goodness and provision

Deuteronomy 8:10 (NLT)
When you have eaten your fill, be sure to praise the LORD your God for the good land he has given you.

Not Me but God

Deuteronomy 8:17 (NLT)
He did all this so you would never say to yourself, ‘I have achieved this wealth with my own strength and energy.’

Righteous living

Deuteronomy 8:1 (NLT)
“Be careful to obey all the commands I am giving you today. Then you will live and multiply, and you will enter and occupy the land the LORD swore to give your ancestors.

May the Lord Bless You

Numbers 6:24-26 (NLT)
‘May the LORD bless you and protect you.

Give us your approval and bless our efforts

Psalm 90:14-17 (NLT)
Satisfy us each morning with your unfailing love, so we may sing for joy to the end of our lives.