God Meant it for Good
Pastor Tung Le
November 21, 2024

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God Meant it for Good

Genesis 50


Main themes of Genesis: God uses people in His .


“God is the God of the unsuccessful, of those who have failed. Heaven is filling with earth’s broken lives, and there is no bruised reed that Christ cannot take and restore to glorious blessedness and beauty.” (J.R. Miller)


Main themes of Genesis: God is to His with Abraham.


Abrahamic Covenant:
  • The promise of

  • The promise of

  • The promise of

  • God is


    “God is faithful, and that trumps all our problems, tears, tragedies, and the very prospect of death itself.” (David Jeremiah)


    Thanksgiving Challenge: Spend time thanking God for those times He was faithful to us this year.


    We need to let go of the of the past, and instead cling to the God has for us.


    “The only way to get rid of your past is to make a future out of it. God will waste nothing.” (Phillips Brooks)


    Main themes of Genesis: God has good and perfect .


    “God’s eternal, heavenly story doesn’t obliterate my earthly, painful story; it gives it meaning.” (Bob Kelleman)


    Main themes of Genesis: We ought to consider our .


    “A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.” (Jackie Robinson)


    Main themes of Genesis: Genesis points to the .


    “God is always doing 10,000 things in your life, and you may be aware of three of them.” (John Piper)


    Additional Resources:
    Overview of Genesis, Part 1 (BibleProject)
    Overview of Genesis, Part 2 (BibleProject)
    George Palmer testimony (Billy Graham Evangelistic Association)