Sermon in a sentence:  The events of our life are not about punishing our sins or rewarding our good behavior but about shaping the substance of our soul.

Three challenges that the Lord uses to shape our spiritual maturity—

I.     The challenge of desire—Numbers 10:33-11:6; 11:31-35.

Taberah/Kibroth Hattaavah

II.    The challenge of fear—Numbers 14:1-10.

Kadesh Barnea

            

III.   The challenge of faith—Joshua 3:9-17. 

The Jordan River