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When Life Is The Pits : A Study Of The Life Of Joseph
Contributed by John Hamby on Mar 19, 2001 (message contributor)
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1. Dealing With An Imperfect Family
Contributed on Mar 19, 2001
Insights on how Joseph was faithful to God even in an imperfect family.
When Life is the Pits A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 1 “Dealing with an Imperfect Family.” Genesis 37: 1-11 The term dysfunctional is used quite often today in regard to families. The word refers to the ...read more
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2. Dealing With Disaster
Contributed on Mar 27, 2001
Encouragement to stay faithful in adversity.
When Life is the Pits A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 2 “Dealing With Disaster” Genesis 37:12-36 Last week we introduced our study of the life of Joseph entitled “When Life is the Pits.” We ...read more
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3. Dealing With Temptation
Contributed on Apr 1, 2001
Five principles to win a victory over temptation taken from the life of Joseph
When Life is the Pits A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 3 “Dealing With Temptation” Genesis 39:1-20 When we left Joseph last time he had been sold into slavery by his brothers to a band ...read more
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4. Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Contributed on Apr 1, 2001
A prayer for protection during temptation.
A Study of the Lord’s Prayer Lesson # 7 “Lead Us Not Into Temptation” Matthew 6:13 “In this manner, therefore, pray: Our Father in heaven, Hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come. Your will be done On earth as it is in ...read more
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5. Dealing With Disappointment
Contributed on Jul 2, 2001
One minute Joseph is a seventeen- year-old boy with all of his life ahead of him and in the next a slave who’s only prospect is a life of drudgery. A look at how he hands disappointment.
“When Life is The Pits” A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 4 “Dealing With Disappointment” Genesis 39:20-23 – 40:1-8, 14, 21-23 For the last several weeks we have been engaged in the study of a man by the name ...read more
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6. Dealing With Delay
Contributed on Jul 2, 2001
Joseph teaches us how to deal with delay when we find ourselves in one of the "waiting rooms" of life.
“When Life is The Pits” A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 5 “Dealing With Delay” Genesis 40: 23- 41:1-40 What we are talking about today is the “waiting rooms” of life. Have you ever noticed that some ...read more
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7. Dealing With A Seared Conscience
Contributed on Jul 2, 2001
Notice God’s gracious methods of awakening the conscience of Joseph’s brothers.
“When Life Is the Pits” A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 6 “Dealing With A Seared Conscience” Genesis 42:1-28 Are there things that happened in the past that the mere mention of creates a new sense of pain ...read more
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8. Dealing With A Doubting Heart
Contributed on Jul 3, 2001
Three different reactions to adversity are portrayed in this text.
“When Life is the Pits” A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 7 “Dealing With A Doubting Heart” Gen 42:29-38 - 43:1-14 Last week we saw how the hand of God was drawing the brothers of Joseph to Him. God used ...read more
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9. Dealing With Rebuilding Trust
Contributed on Jul 3, 2001
The past had shattered Joseph’s ability to trust his brothers. In order to trust his brothers, Joseph needed to know and believe two things –
“When Life is the Pits” A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 8 “Dealing With Rebuilding Trust!” Genesis 43:15-34, 44:1-14 Trust is a valuable commodity, it is hard to obtain and easy to lose. Trust is one of the ...read more
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10. Dealing With Forgiveness
Contributed on Jul 3, 2001
The story of Joseph gives us a model for forgiveness!
“When Life is the Pits” A Study of the Life of Joseph Sermon # 9 “Dealing With Forgiveness!” Genesis 45:1-20 “Simon Wiesenthal lost 89 relatives in Hitler’s death camps. He has devoted his life to finding ...read more