In this passage Jacob is faced with the terrifying prospect of moving his whole family down to Egypt. We too are faced with many big decisions in our lives. This talk encourages us, as we are faced with those decisions, to seek God’s Kingdom first, and entrust ourselves to Jesus, our Good Shepherd.
How Do I Forgive? - Genesis 44 - 45
Most of us have tasted the sour fruit of betrayal or the bitter fruit of rejection. If we haven't, it's only a matter of time before we do. What we need then is a comprehensive way of dealing with this issue. Though Genesis 45 was written thousands of years ago, it offers a genuine way forward in dealing with forgiveness.
God's loving plan lead to Repentance - Genesis 42-43
This talk explains the process of repentance through God's loving plan. See how Joseph's brothers are woken up, suffer, confess their sins, and lives are fully transformed. Finally they can only lie astonished at the grace they receive. How will you respond to God's loving plan for you today?
13 years a slave - Genesis 41
In a dramatic turn of events the 13 long years of Joseph’s suffering in slavery come to a sudden end and he is promoted to prime minister of a major superpower. In this dramatic account we meet three characters? We the God who speaks: but are we really listening to him, even if his message is troubling? We meet the slave. Joseph’s incredible boldness and openness before Pharaoh spring from a character shaped by God through suffering: Joseph has learnt to be faithful in both prosperity and adversity; Joseph has learnt the value of suffering; Joseph has learnt God’s purpose for his life. We meet Pharaoh: the king who trusted God’s rescuer, and see how God is bending history to bring people to faith in him.
Hope that will never disappoint - Genesis 40
This talk explores how anything that we pin our hopes on in this world will ultimately disappoint us, but if God strips us of every hope in this world so that our hope is exclusively in Him, ultimately, we will never be disappointed!
Living with Sexual Purity - Genesis 39
This talk explores how Joseph resists the sexual temptation of Potiphar’s wife, and how we can only resist the temptations that we face if our hearts are captured by the love and beauty of Christ
Living in the world, but not of the world - Genesis 38
This talk explores Judah’s progression into worldliness, how God responds to our worldliness by displaying his holiness and grace, and how God’s grace to us in Christ empowers us live lives of being in this world, but not of this world
How can I trust that God is in control? Genesis 37
This talk explores the reality that God is always in control, why we struggle to trust that he’s in control, and how the gospel empowers us to trust that God is in control, even in the midst of suffering.