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JOSEPH
Pastor Kenneth Bent
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Joseph’s life – a perfect segue between “Total Others” and “Total Destiny”
His DESTINY was for the deliverance and preservation of OTHERS.
Outline of Joseph’s life
Genesis 37:1- 50:26
1. Early life (37:1-36)
Dressed a. Coat of Many Colors / Favoritism by his father Jacob (37:1-4)
Dreamer b. Joseph's dreams (37:5-11)
Despised c. Capture and selling of Joseph (37:12-36)
2. Joseph's testing in Egypt (39:1-41:57)
a. Joseph's experiences in Potiphar's household (39:1-18)
Darlinged i. exaltation through faithfulness and skill
Defamed ii. temptation and false accusation by Potiphar’s wife
Demoted
b. Joseph confined to prison (39:19-23)
Dungeoned
c. Joseph interprets dreams (40:1-23)
Divulged - the meaning of the cupbearer and baker’s dreams
Disregarded – cupbearer forgets about Joseph’s accurate dream interpretation gift for ANOTHER 2 YEARS!
d. Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams (41:1-36)
Discerner
e. Joseph elevated to power (41:37-57)
Delivered – from prison and placed second over all Egypt
3. Joseph in power in Egypt (42:1-50:26)
Deliverer- to his family and future generations and to Egypt.
a. Joseph's brothers' first trip to Egypt (42:1-38)
b. Joseph's brothers' second trip to Egypt (43:1-34)
c. Testing of the brothers (44:1-34)
d. Joseph reveals who he really is (45:1-15)
e. Jacob invited to come to Egypt (45:16-28)
f. Jacob comes to Egypt (46:1-7)
g. Names of those who came (46:8-27)
h. Reunion of Jacob and Joseph (46:28-34)
i. Jacob and Pharaoh (47:1-12)
j. Joseph's famine policies (47:13-26)
4. Deaths of Jacob and Joseph (47:27-50:26)
a. Jacob prepares to die (47:27-31)
b. Jacob blesses Joseph's sons (48:1-22)
Destiny –
The SECOND BORN Ephraim (Double Fruitfulness, double blessing- GEN. 41.52) is BLESSED OVER AND ABOVE the FIRST BORN Manassah (God has caused me to forget – Gen. 41.51)
c. Jacob blesses his sons (49:1-27)
d. Death of Jacob (49:28-33)
e. Burial of Jacob (50:1-14)
Dismissed – any unforgiveness and bad actions on the part of his brothers
f. Reconciliation between Joseph and his brothers (50:15-21)
Destiny: Gen. 50:24,25 - carry my bones up to the promised land!
g. Joseph's last words and death (50:22-26)
Other thoughts: Testing: Psalms 18.20 “the Word of the Lord is tried”
Psalm 105:17-23 - until the time,, the word tried him
e.g. Joseph:
Dream Vision
Denial Valley
Destiny Victory
JOSEPH:
THE CLOTHING ASPECT:::
YOUR CLOTHES OFTEN REVEAL WHO YOU ARE…
STORY OF WITNESSING TO AND HELPING YOUNG LADY WITH TIRE THAT FELL APART, BROKEN DOWN CAR, BROKEN WINDSHIELD, NO INSURANCE, 22 YEARS OLD, 1 CHILD, NOT MARRIED, BOY FRIEND ON A HARLEY WITH A THOUSAND TATTOOS AND DISTANCED FROM HER MOM AND NO RELATIONSHIP WITH HER FATHER…AND A NATURE WORSHIPPER!!
TALK ABOUT A PERFECT FIT FOR “JESUS TAKE THE WHEEL”
THE CLOTHES TOLD THE STORY…
Coat of Many Colors: Rev. 5.9 – every nation, kindred, tribe and tongue
Zech 3.1-5 - change garments – accuser is there
Isaiah 49.18
Romans 13.14
Isaiah 22.21
Isaiah 61.10
JOSEPH – Fill in the Blank Notes
Pastor Kenneth Bent Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Joseph’s life – a perfect segue between “Total Others” and “Total Destiny”
His DESTINY was for the deliverance and preservation of OTHERS.
Outline of Joseph’s life
Genesis 37:1- 50:26
1. Early life (37:1-36)
______________a. Coat of Many Colors / Favoritism by his father Jacob (37:1-4)
______________b. Joseph's dreams (37:5-11)
______________c. Capture and selling of Joseph (37:12-36)
2. Joseph's testing in Egypt (39:1-41:57)
a. Joseph's experiences in Potiphar's household (39:1-18)
_______________ i. exaltation through faithfulness and skill
_______________ ii. temptation and false accusation by Potiphar’s wife
_______________
b. Joseph confined to prison (39:19-23)
_________________
c. Joseph interprets dreams (40:1-23)
D________________ - the meaning of the cupbearer and baker’s dreams
Dis_______________ – cupbearer forgets about Joseph’s accurate dream interpretation gift for ANOTHER 2 YEARS!
d. Joseph interprets Pharaoh's dreams (41:1-36)
Disc________________
e. Joseph elevated to power (41:37-57)
Del_________________ – from prison and placed second over all Egypt
3. Joseph in power in Egypt (42:1-50:26)
D__________________- to his family and future generations and to Egypt.
a. Joseph's brothers' first trip to Egypt (42:1-38)
b. Joseph's brothers' second trip to Egypt (43:1-34)
c. Testing of the brothers (44:1-34)
d. Joseph reveals who he really is (45:1-15)
e. Jacob invited to come to Egypt (45:16-28)
f. Jacob comes to Egypt (46:1-7)
g. Names of those who came (46:8-27)
h. Reunion of Jacob and Joseph (46:28-34)
i. Jacob and Pharaoh (47:1-12)
j. Joseph's famine policies (47:13-26)
4. Deaths of Jacob and Joseph (47:27-50:26)
a. Jacob prepares to die (47:27-31)
b. Jacob blesses Joseph's sons (48:1-22)
D________________________
The SECOND BORN Ephraim (Double Fruitfulness, double blessing- GEN. 41.52) is BLESSED OVER AND ABOVE the FIRST BORN Manassah (God has caused me to forget – Gen. 41.51)
c. Jacob blesses his sons (49:1-27)
d. Death of Jacob (49:28-33)
e. Burial of Jacob (50:1-14)
Dis_______________ – any unforgiveness and bad actions on the part of his brothers
f. Reconciliation between Joseph and his brothers (50:15-21)
D_________________: Gen. 50:24,25 - carry my bones up to the promised land!
g. Joseph's last words and death (50:22-26)
Answers: dressed, dreamer, despised, darlinged, defamed, demoted, dungeoned, divulged, disregarded, discerner, delivered, deliverer, destiny, dismissed, destiny
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Joseph: Dreamed, Denied, Delivered, Destiny
Sunday, February 25, 2007
We Need Each Other - Pastor Kenneth Woolf
New Life COTR Sunday February 25, 2007
TOTAL OTHERS
“We Need Each Other”
Acts 2:41-47(NIV) Turn and Read
The ingredients for a healthy church. The ingredients that when warmed in the presence of God provide an incubator for God to send New Born Believers.
1. They were devoted to the Apostles Teaching
2. They were devoted to fellowship
3. They were devoted to the breaking of bread
4. They were devoted to prayer
Verse 44- “All the believers were together…”
Verse 46- “Everyday they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread together in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts.”
The evidence is clear- THESE FOLKS LOVED BEING AROUND OTHERS! WHY?
Romans 12:5(NLT)- “….since we are all one body in Christ we belong to each other, and each of needs all the others.”
TOTAL OTHERS-WE NEED EACH OTHER
I. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL WALK WITH ME
Genesis 2:18(NIV)- “….it’s not good for man to be alone.”
Hebrews 10:25(NIV)- “Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourage one another-and all the more as you see the Day approaching.”
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO LONELINESS
Proverbs 18:1(NKJ)- “A man who isolates himself seeks his own desire: He rages against all wise judgment.”
Message- “Loners who care only for themselves spit on the common good.”
WE NEED EACH OTHER
Ephesians 4:16(NLT)- “Under his direction, the whole body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow, so that the whole body is healthy and growing and full of love.”
TRANSITION: I need people who will walk with me because OTHERS is God’s answer to loneliness. WE NEED EACH OTHER!
II. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL WORK WITH ME
Ephesians 2:10(NIV)- “For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.”
Ecclesiastes 4:9(NIV)- “Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their work:”
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO FATIGUE
Galatians 6:9,10(MSG)- “So let us not allow ourselves to get fatigued doing good. At the right time we will harvest a good crop if we don’t give up, or quit. Right now, therefore, every time we get the chance, let us work for the benefit of all, starting with the people closest to us in the community of faith.”
TRANSITION: I need others who will work with me because others is God’s answer to Fatigue.
III. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL FIGHT FOR ME
Philippians 2:4(NIV)- “Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
Ecclesiastes 4:12(NLT)- “A person standing alone can be attached and defeated , but two can stand back to back and conquer. Three are even better, for a triple-braided cord is not easily broken.”
WE NEED EACH OTHER
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO DEFEAT
Ecclesiastes 4:10(NLT)- “If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But people who are alone when they fall are in real trouble.”
TRANSITION: I need people who will fight for me because OTHERS is God’s answer to defeat.
IV. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL CRY WITH ME
1Peter 3:8(LB)- “You should be like one big family, full of sympathy toward each other.”
WE NEED EACH OTHER
1Corinthians 12:26(NIV)- “If one part suffers, every part suffers with it…”
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO DESPAIR
Romans 12:15(NIV)- “Rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn.”
1Thessalonians 5:11(NIV)- “Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.”
TRANSITION: I need people who will cry with me because OTHERS is God’s answer to despair.
V. I NEED PEOPLE WHO WILL PARTNER WITH ME
WE NEED EACH OTHER
John 15:4,5(NIV)- “Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.”
OTHERS IS GOD’S ANSWER TO SIGNIFICANCE
Philippians 1:27,28(MSG)- “….Stand united, singular in vision, contending for people’s trust in the Message, the good news, not flinching or dodging in the slightest before the opposition. Your courage and unity will show them what there’re up against: defeat for them, victory for you-and both because of God.”
I need people to partner with me because OTHERS is God’s answer to significance.
CONCLUSION: WE NEED EACH OTHER! It called being part of something that’s bigger than just me.
Romans 12:5(NIV)- “so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”
Sunday, February 18, 2007
Total Others Series - Living for an Audience of One
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"TOTAL OTHERS - Living for an Audience of One"
1. 1Peter 4:10
2. Ephesians 6:7
3. Philippians 3:1-11
4. Philippians 3:7,8
5. Matthew 23:11
6. Acts 20:35
7. Matthew 10:8
8. 1Corinthians 13:8
9. 1Peter 4:8
10. Philippians 2:1-4
Therefore:
1. It's better to serve than be served.
2. It's more blessed to give than receive.
3. Love never fails.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
Total Others Series - Fellowship! & Romania Missions Report
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New Life COTR Sunday February 11, 2007
TOTAL OTHERS - Pastor Kenneth Woolf
INTRODUCTION: It’s great to be home! As you know we have chosen a theme to focus on for the first three months of the year. Each month is a different theme.
Last month we discovered what it means to be TOTAL GOD!
This month we’re going on a journey to discover what it means to be TOTAL OTHERS!
Why is the word TOTAL significant to us?
Ephesians 6:7- “Serve wholeheartedly, as if you were serving the Lord not men.”
Deuteronomy 1:35,36- “Not a man of this evil generation shall see the good land I swore to give your forefathers, except Caleb son of Jephunneh. He will see it, and I will give him and his descendants the land he set his feet on, because he followed the Lord wholeheartedly.”
With these verses in mind we can see the value of being TOTAL GOD! Now we will discover the value of being TOTAL OTHERS!
Four different places in the scripture we see this big idea of TOTAL OTHERS!
Genesis 12:2- “I will make you a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.”
Abraham-The Father of our faith- TOTAL OTHERS
Luke 4:18,19- “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because He has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”
Jesus-The substance of our faith-TOTAL OTHERS
Acts 1:8- “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”
Disciples-They proclaimed the faith-TOTAL OTHERS
Acts 2:42- “They devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and to the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
Early Church-They believed in the faith-TOTAL OTHERS
TRANSITION: Where do you find the idea of TOTAL OTHERS in the early church?
They were DEVOTED to FELLOWSHIP!
TOTAL OTHERS IS TOTAL FELLOWSHIP!
1John 4:21- “And he has given us this command: Whoever loves God must also love his brother.”
“The person who loves God must also love other believers.”
Fellowship is loving God’s Family!
TOTAL OTHERS IS TOTAL FELLOWSHIP!
Loving God’s family is loving the church!
1Timothy 3:14,15- “Although I hope to come to you soon, I am writing you these instructions so that, if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.”
TOTAL OTHERS IS TOTAL FELLOWSHIP!
WHAT IS TOTAL FELLOWSHIP?
I. CHOOSING TO BELONG
Ephesians 2:19(LB)- “You are members of God’s very own family…and you belong in God’s household with every other Christian.”
I choose to belong to something that’s greater than just me.
TOTAL OTHERS IS TOTAL FELLOWSHIP! I choose to belong!
Romans 12:5- (NIV)- “so in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others.”
Total Fellowship is choosing to belong.
TRANSITION: Total Fellowship is
II. LEARNING TO SHARE
Acts 2:44(LB)- “All the believers met together constantly and shared everything with each other.”
Total Fellowship is choosing to belong and learning to share.
WHAT DO WE SHARE?
a. Our Experiences
Proverbs 27:17(NIV)- “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.”
b. Our homes
1Peter 4:9- “Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling.”
c. Our problems
Galatians 6:2(NLT)- “Share each others troubles and problems.”
TOTAL OTHERS IS TOTAL FELLOWSHIP. Total Fellowship is 1. Choosing to Belong 2. Learning to Share
Hebrews 10:25- “Let us not give up the habit of meeting together. Instead let us encourage one another.”
TRANSITION: Total Fellowship is
III. DOING MY PART
1Corinthians 3:9- “We are partners working together for God.”
Total Fellowship is Choosing to belong, Learning to Share and doing my Part!
Ephesians 4:16(NLT)- “The whole Body is fitted together perfectly. As each part does its own special work, it helps the other parts grow so that the whole Body is healthy and growing and full of love.”
When you do your part, you’re doing it for Jesus!
Matthew 25:40- “The King will reply, I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.”
TRANSITION: Total Others is Total Fellowship. Total Fellowship is 1. Choosing to Belong 2. Learning to Share 3. Doing My Part and
IV. LOVING BELIEVERS LIKE FAMILY
1Peter 4:8(NIV)- “Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.”
1Peter 1:22- “Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from the heart.”
Total Others is Total Fellowship. Total Fellowship is Loving Believers Like Family!
CONCLUSION: Remember Acts 2:42? They were “devoted to fellowship.”
Romans 12:10- “Be devoted to one another in brotherly love. Honor one another above yourselves.”
Total Fellowship is 1. Choosing to Belong, 2. Learning to Share, 3. Doing my Part, 4. Loving Believers Like Family.
TOTAL OTHERS IS TOTAL FELLOWSHIP
1John 3:16- “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down His life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers.”
John 13:34,35- “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.”
