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Have you ever found yourself in a difficult situation which you felt was unfair? Ever wondered why things have happened to you? I imagine Joseph must have questioned God’s will for his life. Remember what happened to him: Almost killed Sold by his brothers Falsely accused Forgotten Finally, however,…

Building a People of God with Unusual Characters Well, last week you heard me begin the story of Jacob’s 11th son, Joseph. As I said, Joseph’s story takes most of the last 12 chapters of Genesis—about 1/4 of the book. And we find out how God takes this first son of Jacob and his beloved Rachel, who is…

Building a People of God with Unusual Characters I have been using the past several weeks to show how God doesn’t always, or even often, use the kinds of people that we expect to become his all-stars in the story of the people of God. Each one is unique. Each one has some interesting character flaws…

One of the most misquoted verses in scripture is found in Jeremiah 29:11 ‘For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord , ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. This passage of scripture is given to Jeremiah for the people of Israel that will be going…

Leader Guide CSB, Unit 4, Session 1 © 2018 LifeWay Christian Resources, Permission granted to reproduce and distribute within the license agreement with purchaser, edited by Rev. Lex DeLong, M.A. God Redeems Betrayal Summary and Goal In this session, we will see that Jacob’s favoritism did not stop with…

Genesis 37- 50 - The Story of Joseph Read 37:2b - Joseph is a tattle-tale. Read 37:3 - Jacob shows that Joseph is his favorite, which doesn't help matters any. Read 37:4 - They hated his guts. Read 37:5-8. 1 Now Jacob dwelt in the land where his father was a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 2 This is…

The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing. Or do you despise the riches of His goodness, forbearance, and longsuffering, not knowing that the goodness of God leads you to repentance?

Last week we left off last week speaking of legacy. We remember the promise made to Abraham way back in Genesis 15 , a covenant to make him into a great nation: And he brought him outside and said, “Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them.” Then he said to him, “So shall…

But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive. And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose. “God is not a man, that He should…

Welcome back to our third week in “The Story.” To this point in the narrative, we have looked at God’s plan of Creation Mankind’s choice to sin in the Garden How sin then passed from generation to generation Cain killing Abel All of creation sinned continually God’s choice to flood the earth and preserve…

4 A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance; 4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted. 3 To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be…

By faith Jacob, when he was dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and worshiped, leaning on the top of his staff. For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry…

Intro Scene 1 [46:1-7] - God Sent 1 So Israel took his journey with all that he had and came to Beersheba, and offered sacrifices to the God of his father Isaac. 2 And God spoke to Israel in visions of the night and said, “Jacob, Jacob.” And he said, “Here I am.” 3 Then he said, “I am God, the God of…

Now a great sign appeared in heaven: a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a garland of twelve stars.

In Him also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestined according to the purpose of Him who works all things according to the counsel of His will, that we who first trusted in Christ should be to the praise of His glory. for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.…

Begin with us in God’s book of beginnings!

Pastor Luke preached from Genesis 39, stating that the main idea was "Right choices are always right even if the outcome isn’t right." Sight in this story included: Potiphar saw the Lord was with Joseph and was blessed, (verses 1-6), Potiphar’s wife saw an attractive Joseph and she tempted him, (verses 7-19), and the prison warden saw the Lord’s favor was with Joseph and trusted him (verses 20-23).

In this sermon we look at the story of Joseph and his brothers and look at how God was able to turn an act of betrayal into an act of salvation. We also look at what it means to repent and to forgive.