Bible reference:  Romans 8; Joshua 1:1-9; Joshua 14:14-21 Jesus came for you!  His act of death and resurrection frees you from judgement and sin. Our choice?  Respond in repentance and obedience to the Lord. How do we know who the sons of God are?  They live by the Spirit,  not the flesh. Joshua 24:14-21 But as for me and my household; we will serve the Lord. What is a spiritual act? The people went down into the Jordan and coming out the other side.  A spiritual act is doing what the Lord wants.  If there is no testimony of walking with the Lord, there is no display of the Lord's presence. The doctrinal part is the history of what God has done; protection in the desert.  How we walk through this life, even in this sinful body. They respond to God's favor and blessing.   We want God to continually build us as we walk with him.   A willing mind,  a willing action.  God's love.   The Father wants us to worship him in spirit and in truth.   The carnal mind cannot wa