Joseph
A tattletale son, a distant father playing favourites, brothers burning with bitterness. Joseph's family was a catastrophic mess, yet God used their sin and suffering to save nations and build His covenant people. Over seven sermons, we walk through Genesis 37-50, watching God refine Joseph through slavery and false accusation, test his brothers to genuine repentance, and orchestrate a stunning reconciliation that reveals His sovereign grace. Along the way, we discover that God's blessing is found in His presence, not our comfort, that His providence works patiently over decades, and that true forgiveness liberates both victim and offender. Joseph's story challenges us to trust God's refining fire, recognise our great need of Christ, and believe that nothing can separate us from His unconditional love.
A dysfunctional family full of pride, favouritism, and bitterness becomes the raw material for God's refining work. Even our deepest flaws cannot stop His power to restore and remake.
When life takes you from bad to worse, God's blessing hasn't left. Joseph's journey from slave to prisoner reveals that true success isn't about where you are, but that God is where you are.
God's providence often unfolds over decades, not days. True conviction of sin opens the door to genuine repentance and the wonder of grace.
God's relentless grace breaks hardened hearts and transforms bitter souls into people willing to sacrifice everything for others.
God transforms broken families and broken people into instruments of His perfect plan. Even deep sin and guilt can lead to genuine repentance and beautiful reconciliation.
God keeps His promises even when hope seems lost. Through Jacob's journey to Egypt, we see how God meets anxious hearts with personal assurance of His faithfulness and presence.
God's unconditional love transforms messy families and frees us to forgive because we have been forgiven freely through Jesus Christ.