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Joseph is now out of prison—having been remembered by the cupbearer who had been with him in jail. After interpreting Pharaoh's dreams, Joseph has risen to power in the Egyptian regime. Then the famine comes. When his brothers come to find food and provisions, they don't realize they are asking for help from the very brother they betrayed. So Joseph pretends to be a stranger. Joseph does what we all do—hide in plain sight. We spend much of our life unseen.

Joseph seemingly did all the right things, yet he remained in prison, with no idea when—or even if—he would be released. Have you ever discovered that God's timing can be hard to understand, and even frustrating at times? Yet, as we follow Joseph's story, we begin to see that God is doing something profound, both in Joseph and in his circumstances.Sometimes, in the confining and frustrating places of our own lives, God is at work, transforming us in ways we may not even recognize at the time.

Joseph has been thrown into a pit, sold into slavery, rejected by his family, and now wrongly accused and in prison. What could go wrong? Just when things couldn't get worse, he finds himself in prison with two people—a cupbearer and a baker. While Joseph can interpret others' dreams, he is still waiting for his own dreams to come to fruition. Will they? Before the redemption story begins, Joseph will now hit the space below rock bottom: being forgotten.

Because he refuses to give in to Potiphar's wife's temptation, Joseph is thrown into prison. There, he learns crucial lessons about God's faithfulness and his gift of dream discernment. But before that, the author of the Bible concludes a really sad chapter on a good note. God brings prosperity to everything Joseph touches—even in his prison cell. This week, we are going to talk about how God transforms the places where he sends us, even if those places are painful and unwanted.

Genesis 39: Joseph finds himself in Potiphar's house. While Joseph has endured unimaginable trauma and pain from his brothers' betrayal, he now finds himself rising to power in the distant land of Egypt. While he is there, he finds the hand of God's blessing—and the power of temptation. What will Joseph do? This week, we will explore the story of Joseph in Potiphar's house, where he will learn some strange lessons about faithfulness to God.

Genesis 37, as we have been reading, tells the story of Joseph's dreams, his being thrown into the pit, and his enslavement. It is a time of great pain for Joseph. But something odd happens in Genesis 38. The story shifts its focus from Joseph to Judah. While many popular Bible studies and sermons overlook this strange chapter, they do so to their own detriment. In this little story, we are going to learn that God is up to something very special in a period of great pain. Come to hear more.

This week, we continue in the Joseph series. His brothers were infuriated that Joseph got the treasured robe from their father. And their anger and jealousy come to a head. They throw him in a pit and then sell him into slavery in Egypt. Joseph has a hard road ahead—but, it is going to be a road that shapes him and makes him prepared for what God wants to do through him. Ever been in a pit? Come and hear how Joseph handled his own.

This week, we are going to reflect upon the difference between knowing about God and having a relationship with Him! In Matthew 16, when Jesus and His disciples traveled to Caesarea Philippi, Jesus asked his disciples, "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" Simon Peter's response to Jesus, and Jesus's response to Peter, is an important shift in how we, as Christ followers, understand the gospel! God wants us to have a personal relationship with Him, and it's awesome.