Sermon Handout
- Genesis 37-50
- Genesis 37:23–24
- Genesis 37:3-4
- Genesis 39:2–6
Five Defining Moments That Produced Forgiveness
Defining Moment | God Was Teaching | Key Verse | Walking Point |
The Pride | Favoritism can destroy a family, friendship | Genesis 37:3-4 | Favoritism produced jealousy which led to hate. |
The Pit | Depend on God, not people | Genesis 37:23–24 | God is with you when people fail you. |
Potiphar’s House | Faithfulness in small things | Genesis 39:2–6 | Serve God wherever He places you. |
The Prison | Obedience despite injustice | Genesis 39 – 41 | Doing right doesn’t always remove suffering. |
The Palace | Humility comes before authority | Genesis 41:16 | God’s delays often prepare us for greater usefulness. |
Monday Morning Moment: “God used the pit, Potiphar, the prison, and the palace to prepare Joseph for power without revenge“
• God prepared Joseph for forgiveness long before He gave him the opportunity to forgive. He does the same thing for us!
Genesis 50:20 KJV “But as for you, ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass, as it is this day, to save much people alive.” NLT: “You intended to harm me, but God intended it all for good.”