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People Revealed under Pressure or, Who Knows What?

Sunday 13th, March, 2022
Read: Genesis 43

Introduction: Maturity & pressure, and what we know.

What does Yhwh know?  Jacob know? Judah know? Joseph know?

The story –

Pressure – Benjamin to go or not to go 42: 35 – 43: 14

People revealed  –  Jacob, Reuben & Judah

Pressure & People – perceived threat to brothers 43:16 – 25

Pressure & Person – Emotion of Joseph meeting Benjamin v 26 – 34

“Pressure removed” – are the brothers perceptive? V 26 – 34

The cliff-hanger – who knows what?

Conclusion –  Maturity & pressure, & knowing Yhwh knows

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The LORD is not slow to fulfill His promise

Sunday 6th, March, 2022
Read: Psalm 130; 2 Peter 3:1 – 10; Genesis 42: 1 – 38

Genesis 42: 1 – 5 Ten brothers go down to Egypt

Genesis 42: 6 – 17 YHWH’s word comes to pass; Joseph remembers his dreams

Genesis 42: 18 – 25 Joseph’s plans; his brothers remember

Genesis 42: 26 – 28 Ten brothers go out of Egypt with failing hearts

Genesis 42: 29 – 38 Jacob’s life or death dilemma

Conclusion: “I am not skilled to understand”

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Pharaoh – dreaming of Egypt’s future

Sunday 27th, February, 2022
Read: John 6:33-40; Genesis 41:1-57

Introduction:
Genesis 1 – 40 Abraham, Isaac, Jacob and the nations

Genesis 41: 1 – 16 Who will interpret Pharoah’s dreams?
1 – 7          Pharoah’s troubling dreams
8               The problem of who will interpret these dreams?
9 – 13      A solution from the past
14 – 16    Joseph removing his prison clothes

Genesis 41: 17 – 46 Who has the wisdom to manage?
17 – 24    Pharoah’s un-interpreted troubling dream
25 – 32   The problem created by the interpretation of these dreams
33 – 36   A wise solution
37 – 46   Joseph’s new royal garments

Genesis 41: 47 – 57 The fulfillment of many dreams
47 – 53    Fruitfulness in affliction
54 – 57    ‘All the earth’ came to the seed of Abraham

 

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The testing of Joseph – Part 2

Sunday 20th, February, 2022
Read: Psalm 9; John 14: 25 – 29; 16:7; Genesis 39: 21 – 40: 23

Introduction:
Genesis 39: 21 – 23 Joseph: loved, favoured, and successful

Genesis 40: 1 – 4 Two prisoners get what they deserve

Genesis 40: 5 – 19 Two more dreams and their interpretation

Genesis 40: 20 – 23 Joseph: loved, favoured, wise, and forgotten

What is God doing? (Genesis 15: 13 – 16)

Conclusion: never forgotten (Luke 12: 4 – 7; Hebrews 6: 10)

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Book of Esther – “For Such A Time As This”

Combined Church Camp with Maffra Community Church
& Meeniyan Christian Fellowship
11th – 13th, February, 2022

Four talks series by Peter Adam

Talk One: Ahasuerus, Mordecai, Esther

Read: Esther 1 – 2

Genesis 12: “Now the Lord said to Abram, “Go from your country and your kindred and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. And I will make you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonours you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed.”

 

Talk Two: Haman … the crisis 

Read: Esther 3 – 4

Haman the Agagite (1 Samuel 15)

Haman and Mordecai the Jew

Haman’s plot to exterminate all the Jews

Mordecai and Esther

 

Talk Three: “If I die, I die” – Esther

Read: Esther 5 – 7 

Esther and the king

The king and Mordecai

Esther, the king and Haman

 

Talk Four: Deliverance!

Read: Esther 8 – 10 

Esther’s plan

Deliverance throughout the whole empire

The feast of Purim

The welfare of the Jews.

For further info: Overview on Esther by the Bible Project

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The Testing of Joseph – Part 1

Sunday 6th, February, 2022
Read: Psalm 105: 1 – 24; James 1: 2 – 18; Genesis 39: 1 – 20

Introduction:
Genesis 39: 1 Meanwhile, back in Egypt

Genesis 39: 2 – 6a Joseph blessed

Genesis 39: 6b – 12 Joseph tested

Genesis 39: 13 – 18 Joseph accused

Genesis 39: 19 – 20 Joseph jailed

Conclusion: “I (LORD) will be with you always”

 

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Canaanite, contraception and cunning

Sunday 30th, January, 2022
Read: Matthew 1: 1- 6, 18- 25; Genesis 38: 1 – 30

Introduction:
Genesis 1 – 36 Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and the nations

Genesis 38: 1 – 11 Abraham’s seed by Judah
38: 1 – 6 Judah’s seed: marrying a Canaanite
38: 7 – 11 Onan’s seed: when contraception is wicked

Genesis 38: 12 – 26 Tamar’s wisdom and righteousness?
38: 12 – 19 Duty and desire
38: 20 – 23 Worrying about the wrong things
38: 24 – 26 The righteous prostitute!

Genesis 38: 27 – 30 The younger and older sons – again!

Placement of Genesis 39 in Genesis narrative and the whole Bible.

 

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Joseph: Hating the favoured son

Sunday 23rd, January, 2022
Read: John 7:1-19; Genesis 37:1-36

Introduction:
Genesis 1 – 36 Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and the nations

Genesis 37: 2 – 11 Joseph and the family of Jacob / Israel
37: 2 -4 Joseph the favourite and dobber?
37:5-11 Joseph the dreamer

Genesis 37: 12 – 36 The father sends his son to the brothers
12 – 17 The father sends his son
18 – 30 Conspiring to kill the son
31 – 36 Deception (again!) and the torn robe of the son

“Joseph is at this stage passive in his actions, private in his thoughts, overshadowed by the dream which will determine his destiny.” – (Wilson, 77)

John 7: 1 – 19 The world hates the Son because its works are evil!

Jesus said to them, “My time has not yet come, but your time is always here. The world cannot hate you, but it hates me because I testify about it that its works are evil. (John 7:6–7 ESV)

 

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Future comfort for present living

Sunday 16th, January, 2022
Read: Psalm 94; Romans 12:9 – 21

94: 1 – 3 God as the Judge

94: 4 – 7  The rebellious wicked

94: 8 – 11 Senseless rebellion

94: 12 – 15 God’s people are blessed and safe

94: 16 – 19 God’s people are comforted

94: 20 – 23 God’s people will be defended

 Beloved, mnever avenge yourselves, but leave it9 to the wrath of God, for it is written, n“Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” To the contrary, o“if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.” Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good. (Romans 12: 19 – 21 ESV)