The hardest part is often the waiting. Sometimes it seems as if God is not at work and nothing is happening in your life and you wonder if God is doing anything at all. But what if this season of waiting is not a sign of God’s absence, but the very place he is doing his most profound and necessary work in you? In this sermon on Genesis 39:21–40:23, Pastor Luke Herche invites us to see that even when God’s promises seem on hold, God is at work in the waiting, present with his people and preparing for things to come. Jesus endured delay and experienced God’s absence before receiving God’s kingdom, and we can now endure with hope that God is with us and at work, whatever may come.

Part of a series on the book of Genesis.

From Sunday Worship, September 28, 2025.

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Want to go deeper? Take some time to reflect on the sermon with the following questions:

Which moments or details in Joseph’s story did you find most striking or relatable, and why? What emotions does the scene in the prison stir in you?

This passage wrestles with what it feels like when God’s promises seem on hold. What thoughts or reactions come up for you in seasons where life feels slow, stuck, or silent?

The sermon highlighted how God is at work in the waiting—even when we can’t see it. How does that truth land with you? When have you experienced God’s presence in an unexpected or unremarkable season?

In what area of your life are you currently waiting, or feel forgotten, overlooked or sidelined? How does the gospel help you wait with hope, trusting that God is with you and preparing you—even now?

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