Joseph's father was Jacob (whose name means the deceiver), the grandson of Abraham.  Can you imagine the influences on the life of young Joseph... since when we pick begin to examine his life in Genesis 37 he is already 17 years old.

Joseph's father was Jacob (whose name means the deceiver), the grandson of Abraham. Can you imagine the influences on the life of young Joseph... since when we pick begin to examine his life in Genesis 37 he is already 17 years old.

1_What are you 'fathering'?

In theological terms, the story of Joseph is all about God’s sovereignty.  However… do we understand God’s working in the midst of history to be “providential control” or “providential care.”
Is God micro-managing the affairs of your life…does God cause everything to happen at a specific time and place… is God controlling every aspect of our life? OR? Is God there – with a plan and purpose – giving us freedom to respond to his love, yet also giving us the freedom to reject and say no?  That is the big question we will examine this summer by means of the story of Joseph.

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In theological terms, the story of Joseph is all about God’s sovereignty. However… do we understand God’s working in the midst of history to be “providential control” or “providential care.” Is God micro-managing the affairs of your life…does God cause everything to happen at a specific time and place… is God controlling every aspect of our life? OR? Is God there – with a plan and purpose – giving us freedom to respond to his love, yet also giving us the freedom to reject and say no? That is the big question we will examine this summer by means of the story of Joseph.

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