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  • Todd Stiles avatar

    Trusted With A Prison Series

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on May 2, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 16,312 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Tempted Series

    Contributed by Duane Brown on Feb 11, 2006
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,089 views

    2nd sermon in the series on the life of Joseph

    Last week we left our new friend Joseph on a slow moving caravan towards Egypt with a bunch of Midianites. His brothers had taken his blood soaked coat back top Jacob and old dad was convinced that he was dead, and even his brothers no doubt felt that he was gone for good from their life. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

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    Standing Firm And Standing Out

    Contributed by Douglas Vincent on Mar 17, 2006
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,086 views

    What does it Look like when the Lord is with you (on the job or at home)?

    Genesis 39 One of the most compelling and attractive narratives in Scripture. Betrayed, deserted, and sold. For many this would be the end of a sad story, but this is just the beginning for Joseph. Why? The Lord was with Him His Master Saw the Lord was with Him The Lord gave him success The ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

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    This Is A Test.... Series

    Contributed by Dean O'bryan on Jun 19, 2006
    based on 45 ratings
     | 11,795 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

  • Jeff Strite avatar

    Joseph - The Hero That Ran Away Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 9, 2006
    based on 39 ratings
     | 25,256 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

  • Chris Kelly avatar

    How To Resist Lifes Greatest Temptations Series

    Contributed by Chris Kelly on Nov 6, 2006
    based on 5 ratings
     | 4,860 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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    Potiphar's Wife Series

    Contributed by Neil Partington on Jul 23, 2007
    based on 10 ratings
     | 15,649 views

    There are many women in the Bible who have integrity and faith, but not all women. Today we are going to look at a woman of trickery and shame.

    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 gathering up parts and cargo from ships that had run aground in the night. But these ships ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

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    Defeating Temptation

    Contributed by Dave Kinney on Feb 21, 2008
    based on 27 ratings
     | 4,407 views

    May I suggest that we all live on “Temptation Planet”? We have to deal with the “tempter” whose object it is to get everyone to be unfaithful to God!

    A couple of years ago FOX came out with a new reality show called “Temptation Island” and it was a smash hit for two years. Over 16 million people watched it weekly. And if you haven’t noticed reality TV shows are very popular today. May I suggest that we all live on “Temptation Planet”? We have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    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

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    If It Hadn't Have Been For God

    Contributed by Joseph Neil Adams on Dec 31, 2007
    based on 1 rating
     | 15,416 views

    Some us too have been dealing with life’s problems, situations that have left/leave us feeling helpless, hopeless and alone. How do we keep going when life is a pain in the butt?

    Psalm 124 Genesis 39:1- 21 Life has a habit of getting up and biting you doesn’t it?! Even when things are going well as they were for Joseph bad things do happen to good people. Some us too have been dealing with life’s problems. There have been, maybe are now situations that have left / ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • DAN SANTIAGO avatar

    Dream To Reality

    Contributed by Dan Santiago on Jan 11, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,384 views

    Certain dreams can be realized when we are willing to engage in helpful disciplines.

    DREAM TO REALITY Genesis 39:1-23 How should we live from dream to reality? Achieving the reality of our dream requires certain disciplines. Note that Joseph’s success was the result of God’s blessing on his life and works. However, even if Joseph’s success was dependent on God, he ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When You Play With Fire Series

    Contributed by Dale Harlow on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,925 views

    Joseph provides a great example for us in how to deal with temptation. If you flirt with temptation, sooner or later, you are going to get burnt.

    If you have been reading your children’s Bible Story books you might have read the story about Joseph and the coat of many colors. Joseph was a favorite of his father Jacob and because of the favoritism his 10 older brothers despised him. But to make matters worse, Joseph also had a miraculous ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Mickey Bell avatar

    Why Me, Why Now? Series

    Contributed by Mickey Bell on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 20 ratings
     | 7,775 views

    People are complaining about their status, position and way of living. Do we really have room to complain?

    *The test used in reference for this message was a thought received from a message on the 7 test of Joseph submitted by SermonCentral.com contibutor, Derek Vreeland. Why Me, Why Now? Genesis 39:16-20 Joseph was placed in a position where he had to make a choice – one that would determine ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Shawn Rose avatar

    What To Do When Life's Not Fair

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 7,106 views

    In Joseph’s story we find 3 principles to help us deal with the unfair things in our lives

    WHAT TO DO WHEN LIFE’S NOT FAIR Text: Genesis 39 Introduction: · Genesis 37 Joseph’s brothers sell him to Ishmeelites for 20 pieces of silver · Ishmeelites take Joseph to Egypt and sell him to Potiphar, captain of the guard · In Joseph’s story we find 3 principles to help us deal with the unfair ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Saying No To Temptations Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jun 16, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 4,701 views

    Say no to temptation, no matter how hard it may be, for there is no substitute for God’s presence in and provisions for our lives today and forever!

    When the disciples asked Jesus how to pray, Jesus taught them what we call today the Lord’s Prayer. Let us slowly pray it together: Our Father …………… This prayer of course is not meant to be a repetitive, by rote type of prayer. It is a model for prayer. If it was meant to be a repetitive type ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible