Future History

Joshua was a great military leader who followed the commands of the
Lord. God had promised to be with him as he led Israel into the
Promised Land. Under Joshua, the nation of Israel experienced the
presence of God from one victory to the next. As a result of
Joshua's leadership, and at the end of his life, Israel was a
nation after God. They were His people and He was their God. Joshua
built up a future history for the nation of Israel. As he neared
his death he called the nation together one last time. In this
gathering, found in Joshua 24, the gracious leader calls the work
of God to remembrance. In this moment, Joshua could have taken
credit for his victories. Joshua could have installed a government
to establish his legacy. Instead, he gave the glory to God. Joshua
reiterates the redemptive history of the past in order to inform
the future of Israel. Stone's Throw is a church that has a future
history. We desire that this history would be about Jesus. The
Gospel informs our future and it is our hope and prayer that our
children, and our children's children and generations to come are
founded upon the Gospel of Jesus Christ.