DETOURS: Making Sense of Where You Are

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DETOURS: Making Sense of Where You Are

Joseph, part 2

February 11, 2024 • Genesis 37:12–36

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Joseph receives a dream from God that, while unclear seems to indicate that God has great plans for his life. But then things take a radical turn. Sold by his brothers into slavery Jospeh's life seems to be headed in exactly the wrong direction. Our circumstances may make it feel like we’re headed in the wrong direction, but we later learn those detours are a strategic path to get us where God wants.

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DESTINY: Believing that God is Weaving Everything Together

March 17, 2024 • Eli Thomas • Genesis 50:15–20, 1 Corinthians 15:3–8, Romans 8:28

In the final week of JOSEPH God brings the whole story together. He is always weaving the events of our lives together for our good and for His glory. This week we look at Genesis 50 and see how Joseph gives testimony to God's work in the middle of trial. His story helps us see how God gives us the courage to face our own struggles and then uses them to save the lives of others.

DELIVERANCE: Releasing the Past and Moving Forward

March 10, 2024 • Eli Thomas • Genesis 45, Genesis 42, Genesis 43, Genesis 44

God wants to lead us in the direction of His will but sometimes we have things in our past that hold us back. Joseph had the hurt caused by his brothers that prevented him from walking in the full freedom that God wanted to give him and his brothers had the guilt and shame of their actions hanging like a cloud over their lives. But God puts them all in a place where they can both forgive and be forgiven releasing them from the bonds of sin that held them back.

DISAPPOINTMENT- Accepting What You Can't Control

February 25, 2024 • Orlie Trier • Genesis 39:6–23

Sometimes things don't go the way we expect. When we face disappointments, how do we respond? Joseph had a major turn in his life that saw him falsely accused of a crime and locked up in prison. He must have felt as though things were at their lowest. But Jospeh didn't give into despair. He accepted that he wasn't in control and put his trust in the one who was.