WHEN BAD THINGS HAPPEN TO GOOD PEOPLE (2 OF 11)
by Tim Badal
Scripture: Genesis 37:12-16, Genesis 37:21-36
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When Bad Things Happen to Good People (2 of 11)
Series: Joseph, Seeing the Good in God's Detours
Tim Badal
Genesis 37:12-36
We're going to be in Genesis 37 as we continue looking at the life and times of Joseph, understanding that God's detours in our lives are good detours. That is an incredibly difficult principle for us to learn. Many times, especially in our lesson today, we'll see that God's detours can be hard, taking us places where we don't want to go. They can involve pain and sorrows, trials and tribulations.
But I'm so glad James reminds us that we can count those difficult detours as joy because God is at work. In Joseph's life, He is in the process not only of changing the life of this young man, but also changing the destiny of the entire world. Just as God prepared Joseph, so He is also preparing you and me through our difficult circumstances.
If you missed the sermon last week, you missed a ton. We set the whole back story of Joseph's life. We learned about the history of his father Jacob, and the chaos that characterized Jacob's life which would later impact Joseph's view of his own life. Like we did last week, I want you to imagine that Joseph walks into your small group and introduces himself.
''Hi, I'm Joseph. I'm from the Middle East. I want to tell you about myself. My dad had a tumultuous relationship with his twin brother since before they were born. In fact, for most of my life, my Uncle Esau was trying to hunt our family down. He hated my dad. In running from his brother, my father went to his Uncle's Laban's house. But instead of being a place of safety, Laban's home brought my father new problems. While Dad worked for his uncle, he fell in love with one of Laban's daughters, Rachel, who would be my mother. While it was love at first sight, that story didn't go as it should have. My great-uncle Laban deceived Dad into marrying the wrong daughter. So Dad first married my Aunt Leah, which was not what he wanted. Then he ...
Series: Joseph, Seeing the Good in God's Detours
Tim Badal
Genesis 37:12-36
We're going to be in Genesis 37 as we continue looking at the life and times of Joseph, understanding that God's detours in our lives are good detours. That is an incredibly difficult principle for us to learn. Many times, especially in our lesson today, we'll see that God's detours can be hard, taking us places where we don't want to go. They can involve pain and sorrows, trials and tribulations.
But I'm so glad James reminds us that we can count those difficult detours as joy because God is at work. In Joseph's life, He is in the process not only of changing the life of this young man, but also changing the destiny of the entire world. Just as God prepared Joseph, so He is also preparing you and me through our difficult circumstances.
If you missed the sermon last week, you missed a ton. We set the whole back story of Joseph's life. We learned about the history of his father Jacob, and the chaos that characterized Jacob's life which would later impact Joseph's view of his own life. Like we did last week, I want you to imagine that Joseph walks into your small group and introduces himself.
''Hi, I'm Joseph. I'm from the Middle East. I want to tell you about myself. My dad had a tumultuous relationship with his twin brother since before they were born. In fact, for most of my life, my Uncle Esau was trying to hunt our family down. He hated my dad. In running from his brother, my father went to his Uncle's Laban's house. But instead of being a place of safety, Laban's home brought my father new problems. While Dad worked for his uncle, he fell in love with one of Laban's daughters, Rachel, who would be my mother. While it was love at first sight, that story didn't go as it should have. My great-uncle Laban deceived Dad into marrying the wrong daughter. So Dad first married my Aunt Leah, which was not what he wanted. Then he ...
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