God Of All Seasons | 17 August 2014 | Dave Smith

Pastor Dave Smith

SEASONS GOD OF ALL

These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and they

sold him to be a slave in Egypt.

But God was with him and rescued him from all his

troubles.

ACTS 7:9-10 (NLT)

And God gave him favour before Pharaoh, king of Egypt. God also

gave Joseph unusual wisdom, so that Pharaoh appointed him governor over all of Egypt and put him in

charge of the palace.

ACTS 7:9-10 (NLT)

1. Preparation – aged 17-30

2. Promotion – aged 30

3. Prosperity for Purpose – aged 30-110

SEASONS

PREPARATION

These patriarchs were jealous of their brother Joseph, and

they sold him to be a slave in Egypt …

ACTS 7:9 (NLT)

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PROMOTION

But God was with him and rescued him from all his troubles. And God gave him

favour before Pharaoh, king of Egypt.

ACTS 7:9b-10a (NLT)

God also gave Joseph unusual wisdom, so that Pharaoh

appointed him governor over all of Egypt and put him in charge of

the palace.

ACTS 7:10b (NLT)

PROSPERITY for PURPOSE

… it was to save lives that God sent me ahead of you.

GENESIS 45:5 (NIV)

By faith Joseph, when his end was near, spoke about the exodus of

the Israelites from Egypt and gave instructions about his

bones.

HEBREWS 11:22 (NIV)