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 All right, church. Well, thank you for being here and worship with us this morning.

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 We are continuing on in our series, Meant for Good, Principles from the Life of Joseph.

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 So if you would take the Word of God with me and go to Genesis chapter 40. While you're

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 turning to Genesis 40, I want to give you a couple reminders. Our series text is found

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 10 chapters later in verse 20, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good to save

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 many people. And let me tell you, that has been God's modus operandi, his MO, his standard operating

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 procedure throughout all of his dealings with mankind. His Satan and evil and the powers of

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 darkness meant it for evil, but God's will, God's sovereignty, God's power triumphs and wins the

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 day. And he always uses it to save many people. So we see that played out in the life of Joseph.

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 So a couple of weeks ago, we looked at Joseph back in Genesis 37, favored but fallen, favored

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 but fallen. And our takeaway was that pride and envy are early warning signs in the, in the story of

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 Joseph. But the start of his story that we see revealed to us in the book of Genesis points us

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 to Jesus. Joseph is a type of Christ, an Old Testament figure that is not Jesus. He is not God,

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 but certain things about him and the way he lives out his life in his faith point us forward to the

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 coming of Jesus himself. So all throughout the Old Testament, we see these and Joseph is a prime

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 example of it. Last Sunday, we talked about Joseph tempted and tried back in chapter 39.

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 Joseph tempted and tried with Potiphar's wife and we see him thrown into prison then, unjustly accused.

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 And the trials that God allows us to endure are always designed to draw us into closer relationship

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 with him. God doesn't allow us to go through storms and difficulty on this earth just because he's mean,

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 just because you've got it coming. God has a design for every problem, every trial he allows you to

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 experience in your life. And it is always to draw us into a closer relationship with him. And we see

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 that played out in the life of Joseph. So now this week, we're going to look at Joseph faithful,

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 but forgotten. Faithful, but forgotten. Let's look at Genesis chapter 40 and verse 1. Genesis chapter 40

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 and verse 1. I'm reading from the Christian Standard Bible. After this, the king of Egypt's cupbearer and

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 baker offended their master, the king of Egypt. So the scene shifts. We've been following Joseph

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 from his early days as the favorite son of his mom and dad. Certainly didn't have a great relationship

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 with his brothers. All these trials start to, he has to endure. He's sold into slavery, lands in the house

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 of the chief of the guard, of Pharaoh's guard. And of course, he's tried to be seduced by his boss's wife,

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 resists temptation, and then is unjustly accused, thrown into prison. So we've been following Joseph's

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 trajectory. And now the scene shifts to Pharaoh's court. Pharaoh's trusted cupbearer and baker.

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 The cupbearer was like his personal butler, the one who would taste of his cup before Pharaoh

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 would drink from it to make sure it wasn't poisoned. So it had to be a very trusted official

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 who would be allowed this position of absolute trust.

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 And something happened with the cupbearer and the baker. Of course, the baker had to be an incredibly

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 trusted position. He was in charge of baking Pharaoh's bread, literally the food he would eat.

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 So these two guys, trusted members of Pharaoh's court, had offended their master. And Pharaoh was angry

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 with his two officers, the chief cupbearer and the chief baker. And he put them in the custody

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 in the house of the captain of the guards. We don't know what happened here. We don't know why they

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 offended Pharaoh. What happened? Was there politics involved? We don't know the backstory. But somehow,

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 these guys crossed the line and Pharaoh threw them into prison. But it wasn't just in any prison.

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 Who did it say it was? The prison in the house of the captain of the guards. Do we remember who the

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 captain of the guards was? Anybody? A little louder? Yes, I knew it. I saw a couple of you mouthing it.

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 Potiphar. Boy, God is always working behind the scenes, isn't he? He's always got a plan going here. So he

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 throws these two guys, key important members of his court, into the same prison that Joseph is in.

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 And what did Potiphar do with Pharaoh's two VIP prisoners here? What does it say? Verse 4,

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 the captain of the guards assigned them to Joseph as their personal attendant. And they were in custody

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 for some time. So isn't that interesting? That even though Potiphar was questioning if Joseph had

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 betrayed him with his own wife, and yet we have enough reason to believe that maybe he doubted

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 his wife's report of what had happened in that house. And he doubted them enough and had enough faith

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 in how well Joseph had served him to say, listen, warden, I want you to put these two VIP prisoners

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 coming from Pharaoh into the care of Joseph, one of your prisoners. Because I believe that they will be

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 untouched in Joseph's care. I believe they will get through this time in prison just fine while Pharaoh

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 figures out what to do with them. So verse 5, the king of Egypt's cupbearer and baker who were confined

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 in the prison, each had a dream. Both had a dream on the same night. And each dream had its own meaning.

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 Verse 6, when Joseph came to them in the morning, he saw that they looked distraught. These guys were upset.

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 They had not slept well. They'd had these restless, fitful dreams that came from God himself.

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 So he asked, Joseph asked Pharaoh's officers who were in custody with him in his master's house,

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 why do you look so sad today? Well, maybe because they didn't sleep well. Maybe because they were in

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 prison. I don't know. Can't imagine there was a lot of joy in these guys' lives at this season

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 while they're behind bars. But they tell him, verse 8, we had dreams, they said to him,

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 but there's no one to interpret them. Then Joseph said to them, watch this,

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 don't interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams. Wow. Prison changed Joseph.

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 Do you remember some other dreams in the story of Joseph that we have covered already?

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 What happened? Did Joseph dream his own dreams? And then he went and told them to his family?

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 But there's no record of him having any kind of interpretation from God for those dreams back

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 then. His father even made some kind of attempt at discerning the meaning of Joseph's dreams.

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 Of course, couldn't understand what they were about. So Joseph went from this 17-year-old boy,

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 the favorite of his father's house, who's dreaming these dreams from God and doesn't know how to

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 interpret them, to now being, just a few years later seemingly, in prison with two key members of

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 Pharaoh's court telling him their dreams. And immediately his response is, let's go to God for this.

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 I believe that God has the interpretation of these dreams. Tell me your dreams and I'll take them to God for you.

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 Prison had changed Joseph. These experiences, captivity had changed Joseph. These

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 really difficult struggles that Joseph had had to endure had matured him and his faith in God,

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 his relationship with God, to the point where now he was certain that God would bless him with what was

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 needed for that moment. So he was in tune with the Holy Spirit of God. He was locked in.

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 And God must have impressed on his heart in that moment, Joseph,

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 I will interpret these dreams. Ask for the dreams. So what happened?

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 Chapter 37, he couldn't interpret his own dreams. But now God has grown his faith through suffering and

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 is using him to interpret the dreams of others. And what do we see from him? Joseph wasn't using that

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 to draw attention to himself. He wasn't saying, hey guys, God has given me this special gift.

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 Watch this. Watch this magic trick here. Watch this parlor trick. You tell me your dreams,

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 I'll tell you what they mean. That was a big, big deal back in Egyptian culture. They even wrote a

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 textbook on it eventually, on how to interpret dreams. Of course, all the methods that they used

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 were sketchy at best trying to use what little they knew of math and science and probability and

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 cause and effect to try to interpret dreams. But in reality, they had no clue, right? Because no one can

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 actually interpret dreams except for God. So, Joseph pointed them to God. He pointed the heathen

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 to God. This isn't the only time in scriptures we see this specific thing happening. Would you look

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 over at Daniel chapter 2 and verse 26? And actually, I've got it on the screen here, but because Daniel

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 also pointed the heathen to God. The king said to Daniel, so jump several books up and we see this

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 tale unfold where King Nebuchadnezzar is speaking to Daniel. He's troubled by this dream and Daniel is one

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 of his advisors. And he says, are you able to tell me the dream I had in its interpretation? Because

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 Daniel had talked to all of his other wise men. All these other men who maybe had read that old

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 Egyptian textbook on how to how to interpret dreams and it had left them no better equipped than they

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 were before and they couldn't help the king at all. And so, he says to God's servant Daniel, are you able

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 to tell me the dream? And Daniel says to the king, no wise man, no medium, no magician, no diviner is able

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 to make known to the king the mystery he asked about. I'm sorry, king, no one can tell you your dream.

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 But it doesn't stop there. Verse 28, but there is a God in heaven.

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 There is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries and he has let King Nebuchadnezzar know what will

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 happen in the last days. And he goes on to give him the interpretation from God about the dream.

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 This is not the only time in the story of Joseph here that we see God's servant point the heathen

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 back to him. And y'all, can I just draw your attention to that phrase here?

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 Whatever you're going through, whatever struggle comes up in your life that you can't seem to figure

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 out a path forward, you can't seem to find a way to get over it or around it or under it or through it,

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 may I remind you that there is a God in heaven who reveals mysteries.

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 If you walk closely with him,

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 if you strengthen your relationship with him,

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 then he will often reveal the secrets to you as well.

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 He'll help you get through

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 those dark nights. He'll help you get through those scary storms.

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 He'll help you get through

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 those moments when you feel like you are a little bit like Joseph

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 sitting on the inside of a prison cell,

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 forgotten by your family, forgotten by your friends,

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 forgotten by your employers, your co-workers.

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 Everyone in your life has forgotten you,

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 but there is a God in heaven.

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 And you know what Joseph did?

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 He didn't use that fact just for his own comfort.

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 He used that fact to point others back to God.

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 He pointed the heathen to God.

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 So I'm asking you, church,

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 are you pointing the heathen to God?

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 Anyone in your life, you say,

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 man, all my friends are church people.

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 All my friends already love Jesus.

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 Well, maybe it's time

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 to start to introduce yourself

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 to some of those people you don't go to church with.

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 Some of those people in your circle

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 that you're not sure if

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 they have a personal relationship with Jesus.

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 By the way, just because somebody goes to church

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 doesn't mean they have a personal relationship with Jesus, right?

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 That's certainly true.

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 Whether it's a collection of people at Walmart

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 or Cowboy Stadium or the church house,

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 it doesn't mean that everybody in there is Christians.

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 There's going to be a hodgepodge of hypocrites

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 and judgmental sinners,

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 and that's who we are regardless of where we go,

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 and only by the grace of God

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 can any of us be any different than that.

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 So, there is a God of heaven,

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 and we have the responsibility and the privilege

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 of pointing the heathen to him.

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 So, what did he do?

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 Back in Genesis 40,

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 let's pick it up in verse 9.

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 Verse 9.

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 So, the chief cupbearer told his dream to Joseph.

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 In my dream,

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 there was a vine in front of me.

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 On the vine were three branches.

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 As soon as it budded,

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 its blossoms came out,

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 and its clusters ripened into grapes.

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 Pharaoh's cup was in my hand,

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 and I took the grapes,

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 squeezed them into Pharaoh's cup,

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 and placed the cup in Pharaoh's hand.

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 Weird dream.

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 Can't say I've ever had anything like it.

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 How about y'all?

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 Nobody?

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 Nobody?

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 So, Joseph immediately gets the interpretation from God.

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 Wow, God came through in just the right moment.

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 He always does.

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 He always does.

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 Sometimes we feel like it may not be the right moment.

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 Sometimes we don't get an answer quite as quickly as Joseph did.

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 But in that moment,

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 God knew Joseph needed that answer right then,

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 and he gives it to him.

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 This is its interpretation.

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 Joseph said to him,

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 the three branches are three days.

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 In just three days,

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 Pharaoh will lift up your head,

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 otherwise known as letting him out of prison.

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 Restore you to your position.

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 You will put Pharaoh's cup in his hand

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 the way you used to when you were his cupbearer.

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 But when all goes well for you,

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 remember that I was with you.

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 Please show kindness to me

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 by mentioning me to Pharaoh

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 and get me out of this prison.

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 For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews,

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 and even here I've done nothing

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 that they should have put me in this dungeon.

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 So Joseph, by faith,

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 receives this interpretation from God.

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 Gives glory to God

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 by being able to reveal the secret of this dream

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 to this Egyptian officer.

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 And then he can't help but throw that last part in.

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 By the way, when this happens,

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 because he had enough faith to believe

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 that what God said was going to happen

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 would happen.

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 Any of us ever been there?

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 Have enough faith to believe

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 that what God said will happen

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 will come to pass?

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 Sometimes it's hard, right?

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 The Bible talks about

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 if you ask in faith,

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 believing,

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 and Joseph believed it would come to pass.

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 And so he said,

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 when this happens for you,

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 remember me too,

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 because I didn't really do anything wrong,

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 and I'm stuck here in this prison,

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 don't forget about me.

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 Back in verse 16 of chapter 40,

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 when the baker,

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 the chief baker,

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 saw that the interpretation,

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 the butler,

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 the cupbearer's interpretation

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 was positive,

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 he said to Joseph,

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 well, hey man,

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 I also had a dream.

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 Three baskets of white bread

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 were on my head.

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 In the top basket

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 were all sorts of baked goods

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 for Pharaoh.

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 But the birds were eating them

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 out of the basket on my head.

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 Joseph replies,

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 this is its interpretation,

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 the three baskets are three days,

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 just like the other guy.

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 In just three days,

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 Pharaoh will lift up your head

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 from off of you.

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 Did you catch that?

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 Lift up your head from off of you

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 and hang you on a tree.

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 Then the birds will eat the flesh

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 from your body.

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 A little different interpretation there.

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 A little, right?

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 Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, baker,

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 but he doesn't like your bread.

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 On the third day,

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 well, before we get there,

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 of course it happened,

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 just like Joseph said.

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 Now,

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 what we see from Joseph,

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 without dwelling on these two dreams

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 and what they could have meant

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 and see if there's anything

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 more significant about these two dreams

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 with these two men,

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 what I think the real takeaway here

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 is seeing how Joseph's faith grew.

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 Joseph exhibited consistent growth

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 in his walk with God.

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 He started off believing in God.

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 He was a descendant of Abraham.

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 We talked about the Abrahamic covenant last week,

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 that promise that God made to Abraham

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 and the generations

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 that would follow after him

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 to preserve them,

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 to bless them,

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 to make them succeed.

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 And we see so much drama,

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 so much turmoil

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 in the family of Abraham

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 despite this Abrahamic covenant,

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 this promise from God.

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 Joseph was not exempt.

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 He was going through so much trouble.

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 And yet,

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 all throughout the trouble,

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 as each new tragedy,

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 each new disaster

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 would play out in his life,

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 man,

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 I don't think the biggest temptation

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 that Joseph ever faced

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 was from his boss's wife.

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 I think the biggest temptation

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 was depression

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 when he was let down

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 time and time again by people.

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 His dad let him down

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 by showing all this favoritism

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 to him as a child

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 that set him up for a fall.

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 His brothers obviously let him down

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 when they wanted to kill him

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 and then settled for selling him

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 to slave traders.

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 And even in Egypt,

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 when he thought,

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 finally I'm working for an unbiased

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 third party

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 and at least this heathen,

00:20:02.960 --> 00:20:03.400
 Potiphar,

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 sees the value in me

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 and has promoted me.

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 And now he let him down too

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 when his boss's wife compromised

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 her marriage,

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 tried to seduce him.

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 Time and time again,

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 he's let down by others.

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 But we never see him

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 go into a funk.

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 We never see him lose

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 his faith.

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 We see him continually grow.

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 And that's another type of Christ.

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 Because you know who else did that?

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 In a much greater way?

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 A much more perfect way?

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 An absolutely perfect way?

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 Jesus himself.

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 Luke 2.52,

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 Jesus grew in wisdom

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 and in stature

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 and in favor

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 with God

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 and all the people.

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 And that's the challenge

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 for you and for me.

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 How much have we grown?

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 We've got people

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 sitting in this room right now

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 who have been followers of Jesus

00:20:58.819 --> 00:21:00.519
 for just a very short time.

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 And then we've got people

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 who were saved

00:21:04.759 --> 00:21:05.940
 and put their faith in Jesus

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 decades ago.

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 We've got the whole spectrum

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 here in this room.

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 But my question for all of you

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 and for myself

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 is how much did you grow

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 with your walk with Jesus

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 this year?

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 How much have you changed

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 this year?

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 Or somewhere along the way

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 did we slow down?

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 Did we stop growing?

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 Did we just settle for

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 well this is who I am?

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 You see Joseph

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 learned how to work hard.

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 Joseph learned

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 how to administrate well.

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 Joseph learned

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 how to resist temptation.

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 He learned how to point others to God.

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 He learned how to powerfully pray

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 and receive wisdom from God.

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 So are you still growing consistently

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 or have you just made peace

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 with the cracks

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 in your own foundation?

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 Y'all we've all got cracks

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 at our foundation.

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 But God's will

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 is that we would cease

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 to rely on our foundation

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 and build our lives

00:22:10.240 --> 00:22:11.140
 on the rock

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 the solid rock

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 which is Jesus Christ.

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 And when we do that

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 then he starts to seal up

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 the cracks

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 in those foundation.

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 He wants to be

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 your foundation.

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 and then he wants

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 to help you seal those cracks

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 and keep out the enemy

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 whose only goal

00:22:30.399 --> 00:22:31.139
 is to seek

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 and to kill

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 and to destroy

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 what God is building

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 in your life.

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 So,

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 when did we stop growing

00:22:40.019 --> 00:22:41.279
 in Christ?

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 even in the hardest

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 of times

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 in the most difficult

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 of circumstances

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 Joseph

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 kept growing.

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 But when did we become

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 okay

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 with our weaknesses

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 and then force

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 everybody around us

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 just to be okay

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 with our weaknesses too?

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 That is just who I am.

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 God loves you

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 with no strings attached.

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 But God loves you so much

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 he doesn't want you

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 to stay where you are.

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 He wants to grow you.

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 So if you're not growing

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 maybe it's because

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 you've drifted apart

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 a little bit.

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 You've got to get back

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 to pursuing the person

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 of Jesus

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 becoming more

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 like him.

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 Let's get back

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 to our text

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 and we'll be done.

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 Genesis 40

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 and verse 20.

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 On the third day

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 which was Pharaoh's birthday

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 he gave a feast

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 for all his servants.

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 See, God knew

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 that the third day

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 the three days from then

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 would be Pharaoh's birthday

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 and he would give a feast.

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 And he let both those

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 political prisoners

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 the ones in captivity

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 the chief cupbearer

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 and the chief baker

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 he led him out of prison

00:24:04.219 --> 00:24:05.779
 for the feast.

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 But what happened?

00:24:07.459 --> 00:24:09.099
 He elevated the chief cupbearer

00:24:09.099 --> 00:24:11.000
 and the chief baker

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 among his servants

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 and everything went great

00:24:14.739 --> 00:24:15.679
 with the cupbearer.

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 He restored him

00:24:17.000 --> 00:24:18.119
 to his position

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 as cupbearer

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 and he placed the cup

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 in Pharaoh's hand

00:24:21.819 --> 00:24:23.319
 just like he used to.

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 But it didn't go well

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 with the chief baker.

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 Pharaoh hanged

00:24:27.879 --> 00:24:28.599
 the chief baker

00:24:28.599 --> 00:24:30.079
 just as Joseph

00:24:30.079 --> 00:24:31.139
 had explained to them

00:24:31.139 --> 00:24:32.839
 yet the chief cupbearer

00:24:32.839 --> 00:24:34.519
 did not remember Joseph.

00:24:34.919 --> 00:24:35.960
 He forgot him.

00:24:36.019 --> 00:24:36.960
 We're going to get to that part

00:24:36.960 --> 00:24:37.639
 in just a moment

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 but before we get there

00:24:38.819 --> 00:24:41.119
 let me ask you this.

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 Who can you count on?

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 Amen.

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 Amen.

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 For all you English people

00:24:52.579 --> 00:24:53.759
 whom can you count on?

00:24:54.079 --> 00:24:55.480
 On whom can you count?

00:24:57.319 --> 00:24:58.379
 But I just thought

00:24:58.379 --> 00:24:59.440
 that sounded a lot better

00:24:59.440 --> 00:25:00.920
 so we'll roll with it.

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 Who can you count on?

00:25:03.379 --> 00:25:04.359
 Well he couldn't count

00:25:04.359 --> 00:25:05.599
 on the cupbearer

00:25:05.599 --> 00:25:05.920
 could he?

00:25:06.859 --> 00:25:07.940
 Even though he came

00:25:07.940 --> 00:25:08.960
 through for the guy.

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 Verse 14

00:25:10.640 --> 00:25:11.740
 back in verse 14

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 you remember what he said?

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 When all goes well for you

00:25:16.359 --> 00:25:18.679
 remember that I was with you.

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 Show kindness to me

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 by mentioning me to Pharaoh

00:25:21.639 --> 00:25:23.039
 and get me out of this prison.

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 And then back in verse 23

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 the chief cupbearer

00:25:26.939 --> 00:25:29.639
 did not remember Joseph.

00:25:31.299 --> 00:25:32.019
 Forgot him.

00:25:33.399 --> 00:25:34.480
 Who can you count on

00:25:34.480 --> 00:25:35.500
 except God?

00:25:35.679 --> 00:25:36.480
 Psalm 118

00:25:36.480 --> 00:25:37.799
 reminds us of that

00:25:37.799 --> 00:25:39.079
 in the New Living Translation

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 it says

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 it's better to take refuge

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 in the Lord

00:25:41.740 --> 00:25:43.859
 than to trust in people.

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 Anybody say amen to that?

00:25:46.900 --> 00:25:47.779
 It's better

00:25:47.779 --> 00:25:49.079
 to take refuge

00:25:49.079 --> 00:25:49.859
 in the Lord

00:25:49.859 --> 00:25:51.460
 than to trust in people.

00:25:51.559 --> 00:25:52.140
 Isn't that right?

00:25:52.500 --> 00:25:53.339
 It is better

00:25:53.339 --> 00:25:55.380
 to run to our hiding place

00:25:55.380 --> 00:25:56.940
 which is Jesus Christ

00:25:56.940 --> 00:25:57.539
 than it is

00:25:57.539 --> 00:25:58.500
 to put your trust

00:25:58.500 --> 00:25:59.420
 in mankind.

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 Sometimes

00:26:00.359 --> 00:26:01.620
 people will come

00:26:01.620 --> 00:26:02.319
 through for you.

00:26:02.680 --> 00:26:03.079
 Usually

00:26:03.079 --> 00:26:04.640
 it's because of love.

00:26:04.799 --> 00:26:05.120
 Usually

00:26:05.120 --> 00:26:06.339
 it's because of

00:26:06.339 --> 00:26:07.460
 people that maybe

00:26:07.460 --> 00:26:08.400
 are walking closely

00:26:08.400 --> 00:26:08.960
 with Jesus

00:26:08.960 --> 00:26:10.539
 and he helps them

00:26:10.539 --> 00:26:11.259
 come through.

00:26:12.380 --> 00:26:12.500
 But

00:26:12.500 --> 00:26:14.960
 often times

00:26:14.960 --> 00:26:16.500
 even those

00:26:16.500 --> 00:26:17.640
 of us

00:26:17.640 --> 00:26:18.380
 who call ourselves

00:26:18.380 --> 00:26:19.299
 followers of Jesus

00:26:19.299 --> 00:26:21.840
 will let each other down.

00:26:22.620 --> 00:26:23.380
 We will.

00:26:24.779 --> 00:26:25.600
 And so we must

00:26:25.600 --> 00:26:26.319
 always

00:26:26.319 --> 00:26:28.140
 run to Jesus

00:26:28.140 --> 00:26:29.500
 as our hiding place.

00:26:29.720 --> 00:26:30.700
 As our ultimate

00:26:30.700 --> 00:26:32.059
 place of trust.

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 The truth

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 I want you to remember

00:26:34.660 --> 00:26:35.579
 that we can learn

00:26:35.579 --> 00:26:36.539
 from Genesis 40.

00:26:36.539 --> 00:26:38.000
 God

00:26:38.000 --> 00:26:38.740
 will never

00:26:38.740 --> 00:26:39.539
 forget

00:26:39.539 --> 00:26:40.259
 me.

00:26:41.740 --> 00:26:42.379
 God

00:26:42.379 --> 00:26:43.220
 will never

00:26:43.220 --> 00:26:44.599
 forget

00:26:44.599 --> 00:26:45.399
 me.

00:26:48.680 --> 00:26:49.619
 If you can

00:26:49.619 --> 00:26:50.500
 instill that

00:26:50.500 --> 00:26:51.240
 into your brain

00:26:51.240 --> 00:26:52.700
 God

00:26:52.700 --> 00:26:53.480
 will never

00:26:53.480 --> 00:26:54.200
 forget

00:26:54.200 --> 00:26:54.680
 me.

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 There's two sides

00:26:57.399 --> 00:26:57.859
 to that.

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 One is pure

00:26:59.119 --> 00:26:59.619
 comfort.

00:27:00.240 --> 00:27:00.440
 God

00:27:00.440 --> 00:27:01.460
 thank you so much

00:27:01.460 --> 00:27:02.079
 that no matter

00:27:02.079 --> 00:27:03.079
 how bleak

00:27:03.079 --> 00:27:03.759
 things look

00:27:03.759 --> 00:27:04.339
 on this earth

00:27:04.339 --> 00:27:04.819
 no matter

00:27:04.819 --> 00:27:05.579
 how bad

00:27:05.579 --> 00:27:06.259
 it gets

00:27:06.259 --> 00:27:07.680
 I know

00:27:07.680 --> 00:27:08.740
 you haven't

00:27:08.740 --> 00:27:09.379
 forgotten me

00:27:09.379 --> 00:27:09.879
 I know

00:27:09.879 --> 00:27:10.319
 you're still

00:27:10.319 --> 00:27:10.700
 with me

00:27:10.700 --> 00:27:11.079
 I know

00:27:11.079 --> 00:27:11.480
 you still

00:27:11.480 --> 00:27:12.160
 care for me

00:27:12.160 --> 00:27:12.720
 I know

00:27:12.720 --> 00:27:13.339
 you'll provide

00:27:13.339 --> 00:27:13.740
 for me

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 I know

00:27:14.019 --> 00:27:14.539
 you'll make

00:27:14.539 --> 00:27:14.920
 a way

00:27:14.920 --> 00:27:15.339
 through the

00:27:15.339 --> 00:27:15.660
 storm

00:27:15.660 --> 00:27:16.140
 I know

00:27:16.140 --> 00:27:16.619
 you'll make

00:27:16.619 --> 00:27:16.920
 a way

00:27:16.920 --> 00:27:17.259
 through the

00:27:17.259 --> 00:27:17.559
 wilderness

00:27:17.559 --> 00:27:18.440
 I know

00:27:18.440 --> 00:27:18.900
 that you

00:27:18.900 --> 00:27:19.460
 will come

00:27:19.460 --> 00:27:19.799
 through

00:27:19.799 --> 00:27:20.740
 time and

00:27:20.740 --> 00:27:21.359
 time again

00:27:21.359 --> 00:27:21.660
 and the

00:27:21.660 --> 00:27:22.240
 other side

00:27:22.240 --> 00:27:22.440
 of the

00:27:22.440 --> 00:27:22.740
 coin

00:27:22.740 --> 00:27:24.140
 is this

00:27:24.140 --> 00:27:25.279
 God

00:27:25.279 --> 00:27:25.680
 never

00:27:25.680 --> 00:27:26.299
 forgets

00:27:26.299 --> 00:27:27.019
 about you

00:27:27.019 --> 00:27:28.400
 so quit

00:27:28.400 --> 00:27:28.759
 running

00:27:28.759 --> 00:27:29.279
 from him

00:27:29.279 --> 00:27:32.140
 sometimes

00:27:32.140 --> 00:27:32.859
 we like

00:27:32.859 --> 00:27:33.299
 to think

00:27:33.299 --> 00:27:33.900
 that we've

00:27:33.900 --> 00:27:34.420
 strayed

00:27:34.420 --> 00:27:35.240
 so far

00:27:35.240 --> 00:27:35.580
 away

00:27:35.580 --> 00:27:36.360
 from God

00:27:36.360 --> 00:27:37.240
 that he's

00:27:37.240 --> 00:27:37.640
 forgotten

00:27:37.640 --> 00:27:38.440
 about us

00:27:38.440 --> 00:27:41.080
 man

00:27:41.080 --> 00:27:41.400
 you don't

00:27:41.400 --> 00:27:41.720
 know what

00:27:41.720 --> 00:27:42.220
 I've done

00:27:42.220 --> 00:27:44.180
 yeah I used

00:27:44.180 --> 00:27:44.580
 to go to

00:27:44.580 --> 00:27:44.980
 church

00:27:44.980 --> 00:27:45.860
 how many times

00:27:45.860 --> 00:27:46.140
 I've heard

00:27:46.140 --> 00:27:46.460
 this from

00:27:46.460 --> 00:27:46.720
 people

00:27:46.720 --> 00:27:48.420
 yeah I used

00:27:48.420 --> 00:27:49.200
 to I heard

00:27:49.200 --> 00:27:49.560
 all that

00:27:49.560 --> 00:27:49.960
 when I was

00:27:49.960 --> 00:27:50.360
 a kid

00:27:50.360 --> 00:27:52.720
 but then I

00:27:52.720 --> 00:27:53.100
 got into

00:27:53.100 --> 00:27:53.759
 some stuff

00:27:53.759 --> 00:27:54.840
 and my

00:27:54.840 --> 00:27:55.320
 faith just

00:27:55.320 --> 00:27:55.700
 isn't what

00:27:55.700 --> 00:27:56.000
 it used

00:27:56.000 --> 00:27:56.380
 to be

00:27:56.380 --> 00:27:57.779
 yeah but

00:27:57.779 --> 00:27:58.740
 God is

00:27:58.740 --> 00:27:59.140
 still who

00:27:59.140 --> 00:27:59.519
 he used

00:27:59.519 --> 00:27:59.840
 to be

00:27:59.839 --> 00:28:01.279
 and he

00:28:01.279 --> 00:28:01.919
 still loves

00:28:01.919 --> 00:28:02.119
 you

00:28:02.119 --> 00:28:02.899
 he still

00:28:02.899 --> 00:28:03.319
 cares

00:28:03.319 --> 00:28:04.079
 he never

00:28:04.079 --> 00:28:04.720
 changed

00:28:04.720 --> 00:28:05.879
 he never

00:28:05.879 --> 00:28:06.359
 moved

00:28:06.359 --> 00:28:07.279
 and he's

00:28:07.279 --> 00:28:07.959
 always

00:28:07.959 --> 00:28:09.099
 right there

00:28:09.099 --> 00:28:09.639
 he has

00:28:09.639 --> 00:28:10.039
 not

00:28:10.039 --> 00:28:10.919
 forgotten

00:28:10.919 --> 00:28:12.220
 about you

00:28:12.220 --> 00:28:13.639
 whether you

00:28:13.639 --> 00:28:14.159
 grow your

00:28:14.159 --> 00:28:14.720
 faith like

00:28:14.720 --> 00:28:15.139
 Joseph

00:28:15.139 --> 00:28:15.919
 and God

00:28:15.919 --> 00:28:16.639
 uses you

00:28:16.639 --> 00:28:17.179
 powerfully

00:28:17.179 --> 00:28:17.899
 every step

00:28:17.899 --> 00:28:18.379
 of the way

00:28:18.379 --> 00:28:19.199
 even through

00:28:19.199 --> 00:28:19.619
 the dark

00:28:19.619 --> 00:28:20.179
 times or

00:28:20.179 --> 00:28:21.279
 whether you

00:28:21.279 --> 00:28:22.559
 fail

00:28:22.559 --> 00:28:23.399
 and you

00:28:23.399 --> 00:28:23.919
 fall

00:28:23.919 --> 00:28:25.439
 and you

00:28:25.439 --> 00:28:25.899
 crumble

00:28:25.900 --> 00:28:27.560
 God

00:28:27.560 --> 00:28:27.900
 still

00:28:27.900 --> 00:28:28.340
 loves

00:28:28.340 --> 00:28:29.560
 God

00:28:29.560 --> 00:28:29.940
 doesn't

00:28:29.940 --> 00:28:30.400
 forget

00:28:30.400 --> 00:28:31.680
 and he's

00:28:31.680 --> 00:28:32.060
 ready to

00:28:32.060 --> 00:28:32.380
 pick you

00:28:32.380 --> 00:28:32.940
 back up

00:28:32.940 --> 00:28:33.600
 and put

00:28:33.600 --> 00:28:34.040
 you back

00:28:34.040 --> 00:28:34.380
 on the

00:28:34.380 --> 00:28:34.660
 Joseph

00:28:34.660 --> 00:28:35.060
 path

00:28:35.060 --> 00:28:36.740
 says let's

00:28:36.740 --> 00:28:37.060
 go

00:28:37.060 --> 00:28:37.820
 come on

00:28:37.820 --> 00:28:38.120
 I got a

00:28:38.120 --> 00:28:38.600
 great job

00:28:38.600 --> 00:28:39.140
 for you

00:28:39.140 --> 00:28:40.780
 if you've

00:28:40.780 --> 00:28:41.140
 read ahead

00:28:41.140 --> 00:28:41.680
 in the story

00:28:41.680 --> 00:28:42.160
 you know

00:28:42.160 --> 00:28:42.560
 that God

00:28:42.560 --> 00:28:43.000
 had an

00:28:43.000 --> 00:28:43.380
 amazing

00:28:43.380 --> 00:28:43.820
 plan

00:28:43.820 --> 00:28:44.400
 for Joseph

00:28:44.400 --> 00:28:45.300
 but he

00:28:45.300 --> 00:28:45.540
 had to

00:28:45.540 --> 00:28:45.780
 get him

00:28:45.780 --> 00:28:45.940
 there

00:28:45.940 --> 00:28:46.340
 first

00:28:46.340 --> 00:28:47.620
 so while

00:28:47.620 --> 00:28:48.180
 it seemed

00:28:48.180 --> 00:28:49.500
 like everyone

00:28:49.500 --> 00:28:50.080
 had forgotten

00:28:50.080 --> 00:28:51.240
 God

00:28:51.240 --> 00:28:51.940
 will never

00:28:51.940 --> 00:28:52.820
 forget

00:28:52.820 --> 00:28:53.680
 us

00:28:53.680 --> 00:28:55.160
 we talked

00:28:55.160 --> 00:28:55.500
 about this

00:28:55.500 --> 00:28:56.000
 last week

00:28:56.000 --> 00:28:56.400
 God's

00:28:56.400 --> 00:28:56.800
 delays

00:28:56.800 --> 00:28:57.640
 are not

00:28:57.640 --> 00:28:58.019
 God's

00:28:58.019 --> 00:28:58.400
 denials

00:28:58.400 --> 00:28:58.860
 Joseph

00:28:58.860 --> 00:28:59.340
 had to

00:28:59.340 --> 00:28:59.840
 be delayed

00:28:59.840 --> 00:29:00.720
 yet again

00:29:00.720 --> 00:29:02.160
 yet again

00:29:02.160 --> 00:29:03.860
 but it

00:29:03.860 --> 00:29:04.140
 wasn't

00:29:04.140 --> 00:29:04.380
 God

00:29:04.380 --> 00:29:04.680
 saying

00:29:04.680 --> 00:29:04.940
 no

00:29:04.940 --> 00:29:06.200
 it

00:29:06.200 --> 00:29:06.540
 wasn't

00:29:06.540 --> 00:29:07.019
 God

00:29:07.019 --> 00:29:07.400
 saying

00:29:07.400 --> 00:29:08.240
 Joseph

00:29:08.240 --> 00:29:08.640
 remember

00:29:08.640 --> 00:29:08.880
 those

00:29:08.880 --> 00:29:09.279
 dreams

00:29:09.279 --> 00:29:09.480
 I

00:29:09.480 --> 00:29:09.740
 gave

00:29:09.740 --> 00:29:10.000
 you

00:29:10.000 --> 00:29:11.279
 give

00:29:11.279 --> 00:29:11.480
 up

00:29:11.480 --> 00:29:11.640
 on

00:29:11.640 --> 00:29:11.779
 them

00:29:11.779 --> 00:29:12.140
 they're

00:29:12.140 --> 00:29:12.300
 not

00:29:12.300 --> 00:29:12.420
 going

00:29:12.420 --> 00:29:12.500
 to

00:29:12.500 --> 00:29:12.680
 come

00:29:12.680 --> 00:29:13.000
 true

00:29:13.000 --> 00:29:13.800
 life

00:29:13.800 --> 00:29:14.060
 got

00:29:14.060 --> 00:29:14.300
 too

00:29:14.300 --> 00:29:14.640
 rough

00:29:14.640 --> 00:29:15.279
 too

00:29:15.279 --> 00:29:15.519
 many

00:29:15.519 --> 00:29:15.920
 people

00:29:15.920 --> 00:29:16.240
 turned

00:29:16.240 --> 00:29:16.560
 against

00:29:16.560 --> 00:29:16.860
 you

00:29:16.860 --> 00:29:18.480
 things

00:29:18.480 --> 00:29:18.800
 fell

00:29:18.800 --> 00:29:19.180
 apart

00:29:19.180 --> 00:29:20.860
 that's

00:29:20.860 --> 00:29:21.259
 never

00:29:21.259 --> 00:29:22.460
 what

00:29:22.460 --> 00:29:22.759
 God's

00:29:22.759 --> 00:29:23.019
 message

00:29:23.019 --> 00:29:23.340
 is

00:29:23.340 --> 00:29:24.279
 God's

00:29:24.279 --> 00:29:24.580
 message

00:29:24.580 --> 00:29:24.759
 is

00:29:24.759 --> 00:29:25.060
 always

00:29:25.059 --> 00:29:25.460
 no

00:29:25.460 --> 00:29:26.059
 I

00:29:26.059 --> 00:29:26.339
 am

00:29:26.339 --> 00:29:26.720
 greater

00:29:26.720 --> 00:29:27.279
 I

00:29:27.279 --> 00:29:27.519
 am

00:29:27.519 --> 00:29:28.039
 stronger

00:29:28.039 --> 00:29:28.319
 than

00:29:28.319 --> 00:29:28.859
 anyone

00:29:28.859 --> 00:29:29.159
 who

00:29:29.159 --> 00:29:29.339
 could

00:29:29.339 --> 00:29:29.759
 rise

00:29:29.759 --> 00:29:29.960
 up

00:29:29.960 --> 00:29:30.299
 against

00:29:30.299 --> 00:29:30.599
 you

00:29:30.599 --> 00:29:31.220
 no

00:29:31.220 --> 00:29:31.519
 one

00:29:31.519 --> 00:29:31.799
 can

00:29:31.799 --> 00:29:32.079
 pluck

00:29:32.079 --> 00:29:32.279
 you

00:29:32.279 --> 00:29:32.500
 out

00:29:32.500 --> 00:29:32.619
 of

00:29:32.619 --> 00:29:32.839
 my

00:29:32.839 --> 00:29:33.179
 hand

00:29:33.179 --> 00:29:34.119
 so

00:29:34.119 --> 00:29:34.519
 God's

00:29:34.519 --> 00:29:34.879
 delays

00:29:34.879 --> 00:29:35.159
 are

00:29:35.159 --> 00:29:35.559
 not

00:29:35.559 --> 00:29:36.299
 God's

00:29:36.299 --> 00:29:36.700
 denials

00:29:36.700 --> 00:29:37.099
 and the

00:29:37.099 --> 00:29:37.940
 truth is

00:29:37.940 --> 00:29:38.539
 in the

00:29:38.539 --> 00:29:39.039
 background

00:29:39.039 --> 00:29:39.659
 while we're

00:29:39.659 --> 00:29:40.039
 waiting

00:29:40.039 --> 00:29:40.879
 God

00:29:40.879 --> 00:29:41.159
 is

00:29:41.159 --> 00:29:41.519
 working

00:29:41.519 --> 00:29:42.379
 while

00:29:42.379 --> 00:29:42.679
 I'm

00:29:42.679 --> 00:29:43.119
 waiting

00:29:43.119 --> 00:29:43.960
 God

00:29:43.960 --> 00:29:44.179
 is

00:29:44.179 --> 00:29:44.639
 always

00:29:44.639 --> 00:29:45.099
 working

00:29:45.099 --> 00:29:45.659
 God

00:29:45.659 --> 00:29:46.099
 never

00:29:46.099 --> 00:29:46.599
 stops

00:29:46.599 --> 00:29:47.019
 working

00:29:47.019 --> 00:29:47.559
 you see

00:29:47.559 --> 00:29:47.919
 you and

00:29:47.919 --> 00:29:48.059
 I

00:29:48.059 --> 00:29:48.339
 might

00:29:48.339 --> 00:29:48.519
 be

00:29:48.519 --> 00:29:48.759
 in a

00:29:48.759 --> 00:29:48.980
 time

00:29:48.980 --> 00:29:49.139
 of

00:29:49.139 --> 00:29:49.460
 delay

00:29:49.460 --> 00:29:50.259
 we

00:29:50.259 --> 00:29:50.539
 might

00:29:50.539 --> 00:29:50.700
 be

00:29:50.700 --> 00:29:50.899
 in a

00:29:50.899 --> 00:29:51.200
 time

00:29:51.200 --> 00:29:51.359
 of

00:29:51.359 --> 00:29:51.700
 waiting

00:29:51.700 --> 00:29:52.079
 we

00:29:52.079 --> 00:29:52.299
 might

00:29:52.299 --> 00:29:52.460
 be

00:29:52.460 --> 00:29:52.579
 in

00:29:52.579 --> 00:29:53.279
 between

00:29:53.279 --> 00:29:53.899
 time

00:29:53.899 --> 00:29:54.180
 of

00:29:54.180 --> 00:29:54.519
 life

00:29:54.519 --> 00:29:54.899
 and

00:29:54.899 --> 00:29:55.299
 sometimes

00:29:55.299 --> 00:29:55.619
 it

00:29:55.619 --> 00:29:55.799
 might

00:29:55.799 --> 00:29:56.000
 look

00:29:56.000 --> 00:29:56.359
 really

00:29:56.359 --> 00:29:56.639
 bad

00:29:56.639 --> 00:29:56.839
 like

00:29:56.839 --> 00:29:57.139
 Joseph

00:29:57.139 --> 00:29:57.440
 sitting

00:29:57.440 --> 00:29:57.539
 in

00:29:57.539 --> 00:29:57.639
 a

00:29:57.639 --> 00:29:57.879
 prison

00:29:57.879 --> 00:29:58.299
 or

00:29:58.299 --> 00:29:58.740
 sometimes

00:29:58.740 --> 00:29:59.079
 it

00:29:59.079 --> 00:29:59.299
 just

00:29:59.299 --> 00:29:59.559
 might

00:29:59.559 --> 00:29:59.779
 mean

00:29:59.779 --> 00:29:59.960
 you're

00:29:59.960 --> 00:30:00.039
 in

00:30:00.039 --> 00:30:00.159
 a

00:30:00.159 --> 00:30:00.339
 dead

00:30:00.339 --> 00:30:00.500
 end

00:30:00.500 --> 00:30:00.879
 job

00:30:00.879 --> 00:30:01.700
 and

00:30:01.700 --> 00:30:01.819
 you

00:30:01.819 --> 00:30:02.119
 can't

00:30:02.119 --> 00:30:02.319
 figure

00:30:02.319 --> 00:30:02.519
 out

00:30:02.519 --> 00:30:02.680
 how

00:30:02.680 --> 00:30:02.799
 to

00:30:02.799 --> 00:30:02.940
 get

00:30:02.940 --> 00:30:03.099
 out

00:30:03.099 --> 00:30:03.220
 of

00:30:03.220 --> 00:30:03.359
 it

00:30:03.359 --> 00:30:05.240
 it

00:30:05.240 --> 00:30:05.519
 might

00:30:05.519 --> 00:30:06.059
 look

00:30:06.059 --> 00:30:06.379
 like

00:30:06.379 --> 00:30:06.599
 you

00:30:06.599 --> 00:30:06.940
 never

00:30:06.940 --> 00:30:08.339
 saw

00:30:08.339 --> 00:30:08.559
 the

00:30:08.559 --> 00:30:08.919
 career

00:30:08.919 --> 00:30:09.220
 that

00:30:09.220 --> 00:30:09.519
 you

00:30:09.519 --> 00:30:09.919
 envisioned

00:30:09.919 --> 00:30:10.259
 for

00:30:10.259 --> 00:30:10.720
 yourself

00:30:10.720 --> 00:30:10.940
 or

00:30:10.940 --> 00:30:11.220
 maybe

00:30:11.220 --> 00:30:11.480
 the

00:30:11.480 --> 00:30:12.019
 relationships

00:30:12.019 --> 00:30:12.359
 you

00:30:12.359 --> 00:30:12.720
 envisioned

00:30:12.720 --> 00:30:13.019
 for

00:30:13.019 --> 00:30:13.460
 yourself

00:30:13.460 --> 00:30:13.659
 and

00:30:13.659 --> 00:30:13.919
 things

00:30:13.919 --> 00:30:14.200
 just

00:30:14.200 --> 00:30:14.500
 aren't

00:30:14.500 --> 00:30:14.940
 going

00:30:14.940 --> 00:30:15.419
 exactly

00:30:15.419 --> 00:30:15.740
 how

00:30:15.740 --> 00:30:15.960
 you

00:30:15.960 --> 00:30:16.359
 pictured

00:30:22.299 --> 00:30:23.399
 but

00:30:23.399 --> 00:30:23.659
 just

00:30:23.659 --> 00:30:24.039
 know

00:30:24.039 --> 00:30:24.240
 that

00:30:24.240 --> 00:30:24.460
 while

00:30:24.460 --> 00:30:24.680
 you're

00:30:24.680 --> 00:30:25.079
 waiting

00:30:25.079 --> 00:30:26.359
 God

00:30:26.359 --> 00:30:26.720
 is

00:30:26.720 --> 00:30:27.119
 working

00:30:27.119 --> 00:30:27.559
 behind

00:30:27.559 --> 00:30:27.799
 the

00:30:27.799 --> 00:30:28.200
 scenes

00:30:28.200 --> 00:30:29.000
 Joseph

00:30:29.000 --> 00:30:29.359
 was

00:30:29.359 --> 00:30:29.720
 favored

00:30:29.720 --> 00:30:30.019
 by

00:30:30.019 --> 00:30:30.279
 his

00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:30.659
 father

00:30:30.659 --> 00:30:31.460
 why

00:30:31.460 --> 00:30:31.740
 man

00:30:31.740 --> 00:30:31.859
 it

00:30:31.859 --> 00:30:32.059
 goes

00:30:32.059 --> 00:30:32.240
 all

00:30:32.240 --> 00:30:32.359
 the

00:30:32.359 --> 00:30:32.500
 way

00:30:32.500 --> 00:30:32.899
 back

00:30:32.899 --> 00:30:33.379
 without

00:30:33.379 --> 00:30:33.720
 taking

00:30:33.720 --> 00:30:33.899
 all

00:30:33.899 --> 00:30:34.039
 the

00:30:34.039 --> 00:30:34.259
 time

00:30:34.259 --> 00:30:34.379
 to

00:30:34.379 --> 00:30:34.500
 get

00:30:34.500 --> 00:30:34.759
 into

00:30:34.759 --> 00:30:34.919
 it

00:30:34.919 --> 00:30:35.259
 it

00:30:35.259 --> 00:30:35.500
 goes

00:30:35.500 --> 00:30:35.779
 back

00:30:35.779 --> 00:30:35.940
 to

00:30:35.940 --> 00:30:36.139
 when

00:30:36.139 --> 00:30:36.339
 his

00:30:36.339 --> 00:30:36.639
 father

00:30:36.639 --> 00:30:37.019
 Jacob

00:30:37.019 --> 00:30:37.319
 fell

00:30:37.319 --> 00:30:37.480
 in

00:30:37.480 --> 00:30:37.619
 love

00:30:37.619 --> 00:30:37.740
 with

00:30:37.740 --> 00:30:37.839
 a

00:30:37.839 --> 00:30:38.000
 girl

00:30:38.000 --> 00:30:38.220
 named

00:30:38.220 --> 00:30:38.539
 Rachel

00:30:38.539 --> 00:30:39.460
 and

00:30:39.460 --> 00:30:39.700
 wanted

00:30:39.700 --> 00:30:39.859
 to

00:30:39.859 --> 00:30:40.079
 marry

00:30:40.079 --> 00:30:40.299
 her

00:30:40.299 --> 00:30:40.419
 and

00:30:40.419 --> 00:30:40.680
 the

00:30:40.680 --> 00:30:41.779
 future

00:30:41.779 --> 00:30:43.139
 father

00:30:43.139 --> 00:30:43.319
 in

00:30:43.319 --> 00:30:43.460
 law

00:30:43.460 --> 00:30:43.700
 pulled

00:30:43.700 --> 00:30:43.839
 a

00:30:43.839 --> 00:30:44.299
 switcheroo

00:30:44.299 --> 00:30:44.419
 at

00:30:44.419 --> 00:30:44.519
 the

00:30:44.519 --> 00:30:44.740
 last

00:30:44.740 --> 00:30:45.019
 second

00:30:45.019 --> 00:30:45.180
 and

00:30:45.180 --> 00:30:47.159
 she

00:30:47.159 --> 00:30:47.279
 had

00:30:52.299 --> 00:30:53.299
 a

00:30:53.299 --> 00:30:54.299
 little

00:30:54.299 --> 00:30:54.859
 drama

00:30:54.859 --> 00:30:55.619
 plays out

00:30:55.619 --> 00:30:55.940
 and

00:30:55.940 --> 00:30:56.299
 it's

00:30:56.299 --> 00:30:56.639
 Joseph

00:30:56.639 --> 00:30:56.919
 and

00:30:56.919 --> 00:30:57.079
 so

00:30:57.079 --> 00:30:57.240
 we

00:30:57.240 --> 00:30:57.460
 kind

00:30:57.460 --> 00:30:57.579
 of

00:30:57.579 --> 00:30:57.740
 get

00:30:57.740 --> 00:30:57.919
 the

00:30:57.919 --> 00:30:58.259
 idea

00:30:58.259 --> 00:30:58.460
 of

00:30:58.460 --> 00:30:58.859
 why

00:30:58.859 --> 00:30:59.039
 he

00:30:59.039 --> 00:30:59.220
 was

00:30:59.220 --> 00:30:59.720
 Jacob's

00:30:59.720 --> 00:31:00.079
 favorite

00:31:00.079 --> 00:31:00.720
 and

00:31:00.720 --> 00:31:01.039
 probably

00:31:01.039 --> 00:31:01.240
 his

00:31:01.240 --> 00:31:01.579
 mama's

00:31:01.579 --> 00:31:01.839
 favorite

00:31:01.839 --> 00:31:02.119
 too

00:31:02.119 --> 00:31:02.419
 right

00:31:02.419 --> 00:31:06.500
 but

00:31:06.500 --> 00:31:06.720
 God

00:31:06.720 --> 00:31:06.879
 had

00:31:06.879 --> 00:31:07.200
 planned

00:31:07.200 --> 00:31:07.539
 all

00:31:07.539 --> 00:31:08.039
 this

00:31:08.039 --> 00:31:09.019
 because

00:31:09.019 --> 00:31:09.240
 the

00:31:09.240 --> 00:31:09.579
 pieces

00:31:09.579 --> 00:31:09.899
 had

00:31:09.899 --> 00:31:10.039
 to

00:31:10.039 --> 00:31:10.299
 fall

00:31:10.299 --> 00:31:10.539
 into

00:31:10.539 --> 00:31:10.940
 place

00:31:10.940 --> 00:31:12.720
 and

00:31:12.720 --> 00:31:12.859
 then

00:31:12.859 --> 00:31:12.980
 he

00:31:12.980 --> 00:31:13.299
 allowed

00:31:13.299 --> 00:31:13.619
 Joseph

00:31:13.619 --> 00:31:13.779
 to

00:31:13.779 --> 00:31:13.919
 be

00:31:13.919 --> 00:31:14.299
 betrayed

00:31:14.299 --> 00:31:14.519
 by

00:31:14.519 --> 00:31:14.700
 his

00:31:14.700 --> 00:31:15.039
 brothers

00:31:15.039 --> 00:31:15.319
 because

00:31:15.319 --> 00:31:15.539
 if

00:31:15.539 --> 00:31:15.700
 the

00:31:15.700 --> 00:31:16.000
 brothers

00:31:16.000 --> 00:31:16.200
 had

00:31:16.200 --> 00:31:16.399
 never

00:31:16.399 --> 00:31:16.819
 betrayed

00:31:16.819 --> 00:31:17.180
 Joseph

00:31:17.180 --> 00:31:17.419
 then

00:31:17.419 --> 00:31:17.539
 he

00:31:17.539 --> 00:31:17.720
 wouldn't

00:31:17.720 --> 00:31:17.819
 have

00:31:17.819 --> 00:31:17.980
 been

00:31:17.980 --> 00:31:18.359
 sold

00:31:18.359 --> 00:31:18.859
 to

00:31:18.859 --> 00:31:19.019
 the

00:31:19.019 --> 00:31:19.299
 slave

00:31:19.299 --> 00:31:19.639
 traders

00:31:19.639 --> 00:31:19.839
 and

00:31:19.839 --> 00:31:20.019
 made

00:31:20.019 --> 00:31:20.179
 his

00:31:20.179 --> 00:31:20.339
 way

00:31:20.339 --> 00:31:20.539
 to

00:31:20.539 --> 00:31:20.980
 Egypt

00:31:20.980 --> 00:31:22.240
 where

00:31:22.240 --> 00:31:22.399
 he

00:31:22.399 --> 00:31:22.639
 got

00:31:22.639 --> 00:31:23.579
 promoted

00:31:23.579 --> 00:31:23.879
 by

00:31:23.879 --> 00:31:24.379
 Potiphar

00:31:24.379 --> 00:31:24.699
 from

00:31:24.699 --> 00:31:25.039
 the

00:31:25.039 --> 00:31:25.459
 slave

00:31:25.459 --> 00:31:25.679
 and

00:31:25.679 --> 00:31:25.899
 how

00:31:25.899 --> 00:31:26.379
 unlikely

00:31:26.379 --> 00:31:26.740
 was

00:31:26.740 --> 00:31:26.959
 that

00:31:26.959 --> 00:31:27.099
 in

00:31:27.099 --> 00:31:27.299
 his

00:31:27.299 --> 00:31:27.939
 probably

00:31:27.939 --> 00:31:28.159
 his

00:31:28.159 --> 00:31:28.439
 first

00:31:28.439 --> 00:31:28.720
 year

00:31:28.720 --> 00:31:28.879
 of

00:31:28.879 --> 00:31:29.240
 service

00:31:29.240 --> 00:31:29.459
 as

00:31:29.459 --> 00:31:29.599
 a

00:31:29.599 --> 00:31:29.899
 slave

00:31:29.899 --> 00:31:30.019
 and

00:31:30.019 --> 00:31:30.099
 he

00:31:30.099 --> 00:31:30.259
 gets

00:31:30.259 --> 00:31:30.679
 promoted

00:31:30.679 --> 00:31:30.859
 to

00:31:30.859 --> 00:31:31.000
 the

00:31:31.000 --> 00:31:31.179
 head

00:31:31.179 --> 00:31:31.319
 of

00:31:31.319 --> 00:31:31.819
 household

00:31:31.819 --> 00:31:32.259
 and

00:31:32.259 --> 00:31:32.500
 everything

00:31:32.500 --> 00:31:32.659
 is

00:31:32.659 --> 00:31:32.879
 going

00:31:32.879 --> 00:31:33.279
 great

00:31:33.279 --> 00:31:33.480
 and

00:31:33.480 --> 00:31:33.699
 then

00:31:33.699 --> 00:31:34.099
 boom

00:31:34.099 --> 00:31:34.279
 the

00:31:34.279 --> 00:31:34.459
 roller

00:31:34.459 --> 00:31:34.759
 coaster

00:31:34.759 --> 00:31:35.000
 goes

00:31:35.000 --> 00:31:35.220
 back

00:31:35.220 --> 00:31:35.459
 down

00:31:35.459 --> 00:31:35.779
 again

00:31:35.779 --> 00:31:36.399
 and

00:31:36.399 --> 00:31:36.459
 he

00:31:36.459 --> 00:31:36.579
 is

00:31:36.579 --> 00:31:37.059
 wrongly

00:31:37.059 --> 00:31:37.639
 accused

00:31:37.639 --> 00:31:38.720
 by

00:31:38.720 --> 00:31:38.899
 the

00:31:38.899 --> 00:31:39.299
 wife

00:31:39.299 --> 00:31:39.480
 and

00:31:39.480 --> 00:31:39.659
 it's

00:31:39.659 --> 00:31:39.839
 like

00:31:39.839 --> 00:31:40.119
 man

00:31:40.119 --> 00:31:40.259
 I

00:31:40.259 --> 00:31:40.539
 can't

00:31:40.539 --> 00:31:40.779
 catch

00:31:40.779 --> 00:31:40.919
 a

00:31:40.919 --> 00:31:41.240
 break

00:31:41.240 --> 00:31:41.519
 around

00:31:41.519 --> 00:31:41.900
 here

00:31:41.900 --> 00:31:42.700
 when

00:31:42.700 --> 00:31:42.859
 it

00:31:42.859 --> 00:31:43.220
 rains

00:31:43.220 --> 00:31:43.400
 it

00:31:43.400 --> 00:31:43.859
 pours

00:31:43.859 --> 00:31:44.139
 right

00:31:44.139 --> 00:31:44.740
 all

00:31:44.740 --> 00:31:44.900
 the

00:31:44.900 --> 00:31:45.200
 things

00:31:45.200 --> 00:31:45.379
 that

00:31:45.379 --> 00:31:45.559
 we

00:31:45.559 --> 00:31:46.019
 say

00:31:46.019 --> 00:31:47.440
 Joseph

00:31:47.440 --> 00:31:48.400
 lived

00:31:48.400 --> 00:31:49.799
 lands

00:31:49.799 --> 00:31:49.980
 in

00:31:49.980 --> 00:31:50.339
 prison

00:31:50.339 --> 00:31:51.119
 but

00:31:51.119 --> 00:31:51.240
 he's

00:31:51.240 --> 00:31:51.420
 not

00:31:51.420 --> 00:31:51.759
 killed

00:31:51.759 --> 00:31:53.059
 because

00:31:53.059 --> 00:31:53.259
 God

00:31:53.259 --> 00:31:53.400
 had

00:31:53.400 --> 00:31:53.519
 a

00:31:53.519 --> 00:31:53.819
 plan

00:31:53.819 --> 00:31:55.400
 Joseph

00:31:55.400 --> 00:31:55.619
 could

00:31:55.619 --> 00:31:55.720
 go

00:31:55.720 --> 00:31:55.859
 to

00:31:55.859 --> 00:31:56.160
 prison

00:31:56.160 --> 00:31:57.660
 but

00:31:57.660 --> 00:31:57.859
 not

00:31:57.859 --> 00:31:58.160
 die

00:31:58.160 --> 00:31:59.180
 and

00:31:59.180 --> 00:31:59.279
 then

00:31:59.279 --> 00:31:59.359
 he

00:31:59.359 --> 00:31:59.579
 earns

00:31:59.579 --> 00:31:59.759
 the

00:31:59.759 --> 00:32:00.099
 favor

00:32:00.099 --> 00:32:00.680
 of

00:32:00.680 --> 00:32:00.819
 the

00:32:00.819 --> 00:32:01.180
 warden

00:32:01.180 --> 00:32:01.839
 and

00:32:01.839 --> 00:32:01.940
 then

00:32:01.940 --> 00:32:02.019
 he

00:32:02.019 --> 00:32:02.200
 gets

00:32:02.200 --> 00:32:02.500
 free

00:32:02.500 --> 00:32:02.879
 range

00:32:02.879 --> 00:32:03.039
 in

00:32:03.039 --> 00:32:03.160
 the

00:32:03.160 --> 00:32:03.500
 prison

00:32:03.500 --> 00:32:05.019
 free

00:32:05.019 --> 00:32:05.299
 range

00:32:05.299 --> 00:32:05.619
 chicken

00:32:05.619 --> 00:32:05.779
 is

00:32:05.779 --> 00:32:05.900
 the

00:32:05.900 --> 00:32:06.160
 best

00:32:06.160 --> 00:32:06.400
 right

00:32:06.400 --> 00:32:06.619
 this

00:32:06.619 --> 00:32:06.779
 was

00:32:06.779 --> 00:32:07.019
 free

00:32:07.019 --> 00:32:07.299
 range

00:32:07.299 --> 00:32:07.700
 prisoner

00:32:07.700 --> 00:32:09.160
 I

00:32:09.160 --> 00:32:09.240
 don't

00:32:09.240 --> 00:32:09.319
 know

00:32:09.319 --> 00:32:09.420
 what

00:32:09.420 --> 00:32:09.579
 that

00:32:09.579 --> 00:32:09.839
 means

00:32:09.839 --> 00:32:09.980
 but

00:32:09.980 --> 00:32:39.960
 I

00:32:39.960 --> 00:32:40.680
 what

00:32:40.680 --> 00:32:40.759
 if

00:32:40.759 --> 00:32:40.840
 he

00:32:40.840 --> 00:32:41.039
 hadn't

00:32:41.039 --> 00:32:41.340
 worried

00:32:41.340 --> 00:32:41.539
 about

00:32:41.539 --> 00:32:41.640
 it

00:32:41.640 --> 00:32:41.740
 but

00:32:41.740 --> 00:32:42.039
 God

00:32:42.039 --> 00:32:42.220
 was

00:32:42.220 --> 00:32:42.620
 working

00:32:42.620 --> 00:32:43.440
 behind

00:32:43.440 --> 00:32:43.680
 the

00:32:43.680 --> 00:32:44.100
 scenes

00:32:44.100 --> 00:32:44.720
 while

00:32:44.720 --> 00:32:45.059
 Joseph

00:32:45.059 --> 00:32:45.400
 was

00:32:45.400 --> 00:32:45.740
 waiting

00:32:45.740 --> 00:32:46.740
 and

00:32:46.740 --> 00:32:46.860
 then

00:32:46.860 --> 00:32:46.960
 he

00:32:46.960 --> 00:32:47.220
 had

00:32:47.220 --> 00:32:47.340
 to

00:32:47.340 --> 00:32:47.519
 have

00:32:47.519 --> 00:32:47.660
 the

00:32:47.660 --> 00:32:48.140
 interpretation

00:32:48.140 --> 00:32:48.480
 of

00:32:48.480 --> 00:32:48.579
 the

00:32:48.579 --> 00:32:48.980
 dreams

00:32:48.980 --> 00:32:49.519
 right

00:32:49.519 --> 00:32:49.860
 then

00:32:49.860 --> 00:32:51.140
 right

00:32:51.140 --> 00:32:51.460
 then

00:32:51.460 --> 00:32:53.539
 and

00:32:53.539 --> 00:32:53.720
 what

00:32:53.720 --> 00:32:54.200
 happened

00:32:54.200 --> 00:32:56.059
 was

00:32:56.059 --> 00:32:56.779
 soon

00:32:56.779 --> 00:32:59.200
 as

00:32:59.200 --> 00:32:59.600
 Pharaoh

00:32:59.600 --> 00:33:00.420
 needed

00:33:00.420 --> 00:33:01.000
 something

00:33:01.000 --> 00:33:01.940
 the

00:33:01.940 --> 00:33:02.240
 butler

00:33:02.240 --> 00:33:02.819
 remembered

00:33:02.819 --> 00:33:03.259
 Joseph

00:33:03.259 --> 00:33:03.640
 right

00:33:03.640 --> 00:33:04.720
 no

00:33:04.720 --> 00:33:06.220
 yet

00:33:06.220 --> 00:33:06.559
 again

00:33:06.559 --> 00:33:07.779
 another

00:33:07.779 --> 00:33:08.220
 delay

00:33:08.220 --> 00:33:10.140
 another

00:33:10.140 --> 00:33:10.539
 delay

00:33:10.539 --> 00:33:12.799
 and

00:33:12.799 --> 00:33:12.900
 if

00:33:12.900 --> 00:33:12.980
 you

00:33:12.980 --> 00:33:13.100
 want

00:33:13.100 --> 00:33:13.160
 to

00:33:13.160 --> 00:33:13.259
 know

00:33:13.259 --> 00:33:13.420
 what

00:33:13.420 --> 00:33:13.759
 happens

00:33:13.759 --> 00:33:14.100
 next

00:33:14.100 --> 00:33:14.620
 you

00:33:14.620 --> 00:33:14.740
 got

00:33:14.740 --> 00:33:14.839
 to

00:33:14.839 --> 00:33:14.960
 come

00:33:14.960 --> 00:33:15.100
 back

00:33:15.100 --> 00:33:15.299
 next

00:33:15.299 --> 00:33:15.480
 week

00:33:15.480 --> 00:33:17.380
 but

00:33:17.380 --> 00:33:17.900
 Joseph's

00:33:17.900 --> 00:33:18.220
 faith

00:33:18.220 --> 00:33:19.180
 made

00:33:19.180 --> 00:33:19.360
 him

00:33:19.360 --> 00:33:20.039
 faithful

00:33:20.039 --> 00:33:21.559
 Joseph's

00:33:21.559 --> 00:33:21.960
 faith

00:33:21.960 --> 00:33:23.140
 made

00:33:23.140 --> 00:33:23.519
 him

00:33:23.519 --> 00:33:24.279
 faithful

00:33:24.279 --> 00:33:28.220
 guys

00:33:28.220 --> 00:33:28.420
 there's

00:33:28.420 --> 00:33:28.600
 no

00:33:28.600 --> 00:33:28.880
 secret

00:33:28.880 --> 00:33:29.160
 I wish

00:33:29.160 --> 00:33:29.380
 I could

00:33:29.380 --> 00:33:29.600
 tell

00:33:29.600 --> 00:33:29.940
 you

00:33:29.940 --> 00:33:30.680
 some

00:33:30.680 --> 00:33:31.000
 sort

00:33:31.000 --> 00:33:31.420
 of

00:33:31.420 --> 00:33:32.440
 secret

00:33:32.440 --> 00:33:32.980
 ingredient

00:33:32.980 --> 00:33:34.900
 for how

00:33:34.900 --> 00:33:35.240
 to stay

00:33:35.240 --> 00:33:35.680
 faithful

00:33:35.680 --> 00:33:36.259
 through the

00:33:36.259 --> 00:33:36.500
 storms

00:33:36.500 --> 00:33:36.839
 of this

00:33:36.839 --> 00:33:37.180
 life

00:33:37.180 --> 00:33:39.480
 but

00:33:39.480 --> 00:33:39.680
 it's

00:33:39.680 --> 00:33:40.200
 daily

00:33:40.200 --> 00:33:40.960
 pursuing

00:33:40.960 --> 00:33:42.580
 the

00:33:42.580 --> 00:33:42.880
 person

00:33:42.880 --> 00:33:43.060
 of

00:33:43.060 --> 00:33:43.380
 Jesus

00:33:43.380 --> 00:33:44.360
 strengthening

00:33:44.360 --> 00:33:44.680
 our

00:33:44.680 --> 00:33:45.019
 faith

00:33:45.019 --> 00:33:45.180
 in

00:33:45.180 --> 00:33:45.380
 him

00:33:45.380 --> 00:33:47.100
 that's

00:33:47.100 --> 00:33:47.240
 what

00:33:47.240 --> 00:33:47.519
 allowed

00:33:47.519 --> 00:33:47.860
 Joseph

00:33:47.860 --> 00:33:48.920
 to

00:33:48.920 --> 00:33:49.440
 sustain

00:33:49.440 --> 00:33:50.880
 to

00:33:50.880 --> 00:33:51.200
 not

00:33:51.200 --> 00:33:51.560
 lose

00:33:51.560 --> 00:33:51.759
 his

00:33:51.759 --> 00:33:52.019
 faith

00:33:52.019 --> 00:33:52.220
 to

00:33:52.220 --> 00:33:52.500
 stay

00:33:52.500 --> 00:33:53.039
 faithful

00:33:53.039 --> 00:33:53.320
 to

00:33:53.320 --> 00:33:53.720
 God

00:33:53.720 --> 00:33:54.440
 in

00:33:54.440 --> 00:33:54.620
 the

00:33:54.620 --> 00:33:54.860
 middle

00:33:54.860 --> 00:33:55.480
 of

00:33:55.480 --> 00:33:55.920
 all

00:33:55.920 --> 00:33:56.660
 of

00:33:56.660 --> 00:33:56.960
 this

00:33:56.960 --> 00:33:57.660
 and

00:33:57.660 --> 00:33:57.840
 then

00:33:57.840 --> 00:33:58.299
 Joseph's

00:33:58.299 --> 00:33:58.740
 trials

00:33:58.740 --> 00:33:59.539
 made

00:33:59.539 --> 00:33:59.680
 him

00:33:59.680 --> 00:33:59.980
 grow

00:33:59.980 --> 00:34:00.840
 he

00:34:00.840 --> 00:34:01.259
 didn't

00:34:01.259 --> 00:34:01.740
 just

00:34:01.740 --> 00:34:02.039
 stay

00:34:02.039 --> 00:34:02.380
 faithful

00:34:02.380 --> 00:34:02.580
 to

00:34:02.580 --> 00:34:02.820
 God

00:34:02.820 --> 00:34:03.560
 he

00:34:03.560 --> 00:34:03.940
 didn't

00:34:03.940 --> 00:34:04.460
 just

00:34:04.460 --> 00:34:04.860
 lose

00:34:04.860 --> 00:34:05.100
 his

00:34:05.100 --> 00:34:05.560
 faith

00:34:05.559 --> 00:34:06.399
 he

00:34:06.399 --> 00:34:06.679
 got

00:34:06.679 --> 00:34:07.259
 better

00:34:07.259 --> 00:34:08.599
 he

00:34:08.599 --> 00:34:09.219
 grew

00:34:09.219 --> 00:34:10.380
 he

00:34:10.380 --> 00:34:11.099
 improved

00:34:11.099 --> 00:34:11.759
 he

00:34:11.759 --> 00:34:11.960
 was

00:34:11.960 --> 00:34:12.099
 a

00:34:12.099 --> 00:34:12.519
 better

00:34:12.519 --> 00:34:13.179
 Christian

00:34:13.179 --> 00:34:14.440
 after

00:34:14.440 --> 00:34:14.719
 he

00:34:14.719 --> 00:34:15.019
 came

00:34:15.019 --> 00:34:15.279
 through

00:34:15.279 --> 00:34:15.579
 these

00:34:15.579 --> 00:34:16.059
 storms

00:34:16.059 --> 00:34:17.059
 than

00:34:17.059 --> 00:34:17.619
 before

00:34:17.619 --> 00:34:18.960
 God

00:34:18.960 --> 00:34:19.159
 was

00:34:19.159 --> 00:34:19.480
 using

00:34:19.480 --> 00:34:19.699
 him

00:34:19.699 --> 00:34:20.099
 more

00:34:20.099 --> 00:34:20.779
 powerfully

00:34:20.779 --> 00:34:21.679
 than

00:34:21.679 --> 00:34:22.119
 ever

00:34:22.119 --> 00:34:22.799
 before

00:34:22.799 --> 00:34:23.420
 can

00:34:23.420 --> 00:34:23.699
 we

00:34:23.699 --> 00:34:23.920
 say

00:34:23.920 --> 00:34:24.099
 the

00:34:24.099 --> 00:34:24.320
 same

00:34:24.320 --> 00:34:24.639
 thing

00:34:24.639 --> 00:34:25.139
 let's

00:34:25.139 --> 00:34:25.279
 look

00:34:25.279 --> 00:34:25.400
 at

00:34:25.400 --> 00:34:25.679
 James

00:34:25.679 --> 00:34:26.019
 chapter

00:34:26.019 --> 00:34:26.299
 one

00:34:26.299 --> 00:34:26.500
 real

00:34:26.500 --> 00:34:26.779
 quick

00:34:26.779 --> 00:34:27.079
 we

00:34:27.079 --> 00:34:27.259
 read

00:34:27.259 --> 00:34:27.360
 it

00:34:27.360 --> 00:34:27.579
 last

00:34:27.579 --> 00:34:27.820
 week

00:34:27.820 --> 00:34:28.779
 consider

00:34:28.779 --> 00:34:28.960
 it

00:34:28.960 --> 00:34:29.079
 a

00:34:29.079 --> 00:34:29.380
 great

00:34:29.380 --> 00:34:29.799
 joy

00:34:29.799 --> 00:34:30.039
 when

00:34:30.039 --> 00:34:30.139
 you

00:34:30.139 --> 00:34:30.299
 go

00:34:30.299 --> 00:34:30.480
 through

00:34:30.480 --> 00:34:30.699
 these

00:34:30.699 --> 00:34:31.039
 trials

00:34:31.039 --> 00:34:31.259
 because

00:34:31.259 --> 00:34:31.400
 you

00:34:31.400 --> 00:34:31.739
 know

00:34:31.739 --> 00:34:31.900
 that

00:34:31.900 --> 00:34:32.039
 when

00:34:32.039 --> 00:34:32.179
 your

00:34:32.179 --> 00:34:32.460
 faith

00:34:32.460 --> 00:34:32.639
 is

00:34:32.639 --> 00:34:33.019
 tested

00:34:33.019 --> 00:34:33.500
 it

00:34:33.500 --> 00:34:33.880
 produces

00:34:33.880 --> 00:34:34.420
 endurance

00:34:34.420 --> 00:34:35.039
 so let

00:34:35.039 --> 00:34:35.519
 endurance

00:34:35.519 --> 00:34:35.800
 have

00:34:35.800 --> 00:34:35.980
 its

00:34:35.980 --> 00:34:36.480
 full

00:34:36.480 --> 00:34:36.920
 effect

00:34:36.920 --> 00:34:37.579
 so you

00:34:37.579 --> 00:34:37.740
 can

00:34:37.740 --> 00:34:37.980
 become

00:34:37.980 --> 00:34:38.619
 mature

00:34:38.619 --> 00:34:38.900
 and

00:34:38.900 --> 00:34:39.380
 complete

00:34:39.380 --> 00:34:40.160
 lacking

00:34:40.160 --> 00:34:40.660
 nothing

00:34:40.660 --> 00:34:40.980
 a few

00:34:40.980 --> 00:34:41.360
 chapters

00:34:41.360 --> 00:34:41.740
 over

00:34:41.740 --> 00:34:42.400
 James

00:34:42.400 --> 00:34:42.780
 says

00:34:42.780 --> 00:34:43.099
 brothers

00:34:43.099 --> 00:34:43.660
 and sisters

00:34:43.660 --> 00:34:44.360
 be patient

00:34:44.360 --> 00:34:44.820
 until the

00:34:44.820 --> 00:34:45.140
 Lord's

00:34:45.140 --> 00:34:45.440
 coming

00:34:45.440 --> 00:34:46.320
 see how

00:34:46.320 --> 00:34:46.840
 the farmer

00:34:46.840 --> 00:34:47.460
 waits for

00:34:47.460 --> 00:34:47.920
 the precious

00:34:47.920 --> 00:34:48.300
 fruit of

00:34:48.300 --> 00:34:48.680
 the earth

00:34:48.680 --> 00:34:49.320
 we just

00:34:49.320 --> 00:34:49.680
 got some

00:34:49.680 --> 00:34:50.000
 precious

00:34:50.000 --> 00:34:50.360
 fruit of

00:34:50.360 --> 00:34:50.640
 the earth

00:34:50.640 --> 00:34:51.099
 last night

00:34:51.099 --> 00:34:51.500
 didn't we

00:34:51.500 --> 00:34:52.240
 thank God

00:34:52.240 --> 00:34:52.559
 for it

00:34:52.559 --> 00:34:52.820
 we got

00:34:52.820 --> 00:34:53.180
 the rain

00:34:53.180 --> 00:34:54.059
 and he

00:34:54.059 --> 00:34:54.660
 is patient

00:34:54.660 --> 00:34:55.000
 with it

00:34:55.000 --> 00:34:55.480
 until he

00:34:55.480 --> 00:34:55.960
 receives

00:34:55.960 --> 00:34:56.420
 the early

00:34:56.420 --> 00:34:57.140
 and late

00:34:57.140 --> 00:34:57.780
 rains

00:34:57.780 --> 00:34:58.480
 you must

00:34:58.480 --> 00:34:59.059
 also be

00:34:59.059 --> 00:34:59.480
 patient

00:34:59.480 --> 00:35:00.300
 strengthen

00:35:00.300 --> 00:35:01.039
 your hearts

00:35:01.039 --> 00:35:01.880
 because the

00:35:01.880 --> 00:35:02.200
 Lord's

00:35:02.200 --> 00:35:02.539
 coming

00:35:02.539 --> 00:35:03.300
 is near

00:35:03.300 --> 00:35:03.640
 so my

00:35:03.640 --> 00:35:03.940
 message

00:35:03.940 --> 00:35:04.340
 to you

00:35:04.340 --> 00:35:04.620
 folks

00:35:04.620 --> 00:35:04.860
 is

00:35:04.860 --> 00:35:05.360
 strengthen

00:35:05.360 --> 00:35:06.019
 your

00:35:06.019 --> 00:35:06.380
 hearts

00:35:06.380 --> 00:35:06.880
 during

00:35:06.880 --> 00:35:07.160
 this

00:35:07.160 --> 00:35:07.420
 in

00:35:07.420 --> 00:35:07.539
 the

00:35:07.539 --> 00:35:07.780
 time

00:35:07.780 --> 00:35:08.220
 season

00:35:08.220 --> 00:35:08.940
 during

00:35:08.940 --> 00:35:09.240
 this

00:35:09.240 --> 00:35:09.660
 waiting

00:35:09.660 --> 00:35:10.200
 period

00:35:10.200 --> 00:35:11.260
 strengthen

00:35:11.260 --> 00:35:11.700
 your

00:35:11.700 --> 00:35:12.120
 hearts

00:35:12.120 --> 00:35:12.960
 and then

00:35:12.960 --> 00:35:13.260
 in verse

00:35:13.260 --> 00:35:13.519
 nine

00:35:13.519 --> 00:35:13.720
 my

00:35:13.720 --> 00:35:13.980
 brothers

00:35:13.980 --> 00:35:14.420
 and sisters

00:35:14.420 --> 00:35:14.740
 don't

00:35:14.740 --> 00:35:15.140
 complain

00:35:15.140 --> 00:35:15.360
 about

00:35:15.360 --> 00:35:15.539
 one

00:35:15.539 --> 00:35:15.800
 another

00:35:15.800 --> 00:35:16.900
 so you

00:35:16.900 --> 00:35:17.060
 won't

00:35:17.060 --> 00:35:17.220
 be

00:35:17.220 --> 00:35:17.560
 judged

00:35:17.560 --> 00:35:17.780
 look

00:35:17.780 --> 00:35:18.240
 the judge

00:35:18.240 --> 00:35:18.620
 stands

00:35:18.620 --> 00:35:18.880
 at the

00:35:18.880 --> 00:35:19.120
 door

00:35:19.120 --> 00:35:19.640
 God

00:35:19.640 --> 00:35:19.820
 is

00:35:19.820 --> 00:35:20.240
 always

00:35:20.240 --> 00:35:20.539
 there

00:35:20.539 --> 00:35:20.780
 he's

00:35:20.780 --> 00:35:21.160
 always

00:35:21.160 --> 00:35:21.720
 watching

00:35:21.720 --> 00:35:22.280
 he's

00:35:22.280 --> 00:35:22.600
 always

00:35:22.600 --> 00:35:23.380
 working

00:35:23.380 --> 00:35:24.900
 so don't

00:35:24.900 --> 00:35:25.140
 be

00:35:25.140 --> 00:35:25.740
 turning

00:35:25.740 --> 00:35:26.380
 on one

00:35:26.380 --> 00:35:26.740
 another

00:35:26.740 --> 00:35:27.480
 that's

00:35:27.480 --> 00:35:27.680
 what we

00:35:27.680 --> 00:35:27.860
 do

00:35:27.860 --> 00:35:28.340
 sometimes

00:35:28.340 --> 00:35:28.740
 when life

00:35:28.740 --> 00:35:28.980
 gets

00:35:28.980 --> 00:35:29.400
 rough

00:35:29.400 --> 00:35:29.920
 when we're

00:35:29.920 --> 00:35:30.240
 in those

00:35:30.240 --> 00:35:30.620
 waiting

00:35:30.620 --> 00:35:31.039
 periods

00:35:33.300 --> 00:35:34.280
 we turn

00:35:34.280 --> 00:35:34.560
 on each

00:35:34.560 --> 00:35:34.760
 other

00:35:34.760 --> 00:35:37.280
 we start

00:35:37.280 --> 00:35:37.760
 sniping

00:35:37.760 --> 00:35:38.060
 at each

00:35:38.060 --> 00:35:38.280
 other

00:35:38.280 --> 00:35:38.760
 we start

00:35:38.760 --> 00:35:39.380
 taking shots

00:35:39.380 --> 00:35:39.680
 at one

00:35:39.680 --> 00:35:39.900
 another

00:35:39.900 --> 00:35:40.260
 we start

00:35:40.260 --> 00:35:40.800
 trying to

00:35:40.800 --> 00:35:41.320
 tear each

00:35:41.320 --> 00:35:41.500
 other

00:35:41.500 --> 00:35:41.800
 down

00:35:41.800 --> 00:35:42.340
 and James

00:35:42.340 --> 00:35:42.800
 knows

00:35:42.800 --> 00:35:42.980
 it's

00:35:42.980 --> 00:35:43.180
 going to

00:35:43.180 --> 00:35:43.420
 happen

00:35:43.420 --> 00:35:43.940
 so he

00:35:43.940 --> 00:35:44.140
 says

00:35:44.140 --> 00:35:44.519
 don't

00:35:44.519 --> 00:35:44.860
 complain

00:35:44.860 --> 00:35:45.080
 about

00:35:45.080 --> 00:35:45.300
 each

00:35:45.300 --> 00:35:45.600
 other

00:35:45.600 --> 00:35:46.820
 verse

00:35:46.820 --> 00:35:47.160
 10

00:35:47.160 --> 00:35:47.660
 instead

00:35:47.660 --> 00:35:48.100
 brothers

00:35:48.100 --> 00:35:48.600
 and sisters

00:35:48.600 --> 00:35:49.220
 take

00:35:49.220 --> 00:35:49.400
 the

00:35:49.400 --> 00:35:49.900
 prophets

00:35:49.900 --> 00:35:50.320
 who

00:35:50.320 --> 00:35:51.140
 spoke

00:35:51.140 --> 00:35:51.460
 in the

00:35:51.460 --> 00:35:51.740
 Lord's

00:35:51.740 --> 00:35:51.960
 name

00:35:51.960 --> 00:35:52.280
 as an

00:35:52.280 --> 00:35:52.680
 example

00:35:52.680 --> 00:35:53.140
 of

00:35:53.140 --> 00:35:53.600
 suffering

00:35:53.600 --> 00:35:53.800
 and

00:35:53.800 --> 00:35:54.180
 patience

00:35:54.180 --> 00:35:54.640
 see

00:35:54.640 --> 00:35:54.860
 we

00:35:54.860 --> 00:35:55.120
 count

00:35:55.120 --> 00:35:55.360
 as

00:35:55.360 --> 00:35:55.940
 blessed

00:35:55.940 --> 00:35:56.780
 those

00:35:56.780 --> 00:35:56.980
 who

00:35:56.980 --> 00:35:57.120
 have

00:35:57.120 --> 00:35:57.460
 endured

00:35:57.460 --> 00:35:57.920
 well

00:35:57.920 --> 00:35:58.080
 we

00:35:58.080 --> 00:35:58.360
 know

00:35:58.360 --> 00:35:58.920
 Joseph's

00:35:58.920 --> 00:35:59.060
 going

00:35:59.060 --> 00:35:59.260
 to be

00:35:59.260 --> 00:35:59.700
 blessed

00:35:59.700 --> 00:36:01.260
 so we

00:36:01.260 --> 00:36:01.519
 count

00:36:01.519 --> 00:36:01.840
 him as

00:36:03.300 --> 00:36:03.500
 this

00:36:03.500 --> 00:36:03.920
 struggle

00:36:03.920 --> 00:36:06.300
 so our

00:36:06.300 --> 00:36:06.560
 takeaway

00:36:06.560 --> 00:36:07.180
 for today

00:36:07.180 --> 00:36:08.280
 is let

00:36:08.280 --> 00:36:08.960
 this season

00:36:08.960 --> 00:36:10.240
 of divine

00:36:10.240 --> 00:36:10.780
 delay

00:36:10.780 --> 00:36:12.019
 make a

00:36:12.019 --> 00:36:12.720
 discernible

00:36:12.720 --> 00:36:13.300
 difference

00:36:13.300 --> 00:36:14.320
 in how

00:36:14.320 --> 00:36:14.980
 you live

00:36:14.980 --> 00:36:16.039
 your faith

00:36:16.039 --> 00:36:17.539
 a difference

00:36:17.539 --> 00:36:18.060
 that we can

00:36:18.060 --> 00:36:18.480
 discern

00:36:18.480 --> 00:36:19.760
 a difference

00:36:19.760 --> 00:36:20.260
 that people

00:36:20.260 --> 00:36:20.980
 can notice

00:36:20.980 --> 00:36:22.180
 a difference

00:36:22.180 --> 00:36:22.519
 where your

00:36:22.519 --> 00:36:23.019
 husband or

00:36:23.019 --> 00:36:23.640
 wife says

00:36:23.640 --> 00:36:26.820
 you seem

00:36:26.820 --> 00:36:27.380
 happier

00:36:27.380 --> 00:36:29.539
 even though

00:36:29.539 --> 00:36:30.220
 nothing really

00:36:30.220 --> 00:36:31.039
 changed in

00:36:31.039 --> 00:36:32.039
 our circumstances

00:36:32.039 --> 00:36:33.739
 you're

00:36:33.739 --> 00:36:34.199
 changing

00:36:34.199 --> 00:36:34.739
 what's

00:36:34.739 --> 00:36:35.179
 going on

00:36:35.179 --> 00:36:35.679
 with you

00:36:35.679 --> 00:36:36.199
 well

00:36:36.199 --> 00:36:37.340
 just trying

00:36:37.340 --> 00:36:37.759
 to learn

00:36:37.759 --> 00:36:38.300
 what Joseph

00:36:38.300 --> 00:36:38.699
 learned

00:36:38.699 --> 00:36:39.920
 and let

00:36:39.920 --> 00:36:40.679
 this season

00:36:40.679 --> 00:36:41.699
 of delay

00:36:41.699 --> 00:36:42.259
 that seems

00:36:42.259 --> 00:36:42.759
 to be coming

00:36:42.759 --> 00:36:43.579
 from God

00:36:43.579 --> 00:36:44.800
 make a

00:36:44.800 --> 00:36:45.360
 difference

00:36:45.360 --> 00:36:47.119
 in how

00:36:47.119 --> 00:36:47.739
 I live

00:36:47.739 --> 00:36:48.380
 my faith

00:36:48.380 --> 00:36:50.639
 not just

00:36:50.639 --> 00:36:51.079
 how I

00:36:51.079 --> 00:36:51.920
 say I

00:36:51.920 --> 00:36:52.460
 have faith

00:36:52.460 --> 00:36:54.539
 but how

00:36:54.539 --> 00:36:54.900
 I live

00:36:54.900 --> 00:36:55.239
 it out

00:36:55.239 --> 00:36:56.980
 maybe

00:36:56.980 --> 00:36:57.500
 God can

00:36:57.500 --> 00:36:58.039
 use you

00:36:58.039 --> 00:36:59.259
 to point

00:36:59.259 --> 00:36:59.739
 the heathen

00:36:59.739 --> 00:37:00.199
 to him

00:37:00.199 --> 00:37:02.019
 maybe God

00:37:02.019 --> 00:37:02.460
 can use

00:37:02.460 --> 00:37:02.759
 you to

00:37:02.759 --> 00:37:02.960
 help

00:37:02.960 --> 00:37:03.359
 somebody

00:37:03.359 --> 00:37:03.719
 else

00:37:03.719 --> 00:37:05.039
 maybe God

00:37:05.039 --> 00:37:05.519
 is setting

00:37:05.519 --> 00:37:06.039
 you up

00:37:06.039 --> 00:37:07.559
 for your

00:37:07.559 --> 00:37:07.960
 greatest

00:37:07.960 --> 00:37:08.719
 days yet

00:37:08.719 --> 00:37:13.799
 as part

00:37:13.799 --> 00:37:14.119
 of his

00:37:14.119 --> 00:37:14.639
 plan for

00:37:14.639 --> 00:37:14.819
 you

00:37:14.819 --> 00:37:16.619
 I don't

00:37:16.619 --> 00:37:16.980
 know what

00:37:16.980 --> 00:37:17.379
 God has

00:37:17.379 --> 00:37:17.739
 for you

00:37:17.739 --> 00:37:18.079
 but I

00:37:18.079 --> 00:37:18.659
 know this

00:37:18.659 --> 00:37:19.579
 he's got

00:37:19.579 --> 00:37:20.079
 something

00:37:20.079 --> 00:37:21.799
 or we'd

00:37:21.799 --> 00:37:22.079
 all be

00:37:22.079 --> 00:37:22.460
 home with

00:37:22.460 --> 00:37:22.819
 him right

00:37:22.819 --> 00:37:23.059
 now

00:37:23.059 --> 00:37:24.579
 but the

00:37:24.579 --> 00:37:25.299
 reason he's

00:37:25.299 --> 00:37:25.899
 delaying it

00:37:25.899 --> 00:37:27.219
 the reason

00:37:27.219 --> 00:37:27.679
 for this

00:37:27.679 --> 00:37:28.379
 waiting period

00:37:28.380 --> 00:37:30.240
 God has

00:37:30.240 --> 00:37:30.740
 something

00:37:30.740 --> 00:37:31.220
 great

00:37:31.220 --> 00:37:32.380
 for us

00:37:32.380 --> 00:37:33.599
 so let's

00:37:33.599 --> 00:37:33.940
 grow our

00:37:33.940 --> 00:37:34.519
 faith together

00:37:34.519 --> 00:37:35.800
 Lord Jesus

00:37:35.800 --> 00:37:36.420
 we ask it

00:37:36.420 --> 00:37:36.900
 right now

00:37:36.900 --> 00:37:37.619
 in the name

00:37:37.619 --> 00:37:38.539
 of Jesus

00:37:38.539 --> 00:37:39.200
 we come to

00:37:39.200 --> 00:37:39.420
 you

00:37:39.420 --> 00:37:40.200
 we approach

00:37:40.200 --> 00:37:40.619
 your throne

00:37:40.619 --> 00:37:41.079
 and we say

00:37:41.079 --> 00:37:41.500
 God

00:37:41.500 --> 00:37:43.059
 make us

00:37:43.059 --> 00:37:43.800
 like Joseph

00:37:43.800 --> 00:37:48.099
 that when

00:37:48.099 --> 00:37:48.599
 our faith

00:37:48.599 --> 00:37:49.220
 is tested

00:37:49.220 --> 00:37:51.920
 we would

00:37:51.920 --> 00:37:52.420
 not only

00:37:52.420 --> 00:37:52.980
 pass the

00:37:52.980 --> 00:37:53.260
 test

00:37:53.260 --> 00:37:53.640
 but our

00:37:53.640 --> 00:37:54.059
 faith would

00:37:54.059 --> 00:37:54.660
 be grown

00:37:54.659 --> 00:37:57.980
 where those

00:37:57.980 --> 00:37:58.480
 around us

00:37:58.480 --> 00:37:59.079
 can see

00:37:59.079 --> 00:38:00.379
 you're

00:38:00.379 --> 00:38:00.659
 becoming

00:38:00.659 --> 00:38:01.159
 more like

00:38:01.159 --> 00:38:01.539
 Jesus

00:38:01.539 --> 00:38:05.039
 whatever

00:38:05.039 --> 00:38:05.679
 those changes

00:38:05.679 --> 00:38:06.179
 need to look

00:38:06.179 --> 00:38:06.679
 like in our

00:38:06.679 --> 00:38:06.940
 lives

00:38:06.940 --> 00:38:07.239
 God

00:38:07.239 --> 00:38:08.739
 reveal them

00:38:08.739 --> 00:38:09.139
 by your

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 Holy Spirit

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 to us

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 and then

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 give us

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 the courage

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 to say

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 yes to

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 you

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 every time

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 it's in

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 Jesus name

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 we pray

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 amen

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 church

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 would you

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 erreichen

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 unless

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 you

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 you

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 do

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�

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 our

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 hope