First Baptist Family of Asheboro, NC

  Nothing says fall like college football!   The leaves are now turning and there’s pumpkin spice everything.   A reminder it’s fall is the comic strip where Lucy holds the football for Charlie Brown.   We wonder if maybe this year he’ll finally kick the football.   Charlie Brown always ends up at the bottom on the ground.   Joseph is at the bottom.   The rug is pulled out from under him again.   Even at the bottom there are some good things.   We get our hopes up and the football is pulled right out from under us.   There is love at the bottom. God is with the brokenhearted.   To recap, Joseph was sold into slavery by his brothers and he becomes Potiphar’s slave.   He’s accused by Potiphar’s wife and is thrown in prison.   Life keeps getting worse.   There’s a surprise here in verse 21:             21But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast...

  The hungry caterpillar ate an apple.  He ate two pears and was still hungry so he ate some more until he was finally full.  He builds a cocoon and in two weeks emerges as a beautiful butterfly.  His dreams were fulfilled.  Today we are in Genesis 37.   God gives us all kinds of dreams and today we call our attention to Joseph, the son of Jacob.   When Jacob was about to meet Esau Joseph was just a little boy.   Joseph  was present.   Jacob prayed to God for the sake of the children.   Everyone won’t like your dreams. God gives Jacob a dream, but what happens when he shares that dream?   God speaks into our lives too.   We don’t always have the intended response we expect or want from others.   Not everyone will like your dreams.   Joseph’s brothers didn’t like his dream.   In fact, his brothers hated him.   Joseph was the favorite son of their father Jacob.   Joseph was like his dad.  ...