responsibility recaptured @simongharris www.simongharris.com Genesis 1 COVENANT Relationship Genesis 1:26 Then God said, "Let us make man in our image, in our likeness, and let them rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, over all the earth, and over all the creatures that move along the ground." Responsibility KINGDOM and COVENANT Relationship Ephesians 2:8-9 For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God 9 not by works, so that no one can boast. Responsibility KINGDOM and Two major Biblical themes Two major Biblical themes COVENANT Relationship Mark 3:14 He appointed twelve-- designating them apostles-- that they might be with him and that he might send them out to preach Responsibility KINGDOM and Two major Biblical themes COVENANT Relationship Mark 12:30 The Great Commandment Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.
Responsibility KINGDOM and Two major Biblical themes COVENANT Relationship Matthew 28:19 The Great Commission Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Responsibility KINGDOM and Genesis 37:6-8 He said to them, "Listen to this dream I had: We were binding sheaves of grain out in the field when suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around mine and bowed down to it." His brothers said to him, "Do you intend to reign over us? Will you actually rule us?" .. Joseph A God-given destiny a longing in all of us Ecclesiastes 3:11 He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Joseph A God-given destiny a longing in all of us Genesis 41:39 Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, Since God has made all this known to you, there is no-one so discerning and wise as you.You shall be in charge Joseph A God-given destiny Extending Gods kingdom rule a spiritual impact a longing in all of us Genesis 41:56-57 When the famine had spread over the whole country, Joseph opened the storehouses and sold grain to the Egyptians, for the famine was severe throughout Egypt. And all the countries came to Egypt to buy grain from Joseph, because the famine was severe in all the world. Joseph A God-given destiny Extending Gods kingdom rule a spiritual impact a social impact a longing in all of us God wants to do this through your life too! Joseph Extending Gods kingdom rule a spiritual impact a social impact Genesis 37:2 This is the account of Jacob. Joseph, a young man of seventeen, was tending the flocks with his brothers, the sons of Bilhah and the sons of Zilpah, his father's wives, and he brought their father a bad report about them. Joseph Genesis 37:3 Now Israel loved Joseph more than any of his other sons, because he had been born to him in his old age; and he made an ornate robe for him. Joseph A L L
G R A C E ! SUBMISSION Joseph learnt submission to bow to Gods faithfulness Genesis 37:23-24 So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe--the richly ornamented robe he was wearing-- and they took him and threw him into the cistern. Now the cistern was empty; there was no water in it. Joseph learnt submission to bow to Gods faithfulness Genesis 4:5-8 "So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made me father to Pharaoh, lord of his entire household and ruler of all Egypt. Joseph learnt submission to bow to Gods faithfulness Genesis 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. Joseph learnt submission to bow to Gods faithfulness Genesis 50:20 Now Joseph was well built and handsome Joseph learnt submission to bow to Gods faithfulness Genesis 39:8 But he refused. With me in charge, he told her, my master does not concern himself with anything in the house; everything he owns he has entrusted to my care. Joseph learnt submission to bow to Gods purity to bow to Gods faithfulness Genesis 39:9b No one is greater in this house than I am. My master has withheld nothing from me except you, because you are his wife. How then could I do such a wicked thing and sin against God?" Joseph learnt submission to bow to Gods purity to bow to Gods timing to bow to Gods faithfulness Genesis 40:1 Some time later, the cupbearer and the baker of the king of Egypt offended their master, the king of Egypt. Joseph learnt submission to bow to Gods purity to bow to Gods timing to bow to Gods supremacy to bow to Gods faithfulness Genesis 40:8 "We both had dreams," they answered, "but there is no one to interpret them." Then Joseph said to them, "Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams." Joseph learnt submission to bow to Gods purity to bow to Gods timing to bow to Gods supremacy to bow to Gods faithfulness Genesis 41:16 "I cannot do it," Joseph replied to Pharaoh, "but God will give Pharaoh the answer he desires." Joseph learnt submission to bow to Gods purity to bow to Gods timing to bow to Gods supremacy to bow to Gods faithfulness Genesis 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. Grace notes Genesis 37:3 Now Israel loved Joseph more ... The beloved son Grace notes Genesis 37:13 and Israel said to Joseph, "As you know, your brothers are grazing the flocks near Shechem. Come, I am going to send you to them." "Very well," he replied. Sent to those he would save The beloved son Grace notes Genesis 37:20 "Come now, let's kill him and throw him into one of these cisterns and say that a ferocious animal devoured him. Then we'll see what comes of his dreams." Sent to those he would save They killed him The beloved son Grace notes Genesis 50:20 You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives. Sent to those he would save They killed him The beloved son His death & resurrection saves many lives Grace notes Genesis 45:15 And he kissed all his brothers and wept over them. Afterward his brothers talked with him. Sent to those he would save They killed him The beloved son His death & resurrection saves many lives He chose forgiveness instead of judgement @simongharris @AliveWoodbridge #alivewoodbridge simongharris.com