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Joseph - The Hero That Ran Away Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 9, 2006

based on 39 ratings

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We often think of heroes as those who run to the fight... but often heroes are those who engage in "organized retreats".

OPEN: One of my favorite stories from Revolutionary war involves the "Battle of the Cowpens". Toward the end of the Revolutionary war, the British General Cornwallis had captured Savannah, Charleston and Camden in South Carolina - and in the process he had defeated and imprisoned much of the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23, Genesis 39:21-23, Genesis 40:5-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Secrets Of Success Series

Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007

based on 19 ratings

| 15,135 views

In Genesis 39 Joseph lives out a three step plan for success.

Genesis Series # 7 CHCC: March 11, 2007 Secrets of Success Genesis 39 INTRODUCTION: Someone once asked radio commentator Paul Harvey to reveal the secret of his success. Here’s what he said: "I get up when I fall down," Bits & Pieces, March 3, 1994, p. 16. That’s pretty simple, but I ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-20

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

This Is A Test.... Series

Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jun 19, 2006

based on 45 ratings

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Second in a series on the life of Joseph; emphasis here is that God uses circumstances to build and test our character. The character trait of Faithfulness is observable in Joseph’s experience here.

Trinity Baptist Church June 18, 2006 Character on Display: This is a test... Genesis 39:1-23 This US media reported to us this week that our government doled out as much as 1.4 billion dollars in bogus assistance to “victims” of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. FEMA was hoodwinked into ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Don’t Give Up Your Dreams (Aspirations)

Contributed by Owolabi Stephen A. on Jan 9, 2011

based on 4 ratings

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It is only God who helps His children achieve their goals and dreams. despite challenges and circumstances, don't give up.

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you have imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” - Henry David Thoreay Childhood years are the years are the years of great aspirations. These are the years when little boys and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-41

Denomination: Pentecostal

Flee All-Too-Convenient Sin

Contributed by Rick Pendleton on Nov 13, 2012

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If we want our kids to be more than survivors... conquerors... we must teach them to flee the sin that is easy.

FLEE ALL-TOO-CONVENIENT EVIL Scripture Text: Genesis 39:1–23 Preaching theme: Those who are more than survivors You can be more than a survivor! Although you live on an island, you are not survivors in danger of being voted off—you are more than survivors! After all, Jesus lost ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Prospering From The Prisons Of Life Series

Contributed by Kevin Burden on Sep 21, 2008

based on 4 ratings

| 9,959 views

The life of Joseph is a remarkable story. His life is a mixture of surprise, sadness and splendor. Joseph’s life contains many lessons from which believers can learn. One of those lessons is found in this passage.

PROSPERING FROM THE PRISONS OF LIFE Pastor Kevin W. Burden Carter Creek Baptist Church Sunday AM, September 21, 2008 Genesis 39:20-23 “And Joseph’s master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king’s prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison. 21 But the LORD was with ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:20-23

Denomination: Baptist

Triumph Over Temptation Series

Contributed by Kevin Burden on Sep 28, 2008

based on 5 ratings

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When we toy with temptation, we put ourselves in a position to drift into serious danger.

TRIUMPH OVER TEMPTATION (#3) Genesis 39:1-23 When we toy with temptation, we put ourselves in a position to drift into serious danger: A woman was swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. She was enjoying the comfort of relaxing on an inflated cushion that kept her afloat. When she realized that she had ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming Sexual Temptation Series

Contributed by Paul Barreca on Apr 24, 2013

based on 4 ratings

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Joseph is young and good looking, yet he overcame a serious sexual temptation. We can develop our strategy for victory by examining Joseph's response.

When I first studied Genesis 39 and the story of Joseph and Potophar’s wife, I thought initially that I would “tone down” the sexual content of this chapter. The story provided in this passage details Joseph’s vivid encounter with a seductive woman, and his victory as he ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

From Slavery To Imprisonment Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 11, 2009

| 5,386 views

Joseph’s trip from the pit to the prison

There’s a private school in Washington that was recently faced with a unique problem; a number of twelve year old girls were beginning to use lipstick and rather than putting it on at home they’d all wait till they got to school and they’d put it on in the girl’s bathroom. Well, there were ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Trusted With A Prison Series

Contributed by Todd Stiles on May 2, 2007

based on 8 ratings

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Resisting temptation is critical if we’re going to find ourselves increasingly faithful to God’s call upon our life. Find out how in this message from Genesis 39 about Joseph’s ability to deal with the pull of evil.

Trusted: Lessons from the Life of Joseph Week 3: “Trusted with a Prison” Genesis 39:6-23 Just off the shore of North Carolina on the island of Cape Hatteras is a village known as Nag’s Head, a small shoreline town where, back in the 1800’s, the “wreckers” lived. These “wreckers” made their living ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

Someone To Watch Over Me Series

Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007

based on 3 ratings

| 3,070 views

Joseph, Pt. 2

SOMEONE TO WATCH OVER ME (GENESIS 39) A biographer of Michelangelo told about the famous artist's nagging problem with his work on a statue and his unconventional way of arriving at a solution to the problem. As he was working on a sculptor, the brilliant artist found that his own shadow on the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Denomination: Independent/Bible

How To Resist Lifes Greatest Temptations Series

Contributed by Chris Kelly on Nov 6, 2006

based on 5 ratings

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This series follows the life of Joseph as he enrolls in the "School of Hard Knocks". Learn how you too can be victorious no matter what life throws at you.

How to Resist Life’s Greatest Temptations Surviving the School of Hard Knocks July 2, 2000 We’re going to talk this morning about man’s oldest problem and what God has to say about it. In fact, you can go all the way back to the Garden of Eden, and find that “TEMPTATION”, has been a thorn in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-21

Denomination: Wesleyan

"This Is A Test, This Is Only A Test..."

Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Feb 21, 2005

based on 48 ratings

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Joseph did not yield to this temptation. If we could learn to have the “mind of Joseph,” (Which was the Mind of Christ) it would give us the right thinking so that we, too, could resist temptation...

Primary Text: (Gen 39:7 KJV) And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. (Gen 39:8 KJV) But he refused… : Title: "This is a test, this is only a test..." The Temptation… Day after day Potiphar’s wife tempted Joseph to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-21

Denomination: Baptist

Overcoming Life's Challenges

Contributed by Seth Aryee on Dec 1, 2005

based on 34 ratings

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Many times, it takes years of failures and setbacks to become an "overnight success". Abraham Lincoln had two failed businesses, one nervous breakdown, endured the death of his sweetheart, and was defeated for public office no less than 10 times over the

SERMON BY BRO. SETH A. ARYEE LOCAL PREACHER, BETHANY METHODIST CHURCH, DZORWULU, ACCRA-GHANA THEME: OVERCOMING LIFE’S CHALLENGES GENESIS 39:1-23 TEXT: “And the Lord was with Joseph” [Genesis 39:2]] In my Christian life I have noticed that God doesn’t waste anything? Everything happens in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Denomination: Methodist

Joseph In Potiphar's House

Contributed by W. Alderman on Aug 16, 2007

based on 4 ratings

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This is a message that will emphasize Christian Character through the life of Joseph.

JOSEPH IN POTIPHAR’S HOUSE TEXT: Genesis 39:1-23 W. Max Alderman Providentially, the Lord continues to work in the life of Joseph. He is “brought down” to Egypt. The previous lesson offered commentary concerning the significance of going down. When one goes down ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

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