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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
This text gives us (7) reasons why God permit us to have "Pit Experiences!"
INTRODUCTION OF THE TEXT: Why does God permit us to have “pit experiences?” Contrary to what some preachers or pastors say; the child of God does have “pit experiences.” God does not shelter us to the degree that he does not permit us to go through some experiences! Listen, if you don’t ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 37:18-27, Genesis 37:23-28
Denomination: Baptist
Joseph’s pit experience
Genesis 37d. In the pit Last Sunday we looked at the fact that there was a great animosity on the part of the brothers toward Joseph. That animosity steamed from rivalry among the mothers. That bitterness was very obvious that weather they meant it or not the boys developed that, toward ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 37:1-36
Sometimes life seems like the pits but God can even take the pits and make them useful!
Genesis 37:18-36 Verse 20-We shall see what will become of his dreams There is someone who wants to crush your dreams! Satan is out to get you, to discourage you, to detain you, to derail you from reaching your dreams! Just remember the brothers who gave Joseph so much trouble had slept ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 37:18-36
Like Jeremiah, we end up in some slimey pits in our lives, but God wants to use these for our growth.
Slimy Pits Purpose Driven Life #25 Cornwall February 7, 2004 Jeremiah was a prophet to the ancient people of Judah. What is a prophet, you might ask? He was someone who got messages from God and took them to people. Jeremiah got messages from God and did his job and took them to the people that ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 38:1-13, Psalm 34:18
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Joseph’s story, as told in the Bible, is a beautiful illustration of how God’s purpose can be found in our pain.
Joseph in the Pit Genesis 37:12-36 His brothers had gone to pasture their father’s flocks at Shechem. Israel said to Joseph, “Your brothers, you know, are pasturing the flocks at Shechem. Get ready. I’m sending you to them.” “I’m ready,” Joseph replied. Then Israel said to him, “Go and see how ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 37:12-36
Denomination: Assembly Of God
THE PIT
Psalm 40:1-10 THE PIT I. The Rescue by God (1-3); i. The Grievous Condition - 2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. A. The Grief of Sin - He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, B. The ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 40:1-10
Denomination: Holiness
Having defeated the prophets of Baal Elijah is exhausted and afraid but God strengthens him and sends him off to appoint Elisha to take over from him.
It must have been an overwhelming experience for Elijah on Mt Carmel mustn't it? In fact, to see the lightning fall from the sky and consume everything on the altar, after what was the simplest of prayers by Elijah, must have had an incredible impact not only on him but on everyone present. It ...read more
Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-21
Denomination: Anglican
The life of Joseph. Many thanks for my preacher friend Chad West from the Northgate FWB Church for this outline.
GEN. 37:24 “FROM THE PIT TO PARADISE” A) When a cowboy applied for an insurance policy, the agent asked him, “Have you ever had any accidents?” * After a moment’s reflection, the applicant responded ……. * “Nope, but a bronco did kick in two of my ribs last summer, and a couple of years ago ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 37:24
An encouraging message of hope
God, what am I doing in this Pit? Genesis 37: 13-24 Before we get into the main theme of this message, let’s go back a few verses and gather a little background to this story. Joseph was the son of Jacob. Verse 3 says he was the son of his old age. Because he was the son of his old age, he was ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 37:13-24
How God takes us from the Pit of our Problems and Predicaments to the Pinnacle of Peace, Praise and Power.
I. Pits A) Pits were common in Palestine. 1. Different Types of Pits (Deep; Shallow; Lined) 2. Designed to Hold Water a) Containers - Vessels 3. Make Comparison to Preacher/Pastors & Churches B) Pits Can Become Prisons 1. Cases of Joseph & Jeremiah 2. The Pulpit Can ...read more
Scripture: Psalm 40:1-3
To explore the story of Joseph to illustrate God's sovereignty, the power of faithful prayer, and the fulfillment of God's promises, encouraging us to trust in God's divine plan regardless of our circumstances.
Good morning, family! Today, we are going to delve deep into a powerful story from the Old Testament that illustrates God's Sovereignty in our lives, the power of faithful prayer, and how God's plans and promises come to fruition. From the life of Joseph, we can glean precious wisdom to apply in ...read more
Scripture: Genesis 37:23-24
Topics: God's Sovereignty
How does God feel about sending people to your church?
Intro: You ever have one of those moments when everything just seems to come together and you step back from your life and everything makes sense? We call those light bulb or ah ha moments. It’s like when I get something that says “some assembly required”. When it comes to putting things ...read more
Scripture: Hebrews 10:23-25
Even as God took David from the pit of despair, so can he stand us on solid ground.
GETTING OUT OF THE PITS text: Psalm 40:1-3 A. Oh, how WEARINESS effects us at times. ILLUSTRATION: I can’t explain how you know for sure. I guess you have to be a preacher to understand. There’s this inner-feeling that a preacher gets when he knows that he’s DONE all that he can for a ...read more
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
The story of Joseph helps us to choose to overlook unfair offenses, overcome enormous obstacles and model a virtue that is fast becoming lost in or hostile age.
From Pit to Palace Genesis 32:22-32 In David Aikman’s book Great Souls: Six Who Changed the Century, he profiles six leaders of the 20th century who he argues triumphed over criticism, adversity and opposition. Aikman writes, “I’ve always personally been inspired by the lives of great people. It ...read more
A sermon about giving hope to the hopeless.
The last few weeks we have been on the topic of hope. It is my hope today to take in all these little bits on the topic we have been hearing about and compress it all together into a neat little package. The result being why this message of hope is so important to you and me. You do realize that ...read more
Scripture: 1 Peter 3:15-17
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