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Genesis 49:22-28 God Distinguishes You By His Presence and Work In Your Life! 1. The Distinguishing Mark of Fruitfulness! Genesis 49:22 "Joseph is a fruitful bough, A fruitful bough by a spring; Its branches run over a wall. 1 Corinthians 13:1 If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy , and know all mysteries and all knowledge; and if I have all faith , so as to remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and if I surrender my body to be burned, but do not have love, it profits me nothing. To Bear the Fruit of the Spirit You Must Walk by the Spirit! Galatians 5:16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. Joseph possessed God's Presence! He possessed God's Spirit! Genesis 41:38 Then Pharaoh said to his servants, "Can we find a man like this, in whom is a divine spirit?" 2. The Distinguishing Mark of Victory! Genesis 49:23-25 "The archers bitterly attacked him, And shot at him and harassed him; 24 But his bow remained firm, And his arms were agile, From the hands of the Mighty One of Jacob (From there is the Shepherd, the Stone of Israel), John 10:10 "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. Luke 22:31 "Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded permission to sift you like wheat; 32 but I have prayed for you, that your faith may not fail; and you, when once you have turned again, strengthen your brothers." The Enemy Shot At Joseph – But He remained Firm! 1. The Arrow of Rejection! 2. The Arrow of Affliction! Genesis 37:18-35 3. The Arrow of Lust! Genesis 39:5-18 • Stand Firm Your Conviction to the Word of God! 7 th Command of God! Exodus 20:14 "You shall not commit adultery.” 10 th Exodus 20:17"You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife or his male servant or his female servant or his ox or his donkey or anything that belongs to your neighbor." • Stand Firm Your Conviction to the Standard of God! Matthew 5:27 You have heard that it was said, 'YOU SHALL NOT COMMIT ADULTERY'; 28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 " If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. • Stand Firm Your Conviction to the Honor of God! Genesis 39:9 "There is no one greater in this house than I, and he has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do this great evil and sin against God?" • Stand Firm Your Conviction to the Promise of God! 1 Corinthians 10:12-14 – A Very Strategic Verse of Scripture in resisting the enemy. Remember the Promise? 2 Corinthians 2:14 But thanks be to God, who always leads us in triumph in Christ, and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place. Romans 8:26-39 – In All These Things! • My Faith In Christ Is the Victory That Overcomes the World! 1 John 5:4 For whatever is born of God overcomes the world; and this is the victory that has overcome the world — our faith.
Romans 10:17 So faith comes from hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ. • Put Your Trust In God's Word! Psalm 1 Joshua 1:7-8 |
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