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Rahab's Renewal

by Rev. Kirby Williams

Exploring the story of Rahab from the perspective of God's faithfulness.

Text: Joshua 2:1-15
Date: 05/14/2017, the Traditional service.
Occasion: Mother's Day

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It might seem strange to focus on the Old Testament story of Rahab as a Mother's Day meditation. But even though it may not be apparent, Rahab's greatest distinction was as a mother! Rahab's story is not just about her, but about God's faithfulness to love, provide, deliver, redeem, and restore His people-- no matter how unlikely the person or the circumstances. We will review Rahab's familiar story from the perspective of God's faithfulness and find that God not only redeems His people from the pit, but restores them to relationship with Him, and then with grace upon grace renews them to live a new life in Him. This is Rahab's redemption! A renewed life and the unthinkable honor of being included as a mother in the genealogy of Jesus the Christ.


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I. Introduction, Lam. 3:22-23.
II. Exposition of the text, Joshua 2:1-15.
A. Context
1. God's faithfulness in steadfast love.
2. God's faithfulness in provision.
3. God's faithfulness in deliverance.
4. God's faithfulness in redemption.
5. God's faithfulness in relationship.
B. The story of an unusual mother, Matt. 1:5.
1. Perspective
2. Spies in the city, vs. 1.
3. Identifying Rahab.
4. A deceiver and a traitor, vs. 2-7.
5. A profound profession of faith, vs. 8-11.
6. The path to redemption, vs. 12-15.
C. The nature of Rahab's faith.
1. Faith that believes, Heb. 11:30-31, Gal. 3:6.
2. Faith that works, James 2:24-26.
D. God's faithfulness to Rahab.
1. God's steadfast love and the gift of faith.
2. God's provision.
3. God deliverance.
4. God's redemption, Psa. 103:4.
5. God's restoration of relationship with Him.
III. Application: God's renewal!
A. Rahab's renewal, Matt. 1:5.
B. A world of "spiritual Rahabs".
IV. Conclusion, 2Cor. 5:17-19.

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