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  • Shawn Rose avatar

    What To Do When Life's Not Fair

    Contributed by Shawn Rose on May 19, 2009
    based on 11 ratings
     | 6,498 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
     | 4,058 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

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    Joseph - The Hero That Ran Away Series

    Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 9, 2006
    based on 39 ratings
     | 23,785 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

  • K. Edward Skidmore avatar

    Secrets Of Success Series

    Contributed by K. Edward Skidmore on Apr 3, 2007
    based on 19 ratings
     | 13,344 views

    In Genesis 39 Joseph lives out a three step plan for success.

    Genesis Series # 7 CHCC: March 11, 2007 Secrets of Success Genesis 39 INTRODUCTION: Someone once asked radio commentator Paul Harvey to reveal the secret of his success. Here’s what he said: "I get up when I fall down," Bits & Pieces, March 3, 1994, p. 16. That’s pretty simple, but I ...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
     | 4,301 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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    Trusted With A Prison Series

    Contributed by Todd Stiles on May 2, 2007
    based on 8 ratings
     | 15,231 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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    "This Is A Test, This Is Only A Test..."

    Contributed by Jerry Depoy on Feb 21, 2005
    based on 48 ratings
     | 6,935 views

    Joseph did not yield to this temptation. If we could learn to have the “mind of Joseph,” (Which was the Mind of Christ) it would give us the right thinking so that we, too, could resist temptation...

    Primary Text: (Gen 39:7 KJV) And it came to pass after these things, that his master’s wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she said, Lie with me. (Gen 39:8 KJV) But he refused… : Title: "This is a test, this is only a test..." The Temptation… Day after day Potiphar’s wife tempted Joseph to ...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
     | 3,386 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
     | 5,001 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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    How To Say "No"

    Contributed by Paul Decker on Nov 20, 2005
    based on 7 ratings
     | 3,174 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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    When You Play With Fire Series

    Contributed by Dale Harlow on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 8 ratings
     | 4,251 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

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    Why Me, Why Now? Series

    Contributed by Mickey Bell on Jan 5, 2006
    based on 19 ratings
     | 6,850 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

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    Overcoming Life's Challenges

    Contributed by Seth Aryee on Dec 1, 2005
    based on 34 ratings
     | 57,048 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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    Someone To Watch Over Me Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Dec 18, 2007
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,471 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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    Joseph: A Man Of Godly Integrity Series

    Contributed by Matthew Grise on Nov 13, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 14,632 views

    Genesis 39:1-23. The familiar story of Joseph and Potiphar’s wife is used to teach us how to respond to temptation with godly integrity.

    LESSONS FROM THE LIVES OF THE PATRIARCHS GENESIS PART 2 | PATRIARCHAL HISTORY JOSEPH: A MAN OF GODLY INTEGRITY GENESIS 39:1-23 [INTRODUCTION] I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is abhorrent to every instinct in my body. But as President, I must put the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist