A GUY NAMED JOE

GENESIS 37

Pastor Rick Jackson

I. CHARACTER TRIALS

1. Father or Brothers [37:2-3, 12-14]

2. Flesh or Spirit [39:1-20]

3. Pride or Praise [40:8, 41:15-16]

II. CRITICAL THINKING

1. Faith in A Particular Future [37:5-11, 41;28-37]

2. Faith in Adversity [39:1-5, 20-23]

3. Faith in God [41:51-52, 45:7ff., 50:20]

III. COMPASSIONATE TRAITS

1. Forgiveness [50:20-21] Mr/Mrs Potiphar, Chief Butler, brothers

2. Fearing God [42:18, 25]

3. Faithful Witness [40:8, 41:15-16, 43:19-23]

(without compromise- compromising “right” is not compassion)