Sunday 3/3/2019

LIFE - Sermon 33 Last week's LIFE POINT: God desires to bless from 'close relationship,' not 'cloaked religion.' Gen 39:4-6 Life Point: If you are focused on short term benefits you might miss long term rewards. You can compromise the right now, so that you benefit right now, but it will cost you in the long run. Col. 3:1-4 (ESV) 2 Peter 1:1-16 Don't get so focused on what brings you an immediate benefit that you lose sight of the purpose of life and value of long term rewards. Benefits that came to Joseph even though he wasn't focused on temporary benefits, but focused on being who God called him to be, at all times: 1. Found grace/favor with his earthly superior. 2. Given responsibility to oversee his superior's house. 3. Promoted to the manager of ALL his superior's possessions. 4. His earthly superior's house was blessed BY GOD. 5. His earthly superior's operations (army, farming, etc.) were blessed BY GOD. Ps. 37:4