Making a Difference in Our Generation Matthew 1:1-17 Sermon by Rick Crandall Grayson Baptist Church - Dec. 5, 2012 *In these verses God tells us about the generations from Abraham to Christ. But do these verses say anything about our generation? The answer is yes. In these verses we can see how to make…

In this sermon we look at the story of Joseph and his brothers and look at how God was able to turn an act of betrayal into an act of salvation. We also look at what it means to repent and to forgive.

Introduction Thank you all for coming out tonight. What a fun night it’s been. It’s been great to sing together and enjoy each others company. To laugh and celebrate the victors. Right now I’d like to transition us into a time where I can talk with you. I have a short devotion that will help establish…

1 Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, Joseph The story about Joseph takes up almost half of the book of Genesis. His life actually…

Discussion Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, because he was the son of his old age: and he made him a coat of many colours. And when his brethren saw that their father loved him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and could not speak peaceably unto him. And Joseph dreamed a…

Troubles come at us many times like the tides coming in. The tide just keeps coming and coming. How many of you have experienced that? Today we are going to look at one of my favorite characters in the Bible… Joseph. His story is important to the point that it takes 14 chapters in Genesis to tell it.…

Pastor Luke began the series of the life of Joseph (from the Old Testament) in Genesis 37. The main idea was, "Our blind spots are destructive when left unchecked." In this chapter, Joseph’s blind spot was prioritizing his dreams over people. His father, Jacob’s blind spot was parenting passively over conflict resolution. Joseph's brothers’ blind spots were pursuing revenge over forgiveness.

The word “test” doesn’t have the most positive associations in the English language, even though it is technically neutral. It can refer to a formal exam given by an instructor or a task from someone genuinely seeking to discover some truth—a test of strength or testing a hypothesis. It can also refer…

How can we make a difference in our generation? 1. Focus on family (vs. 1). 2. Go forward in God's grace (vs. 1-6). 3. Pursue our purpose in God's plan (vs. 15-16). 4. Trust God to work today (vs. 17).

We live in a world that is desperate for true heroes. We long for people we can model our lives after. We live at a time when public officials are more politicians than statesmen; pro athletes are more businessmen than role models and everywhere we turn we seem to be confronted with corruption in the…

Genesis 37-50, selections

Introduction He had sent Judah ahead of him to Joseph to show the way before him in Goshen, and they came into the land of Goshen. Then Joseph prepared his chariot and went up to meet Israel his father in Goshen. He presented himself to him and fell on his neck and wept on his neck a good while. Israel…

Pastor Leo starts a new sermon series today on Genesis 1-11 called “In the Beginning.” Genesis is a book of beginnings: the beginning of creation, the beginning of humanity, the beginning of sin and death, but most importantly, the beginning of God’s plan of salvation for humanity and our journey back home.

The son of one’s parents, or of either mother or father. God’s people may be referred to collectively as brothers, all being children of one heavenly Father.

ABRAHAM’S SEED The family of Isaac Genesis 25:18–34 Rebekah—the mother of twins 25:18–26 Esau and Jacob exchange birthrights 25:27–34 Isaac established in Canaan 26:1–33 The covenant confirmed to Isaac 26:1–5 Troubles with Abimelech 26:6–22 God’s blessing in Isaac 26:23–33 The patriarchal blessing 26:34–28:9…

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…