TRANSFORMED BY THE GOSPEL (7)
Scripture: Genesis 44:1-34
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Title: Transformed by the Gospel (7)
Series: Dreamer
Author: Collin Wimberly
Text: Genesis 44
CIT - Joseph's brothers actions prove that they are changed men.
Proposition - The Gospel transforms people.
INTRODUCTION:
ILLUS: Extreme makeovers are in. Of the 6.6 million cosmetic-plastic-surgery patients in 2002, nearly a third had multiple procedures at the same time. To facilitate the trend, a one-stop beauty shop has opened called the Advanced Aesthetics Institute. Interested customers consult with a "concierge" and choose from a menu of services. Total makeovers include cosmetic dentists, Botox injections, and other cosmetic enhancements. The average cost runs about $20,000.
These makeovers are only skin deep, however. They have no real effect on the person underneath. God's transformation is just the opposite. He works not on the outward, but on the inside of a person, where it really counts.
In our passage we find the Grace of God transforming Joseph's brothers.
Context: The brothers have returned to Egypt with Benjamin. Unexpectedly, they were brought into the home of the Prime Minister of Egypt, unknown to them this man, the most powerful man in the world, is their own brother Joe. They had betrayed him, sold him into slavery, and counted him as dead.
They encountered mercy in Joe's house. They have been fed, entertained, and spent a wonderful evening and night in the home of Joseph. This is much more than they deserve. In this, Joe is wonderful portrait of Christ.
Content: Now, we will see the transformation, the change that God works in the hearts of his own.
I) THE TEST - Vs. 1-17
However, there is one more test they must face. Joseph has to know that they are truly changed men. He has to know if they will betray Benjamin in the same way that they betrayed him.
A) THEY WERE FRAMED - 1-5
1) Joseph calls his steward, Fill the men's sacks with food - again, put each man's money in his sack.
2) He moves ...
Series: Dreamer
Author: Collin Wimberly
Text: Genesis 44
CIT - Joseph's brothers actions prove that they are changed men.
Proposition - The Gospel transforms people.
INTRODUCTION:
ILLUS: Extreme makeovers are in. Of the 6.6 million cosmetic-plastic-surgery patients in 2002, nearly a third had multiple procedures at the same time. To facilitate the trend, a one-stop beauty shop has opened called the Advanced Aesthetics Institute. Interested customers consult with a "concierge" and choose from a menu of services. Total makeovers include cosmetic dentists, Botox injections, and other cosmetic enhancements. The average cost runs about $20,000.
These makeovers are only skin deep, however. They have no real effect on the person underneath. God's transformation is just the opposite. He works not on the outward, but on the inside of a person, where it really counts.
In our passage we find the Grace of God transforming Joseph's brothers.
Context: The brothers have returned to Egypt with Benjamin. Unexpectedly, they were brought into the home of the Prime Minister of Egypt, unknown to them this man, the most powerful man in the world, is their own brother Joe. They had betrayed him, sold him into slavery, and counted him as dead.
They encountered mercy in Joe's house. They have been fed, entertained, and spent a wonderful evening and night in the home of Joseph. This is much more than they deserve. In this, Joe is wonderful portrait of Christ.
Content: Now, we will see the transformation, the change that God works in the hearts of his own.
I) THE TEST - Vs. 1-17
However, there is one more test they must face. Joseph has to know that they are truly changed men. He has to know if they will betray Benjamin in the same way that they betrayed him.
A) THEY WERE FRAMED - 1-5
1) Joseph calls his steward, Fill the men's sacks with food - again, put each man's money in his sack.
2) He moves ...
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