Life of Joseph
10/25/15 God���s Place and God���s Point of View
October 25, 2015 • Richard Cimino
19 But Joseph said to them, "Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? 20 As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today. 21 So do not fear; I will provide for you and your little ones." Thus he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. - Genesis 50:19-21
09/20/15 The Saved Life: Walking into the Unfamiliar - Part 2
September 20, 2015 • Richard Cimino
To deal with Jacob���s FEAR OF CHANGE, God made some PRECIOUS promises to Jacob. In Genesis 46:3 God said to Jacob, Do not be afraid to go down to Egypt, FOR���. Then God listed what He would do for Jacob.
09/13/15 The Saved Life: Walking into the Unfamiliar - Part 1
September 13, 2015 • Richard Cimino
This morning we are in our 7th installment in our study of The Life of Joseph. The narrative in Genesis 45 looks away from Joseph to Joseph���s dad. But everything we���re going to look at today is tied to how Joseph experienced great suffering so that he might save his family, and the future of the nation of Israel.
08/30/15 Grace That Makes Heroes
August 30, 2015 • Richard Cimino
This morning we are in our 5th installment in our study of The Life of Joseph. This amazing man comes on the scene in Genesis 37 at the age of 17. He was the youngest of Jacob���s 11 sons. We are immediately told that God had given to him 2 dreams. In both of those dreams Joseph���s entire family is shown bowing before Joseph. Those dreams were radically counter-culture in the fiercely patriarchal society of Joseph���s world. Children always bowed to their parents, and the younger children always bowed to the older children especially the oldest. Joseph���s brothers were infuriated by the dreams. His father was insulted by them ��� but he filed them away in his heart and mind. But these dreams were not about a cultural revolution. They were about salvation.
08/23/15 God���s Presence ��� God���s Purposes ��� God���s Prisoner
August 23, 2015 • Richard Cimino
This morning we are going to resume our study of The Life of Joseph where we left off in Genesis 39:12 ��� back on July 26. It���s been FOUR Sundays since our last look at the life of Joseph. So for those who are here for the first time this morning; for those who weren���t with us back on July 26 for our last study, and for those who are thinking, ���You���ve been gone so long I almost forgot what you look like ��� let alone remember what you taught on July 26��� ��� let���s set the back drop for this morning!
07/26/15 When Sex is Wicked
July 26, 2015 • Richard Cimino
This morning we are in Genesis 39 where we are continuing our study of one of the most important characters in all of Scripture ��� a young man named Joseph. God had planted deep into the heart of Joseph a vision for how he would be a part of God moving forward in His plans to redeem and reconcile fallen mankind to Himself. That plan was wrapped up in the family line of Joseph���s great grandfather ��� a man named Abraham. That vision burned within his heart; moved him and would sustain Joseph through all of the tremendous adversity Joseph would face.
07/19/15 When You���re in the Pit
July 19, 2015 • Richard Cimino
This morning we are going to take our second walk through THE LIFE OF JOSEPH. The Holy Spirit introduces us to Joseph at the beginning of Genesis 37 Genesis 37:2 Joseph, being seventeen years old He was an extraordinary young man who, unlike his 10 older brothers, had the benefit of being raised by his dad when his dad was more Israel (the man governed by God) than Jacob (the conniver). He was raised by a man who in his old age was limping through life as a result of his epic encounter with the Lord ��� a man with a humble and a broken heart. He was raised by a man who, from the vantage point of age and experience, was able to tell Joseph all about the heartache of half-obedience, the blessing of being governed by God, and the faithfulness of God.
07/12/15 At the Age of 17
July 12, 2015 • Richard Cimino
Genesis 37:1-2 1 Jacob lived in the land of his father���s sojournings, in the land of Canaan. 2 These are the generations of http://jacob.jacob���s father was Isaac. Isaac���s father was Abraham. God had promised to give to them the very land they were a stranger in. What kept them living like strangers in the land that was theirs by the promise of God?