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  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Joseph - The Hero That Ran Away Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 9, 2006
    based on 39 ratings
     | 24,850 views

    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

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Joseph, God, & Success Series

    Contributed by Tammy Garrison on Aug 18, 2001
    based on 70 ratings
     | 9,866 views

    How do you measure success? This sermon explores the contradiction in between the success God gives him and his position.

    Genesis 39:20-23 Bibliography: (www.sermonillustrator.com: success) Someone once asked Paul Harvey, the journalist and radio commentator, to reveal the secret of his success. “I get up when I fall down,” said Harvey. John D. Rockefeller Jr. remarked, “The secret of success is to do the common ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    When Hearts And Faces Are Sad Series

    Contributed by Ronald Keller on Sep 30, 2001
    based on 104 ratings
     | 4,326 views

    When the unthinkable happens...When tragedy strikes...When hearts and faces are sad--God NOTICES and cares for us, just as He did for Joseph.(2 Sundays After "911.")

    (Preached 2 Sundays After "911.") INTRODUCTION "Why are your faces so sad today?" The events of and since September 11 have had varying affects on all Americans. Most have been moved with a patriotic zeal that just a few years and weeks ago was thought not to be in vogue. The supply of ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

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    How To Say "No"

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Nov 20, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,671 views

    We can say "no" to temptation.

    HOW TO SAY “NO” Genesis 39:1-23 S: Temptation C: Purity in the face of temptation Pr: WE CAN SAY “NO.” Type: Narrative PA: How is the change to be observed? • Don’t blame others (including the devil). • Make the choice to say “no.” • Don’t play around with sin. Version: ESV RMBC 20 ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Overcoming Life's Challenges

    Contributed by Seth Aryee on Dec 1, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 58,796 views

    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

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    Where Is God When Everything Goes Wrong?

    Contributed by Bo Dunford on Dec 19, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
     | 22,779 views

    Sometimes we wonder where God is when everything is going wrong in our lives. But God never leaves us or forsakes us!

    GENESIS 39:20-21 “WHERE IS GOD WHEN EVERYTHING GOES WRONG?” A) Have you ever had one of those days when everything that could go wrong did go wrong? * Have you ever had one of those days when the harder you try to do things right, the easier things seem to go wrong? * I read about a man who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Technicolor Faith - How To Succeed At Just About Anything Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Jan 12, 2003
    based on 67 ratings
     | 12,515 views

    Joseph had everything he could possibly want just within his grasp. Potiphar’s wife could have given him the desires of his heart, but he refused. Why?

    OPEN: Back in the 80’s I read about an enthusiastic but somewhat unscrupulous salesman who was waiting to see the purchasing agent of the engineering firm. The salesman was there to submit his company’s bid, or price quote, for a particular job. He couldn’t help but notice, however, that a ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    When Things Do Not Turn Our Right Part 2 Series

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Apr 24, 2001
    based on 43 ratings
     | 9,527 views

    This sermon deals with the trials in Joseph’s life on his way to becoming a leader in Egypt.

    When Things Just Don’t Turn Out Right Part 2 1/26/1997 Genesis 40:1-19 1 Peter 4:12-19 Today we’re are going to continue our series on the man known as Joseph. If there was a sound bite to introduce the chapter and it was going to be on a talk show it would probably go like this, "Men ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    This Is A Test.... Series

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jun 19, 2006
    based on 45 ratings
     | 11,476 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Chris Kelly avatar

    How To Resist Lifes Greatest Temptations Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,701 views

    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

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

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    Survivor: When Life Is Full Of Rats Series

    Contributed by Mark Milioni on Jan 11, 2001
    based on 205 ratings
     | 6,234 views

    Sometimes the world is full of rats. Full of people that want what you have and will hurt and climb all over you to get it.

    Have you ever felt like it was a really bad day? You know it’s a bad day when you turn on the morning news and they’re displaying emergency routes out of your city. You know it’s a bad day when the sun comes up in the west. You know it’s a bad day when your boss tells you not to bother to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Survivor: When The Resources Run Out Series

    Contributed by Mark Milioni on Jan 11, 2001
    based on 79 ratings
     | 3,223 views

    When The Resources Run Out Principles for Handling Resources

    Background of Joseph, rising to power, controlling the nations resources, supply in time of need, used to save many including family. Principles for Handling Resources 1. Honor God Prov 3:9-10 9 Honor the LORD with your possessions, and with the firstfruits of all your increase; 10 So your barns ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Wow =what A Man

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Jul 5, 2003
    based on 44 ratings
     | 6,386 views

    This is a sermon preached on Father’s Day with the theme we should live lives so that others can look back and declare, Wow--What A Man

    Wow—What A Man Father’s Day 6/15/2003 Genesis 39:1-23 2 Colossians 3:12-17 Today we celebrate Father’s day. One thing we all have in common here to is that we all had an earthly father who was the instrument God used to bring us into existence. We can say thank you Lord, whether the ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

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    Doing The Right Thing Series

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Jul 6, 2003
    based on 137 ratings
     | 61,697 views

    We must have the courage to do the right thing.

    DOING THE RIGHT THING Genesis 39:1-23 S: Courage Th: Profiles in Courage Pr: WE MUST HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING. ?: Inductive KW: Segments TS: We will breakdown the story of Joseph in Genesis 39 into six sections that will show how he handled adversity. The _____ section ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Lord Was With Him

    Contributed by Peter Parry on Sep 18, 2002
    based on 28 ratings
     | 8,251 views

    We need to have faith by believing that the Lord is with us when we don’t see or feel His presence.

    The Lord Was With Him (Gen. 39:19-23; Acts 16:19-28) Did you hear the title of the sermon this morning in the last verse I just read: “….the keeper of the prison paid no heed to anything that was in Joseph’s care because the Lord was with him…" That’s the same statement that ...read more

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    Denomination: Congregational