Importance of fasting and giving time and attention to God in our lives

Giving with selfless humility and for the glory of God, not for our own praise.

Praying as Jesus taught us

Jesus is our hope and fortress in the new year

We should worship Jesus and show generosity in all we do

What can we give to Jesus

Hope in Christ enables us to overcome fear

Joseph becomes useful to God through what he learns in his sufferings. Note that the talk starts with a summary of the story by Rob Pearce before Gary's talk

Despite being betrayed Joseph keeps his faith in God and faithfully uses his gifts to do right.

Part 1 in our series on Joseph. This part deals with favouritism.