How much of our past mistakes and bad decisions are we held accountable for? Can we ever overcome them? Did the blood of Jesus separate us from any consequences of these mistakes or bad decisions? It might be nice to just think everything got washed away, but then there is a problem looking at Genesis 49. Jacob's "blessings" over his first three sons were more of a curse, and all three stemmed from a mistake they made in their younger days. What was spoken over them came about, so here is one of the big questions we will take on tomorrow night in the midweek service. In God's eyes will I always be under the affects of my past bad decisions? How is it that Jacob doesn't even mention what they all did to Joseph? If they were not held accountable for that, what made these mistakes so much greater or unable to be overcome? Were mistakes like theirs overcome by others?

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Jacob’s Blessing on the Other Sons - Audio

Is there someone in your life that is very negative? Always sees the bad side of whatever occurs in their life? Maybe it’s evn yourself. How do you help those you know or yourself? We learn from Jacob the life of a negative view person can be brought around and we see how it can be done.

12 Joseph's Influence - Audio

Joseph's Influence - Audio

Why did Jacob seem to always talk about his soon arriving death? There is a reason and understanding it can help us better enjoy our lives here. The chapter moves on to Joseph’s handling of the rest of the famine and how the Egyptians lost their money, livestock, land, and even became slaves. Was this right to do? I did some research into the famine and found some very interesting things I will show you tonight. The chapter ends with Joseph’s vow to Jacob and what this action means.

Jacob Meets Pharaoh - Audio

Why is getting Israel into the land of Goshen so important? Since it was first mentioned in Genesis 45:10 we see it repeated 7 more times up in 46:28 - 47:27. Joseph carefully constructions what he will say to Pharaoh and what the family is to say to Pharaoh. Has God shown something to Joseph? The answer to these questions will help you understand some things we face in life today. If we don’t understand and operate in the wisdom Joseph followed, we can create a problem instead of avoiding it completely

The Road to Goshen - Audio

Joseph is finally free to reveal himself to his brothers after over a year upon first seeing them. Joseph knows it’s coming down to this now and he must be excited with anticipation, but still keeps his sights on accomplishing the mission God gave him. Not only will Joseph’s response show us some things, so to will Pharaoh’s and his father Jacob.

Joseph’s Revealing - Audio

In this midweek service we come to find out why God had given Joseph the two dreams. It begins with Joseph setting up Benjamin to be found guilty of something he did not do. So what happens next and why did Joseph do this?

Joseph's Cup - Audio

We come to the place of the first dream’s fulfillment and can begin to understand the purpose they were given to Joseph for.

The Brothers Return - Audio

In Genesis 42, Joseph’s brothers arrive and bow at his feet. The word says in Vs. 9 that Joseph remembered his dreams and you can certainly see why. So tonight we begin to see what these dreams meant and what they showed Joseph about what was to come. If you have been curious as to what his dreams actually meant, this is the first look at discovering it.

Joseph's Brothers Arrive - Audio

How do you respond when it seems like your dream is coming to pass? You know you are here for more than you’ve realized and now it seems to be changing? Do you stop being who you were and become what you think you need to be? Many have done this but Joseph needs to be who he has been. Being who he is not what has kept him from being who he was called to be. What he was prepared for was not yet ready for him yet, but now it is.

Out Of The Dungeon - Audio

You have probably been in a situation waiting for a promise of God to manifest, be it healing, financial, employment, or as with Joseph a calling to a higher position and purpose than what he had at the time. When we continually wait and time passes by it can be difficult to keep your faith, hope, and joy up. At times, you may feel like you are putting on a false face for others so they see you as you know or think you should be in these areas. In this state we are so susceptible to go after something that it seems Joseph did here in Genesis 40. What was it, how could it be harmful, and how do we guard against it?

Good News and Bad News - Audio

Joseph was forced into slavery, forced into serving a man not of his choosing, and then his wife tried to force him into doing things that were wrong, possibly even using her position of authority over him as he was just a slave. How many situations are forced upon us? Situations in which we think we have few or no choices? A tactic of the enemy is to put you in situations where you seem to have no choice but to do what you know is wrong or at least compromised, and many fall. Let’s see what happens to Joseph and how he handles this.

Forced - Audio

What can we learn about Joseph’s dream to help with our own life or involvement with dreams? Tonight we look at the dream and what it shows us about Joseph and those around him.

Joseph's Dreams - Audio

I had a three places in mind as our next series, but settled on this one for a few reasons. One, it’s been 16 years since we last did a close look at this Bible hero and all the stories surrounding him. Second, there is a secondary study we will take up that has had people’s interest of late. And third, I’ve been getting a lot more insight just in contemplating the scriptures around this hero of faith, more so than the other two areas. So tonight we begin a series looking at the life of Joseph with a side study of dreams, their potential significance, how we can know if they have any significance at all, and where to go to learn their meaning. Part of tonight’s first look will be to go over 4 levels of understanding we can walk in and some signs that can tell us where we are. That level can be different for each aspect of our lives.

A Dream of Significance - Audio

How does a person who wonders from the truth become restored? How did they wonder to begin with? This is how James ends his epistle. No goodby sign off or closing prayer, just his words to this topic of restoring one who wondered from the truth. James speaks highly of the ministry of restoring, but we will see that this ministry is very close to something that is not spoken very highly about. How can you make sure you are doing the good ministry and not the look alike?

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