Neartown Church Podcast

What if your biggest problem isn't what you think it is? After Israel's miraculous victory at Jericho, they expected another easy win. Instead, they experienced an unexpected defeat. Joshua assumed the problem was the enemy—but God revealed the real issue was within His own people. In this message from Joshua 7, Pastor Russell Cravens explores how hidden sin quietly robs us of what matte...

What do you do when you've prayed, obeyed God... and nothing seems to be happening? Joshua 6 is famous for the walls of Jericho falling, but the miracle doesn't happen until verse 20. Before the breakthrough, there were six days of silent obedience. What if the real lesson of Jericho isn't about the walls falling—but about learning to trust God while they're still standing? In...

What do you do when you've prayed, obeyed God... and nothing seems to be happening? Joshua 6 is famous for the walls of Jericho falling, but the miracle doesn't happen until verse 20. Before the breakthrough, there were six days of silent obedience. What if the real lesson of Jericho isn't about the walls falling—but about learning to trust God while they're still standing? In...

What do you do when God has made a promise, but you can't yet see how it will be fulfilled? In Joshua 2, Israel stands on the edge of the Promised Land. God has promised victory, but the Jordan River still separates them from their future, and the enemy still occupies the land. In the middle of that waiting period, an unlikely woman named Rahab demonstrates what genuine faith looks like. Thro...

Standing at the edge of a new chapter and wondering if you have what it takes?  In Joshua 1:1–9, God speaks to Joshua as he steps into the daunting responsibility of leading Israel after Moses' death. Facing uncertainty, opposition, and a future he cannot fully see, Joshua receives three powerful commands that still guide believers today: trust God's promises, follow God's Word, and...