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Torah: Genesis 44:18-47:27 Halftarah: Ezekiel 37:15-28 Road Map Review Dividing the baby in two Two harlots Two choices: Esau and Jacob 14 Then God said, “Let there be lights in the firmament of the heavens to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs and seasons, and for days and years;…

Countdown Video Thank you for joining Faith Vision Christian Ministries Faith Vision i s a Christian church, based on the Word of God. We are a training ground for all things Jesus Christ. loving God , Loving People living by faith Thank you for joining us today , Please set everything aside as we come…

God Himself There are many words of comfort found in scripture. This morning, I am going to focus on two words found together often in scripture, “but God”. Now these two words at times indicate God was ruling against humanity, and in other cases they show his great mercy towards humanity. The Bible…

God’s timing! This year seemed to move slow. We prayed, we pursued, we studied, and in the end God gave us a harvest. The months of praying and waiting seemed long. Our finances were lean. For much of 2023, we weren’t hitting our budget . . . but their was enough. We lost dear loved ones. This year we…

7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. 12 I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, 13 so that it has become known throughout…

Today is the 5th and final message about Joseph. We have covered a lot of P words while learning some great gospel lessons from this story. So far we have covered the Promise, the Process, the Perfection, and the Path to Penitence. Today, we look at God wonderful provision which will lead to His unthinkable…

The Gospel According to Genesis Today, we will deal with a few passages from the book of Genesis that teach us about the prophetic text concerning our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. As we approach the days to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, we must learn about the prophetic texts that teach…

Genesis 42:1-46:34 ; 50:15-21 Main theme of passage: God used the evil actions of the brothers and the attachment of an old man to establish his people and secure their future prosperity Main Preaching Theme: How to cope when the madness of life has a purpose we cannot fathom. Main Preaching Intention:…

Today we are wrapping up this six part study of the Good News called, “Life in 6 Words.” We get these six words by using the word “Gospel” as an acrostic. As a way of review, let’s walk through these six words one final time… G - God created us to be with Him. ( Genesis 1-2 ) O - Our sins separate us…

Last week we began our final section in Genesis, focusing on the reunification of Joseph with his family. Due to the famine in the land, Joseph’s brothers came to Egypt to buy food, and Joseph took advantage of their ignorance to have them bring his brother Benjamin to see him. We were left last week…

Live produces pain, hurt, and trauma. To live means we will be hurt and have pain. We all have traumas we carry. Some may call this baggage. We eye the evil face to face and we call it what it is. Only realists can be forgivers.-Lewis B. Smedes To forgive we must remember differently. This is the main…

Underdogs: The Greatest Comebacks. Week 1 we talked about David and we looked at the need for us to trust in God. Last week we looked at Daniel and the Need for Obedience. Today we want to finish our series on Underdogs and we’ll be talking about Joseph and the Need for forgiveness For our key text today…

Ha’azinu Give Ear Introduction Torah Portion This Torah Portion goes from Deuteronomy 32:1-52 Last Torah portion we discussed that although we have a pastor, leader, Shepard, or an elder to lead, that it is the Lord the one who commands Spring rain and Fall rain Prior to last Torah portion we also talked…

Grace to you and peace, from God our Father, and from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen. Today a “cancel-culture” environment has become more common than before, where simple disagreements and differences of opinion makes enemies out of friends. I recognize that I’m painting with a broad-brush,…

Joseph and his brothers We all know the story Not suffering for its own sake, but because any other way leads to death Reconciliation leads to life All seems a bit much. Beyond our Limits we read these passages - Josephs welcoming his brothers, Jesus teaching love for enemies, and it sounds great. But…

We begin today’s worship and time together with communion. A coming together as the family of God to remember and look forward. When we think about the heart of Christ I can’t help but recall that He prayed for unity for His church… this family here today. Very little can tear at a heart like division…

Introduction So far we have been studying Joseph as a type of Jesus His new name in Egyptian: Zaphnath-Paaneah, which means “God speaks and he lives.” Genesis 41:45 Joseph has then two children: Manasseh: “The Lord will make me forget” Genesis 41:51 Ephraim: “The Lord caused me to be fruitfull in the…

Who Is In Charge? What is Sovereignty? “The doctrine of God’s providence is rooted in the doctrine of God’s sovereignty” sove REIGN ty- God’s undisputed authority and rule over every aspect of His creation. 1. God Can do Anything ( Gen. 18:14 ) 2. God Makes Everyone ( Ex. 4:11 ) 3. God Can Do Everything…

Redeeming Son If you been a Christian for any amount of Time you know that sometimes things don’t work out the way you want them to, but often they work out better b/c of God’s hand in and on your life. I’m not sure how many of you know the story of how God called me to pastor you here, but it’s a story…

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…

Let us pray…Gracious and loving God, as we come before you today, may our hearts, minds, and spirits be open to your still speaking voice this day, Amen. A Transition from Stewardship to Mission As we come to the end of our study of Stewardship and topics related to stewardship, we move into a time of…

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Introduction The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings, it describes where we came from, it declares what is wrong with us, it discloses where we are going It lays the foundations of human institutions Now unlike any other time…

We are in our 5 week of our series Valleys and Peaks. Sometimes our spiritual lives feel like a series of peaks and valleys. One moment, we feel like we are soaring high; the next, we experience a crushing low. We are looking at different people throughout the bible that have experienced this peaks and…

Genesis 1:1 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. Introduction The book of Genesis is the book of beginnings, it describes where we came from, it declares what is wrong with us, it discloses where we are going It lays the foundations of human institutions Now unlike any other time…

ME: There’s a cultural phenomenon going on in our world today called “cancel culture”. What it says is that if you express views that are contrary to those acceptable by a particular group - whether that be a group of friends, a business, a media channel, a government official, you can be locked out…