What do you do when the place God has promised feels blocked by an impossible obstacle?
In week 3 of our Between Here & There series, we step into the story of Joshua and the Israelites as they stand on the edge of the Promised Land—only to find a raging, flood-stage Jordan River in their way. Between where they are and where God is leading them is something they can’t overcome on their own.
This message explores what God calls us to do in those in-between seasons—when obedience feels risky, when faith feels stretched, and when God seems silent.
Main Points:
Step Out in Obedience
God didn’t part the Jordan before they moved—He asked them to step into the water first.
“And as soon as the priests who carried the ark reached the Jordan and their feet touched the water’s edge…” — Joshua 3:15
Stand Firm in Faith
God was working upstream—even when all they could see was resistance. Just because you can’t see God moving doesn’t mean He isn’t.
“Now faith is confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see.” — Hebrews 11:1
“As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways.” — Isaiah 55:9
Stack Stones of Remembrance
God tells Israel to pause and remember—to build a physical reminder of His faithfulness so future generations wouldn’t forget.
“Israel crossed the Jordan on dry ground.” — Joshua 4:21–23
Between here & there, God often asks us to:
Obey before the miracle
Stand firm when it feels like nothing is happening
Remember what He’s already done
Some of us need to take a step.
Some of us need to stand firm.
All of us need to remember that God has never failed—and He’s still faithful in the in-between.
Scriptures Referenced:
Joshua 3:7–8, 11–17
Joshua 4:21–23
Hebrews 11:1
Isaiah 55:9
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Where are you between here & there right now?