Jim Batterton - That night, January 9, 1989, I paced around my room. All of the memory verses I had ever learned were racing through my mind. I knew I really needed to be saved, and as I became increasingly more upset, I was realizing that I really didn’t know how to be saved...
Memory Verse: Rom. 14:11 Memory Verse Text: Every knee shall bow to me.
Point 1: Joseph was his father's favorite, a fact which Jacob couldn't help from showing. (There likely was a moral reason for this favoritism if Jacob could have perceived it.) As a result, Joseph was seen as unique amongst his brothers. Application: It would be foolish to show favoritism in our families since everyone has failed in some way. Point 2: God also marked Joseph out as unique by giving him a revelation in a dream. God told him in a special way what the future held. How does He tell us today? Point 3: Joseph's brothers hated him for what he had said, but Jacob kept what Joseph had said in mind and thought about it (Gen. 37:11). Point 4: Read Gen. 43:26 with the class to show the fulfillment of God's promise and remind everyone that God will keep His every word.
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Jim Batterton
