Bless the Lord oh my soul, Oh my soul

Worship His Holy name

Sing like never before, Oh my soul

I'll worship Your Holy name

The sun comes up It's a new day dawning

It's time to sing Your song again

Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me

Let me be singing when the evening comes

You're rich in love and You're slow to anger

Your name is great and Your heart is kind

For all Your goodness I will keep on singing

Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find

And on that day when my strength is failing

The end draws near and my time has come

Still my soul will sing Your praise unending

Ten thousand years and then forevermore

Forevermore

Great is Thy faithfulness

Great is Thy faithfulness

Morning by morning new mercies I see

All I have needed thy hand hath provided

Great is Thy faithfulness Lord unto me

Great is Thy faithfulness

O God my Father

There is no shadow of turning with thee

Thou changest not Thy compassions they fail not

As thou hast been Thou forever wilt be

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest

Sun, moon and stars in their courses above

Join with all nature in manifold witness

To Thy great faithfulness mercy and love

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth

Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide

Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow

Blessings all mine with ten thousand beside

After a brief overview of the life of Judah (38), we pick back up on the story of Joseph whose lot now goes from bad to worse. In today’s passage hard times keep coming. However, despite the difficulty in his life, there is one thing that remains constant and is the focal point of our sermon.

1. The __________ (2, 3, 5, 21, 23).

-LORD is used 7 times in the NIV

2. The LORD __________________ (3, 23).

-LORD ________________ (2, 3, 21, 23)

-LORD gave him success in Potiphar’s house and in prison (3, 23)

3. The LORD helps you _________________________ (6-20).

Four stages of temptation:

I. Aspiration— “she took notice” (7)

II. Solicitation—”lie with ” (7)

III. Invasion—”she caught him by the cloak” (12)

IV. Destruction—”took him and put him in prison” (20)

During dark times remember...

1. How does this passage point to Jesus Christ?

2. How does this passage help you if you’re struggling?

3. How can you use this passage to help disciple others this week?

4. What is the Holy Spirit leading you to do?