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The Fruit of Affliction

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Joseph
Text: Genesis 41
Theme: The Fruit of Affliction

One: NOT merely temporal success

  • It is one means of God's blessing.
  • It pictures the bounty of the soul.

Two: Humility

  • I don't seek man's approval.
  • I do promote God's glory.

Three: Trust

  • I can't forget the past!
  • I can view it in the context of Biblical truth.

Four: Thanksgiving

  • I recognize God's goodness.
  • ...even in affliction.

Five: Hope

  • God can amaze us in one day.
  • God will amaze us on That Day.

The Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love ~ Genesis 39:21

God Cares for You by His Presence

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Joseph
Text: Genesis 40
Theme: God Cares for You by His Presence...

...known by...

One: ...His control

Two: ...His guidance

Three: ...His peace

Four: ...His gospel

The Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love ~ Genesis 39:21

Jesus is the Rescuing, Risen, and Ruling King.

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Resurrection Sunday
Text: Acts 2:22-36
Theme: Jesus is the Rescuing, Risen, and Ruling King.

One: An Empty Cross

  • Meaning, sin is forgiven
  • Meaning, judgement is spent

Two: An Empty Tomb

  • Confirming the plan to defeat death
  • Confirming the power of God's promise

Three: An Occupied Throne

  • For the joy of His people
  • For the defeat of His enemies

Four: An Occupied Life

  • Defined as a Spirit-filled life
  • Defined as a gospel-focused life

He is not here, for he has risen as he said ~ Matthew 28:6

The Lord is with Me and Shows Me Steadfast Love.

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Joseph
Text: Genesis 39
Theme: The Lord is with Me and Shows Me Steadfast Love.

One: The Lord is with me...

  • ...when I suffer unexpectedly
  • ...when I am tempted strongly
    • The strength of temptation: it will be...
      • promising
      • persistent
      • planned
    • The truth for temptation:
      • love God
      • love others
  • ...when I am treated unjustly

Two: The Lord shows me steadfast love...

  • ...therefore, I am not worthless.
  • ...therefore, I am not powerless.
  • ...therefore, I am not forgotten.

Conclusion: You must believe this truth and reherse it often: the Lord is with me and shows me steadfast love.

By faith Joseph... ~ Hebrews 11:22

God is at Work in the Rejection you Experience

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Joseph
Text: Genesis 37
Theme: God is at Work in the Rejection you Experience

One: Why rejected?

  • Rejected, through no fault of your own
  • Rejected, because of another's sin
  • Rejected, due to your belief in God's plan

Two: The Pain of Rejection

  • Rejection may not be wanted.
  • Rejection may not be understood.

Three: Rejection in the Gospel Story

  • John 1:11 - his own people did not receive him
  • Isaiah 53:3 - he was despised and rejected by men

Four: How is God at work in rejection?

  • God is loving you with full acceptance.
  • God is weaning you from the desire for man's approval.
  • God is calling you to believe that he is enough.
  • God is shaping you to be more like Christ.

By faith Joseph ~ Hebrews 11:22

God is at Work in Your Messed Up Family.

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Joseph
Text: Genesis 37
Theme: God is at Work in Your Messed Up Family.

One: God is at work...

  • ...in the keeping of His promises
  • ...for the saving of His people
  • ...to the glory of His name.

Two: Five Stores to Make the Point

Three: Two Generational Influences

  • The sins of the fathers = the tragic impact of modeled, habitual sin
  • The grace of God = the transformational power of sufficient, sanctifying grace.

Four: Three Applications of Hope

  • Hope for you.
  • Hope for your family tree.
  • Hope in your local church.

By faith Joseph ~ Hebrews 11:22

Believe God's Promise to Remedy Sin.

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Joseph
Text: Genesis 1-37
Theme: Believe God's Promise to Remedy Sin.

One: The Generations of Genesis: In every generation, man is ravaged by sin.

Two: The Promise of God: In every generation, God has rescued by grace.

Three: The Challenge of Faith:

  • To see the ruin of sin, and yet...
  • ...to trust the promise of God.

Four: The Application for Us:

  • For salvation: confess sin & receive God's salvation
  • For temptation: reject the lies and believe in God's goodness
  • For hope: abandon dispair, and rest in God's faithfulness
  • For worship: die to self and live for your Creator/Savior/King

By faith Joseph... ~ Hebrews 11:22

Approaching the Story of Joseph...

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Joseph
Text: Genesis 37:1-2
Theme: Approaching the Story of Joseph...

One: We have morals to learn.

Two: We have pictures to see.

Three: We have commentary to consider.

Four: We have a story to follow.

Five: We have promises to believe.

Six: We have our God to trust.

By faith Joseph... ~ Hebrews 11:22

You Must Worship with a Daily Life of Godliness

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Why We Worship The Way We Do
Text: Romans 12:1-2
Theme: You Must Worship with a Daily Life of Godliness.

Signs that you may not understand a life of worship:

One: You are not often amazed by God's mercy.

  • ...as the strength of Paul's argument
  • ...as the motivation for my worship
  • ...as the example for our mercy

Two: You are not daily giving yourself to God's agenda.

  • A paradox: a living sacrifice
  • A call to holiness
  • A reasonable expectation

Three: You are not actively resisting the world's influence.

  • The great threat is worldliness
  • The subtle strategy is confromity

Four: You are not continually transforming with God's truth.

  • A process of metamorphosis
  • In the battlefield of the mind