Book of Genesis
Genesis 50
February 14, 2021 • Stephen McCall
"Behind all the events and human plans recounted in the story of Joseph lies the unchanging plan of God. Through his dealings with the patriarchs and Joseph, God had continued to bring about his good plan. He had remained faithful to his purposes, and it is the point of this narrative to show that his people can continue to trust him and to believe that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.” - John Sailhamer Pastor Stephen
Genesis 37
June 23, 2019 • Stephen McCall
“My life is but a weaving between my God and me. I cannot choose the colors he weaveth steadily. Oft’ times He weaveth sorrow; And I in foolish pride forget He sees the upper and I the underside. Not ’til the loom is silent and the shuttles cease to fly Will God unroll the canvas and reveal the reason why. The dark threads are as needful in the weaver’s skillful hand As the threads of gold and silver in the pattern He has planned He knows, He loves, He cares; nothing this truth can dim. He gives the very best to those who leave the choice to Him.”
Genesis 39
July 28, 2019 • Stephen McCall
When temptation comes, “Satan does not fill us with hatred of God, but with forgetfulness of God. The lust thus aroused envelops the mind and will of man in deepest darkness. The powers of clear discrimination and of decision are taken from us. It is here that everything within me rises up against the Word of God.” Dietrich Bonhoeffer Pastor Stephen
Genesis 40
August 11, 2019 • Stephen McCall
At this point in his life, Joseph has been sold to slave traders, shipped hundreds of miles from home, presumed dead, sold (again), falsely accused, unjustly imprisoned - and it’s not over yet! C.S. Lewis said, “God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains.” How is he speaking to you today? Pastor Stephen
Genesis 41
November 24, 2019 • Stephen McCall
At this point in the story Joseph has abused, afflicted, accused and abandoned. It’s not a stretch to say that his life hasn’t gone the way he’d imagined it would! But, “God’s plan for Joseph was on http://schedule...and because he had learned from each http://experience...he was ready when God opened the door of opportunity.” -Gene Getz Are you ready for what God has for you? Pastor Stephen
Genesis 42
January 12, 2020 • Stephen McCall
In Edgar Allen Poe’s The Telltale Heart, a murderer thinks he is hearing the sound of his victim’s beating heart hidden beneath the floorboards of his home. He was actually hearing his own heart because of the guilt of his actions and it lead to his capture. In Genesis 42 Joseph’s brothers are confronted with their crime against Joseph. Will their guilt lead to repentance? How will they respond? How do you respond to guilt in your own life? Pastor Stephen
Genesis 42:30
April 26, 2020 • Stephen McCall
God uses the circumstances of our lives and brings us through things to bring us to Himself. "But Joseph said to them, “Don’t be afraid. Am I in the place of God? You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. So then, don’t be afraid. I will provide for you and your children.” And he reassured them and spoke kindly to them". Genesis 50:19-21