1. JOSEPH (Series) JOSEPH: A LIFE TO LEARN FROM Genesis 37-50

2. WHO WAS JOSEPH?
JOSEPH: THE SON OF JACOB JOSEPH: THE PATRIARCH JOSEPH: THE PRIME MINISTER OF EGYPT

3. WHERE DOES THE STORY OF JOSEPH FIT IN THE BIBLE?
GENESIS PART I: CHAPTERS 1-11 (CREATION, FALL, FLOOD, NATIONS) GENESIS PART II: CHAPTERS (ABRAHAM, ISAAC, JACOB AND JOSEPH)

4. JOSEPH’S STORY THE FAVORED SON OF HIS FATHER
SOLD BY HIS BROTHERS INTO EGYPT
FALSELY ACCUSED OF IMMORALITY
IMPRISONED
GIVEN THE ABILITY TO INTERPRET DREAMS
BECAME THE PRIME MINISTER OF EGYPT
SAVED THE KNOWN WORLD FROM STARVATION

5. THE MAKING OF A MAN OF GOD THROUGH GOOD AND BAD EXPERIENCES
CHOSEN YET REJECTED LOVED YET HATED FAVORED YET ABUSED PRAISED YET SLANDERED PROMOTED YET IMPRISONED REWARDED YET TESTED

6. SURVIVING ADVERSITY! PROSPERITY DID NOT RUIN HIM
UNFAIRNESS DID NOT HARDEN HIM
PROSPERITY DID NOT RUIN HIM
TEMPTATION DID NOT DESTROY HIM
IMPRISONMENT DID NOT EMBITTER HIM
PROMOTION DID NOT CHANGE HIM

7. WHY STUDY THE LIFE OF JOSEPH? WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM HIS LIFE?
*HOW TO TRUST GOD WHEN LIFE IS HARD *HOW TO FACE AND OVERCOME TEMPTATION *HOW TO DEAL WITH AND HEAL FROM PAST WOUNDS & HURTS *HOW TO WAIT PATIENTLY FOR GOD *HOW TO GROW IN OUR FAITH *HOW TO FORGIVE THOSE WHO HAVE WRONGED US

8. HOW IS JOSEPH SIMILAR TO JESUS?
*BOTH WERE LOVED BY THEIR FATHER
*BOTH WERE OBEDIENT TO THEIR FATHER
*BOTH WERE HATED BY THEIR BRETHREN
*BOTH WENT DOWN INTO EGYPT
*BOTH WERE SOLD FOR SILVER CURRENCY
*BOTH WERE FALSELY ACCUSED
*BOTH WERE PROMOTED AFTER SUFFERING
*BOTH WERE THE MEANS OF SAVING OTHERS

9. HOW IS JOSEPH SIMILAR TO OUR LIVES TODAY?
*1. JOSEPH HAD TO FACE LIFE AND MAKE CHOICES RIGHT CHOICES EVERYDAY *2. JOSEPH FACED UNCERTAINTIES EVERY DAY *3. JOSEPH KNEW THAT GOD WAS WITH HIM EVERY DAY

10. TRUTH TO LIVE BY
1. WHEN LIFE IS BEYOND US AND OUT OF OUR CONTROL – WE NEED A BIG GOD! WHAT ARE THE THINGS IN YOUR LIFE THAT ARE BEYOND YOUR CONTROL?

11. TRUTH TO LIVE BY
2. WHEN LIFE IS ALL WELL AND GOOD – WE STILL NEED A BIG GOD! WHAT ARE THE PITFALLS OF A “TROUBLE FREE” LIFE?

12. TRUTH TO LIVE BY
3. GOD’S GRACE IS SUFFICIENT FOR ALL THINGS, AT ALL TIMES, IN ALL PLACES AND IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES AND HE PROMISES IT TO US TODAY! WHERE DO I NEED GOD’S GRACE IN MY LIFE TODAY?