"What Do These Stones Mean?"
September 13, 2026
Joshua 4:20-22 (ESV)
And those twelve stones, which they took out of the Jordan, Joshua set up at Gilgal. And he said to the people of Israel, “When your children ask their fathers in times to come, ‘What do these stones mean?’ then you shall let your children know, ‘Israel passed over this Jordan on dry ground.’
The Context Joshua 4:23 (ESV)For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we passed over,
Why are Memorials important? We must pass on our Faith.o Judges 2:10 (KJV)And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
We must pass on our History.o Psalms 78:8 (KJV)And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
We must pass on our Hope.o Psalms 78:7 (KJV)That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:o Ecclesiastes 1:4 (KJV)One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. The Conclusion Joshua 4:24 (ESV)so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever.”
The Context Joshua 4:23 (ESV)For the LORD your God dried up the waters of the Jordan for you until you passed over, as the LORD your God did to the Red Sea, which he dried up for us until we passed over,
Why are Memorials important? We must pass on our Faith.o Judges 2:10 (KJV)And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
We must pass on our History.o Psalms 78:8 (KJV)And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.
We must pass on our Hope.o Psalms 78:7 (KJV)That they might set their hope in God, and not forget the works of God, but keep his commandments:o Ecclesiastes 1:4 (KJV)One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever. The Conclusion Joshua 4:24 (ESV)so that all the peoples of the earth may know that the hand of the LORD is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever.”
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Palm Garden, Ocala - Sis. Deloris GriffinOcala Home Care Center - Sis. Juanita MillerTimberRidge Center - Bro. Alvin Fred McCormickThe Glen at Ocala - Sis. Helen ParkerThe Lodge - Sis. Sarah SmithBrookdale-Pine Castle - Bro. Jeremiah Wesley Bereavement DPastor Stanley & Sis. Virginia Jacobs, Sis. LerVerne Jacobs, Bro. Michael & Morrisenia Andrews, Sis. Denise Robeson in the passing of their loved one, Sis. Ada Roberta Thomas Funeral Service: Friday, September 18, 2026 Augusta, Georgia Dr. Henry & Sis. Denise Samuels in the passing of his mother Arrangements Pending Sis. Rhonda Folks and Family in the passing of her brother, Steve Crawford Jeffersonville, IN
