Strong + Courageous part 1 - Jed Hill

January 4, 2026 
Vision Sunday - Moving Forward 
 
Isaiah 43:18-19 (NIV) 
 
"Forget the former things; 
do not dwell on the past. 
See, I am doing a new thing! 
Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? 
I am making a way in the wilderness 
and streams in the wasteland. 
 
Joshua 1:1-9 (NIV) 
 
After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua son of Nun, Moses' aide: "Moses my servant is dead. Now then, you and all these people, get ready to cross the Jordan River into the land I am about to give to them--to the Israelites. I will give you every place where you set your foot, as I promised Moses. Your territory will extend from the desert to 
 
Joshua 1:1-9 (NIV) 
 
Lebanon, and from the great river, the Euphrates--all the Hittite country--to the Mediterranean Sea in the west. No one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with you; I will never leave you nor forsake you. Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their ancestors to give them. 
 
Joshua 1:1-9 (NIV) 
 
"Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 
 
Joshua 1:1-9 (NIV) 
 
Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the Lord your God will be with you wherever you go." 
 
Be Strong 
 
Ephesians 6:10 (NIV) 
 
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 
 
Be Courageous 
 
1 Corinthians 16:13 (NIV) 
 
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. 
 
Philippians 3:13 (NIV) 
 
Brothers and sisters, I do not consider myself yet to have taken hold of it. But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead,