Grace Community Church, Jackson, Ms

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(Ryan Sullivan)

(Dustin Cook) 1. The providence of God ... v1-8 • Over 13 years of suffering o Acts 14:22 • Over Pharaoh’s prisoners o Proverbs 21:1 • Over human dreams o “Do not interpretations belong to God?” 2. Joseph’s interpretation ... v9-23 • In 3 days: o The chief cupbearer will live o The chief baker will die 3. Joseph’s request • “Remember me” ... v14 o A righteous sufferer...v15 • “Yet the cupbearer did not remember Joseph, but forgot him.” ... v23 Observation: § God’s pattern is ... Suffering then glory o Joseph...Psalm105:18-19 o Israel ... Genesis 15:13-14 o Jesus ... Hebrews 5:8, Philippians 2:6-11, 1 Peter 1:11 § Joseph was forgotten by men o But remembered by God Application: § Christians must suffer o Acts 14:22 § Christians will never be abandoned in their suffering o Isaiah 49:13-16

(Ryan Sullivan) PLAIN SENSE: ● A Slave in Potiphar’s House— :1-6a ● Joseph’s Temptation— :6b-12 ○ The Nature of Sin’s Temptation... 1.) It is a Predator (:6b-7) 2.) It is Persistent (:10) 3.) It is Deceitful (:10-11) 4.) It is Deadly ○ Resistance to Sin’s Temptation... 1.) The Holy Refusal (:8) 2.) Right Motives (:9b) 3.) View sin as UNTHINKABLE (:9b) 4.) Give no provision for the flesh (:10) 5.) Flee (:12) ● Joseph is condemned for a crime he did not commit— :13-20 ● A Prisoner in Potiphar’s House— :21-23 STRUCTURE OF GENESIS 39... JUDAH vs. JOSEPH ● The CONTRAST between ​Gen 38​ and ​Gen 39 ○ Similarities... ○ Differences... ● Take-Away

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Joseph... loved by his father, hated by his brothers, chosen by God. (Dustin Cook)

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(Ryan Sullivan) - A global call to worship - Worship: the fuel and goal of missions - Words: the strategy of missions

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1 Thessalonians 4:9-10

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