Sermons on Genesis 37:9:

Don't Let Your Dream Die In The Pit

Contributed by Larry M. Treat on Jun 19, 2013

When we feel alone and abandoned we must remember that God has not forgotten us. He is an ever present help in our time of need and he is always up to something in our lives.

Don’t Let Your Dream Die In The Pit Gen. 37 • As Humans we like or tend to focus on the NEGATIVE • We like to look at the negative as if it tells the whole story o Each one of us tonight sit in this place as an incomplete ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:3-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

A Hero Rises Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jan 21, 2014

But it won’t be easy and definitely not predictable. Hang on—it’s going to be a bumpy ride for Joseph and for us.

Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church 29 Dec 2013 Gen 37:1-2 All sermons are abbreviated A Hero Rises • Series Intro: • Pages/Bibles/filled/stories/hundreds/men/women. • Nearly every story contains one common thread. ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Standing Out In The Kingdom Series

Contributed by Allan Kircher on Jan 21, 2014

There is a word here for us as well! • There will be times when things appear hopeless. • times when/shattered pieces/our dreams will lie around us.

Pastor Allan Kircher Shell Point Baptist Church Jan 5th, 2014 Genesis 37:1-11 Standing out in the kingdom Intro: “There are two great days/person’s life - the day we are born and the day we discover why.” • One is easier than the other. • One is a date in ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Joseph's Precarious Path To 'providence'

Contributed by Paul Ray on Jul 22, 2013

please enter a brief summary Is there a once cherished dream that comes to mind? Between the dream dreampt, and the dream realized, life happens. Like Joseph, during the in-between time, we have the choice to be faithful or write the dream off.

September 16, 2012 “Joseph’s Precarious Path to ‘Providence’ ” Genesis 37:1-28; & 50:15-21 Joseph was born to Rachel, the true love - favorite wife of Jacob, but only after many long years of childlessness. Immediately doting Jacob starts showing ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-28, Genesis 50:15-21

Denomination: Congregational

Dysfunction, Division, & Dreams Series

Contributed by Josh Foster on Mar 12, 2014

Healing the dysfunction; restoring the relationships that are divided (even, deeply divided) ~ God will take care of this as we seek Him, follow Him, pursue Him.

God in the Ebb & Flow of Life: Dysfunction, Division & Dreams Scripture Text: Genesis 37.2-11 INTRODUCTION Do you every wonder where-in-the-world God is? ~ …Events unfold and stuff happens, …and sometimes we just can’t see God in any-of-it! Have you ever wondered where God ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:2-11

Denomination: Nazarene

Don’t Kill God’s Vision

Contributed by Christopher Roberts (Barrister) on Nov 10, 2012

This sermon will consider how God uses vision to motivate and mobilise people into service for him.

Why Me? Have you ever wondered why some people receive visions, or a call concerning what God wants them to do in life, while others may not. We do not know why God gives some people visions and not others. However, one reason why God might put a vision on someone’s heart may be to mobilise and to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36

Denomination: Christian Church

Israels Family Tree Joseph

Contributed by Mark Aarssen on Oct 5, 2012

Do you ever wonder why bad things happen to good people? It takes real faith to trust God when your world is crashing down around you but that is exactly what Joseph did.Maybe like Joseph God is using you as an example to the rest of your family to show

Israels family tree - Joseph The Story of Joseph Genesis 37 Genesis 24-49 The story of Joseph is one that reminds us just how dysfunctional a family can get. Jacob (Israel) is the grandson of Abraham and he has inherited the blessing of the Living God the same blessing that was first made to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

The Problem Of Passive Parenting Series

Contributed by Greg Powell on Mar 5, 2013

The story of Joseph stands out even more when you realize the kind of home he was raised in. He had a very passive father in Jacob.

INTRO: “I don’t get mad, I get even” isn’t merely a harmless bumper sticker that makes us all smile. It is a strong statement of painful reality among our culture. How else can we explain the abundance of lawsuits, the short fuses of drivers, or the explosive and sometimes ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Developing A Dream Of Distinction Series

Contributed by Greg Powell on Mar 5, 2013

You must remember four things about your dream of usefulness for God.

INTRO: After last week’s message on the background of Joseph’s family life, today we will dive right into the story as it unfolds here in Genesis 37. The opening lines of Joseph’s story reveal that he was a dreamer of dreams. Verse 5 says, “Joseph dreamed a dream;” ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-11

Denomination: Baptist

Green (Envy) Series

Contributed by Daniel Habben on Sep 15, 2013

Part 1 of a series on Joseph.

If we were going to make a fashion catalog based on the descriptions of clothes we find in the Bible, how big do you suppose this catalog would be? A couple of pages could be dedicated to the uniforms that the priest and the high priest wore since we have detailed descriptions of these. Then ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36

Denomination: Lutheran

Is Your Dreams Alive

Contributed by Norman Bernad on Sep 28, 2020

We all have dreams. I am not referring to our dreams in a fantasy world while we slept soundly but to those vivid dreams we had when we were younger, at least once upon a time in our colorful life.

Is your Dreams Alive? 1. Genesis 37.1-11 2. Acts 16:9-15 Psalm 126 We all have dreams. I am not referring to our dreams in a fantasy world while we slept soundly but to those vivid dreams we had when we were younger, at least once upon a time in our colorful life. Everyone must have had a chance ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-11, Acts 16:9-15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

The Coats That Changed His Course

Contributed by Esther Collins on Oct 9, 2020

This sermon is based on the life of Joseph, and on the coats that he wore. It also has a comparison with Jesus. It talks about the righteousness that God offers us through Jesus Christ.

The Coats that Changed His Course Jacob had twelve sons who became the twelve patriarchs of Israel. In this message we will study the life of Joseph (as recorded in Genesis 37-41), who was the eleventh born son of Jacob. Whenever we think of Joseph, the one image that would come to our minds is ...read more

Scripture: Isaiah 64:6, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Philippians 2:9-11, Mark 15:17-18, Matthew 3:17, Luke 2:52, Genesis 41:39-43, Genesis 37:9, Genesis 39:2-6, Genesis 37:3, Isaiah 61:10  (view more)  (view less)

Who Cares?

Contributed by Paul L Brantley on Apr 5, 2014

We live in a world where it is hard to find people who care. We live in a world where people are willing give money and even time to help people we don’t know. But at the same time, we often ignore people we do know who are in a spiritual pits.

I spent this week with Joseph on his journey and in the pit. I wanted to feel and think what Joseph felt and thought. Listen to Joseph’s thinking, as he approached his brothers. It has been a long walk from Hebron to Shechem to Dothan. My father wanted me to visit my brothers to check up on ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:7-36

Denomination: Pentecostal

Maximize Your Experience - Genesis 37:5-36 Series

Contributed by Scott Turansky on Jul 25, 2021

There are two different aspects of the Christian life. I call it the academic side and then also the experiential side.

There are two different aspects of the Christian life. I call it the academic side and then also the experiential side. The academic side is where we learn the Bible stories and so on from God’s word. Now when we’re teaching children we teach them about 200 Bible stories. And then of course there’s ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:5-36

Denomination: Independent/Bible

A Palace Praise From The Pit

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Dec 15, 2014

The greatest prophecy of your life is hidden in your praise

Joseph was basically born with a silver spoon in his mouth, he was the son of his father's old age he was the apple of his father's eye. He really didn't have to work, he would just run errands for his father and check up on his brothers. Joseph wore a coat of many colors that identified him as the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-24, Genesis 41:14

Denomination: Pentecostal