BECOMING FRUITFUL THROUGH AFFLICTION (THE LIFE OF JOSEPH)
Scripture: Genesis 41:52
Becoming Fruitful Through Affliction (The Life of Joseph)
Palitha Jayasooriya
Genesis 41: 52
SCRIPTURE - The name of the second (son) he called Ephraim: ''For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction'' (Genesis 41:52) NKJV.
INTRODUCTION - In this sermon we will look at the life of Joseph. It's an amazing story, the kind of story that dreams are built on. After many unexpected twists and turns, and thirteen years of toil and affliction, God blessed Joseph in an unimaginable way! As a result, he became the second most powerful man in Egypt (Genesis 41:41-44), and thereafter, God blessed Joseph with two sons (Genesis 41:50). He named his second son Ephraim, which had the meaning of being 'fruitful through affliction' (Genesis 41:52).The word 'affliction'' is translated 'suffering' in the NIV.
Let's look at three 'afflictions' Joseph went through in the period between the ages of 17 - 30, and how God made him fruitful at every stage, culminating in him becoming Pharaoh's top Executive and Egypt's highest civil servant. The story begins at Genesis 37:2 when Joseph was just 17 years old.
PROPOSITION - God can make you fruitful through every affliction you face
What affliction are you going through right now? How are you reacting to it? Can you believe for the God of Joseph to come through for you?
The 3 afflictions through which Joseph became fruitful are:
1) He Became Fruitful Through Rejection
Genesis chapter 37 covers this part of this story, as Joseph's brothers take revenge on him because of their envy (Genesis 37:4-5) and reject him through betrayal (Genesis 37:12-31). It all began because of the favored status Jacob placed on Joseph (Genesis 37: 3, 4), over all the other sons. This favor included making Joseph a very special 'coat of many colors' and using him to spy on his brothers (37:2).
Joseph's status now was that of being the 'favorite son'.
To make matters worse, Joseph foolishly began to boast about ...
Palitha Jayasooriya
Genesis 41: 52
SCRIPTURE - The name of the second (son) he called Ephraim: ''For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction'' (Genesis 41:52) NKJV.
INTRODUCTION - In this sermon we will look at the life of Joseph. It's an amazing story, the kind of story that dreams are built on. After many unexpected twists and turns, and thirteen years of toil and affliction, God blessed Joseph in an unimaginable way! As a result, he became the second most powerful man in Egypt (Genesis 41:41-44), and thereafter, God blessed Joseph with two sons (Genesis 41:50). He named his second son Ephraim, which had the meaning of being 'fruitful through affliction' (Genesis 41:52).The word 'affliction'' is translated 'suffering' in the NIV.
Let's look at three 'afflictions' Joseph went through in the period between the ages of 17 - 30, and how God made him fruitful at every stage, culminating in him becoming Pharaoh's top Executive and Egypt's highest civil servant. The story begins at Genesis 37:2 when Joseph was just 17 years old.
PROPOSITION - God can make you fruitful through every affliction you face
What affliction are you going through right now? How are you reacting to it? Can you believe for the God of Joseph to come through for you?
The 3 afflictions through which Joseph became fruitful are:
1) He Became Fruitful Through Rejection
Genesis chapter 37 covers this part of this story, as Joseph's brothers take revenge on him because of their envy (Genesis 37:4-5) and reject him through betrayal (Genesis 37:12-31). It all began because of the favored status Jacob placed on Joseph (Genesis 37: 3, 4), over all the other sons. This favor included making Joseph a very special 'coat of many colors' and using him to spy on his brothers (37:2).
Joseph's status now was that of being the 'favorite son'.
To make matters worse, Joseph foolishly began to boast about ...
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