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God’s refining fire had purified Joseph’s brothers such that Judah’s testimony was allowed to shine, showing genuine repentance.

1. The Good (Joseph) 2. The Bad (Judah) 3. The Gospel (Jesus)

When our depravity threatens God’s plan, His gracious providence will protect His purpose.

Joseph's brothers begin to show evidence of a positive change in their hearts. Is there an area of your life which still needs to show a change?

Pastor Marvin gives an overview of 1 & 2 Chronicles which was written to a people who had lost hope. Chronicles points to a future King who would restore hope.

God is the only faithful Person in the universe. He is The promise maker. He is The promise keeper. If he makes a promise, we can take it to the bank. And the greatest promise he has ever made to us, sinful humans is eternal salvation. Come with the Grace United crew as we marvel, awestruck at the majesty and glory of our Great Promise maker and Promise Keeper, who has given us the promise of eternal life in Christ.

The promises found in God’s Word hold the key to the believer’s future.

We used to have an old Scottish lady that attended our church when I was growing up. She was a dear servant of God and she read her Bible every day. She used to talk about how difficult it was to understand the King James Version of the Bible. The Living Bible was fairly new then and we bought her a…

David Hume, the Scottish skeptic, defended his skepticism quite dramatically. He once wrote: “Were a stranger to drop suddenly into this world, I would show him a specimen of its ills—a hospital full of diseases, a prison crowded with malefactors and debtors, a field strewn with carcasses, a fleet floundering…

This passage of Scripture present Yahweh as the transcendent God who controls the destiny of all nations—not merely Israel. He creates history just as He created the cosmos. The victory of the Assyrians over the Hebrew tribes did not prove the superiority of her god’s over Yahweh. Nor did Judah’s defeat…

The seventh chapter of Isaiah’s prophecy is a story of threat and counter-threat, alliance and subversiveness, and vassalage. Aram and Israel have invited Judah to form an alliance with them against the growing menace of Assyria—the region’s new superpower. King Ahaz of Judah refused, leading Aram, Israel,…

When John writes that Jesus Christ “came by water and blood” (1 John 5:6a), he is using “water and blood” as a synonym for covenant. As explained in Hebrews 9:16-22, it takes blood and water, together, to bring a will/covenant into effect – the blood represents the death of something or someone. If the…

apostasy’s autopsy INTRODUCTION: 1. Read Jeremiah 8:1-12. 2. Regarding text: (1) Approximately 100 years after the prophet Isaiah cried out to the kingdom of Judah, Jeremiah the prophet was called into service for God. A. Samaria, and the northern kingdom of Israel fell to Assyria (722 BC). B. Jeremiah…

Forty years ago Paul Simon recorded a song called I Am a Rock. The title would suggest that he saw himself as a rock — strong, invincible and enduring. But actually the song says exactly the opposite. It’s about a man who has been hurt so often and so deeply by those that he loves that he just wants…

Sermon on 2 Kings 3 Title: Battle Won in the Trenches Theme: God brings life to his people in surprising places Goal: to encourage God’s people that he brings life in the surprising places. Need: we often don’t trust God to provide with blessings from the surprising places. Israel’s political environment…

Sermon on Genesis 37 Title: Joseph and His Brothers Textual Theme: God sees the opportunity to bless all nations, when we do wrong. Goal: to assure the Israelites of the goodness of God when we do wrong. Need: The Israelites do not believe God is working for the good in spite of all that is wrong. Sermon…