J. Robert Hanson

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Ingredients for Decision-Making

Philippians 4:5-6

5 Let your reasonableness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand; 6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.

Paul is making a point, that when planning something, it’s important to add a couple of ingredients to the process of decision-making. I want to look at a few of those…

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A Coalition of God's Mighty

A Coalition of God’s Mighty

“So David departed from there and escaped to the cave of Adullam; and when his brothers and all his father’s household heard of it, they went down there to him. Everyone who was in distress, and everyone who was in debt, and everyone who was discontented gathered to him; and he became captain over them.” – 1 Samuel 22:1-2 NASB What’s a coalition? According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary’s…

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Genesis 47:7 MSG

Please pray for America’s leadership. “Joseph brought his father Jacob in and introduced him to Pharaoh. Jacob blessed Pharaoh.” Genesis 47:7 MSG

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Think About His Love John 3:16 ESV "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."

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Genesis 46:29 MSG

What a moment of relief and joy looks like.   “The moment Joseph saw him, he threw himself on his neck and wept. He wept a long time.”   Genesis 46:29 MSG

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Genesis 45:5 MSG

What does forgiveness look like? Radical.   Joseph to his Brothers: “…don’t blame yourselves for selling me. God was behind it. God sent me here ahead of you to save lives.”   Genesis 45:5 MSG

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Genesis 43:9 MSG

Why Judah prevails.   Judah to Jacob concerning Benjamin: “I’ll take full responsibility for his safety; it’s my life on the line for his.”   Genesis 43:9 MSG

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Genesis 42:31 MSG

A bit of an issue with credibility.   The brothers who sold Joseph into slaver: “We are honest men and in no way spies.”   Genesis 42:31 MSG

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I'm just lookin' at all my options for President.

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Genesis 41:16 MSG

The dreamer’s open secret for answers. Joseph: “Not I, but God. God will set Pharaoh’s mind at ease.” Genesis 41:16 MSG

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Genesis 40:23 MSG

How quickly a good deed can soon be forgotten.   “the head cupbearer never gave Joseph another thought; he forgot all about him.”   Genesis 40:23 MSG

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Genesis 39:23 MSG

In the most desperate of circumstances, Joseph:   “whatever he [Joseph] did God made sure it worked out for the best.”   Genesis 39:23 MSG

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Genesis 39:5 MSG

At times contagious is good.   “God blessed the home of the Egyptian—all because of Joseph. The blessing of God spread over everything he owned”   Genesis 39:5 MSG

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Genesis 38:1 MSG

For Judah, the story only gets terrible after this sad moment: “About that time, Judah separated from his brothers” Genesis 38:1 MSG

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Does there ever come a point in time where we stop and examine our motivation paradigm to readjust life choices?

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Genesis 37:28 NLT

The moments when even family can be a bit overwhelming.   “Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him..”   Genesis 37:28 NLT

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Genesis 37:23-24 MSG

The ugliness of jealousy:   “When Joseph reached his brothers, they ripped off the fancy coat he was wearing, grabbed him, and threw him into a cistern.”   Genesis 37:23-24 MSG

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