Finding Your Way

In Genesis 39, Joseph’s integrity was put to the test.  When Potiphar’s wife pursued him, Joseph refused.  Not because of fear of reputation or loss of position, but because he wouldn’t betray God.  His “yes” to integrity landed him undeservedly in prison.  Yet Joseph never lost what mattered most: God’s presence.  This week reminds us that doing the right thing won’t always bring short-term reward, but compromise costs even more.  Integrity may twist the plot of your life, but it…

Joseph’s life, once aimed toward privilege and leadership, is suddenly rewritten by betrayal and loss.  This message highlights how easy it is to trust God’s goodness when we know the ending, but Joseph didn’t.  In the pit and on the road to Egypt, all he knew was his dreams were gone.  Like Joseph, we face seasons when the “all things” that God works together for our good (Romans 8:28) are just bad things.  Yet the same God who was with…

Jesus was often criticized by religious people for spending time with sinners.  They believed holiness meant separation, but Jesus showed that holiness moves toward people, not away.  He didn’t avoid the broken – he ate with them, loved them, and invited them in.  Today, we’re tempted to isolate ourselves in the safety of Christian bubbles.  But when we do, we separate ourselves from the world God gave his life for.

People in Jesus’ day – and today – criticize or abandon Jesus when he doesn’t meet their expectations.  This message explores historical messianic expectations, Jesus’ subversion of those expectations, and the modern tendency to either bolt from God or sculpt him into our own image.  Instead, accept Jesus as he is, rather than making him into who you want.