[Genesis 50:1-26] 2026.06.14 Fearless faith is forgiving
Fearless faith is forgiving
Big Idea Trust in God’s redemption in Christ — promises kept, promises to come — produces heartfelt forgiveness and fearless hope.
1. The Foreshadowing of redemption
2. The Forgiveness given to the fearful
3. The Fearless hope of the faithful
[Genesis 48:1–22] Trust God and Cross Your Hands
Big Idea: By faith, bless others by ‘crossing your hands’, just as God ‘crossed his hands’ on the cross for us.
Here’s a statue of King Charles I. He was King of England from 1625 to 1649. You might think people put up a statue because they loved him — but they didn’t. The most famous thing about Charles I is that he was the first, and so far only, king of England to be tried and executed by his own people. That is the one thing most people remember him by. Hopefully King Charles today will be remembered for other things. How about you? If you could only be remembered for one thing, what would it be?
Good morning. Today we come to the final days of Jacob. Of all the things that Jacob had done, the one thing he was…
God’s Hand in the Land of Famine (Genesis 47:1-31)
Introduction
We’re almost through the book of Genesis. Only three more chapters left. This morning is Genesis 47:1-31; this text has glory in it. Because we're going to see God’s hand in the midst of sufferings, in this chapter, is the famine in the whole land. Now, let’s see how God is working through this passage.
I. God Provides Through Joseph (Genesis 47:1-11)
Again, Joseph acts in many wise ways in this chapter, and he does so both privately and publicly. So, we see that all his God-given wisdom and power are shown in this chapter. And I think this will be a blessing to us as we think about our own God-given vocation and work, whether that is in the home, raising the next generation of Christian disciples, God willing, or whether that is outside the home working to provide for…
Weeping tears of joy
Big Idea: Those who trust in God long for, and will one day weep, tears of joy — for his saving plan in Jesus will never fail.
1. God’s saving plan revealed in Joseph’s reveal
2. God’s faithfulness revealed in Joseph’s provision
3. God’s reconciliation in Christ foreshadowed in Jacob’s family
Introduction