New series our preacher is preaching on this month. Just thought I would share the notes I took away from it this week.
Showers to Flowers...Lesson 1: 'When Life is in the Pits'
When life is in the pits, how to find showers to flowers.
Our text was Genesis chapters 39-50. The story of Joseph.
Joseph was a youthful dreamer and sharing the truth got him in lots of trouble. When life gets us down, we are to continue to share the truth and not quit chuch or give up on God.
When life is in the pits we must:
1. Keep our integrity.
Joseph shared the truth and never faltered. God was with him.
Genesis 39:2,3,21,23 all say that God was with him.
~2 Timothy 3:12. We will be persecuted but we must continue to share the truth to this lost and dying world.
~Genesis 39:8-9
~Romans 8:18
~When we are in the pits, God is with us. We must remain faithful.
2. We must have TOTAL trust in God
~If God will bring us to it, He WILL bring us thru it.
~Matthew 7:20
~Genesis 45:8. Joseph credits God
~Our faith is going to be tested, tried and purified!!
~Be faithful with the little before God gives us much!!
~Jeremiah 29:11-13. We must seek God with ALL of our heart.
3. We must have a forgiving spirit.
~Don't be a grudge holder
~John 7:5
~Genesis 50:20 God meant it for good
~There are a lot of similarities between Joseph and Jesus. Look for them and you will see.
Our showers can be turned into flowers if we follow the above 3 things faithfully.
I will post more notes each Sunday until this series is over. ENJOY!!!
