Sermons on Genesis 37:14-17:

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

Help Is On The Way

Contributed by Godwin Ojerinde on Jun 11, 2014

Many people are going through storms of life, some are lost in directions, lost in decisions, lost in ideas. But don't give up, don't lose hope, Help is on the way

Then he said to him, “Please go and see if it is well with your brothers and well with the flocks, and bring back word to me.” So he sent him out of the Valley of Hebron, and he went to Shechem. Now a certain man found him, and there he was, wandering in the field. And the man asked ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:14-17

Denomination: Pentecostal

Dream, But Don't Make Dreams Your Master Series

Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 7, 2012

Joseph, like Jacob, stands out as one of the most delightful and exciting characters in the Old Testament. God had given him many meaningful dreams, and he rather brashly reported them to his family. Even though we recognize that Joseph was chosen by God

Title: Dream, But Don’t Make Dreams Your Master Text: "Here comes that master-dreamer," they exclaimed. (Genesis 37:19). Scripture Reading: Gen 37:1-28 (Living) Introduction Joseph, like Jacob, stands out as one of the most delightful and exciting characters in the Old Testament. All ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-28

Denomination: Baptist

Green With Envy, Ripe For Trouble Series

Contributed by Vic Folkert on May 31, 2018

The causes of envy: circumstances, insecurity, spiritual vacuum. Solutions to envy: Take responsibility, find security in Christ, embrace our purpose in God's plan.

GREEN WITH ENVY, RIPE FOR TROUBLE—Genesis 37 A few years ago, a shampoo commercial on TV featured a beautiful woman, with long flowing hair, saying, “Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.” Why would anyone hate a person who is beautiful, or charming, or successful, or popular, or rich, or smart, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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

Family Feud

Contributed by Judith Hand on Jan 14, 2015

The story of how Joseph was used by God in spite of being in a dysfunctional family.

Family Feud Genesis 37: 1-4 and 12-28 I love a good Bible story, and when looking at the three scripture readings for today I could not resist going with the Old Testament story of Joseph. Perhaps most of you had the story of Joseph and The Coat of Many Colors read to you by your ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-28

Denomination: Methodist

New Chapter

Contributed by Pastor/Author: Terry Sisney on Feb 5, 2015

This message is for someone who has had a bad chapter in their life, God said to prophesy to you, it's a new season God is turning the page. there is a new chapter opening for you.

Gen 37:3-24 41:41-44 anyone reading the story of Joseph has to come to the same conclusion. 1. Joseph was anointed 2. Joseph was favored by God, 3. Joseph was definitely favored by his earthly father 4. Joseph had a God given destiny and dream over his life. But the truth is: This same ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:3-24

Denomination: Pentecostal

Joseph's Sale Into Slavery

Contributed by Freddy Fritz on Feb 9, 2018

Joseph's salient slavery in Genesis 37:2-36 teaches us that God used the evil deeds of Joseph's brothers as part of his plan to save his people.

Scripture Today, I am beginning a new series of sermons that I am calling "Jacob's Descendants," based on Genesis 37-50. Most of this section of Genesis, however, deals with Joseph, Jacob's son, and it begins with his sale into slavery. Let's read about Joseph's sale into slavery in Genesis ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:2-36

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Evil Intent, Good Intent

Contributed by D Marion Clark on Oct 3, 2016

The story of Joseph is the display of the providential power of God to to accomplish his good purposes. Let’s consider what teaches about us teaches about us, about God, and what it all means for us.

Genesis 37:12-36 Evil Intent, Good Intent 10/2/16 D. Marion Clark Introduction “As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good.” So Joseph assuages the fears of his brothers after the death of Jacob, and so he articulates the providence of God. The story of Joseph ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:12-36

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Making Sense Of Suffering Series

Contributed by David Taylor on Nov 1, 2016

The Life of Joseph Making Sense of Suffering Genesis 37

The Life of Joseph Making Sense of Suffering Genesis 37 David Taylor October 16, 2016 This week we start our final series in Genesis, The Life of Joseph, in chapters 37-50. Joseph is seventeen, the second youngest in the family, and the favored son. One day after he has been tending the flocks ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Joseph: Hope For Troubled Times (1) Series

Contributed by Scott Bayles on Oct 22, 2014

The first in a series on the life of Joseph, this three-point expository sermon focuses on the dreaming of Joseph, the despising of Joseph, and the deliverance of Joseph.

Joseph: Hope for Troubled Times (1) Scott Bayles, pastor Blooming Grove Christian Church: 5/18/2014 ILL. A man came home after a rough day at work. It was one of those days where it seemed like everything that can go wrong, did go wrong. As he walks through the door, he says to his wife, ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:1-28

Denomination: Christian Church

Joseph-Dreams Can Come True Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 10, 2021

A dream can be an escape from reality, but it can also be an alternative to a present inadequate reality. A dream can provide an ideal toward which we strive and thereby change reality for the better.

Vanna White, the glamorous star who shows the letters on Wheel of Fortune, was a leader in her church youth group in North Myrtle Beach, North Carolina. Her pastor wrote about how he asked her, when she was a senior, what she was going to do after graduation. She responded that her dream was to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:2-20

It's Time To Get Up--Joseph Got Up Part 1

Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jun 19, 2020

Joseph found himself in a number of unjust situations because his brothers envied the privileges of his multicolored coat. We need the dreams of Jesus to overcome racism and prejudice.

It’s Time To Get Up—Joseph Got Up Genesis 37:12-36 Matthew 18:21-35 How many of you have asked that question, “Lord how many times should I forgive? How many times should I put up with this? How many times is enough”. Those are some of the questions that are being asked in our nation today. But ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:12-36, Matthew 18:21-35

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

"What's On Your Bucket List?"

Contributed by David Henderson on Nov 21, 2016

We come to the life of this young man named Joseph. The Bible dedicates 14 chapters to this young man’s life and the dreams that he held. Now why do you think that is? Is Joseph more important than the creation of the universe? Clearly He is.

What’s on your Bucket List? Genesis 37:15-19 In 2007 a film was released titled The Bucket List. The movie featured Jack Nicholson as a billionaire and Morgan Freeman as a car mechanic. They were complete strangers until they met by sharing the same hospital room. Both of them discovered ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:15-19

Denomination: Baptist

Mean? They Took My Coat!

Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 6, 2022

There were 10 step-brothers, and they hated their step-brother. They stripped away Joseph's coat of many colors. They could not strip away the blessings. God replaced the coat of many colors with a new coat of authority and a ring of gold... the dreams came true.

THEY TOOK MY COAT! GOD DID NOT EXPLAIN THIS STRIPPING AWAY TO ME? THE DREAMER COMES? STRIP AWAY MY COAT… By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com *STRIP: often strip seems unfair, dishonest taking, to take away something, to remove all coverings, to leave bare, take off all the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 37:2-30, Genesis 39:3-5, Genesis 41:41

Denomination: Assembly Of God