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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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What Qualifies for Church Music (Part 3)

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Why We Worship the Way We Do
Text: Ephesians 5:19
Theme: What Qualifies for Church Music (Part 3)

Test One: Is it theological?
Test Two: Is it God-centered?
Test Three: Is it excellent?
Test Four: Is it congregational?
Test Five: Is it passionate?
Test Six: Is it understandable?
Test Seven: Is it reverent?

Test Eight: Is it singable?

  • ...in its range
  • ...in its rhythm
  • ...in its musicality

Test Nine: Is it spiritual?

  • By the Spirit
  • From the heart
  • As worship to God

Test Ten: Is it distinct?

  • Seperate, not similar
  • Sacred, not common
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What Qualifies for Church Music? (Part 2)

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Why We Worship the Way We Do
Text: Ephesians 5:19
Theme: What Qualifies for Church Music? (Part 2)

Test One: Is it theological?
Test Two: Is it God-centered?
Test Three: Is it Excellent?
Test Four: Is it congregational?

Test Five: Is it passionate?

  • as a result of truth
  • including a broad range of emotions
  • with an emphasis on joy

Test Six: Is it understandable?

  • Church music is communication.
  • Church music is literature.

Test Seven: Is it reverent?

  • It should be respectful.
  • It should be governed.

It is good to sing praises to our God ~ Psalm 147:1

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What Qualifies for Church Music? (Part 1)

Speaker: Adam Godshall
Series: Why We Worship the Way We Do
Text: Colossians 3:16
Theme: What Qualifies for Church Music? (Part 1)

Test One: Is it theological?

  • It should be orthodox.
  • It should be meaningful.
  • It should be clear.

Test Two: Is it God-centered?

  • God should be the subject and the object of our worship.
  • Personal pronouns may be express our needs or response.

Test Three: Is it excellent?

  • It should be non-distracting.
  • It should be fitting.
  • It should have musical quality.

Test Four: Is it congregational?

  • It should celebrate the human voice.
  • It should celebrate participation.

It is good to sing praises to our God ~ Psalm 147:1

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