Sermons on Genesis 40:23-41:40: showing 16-30 of 129

Forgetfulness

Contributed by Norm Beckett on Nov 6, 2001

We often forget, but God never forgets about us.

FORGETFUL? “But the wine steward never gave Joseph another thought – he forgot all about him” (Genesis 40: 23). Have you ever said to someone you would ring them, and didn’t? Has someone come to your mind and you’ve failed to make contact with them? Has someone done something for you and ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 40:1-23

Denomination: Holiness

Keys To Spiritual Authority Series

Contributed by Bruce Morrison on May 26, 2003

From the life of Joseph we see three important keys to having spiritual authority.

Joseph – Keys to Spiritual Authority 2nd in a Series of Messages to Young People Introduction So Pharaoh asked them, "Can we find anyone like this man, one in whom is the spirit of God ?" Genesis 41:38. With these words came the most amazing promotion anyone can imagine. Joseph ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:38, Hebrews 11:22

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Characteristics Of God's Uncompromising Saint

Contributed by Guthrie Veech on Oct 18, 2000

Why should the unbelieving world believe the Christian? So often the Christian acts just like the world.

Why should the unbelieving world believe the Christian? So often the Christian acts just like the world. It is sometimes nearly impossible to distinguish between the two. You can read a newspaper or watch the news almost any day and you see people walking out of church and you know their character ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-41

Two Men, Two Destinies Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on Apr 27, 2009

God reveals the dreams of the butler and baker through Joseph and his reward was two years later.

Two men, two destinies Genesis 40 Two Cape Bretoners were lost in the woods and one of them said, “I heard that the best way to get someone’s attention is to shoot three times into the air. So, the other guy shot three times in the air and then they waited for about a ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 40:1-23

Denomination: Baptist

From Rags To Riches Series

Contributed by Hugh W. Davidson on May 4, 2009

Joseph’s reward for faithful and seemingly fruitless service.

From rags to riches Genesis 41: 1-46 Fairy tale... dreams or the way they should be Once upon a time, a beautiful, independent, self-assured princess happened upon a frog in a pond. The frog said to the princess, "I once was a handsome prince until an evil sorceress put ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-46

Denomination: Baptist

Look Who's In The White House

Contributed by Sherman Gordon on Nov 9, 2008

AMERICA HAS WITNESSED ONE OF ITS MOST HISTORICAL MOMENTS WITH THE ELECTION OF PRESIDENT-ELECT BARACK OBAMA. OBAMA’S RISE IS NOT METORIC, BUT DIVINE.

LOOK WHO’S IN THE WHITE HOUSE GENESIS 41:37-41 BETTY WRIGHT – NO PAIN, NO GAIN PAIN – INTERWOVEN – FABRIC OF SUCCESS STORY OF SUCCESS, PAGES HIGHLIGHTED IN PAIN GENESIS 35:16-20 (JACOB & FAMILY – BETHEL TO BETHELHEM, WIFE RACHEL . . . BEN-ONI (SON OF MY SORROW) BENJAMIN (SON OF MY RIGHT ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:37-41

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Joseph's Promotion

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 31, 2008

Joseph’s relationship with God took him from shepherd to slave to prisoner to govenor of Egypt.

Text: “He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his possessions” (Psalm 105:21). Have you ever received a promotion? All of us have gone to school during our lifetime. At the end of each school year we looked forward to moving to the next class in the fall. In other words, we looked to ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:37-45

Denomination: Christian Church

Turning Famine Into Favor

Contributed by Bubot Parago on Sep 20, 2008

The time has now come for Joseph... From the pit to Potiphar’s household to the prison to the palace...A long journey of thirteen years had passed by from the dream he told to his family to this eventual day.By his dreams he was ostracized and by the Phar

The time has now come for Joseph...From the pit to Potiphar’s household to the prison to the palace. A long journey of thirteen years had passed by from the dream he told his family to this eventual day.By his dream he was ostracized and by a dream he will be aggrandize.This story will turn ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-46

Denomination: Pentecostal

Life's Saddest Mistake

Contributed by Ed Wood on Jul 15, 2008

A message based upon Joseph’s interpretation of the butler’s and baker’s dreams.

LIFE’S SADDEST MISTAKE Genesis 41:9 INTRO: Most anyone can see his mistake after it is already made, and often to late to fix. There is one mistake that we can make that we cannot fix. That is "Life’s Saddest Mistake." I. THE CHIEF ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:9

Denomination: Baptist

Dreams Interpreted

Contributed by Bill Butsko on Aug 16, 2008

God speaks to Christians through the voice of the Holy Spirit instead of dreams or visions.

Last week we talked about dreams. We mentioned the dreams of Jacob, Abimelech, Joseph, the butler and the baker. All of these dreams involved some object or person. For example, Jacob dreamed of a ladder that reached from the earth up into heaven. He saw angels descending and ascending the ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 40:1-23

Denomination: Christian Church

Tests That Triumph

Contributed by Dave Kinney on Feb 2, 2008

Sometimes we just need to accept trials as mysterious and even surprising at times! Mysterious because of the nature of the trial and surprising because of what we get out of it.

Sometimes we just need to accept trials as mysterious and even surprising at times! Mysterious because of the nature of the trial and surprising because of what we get out of it. 4 words describe Joseph’s life… Dismay, Dungeons, Dreams & Destiny! Victim mentality vs. Victorious ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 40:23

Denomination: Baptist

The Man God Uses

Contributed by Otis Mcmillan on Feb 26, 2008

“Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the spirit of God is?” The idea for my subject is taken from this phrase, “one such as this is”. I want to talk about the man God uses. Why does God use some people in a greater capacity than others? Why

Subject: The Man God Uses Text: Genesis Introduction: “Can we find such a one as this is, a man in whom the spirit of God is?” The idea for my subject is taken from this phrase, “one such as this is”. I want to talk about the man God uses. Why does God use some people in a greater capacity than ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:38-43, Genesis 41:37-43

Denomination: Methodist

Joseph - The Hero That Ran Away Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 9, 2006

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

Scripture: Genesis 39:1-23, Genesis 39:21-23, Genesis 40:5-23

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Joseph The Grand Vizier Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Oct 16, 2006

Joseph was a key figure in Egyptian history, but was he Imhotep?

Joseph the Grand Vizier (Genesis 41) 1. The sermons and presentations in this series will be, by nature, uneven. Some weeks, more Bible less Egyptology. Other weeks vice-versa. I could solve this by speaking for two hours at a shot, thus giving us a balanced mixture. Some instinct in me tells ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:1-57

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Humps And Potholes

Contributed by Andy Ramsumair on Feb 8, 2006

Our lives as Christians is like a road full of humps and potholes!

HUMPS AND POTHOLES These days as a driver in Trinidad you have to be able to deal with many humps and potholes. They are all over the place and you need to be very careful when you driving to deal with them in the right way. Some you are able to avoid and some you jus have go through. Have you ...read more

Scripture: Genesis 41:15-16

Denomination: Pentecostal