The Day the Sun Stood Still … 12 On the day that the LORD gave the Amorites over to the Israelites, Joshua spoke to the LORD in the presence of Israel: “O sun, stand still over Gibeon, O moon, over the Valley of Aijalon.” 13 So the sun stood still and the moon stopped until the nation took vengeance upon its enemies. This week is the final, final week of the Sun Stand Still message series. Me. He was speaking to God about the sun! So the sun stood still, and the moon stopped, till the nation avenged itself on its enemies, as it is written in the Book of Jashar. And the sun stayed in the midst of heaven, and hasted not to go down about a whole day. sermon info Heidelberg Catechism Lord's Days 9-10 on God the Creator and on God's providence. (That’s using human language of observation, because the sun does not move actually.) Learn what can happen when we dare to ask God for the impossible. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. And what about the Moon; did it actually stop, … Even if the sun really did once stand still for a day, that would have absolutely no effect on where the sun, the moon, or the other planets are going to be one hundred or one thousand years from now. Few minutes later the Sun resumed its shine and the heat of Summer quickly returned. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? Many would argue that making the sun stand In Sun Stand Still, Pastor Furtick uses the story of Joshua and the battle against the Amorites (Joshua 10:1-15) to illustrate and define the idea of "audacious faith," or the boldness to dare to ask God for the impossible. And the sun stood still, and the moon stayed, until the nation had avenged themselves of their enemies. Is not this written in the book of Jashar? So the sun stood still in the midst of heaven, and did not hasten to go down for about a whole day. Joshua 10:1-15 on God listening to Joshua and causing the sun to stand still. God answered his prayer. Something tells me I’m not the only one who needs to hear it. The Day the Sun Stood Still … 11 As they fled before Israel along the descent from Beth-horon to Azekah, the LORD cast down on them large hailstones from the sky, and more of them were killed by the hailstones than by the swords of the Israelites. In this message, guest speaker Steven Furtick challenges us to believe that the audacious faith that we see in the Bible, the faith that caused a man to pray and see the sun stand still in the sky, is the same faith we can claim for ourselves. The fact is that what is described here as "the sun standing still" led many to conclude in the past that the solar …