Sunday, January 5, 2020

Welcome to Paradox Church, where our motto is 'Come as You Are, No Perfect People Allowed.' Each and every week we strive to demystify the Bible and understand how God’s truths--as confusing and contradictory as they may seem--have tremendous impact on our day-to-day lives. We seek to do this in a way that will arrest your attention, appeal to your sense of humor, and lead you to a richer relationship with God and his people. So sit back, relax, and check out a few of the things happening around here before we get started. If you have any questions, stop by the Hub at the bottom of the stairs after the service.

Join us for a welcome lunch next Sunday, January 12, after service! This is the BEST way to find out more about Paradox and meet some staff and others, in a relaxed and fun environment. And lunch is on us! Email info@paradoxchurch.com for more information.

On the hunt for a big game meal and a fun night out? Buck Dinner is back! Gather your friends and neighbors and make plans to attend this fun event on January 25. The guest speaker will be Jimmy Gretzinger from the TV show “Michigan Out Of Doors”. Get your tickets in the Lounge, or head to paradoxchurch.com/buckdinner.

PIT Stop is back on Friday, January 17, 6-8pm. Paradox leadership hosts quarterly "PIT Stops" to give you a chance to refuel, get equipped, and get direction before zipping back into the race of life. If you are connected at Paradox in any way, join us! You will be entertained and enlightened. Dinner will be available for $5. Free childcare (and dinner for kids) is provided.

Small Groups are a perfect opportunity to connect with others at Paradox, grow closer to Jesus and go out into the world to reach people far from God. Groups meet throughout the week in different locations around Metro Detroit. Sign-ups start Sunday, January 12, both online and in the Lobby. Groups begin Monday, January 27 and will run at least 12 months. For more information, email smallgroups@paradoxchurch.com.

World Mandate is a conference for anyone who wants to worship God and change the world, and Paradox Church will be the Detroit area satellite location for this two-day gathering on February 7-8, 2020. The conference features four main sessions where you will experience dynamic worship, compelling teaching, and powerful encounters with God that will inspire and equip you to be part of what God is doing around the world. Head to worldmandate.com for tickets or more info.

Journey Children's Program Birth-4th Grade

We love kids at Paradox and have created a fun, safe, and age-appropriate program for Birth through 4th Grade so that you can thoroughly participate in service. All of our workers are background-checked and fully trained to create a meaningful Sunday morning experience for your kids. Nursing Moms, a comfy room is available behind the Café for your use. For more information about Journey, go to paradoxchurch.com/ministries/journey.

Follow Journey on Parent Cue

No one has more potential to influence your child than you. The Parent Cue App helps every parent do something each week to help move their child toward a deeper faith and a better future. Follow along with what your kids are learning in Journey by downloading the App & finding Paradox.
theparentcue.org/app

Bridge 5th-6th Graders

All kids in 5th and 6th Grade are welcome to Bridge during the 10am service, designed to be a “bridge” between Journey and Revolution. This Sunday program combines live worship in the auditorium, small-group style discussion, games, and lots of fun. Look for the Check-In sign to register. Kids meet in the Revolution Room.

Revolution Student Ministries

In junior or senior high? You’re encouraged to remain in service with family or friends on Sunday mornings or plug into one of our ministries. Inquire at the Check-In desk about options for serving. Or for more info, email revolution@paradoxchurch.com.

Revolution Youth Nights

Students Grades 6-12: Join us Monday nights from 7-9pm here at Paradox Church for an exciting and impactful evening. We’ll have live music, encouraging conversation, and your favorite games to ensure that Mondays exist to encourage your heart and uplift your spirit! *There will be no Youth Nights during the holidays. We'll resume on Monday, January 6. paradoxchurch.com/ministries/revolution

Students in Grades 6-12, want some crazy, sleep-deprived fun? Paradox is hosting a multi-church, over-night party on January 24-25 that will feature live performances from three hip-hop acts, food, inflatables, movies, food, games, an escape room, food, and more. Cost is only $25 and registration is open now. Head to paradoxchurch.com/lockin, or email revolution@paradoxchurch.com for more info.

Genesis 2:18-24 NLT

Jacob lived in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father.Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors.But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more.He said to them, “Hear this dream that I have dreamedBehold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.”His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?”And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.Now his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock near Shechem.And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” And he said to him, “Here I am.”So he said to him, “Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word.” So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”“I am seeking my brothers,” he said. “Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.”And the man said, “They have gone away, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer.Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams.”But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.”And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him”—that he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father.So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the robe of many colors that he wore.And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him.Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothesand returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone, and I, where shall I go?”Then they took Joseph’s robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please identify whether it is your son’s robe or not.”And he identified it and said, “It is my son’s robe. A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces.”Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.

Matthew 22:36-37 ESV

Jacob lived in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father.Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors.But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more.He said to them, “Hear this dream that I have dreamedBehold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.”His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?”And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.Now his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock near Shechem.And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” And he said to him, “Here I am.”So he said to him, “Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word.” So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”“I am seeking my brothers,” he said. “Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.”And the man said, “They have gone away, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer.Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams.”But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.”And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him”—that he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father.So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the robe of many colors that he wore.And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him.Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothesand returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone, and I, where shall I go?”Then they took Joseph’s robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please identify whether it is your son’s robe or not.”And he identified it and said, “It is my son’s robe. A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces.”Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.

Matthew 7:24-27 ESV

Jacob lived in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father.Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors.But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more.He said to them, “Hear this dream that I have dreamedBehold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.”His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?”And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.Now his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock near Shechem.And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” And he said to him, “Here I am.”So he said to him, “Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word.” So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”“I am seeking my brothers,” he said. “Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.”And the man said, “They have gone away, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer.Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams.”But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.”And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him”—that he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father.So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the robe of many colors that he wore.And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him.Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothesand returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone, and I, where shall I go?”Then they took Joseph’s robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please identify whether it is your son’s robe or not.”And he identified it and said, “It is my son’s robe. A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces.”Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.

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Matthew 7:24-27 ESV

Jacob lived in the land of his father’s sojournings, in the land of Canaan.These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was pasturing the flock with his brothers. He was a boy with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father’s wives. And Joseph brought a bad report of them to their father.Now Israel loved Joseph more than any other of his sons, because he was the son of his old age. And he made him a robe of many colors.But when his brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated him and could not speak peacefully to him.Now Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers they hated him even more.He said to them, “Hear this dream that I have dreamedBehold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and behold, my sheaf arose and stood upright. And behold, your sheaves gathered around it and bowed down to my sheaf.”His brothers said to him, “Are you indeed to reign over us? Or are you indeed to rule over us?” So they hated him even more for his dreams and for his words.Then he dreamed another dream and told it to his brothers and said, “Behold, I have dreamed another dream. Behold, the sun, the moon, and eleven stars were bowing down to me.”But when he told it to his father and to his brothers, his father rebuked him and said to him, “What is this dream that you have dreamed? Shall I and your mother and your brothers indeed come to bow ourselves to the ground before you?”And his brothers were jealous of him, but his father kept the saying in mind.Now his brothers went to pasture their father’s flock near Shechem.And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.” And he said to him, “Here I am.”So he said to him, “Go now, see if it is well with your brothers and with the flock, and bring me word.” So he sent him from the Valley of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.And a man found him wandering in the fields. And the man asked him, “What are you seeking?”“I am seeking my brothers,” he said. “Tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.”And the man said, “They have gone away, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’” So Joseph went after his brothers and found them at Dothan.They saw him from afar, and before he came near to them they conspired against him to kill him.They said to one another, “Here comes this dreamer.Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of the pits. Then we will say that a fierce animal has devoured him, and we will see what will become of his dreams.”But when Reuben heard it, he rescued him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.”And Reuben said to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness, but do not lay a hand on him”—that he might rescue him out of their hand to restore him to his father.So when Joseph came to his brothers, they stripped him of his robe, the robe of many colors that he wore.And they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water in it.Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.Then Judah said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his blood?Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let not our hand be upon him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers listened to him.Then Midianite traders passed by. And they drew Joseph up and lifted him out of the pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty shekels of silver. They took Joseph to Egypt.When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not in the pit, he tore his clothesand returned to his brothers and said, “The boy is gone, and I, where shall I go?”Then they took Joseph’s robe and slaughtered a goat and dipped the robe in the blood.And they sent the robe of many colors and brought it to their father and said, “This we have found; please identify whether it is your son’s robe or not.”And he identified it and said, “It is my son’s robe. A fierce animal has devoured him. Joseph is without doubt torn to pieces.”Then Jacob tore his garments and put sackcloth on his loins and mourned for his son many days.All his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him, but he refused to be comforted and said, “No, I shall go down to Sheol to my son, mourning.” Thus his father wept for him.Meanwhile the Midianites had sold him in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh, the captain of the guard.

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