Garden Valley Community Church
January 9th 2022
YouTube: Pastor Shane Moffitt
PART 2: Sermon Handout
Joseph and True Success ~ Genesis 39
Success can be confusing ~ you can climb the ladder ~ only to find it was leaning against the wrong wall
Many define success: power, fame, wealth, happiness
Biblical Definition of Success: Genesis 37:23
No matter where Joseph was or what he did
“The Lord was with him”
* True Success
is to have God’s blessing on your life *
Joseph was equally blessed in the Palace and in Prison ~ because God was with him
#1: God’s blessing is NOT related to
favorable circumstances
- Was Joseph MORE blessed by God ~
when he was #1 in Potiphar’s house ~
than when he was in prison? Psalm 105:18
- REMEMBER: God’s Blessings OFTEN come
in & through trials
- REFLECT: “Even though Jesus was God’s Son,
He learned obedience from the things He suffered”
Hebrews 5:8 NLT
- Interpret your circumstances by God’s love ~
NOT God’s love by your circumstances !
#2: God’s blessing IS related to personal
integrity in EVERY area of life
- “the Lord was with Joseph in the prison and showed
him his faithful love. And the Lord made Joseph a
favorite with the prison warden” Genesis 39:21 NLT
- REMEMBER: your ATTITUDE when treated
unfairly is everything ~ you are NOT entitled
GRACE: God’s undeserved unlimited kindness
- REFLECT: “Work willingly at whatever you do, as
though you were working for the Lord rather than
for people” Colossians 3:23 NLT
#3: God’s blessing should be desired above
ALL else
- The greatest blessing God gives us is the
contentment that accompanies godliness
- “godliness” is taking God seriously ~ the heart of
a godly person is the desire to respect the
things of God (not 1 Corinthians 10:7)
- REMEMBER: if you are godly you will have (a) a
thirst for God ~ Psalm 42:1-2; (b) a focus on
God ~ 1 Timothy 6:6 & 10-11; (c) worship God
~ seeing God for who He is and seeing us for
who we are ~ removing myself from the
center and putting God in His proper place
- REFLECT: “true godliness with contentment is
itself great wealth” 1 Timothy 6:6 NLT
God’s Blessing is when the RESULTS
are far beyond what we would reasonably EXPECT
PRAY: that God would reveal any wrong attitude or
action in my life ~ which would hinder His blessing
READ: Genesis 32:26
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