The 2nd to last sermon on the life of Joseph, by Pastor Kevin. [email protected]

Here's our outline:

Death: The Final Enemy

I. What is Death?

     A. We often think of death as a ____________ end.

     B. This is not _______________ view of death.

          1. Twice in our text, death is described as being ____________ to one’s people (vv.29, 33).

          2. These “people” are those that have already __________ away.

          3. Biblically, consciousness continues after the ________ dies.

     C. Death is _____________.

           1. In Genesis 2:15-17, Scripture mentions death for the ________ time.

          2. In Genesis 3:6-7, we see the death of ________ and _______.

          3. Sin separated them from ________ and open communion with God.

II. Death as Separation Taught in the New Testament

     A. Believers have passed from death to ________ (I John 3:14).

     B. Believers can walk in ___________ of life (Romans 6:4).

     C. Believers are dead to sin and alive to _______ (Romans 6:11, 8:10).

     D. Believers were dead in sin and have been made alive in __________ (Ephesians 2:1, 4-5; Colossians 2:13-14).

     E. The Gospel is preached to the ________ that they might be made alive

     (I Peter 4:6).

     F. The body apart from the __________ is dead (James 2:26).

          1. _________ is going to be gathered to his people (vv. 29,33).

          2. _________ is going to be buried (v. 29).

III. Death Will Not Reign Forever

     A. The universal experience of _______ is death (Romans 5:12).

     B. God, in His infinite grace, has offered ________ to all men.

          1. Romans 5:17-21

          2. Romans 6:5

          3. Romans 6:23

     C. This life ______________ men.

          1. Romans 8:6

          2. Revelation 2:11

          3. Revelation 20:6

     D. What is this “__________ death”?

          1. Jude 12

          2. Revelation 21:8

          3. Revelation 20:14-15

     E. Victory in _________!

           1. I Corinthians 15:54-58

          2. I Corinthians 15:26

          3. Revelation 21:4

The 19th in our Sunday morning series on the life of Joseph by Pastor Kevin. Here's our outline:

The Blessings of Israel

I. Reuben, Simeon, and Levi

     A. Reuben would not excel because he is ___________.

          1. The ______ was sexual immorality; the root was instability.

          2. The tribe of _________ never produced a prophet, judge, or king.

     B. Simeon and Levi would be scattered due to their uninhibited __________ natures.

          1. Simeon became the least numerous ________.

          2. He _________ his inheritance within Judah.

          3. _______, of course, was given no land inheritance.

          4. As the ___________ line, Levi was distributed throughout Israelite cities.

II. Judah

     A. Much good is ______________ of Judah.

          1. He would be ___________ among his brothers.

          2. He would be a mighty ___________ force.

          3. He would have _______ lands and abundance.

     B. The greatest prophecy is in verse 10.

          1. The sceptre would not depart from Judah until “Shiloh come.”

               a. Judah would be the _________ line of Israel.

               b. That kingly line would end with the coming of Shiloh.

          2. What is this “_________”?

               a. Shiloh was where ________ commanded the Israelites to set up God’s Tabernacle in the Promised Land.

               b. The Old Testament Shiloh gives us a glimpse of the __________.

               c. Shiloh has come!

III. Zebulun, Issachar, Dan, Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, and Benjamin

     A. Zebulun drew its lot next to the Mediterranean ______.

     B. Issachar drew its lot in good farmland.

     C. Dan produced Samson, and introduced ______ worship to the nation.

     D. The prophet Jeremiah speaks of the fall and _______ of Gad.

     E. Asher was very rich and had an abundance of _______ that it traded to other tribes.

     F. Naphtali was where ________ spent much of His time teaching (Matthew 4:12-17).

     G. Joseph’s beautiful blessing talks of him conquering hardship.

     H. I believe this prophecy refers to _______, the King of Israel.

The 18th in our series on the life of Joseph. Almost done! (By Pastor Kevin) [email protected]

Here's our outline:

An Oath and a Blessing

I. Jacob Demands an Oath from _________

     A. Jacob does not want to be buried in ________.

          1. His ________ was tied to the land of promise.

          2. ________ longed to lie with his fathers in death.

     B. _________ swears that he will do as Jacob asks.

II. Jacob __________ Joseph’s Sons

     A. Jacob _________ Manasseh and Ephraim as his own.

          1. Jacob remembers his _________ of the ladder between Heaven and Earth. (John 1:51)

          2. God has adopted us into His _________.

               a. We have received the _________ of adoption. (Romans 8:14-15)

               b. The consummation of adoption is the redemption of our _________.

               (Romans 8:22-23)

               c. Adoption transforms us from bondservants to _______. (Galatians 4:1-7)

               d. Adoption is a work of _______.

               (Ephesians 1:3-6)

     B. Note Jacob’s _____________ to his grandsons. (48:12)

     C. Jacob __________ Ephraim with a greater blessing.

          1. He could relate to the __________ son.

          2. When it came to His Great-Plan-For-The-Ages, ________ ________ did not matter to God.

          3. God fulfilled His Promise of a Saviour through the ___________ of His servants.

Here's the outline for the 17th message in our Joseph series:

What Has Christ Asked of You?

I. Your ________ (Genesis 47:13-15)

     A. It’s not about how much you _______.

          1. How much have you _______? (Mark 12:41-44)

          2. How ____________ did you give? (II Corinthians 9:7)

     B. You can be assured, those that gave to _________ to receive food gave eagerly!

II. Your _____________ (Genesis 47:16-17)

     A. Each of us has been blessed with a ______. (Matthew 20:1-8)

     B. Do your job _______.

          1. Not only when someone is ___________. (Ephesians 6:5-8)

         2. Put _________ into it. (Colossians 3:22-25)

III. Your _______ (Genesis 47:18-19)

     A. We give our self to Jesus by ____________ Him. (Luke 18:18-23)

     B. Here is _______ for you. Sow it in the land.

Romans 6:19-23

John 17:17

Hebrews 10:14

I Thessalonians 4:3

Here's the 16th installment of the life of Joseph series by Pastor Kevin. I was really 'off' on this Sunday. I must have been tired or something. I truncated every silence of 1.5 seconds or more to 0.75 seconds and it cut nearly 6 minutes off the message! Embarrassing! You can email me at [email protected]. Here's our outline:

Genesis 46

I. Jacob’s Family Heads to Egypt.

     A. God speaks to Jacob on the way to ________. (Genesis 46:1-4)

          1. Israel took his journey with all that he had, and came to ____________.

               a. Both __________ and ________ lived for a time at Beersheba.

               b. Israel’s grandfather Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba many years before and had called on the name of the _______ there.

               c. Isaac received a special promise from God and built an ________ for sacrifice there, calling on the name of the Lord.

          2. God spoke to Israel in the visions of the ________.

          3. Do not _______ to go down to Egypt.

          4. God told Jacob He would make of him a great _________ there.

          5. God will also _________ bring Israel out again.

          6. And _________ will put his hand on your eyes.

     B. Listing of Jacob’s family who came with him to Egypt. (Genesis 46:5-27)

          1. Jacob brought ______ his descendants with him to Egypt.

          2. Take note of the sons of ________.

II. The Family Settles in the Land of Goshen

     A. There is an ____________ meeting between Joseph and his father. (Genesis 46:28-30)

               1. Then he sent ________ before him to Joseph, to point out before him the way.

               2. Jacob is completely ____________.

     B. Joseph tells his family of the plan to ask for the area of _________. (Genesis 46:31-34)

The is the 15th message on the life of Joseph, by Pastor Kevin. ([email protected])

Here's the outline we used:

Genesis 45

I. “Please Come Near to Me!” (v.1-20)

     A. Reconciliation is celebrated, and it is ___________.

          1. The ____________ are sent out.

          2. But they can hear the tremendous ____________.

     B. The brothers feel ___________ to embrace Joseph.

          1. But Joseph draws them _______ to himself.

          2. God has put your evil deeds in the past, and even used them for _______.

     C. But the _________ is not over.

          1. Not everything is yet made __________ for you.

          2. There are tough times still ahead, but come ________ with me.

          3. As a result of all my suffering, I have been made a ________ in Egypt.

          4. We must dwell here for a time, and I will __________ for you my best.

     D. The more the brothers understood, the closer the _____________ with Joseph. (v. 14-15)

II. Provisions for The Journey (v. 21-28)

     A. Each were given new ___________ for the journey.

          1. Not all were given the exact _______ thing.

          2. Benjamin received much _______ than the others.

               a. Five changes of clothes and 10 times the price of redemption!

               b. What are we willing to receive?

     B. Joseph instructs his brothers not to be ___________.

     C. Joseph is ________! It is enough!

The 14th in our Joseph series, by Pastor Kevin ([email protected])

Here's our outline:

Genesis 43:16-44:34

I. Fear and Confusion in the Sons of Jacob

     A. They are taken to Joseph’s house for a ________.

          1. They are _____________ that they are being ambushed.

          2. In fear, they try to explain their ____________ to the steward.

          3. Their _______ is increased when the steward explains that he received their money.

     B. They bow before Joseph a _________ time.

          1. Joseph asks about their _________.

          2. Joseph blesses ___________.

          3. Joseph seats the brothers _____ ________ around the table.

II. The Final Test is Prepared

     A. At morning light, the men are sent _______.

          1. But their ________ are not empty.

          2. By Joseph’s command they contain _______ and their ________.

          3. Benjamin’s sack also contains Joseph’s _________ chalice.

     B. Joseph sends his steward to confront the men with the ________ of his cup.

          1. Sure of their ____________, the men sentence themselves harshly.

          2. The steward declares that only the one with the cup shall be _________.

          3. ___________ is found with the cup.

III. The Sons of Jacob Face the Ruler of Egypt Once Again

     A. And ________ steps forward to stand in the gap… Remember Judah?

     B. “_________,” he says. “_________!”

The 13th message in our Sunday morning series on the life of Joseph, by Pastor Kevin.

The outline is below:

Genesis 42:27-29; 35-38; Genesis 43:1-14

I. Bothered by Conscience

     A. Our conscience always looks _________ the material.

          1. If guilt were purely material, they would be happy about having their ________ back.

          2. “What is this that God has done to us?” (Genesis 42:28)

          3. Their consciences only bothered them when they got _________.

     B. There is no time limit on ________.

          1. It had been _____ years since the brothers betrayed Joseph.

          2. God has a solution, but that solution is not _______.

II. Bothered by Conscience and Famine

     A. Jacob is told that the brothers cannot return to Egypt without ___________.

          1. ________ is beginning to guess what happened to Joseph. (Genesis 42:36)

          2. Guilt and bitterness are beginning to tear Jacob’s family apart.

     B. Reuben comes up with a _______ suggestion to deal with their guilt and hunger.

          1. “You can kill my two sons if I don’t bring ___________ back to you.” (Genesis 42:37)

          2. If things go poorly, Jacob would _______ Joseph, and Simeon, and Reuben, and 2 grandsons, and everybody else! Daft!

          3. __________ Reuben offers will appease his conscience and relieve his hunger.

          4. Jacob’s answer: “My son will ______ go down with you.”

     C. But the _________ continues to press on them. (Genesis 43:1-2)

III. A Light Begins to Shine

     A. Then ________ says, …remember Judah? Genesis 37:26-27)

     B. Judah says, “Send the boy with me. You can hold me personally accountable. If I don’t bring him back, I will be guilty __________.” And God begins to move. Judah takes a big step towards _____________.

     C. Look at what Jacob says: Genesis 43:11.

          1. Typical Jacob. Remember how he dealt with Laban? And Esau?

          2. Jacob attempts, even now, to ______ favour from him who has everything.

     D. God’s ___________? Hebrews 9:13-14

The 12th message in our series on the life of Joseph. The audio quality is terrible; we were figuring our our sound system again. Thank you for your patience! Email me at [email protected]

Below is our outline:

Genesis 42: A Time of Trial Begins

I. Joseph Prepares the Test

     A. He has risen to one of the highest positions of ________ ever held by a believer.

     B. With this power, he comes face to face with his brothers, who ______ before him (v. 6 and 8).

          1. They ___________ him.

          2. They _______ him.

          3. They caused _____ years of solitude, slavery, and false accusations.

     C. He holds the power of _______ and ________ in his hands.

          1. He accuses them of being ________ (v. 8).

          2. Is _________ being petty and spiteful?

               a. He first throws them all in _________ (v. 17).

               b. Three days later, he reduces their sentence and sends all but _________ home with food and money (v. 19).

II. What Does it Mean to Forgive

     A. Forgiveness lies at the heart of the _________.

          1. Repentance and ____________ of sins are a result of the death and Resurrection of Christ. (Luke 24:46-48)

          2. Peter _________ this command of Christ. (Acts 2:38)

          3. _______ taught forgiveness as well. (Ephesians 1:7)

     B. But there seems to be ____ distinct aspects to forgiveness.

          1. The ________ life of the victim.

               a. We can forgive without being ________. (Mark 11:25)

               b. My heart goes out to Julie Nicholson.

          2. The relationship between the _________ and the offender.

               a. To say, “____ __________ ______,” to an offender is a very different matter.

               b. At this level of forgiveness, _____________ is necessary in order to restore a broken relationship.

               c. To attempt to ____________ a relationship without repentance is to say, “It doesn’t matter.”

               d. God will never say, “It doesn’t matter,” to an _________ person.

The eleventh in our Joseph series by Pastor Kevin.

Here's the outline:

Genesis 41:46-57

Joseph, a Type of Christ

I. The Riches of Christ

     A. God’s supply is _______________. (Genesis 41:49)

          1. Joseph, an __________ man, provided __________ blessings to the world, without which they would perish.

          2. Christ, the ___________ Man, provides ___________ blessings to the world, without which we shall perish.

     B. Ephesians 1:3

          1. Our blessings are not ___________.

          2. Our blessings are ____________.

II. The Grace of Christ

     A. Joseph had ____ sons before the famine struck. (Genesis 41:50)

          1. Manasseh – ____________

          2. Ephraim – ___________

     B. Philippians 3:13-14

          1. “Forgetting” is the Greek word “epilanthanomai”. It means ______________ striving to put out of mind.

          2. “Goal” is the Greek word “skopos”. We get the English word “________” from it.

     C. By the way, where are we to be ___________? (Genesis 41:52)

III. The Uniqueness of Christ

     A. Food was only found when they heeded the word of Pharaoh and went to _________.

          1. To those that came, Joseph _______ food. No analogy is perfect, but…

          2. Isaiah 55

          3. Acts 4:12

     B. Finally, the famine was _____________. (Genesis 41:57)

          1. The problem is the same everywhere: ______.

          2. The solution is the same everywhere: _____________. (Genesis 41:56)