The epic saga of Joseph finishes with an unexpected ending, but he shows us how to view life when our endings also often happen in unexpected ways. This message also leads to an announcement about new chapters ahead for our church!
Growing upward, inward & outward
Growing upward, inward & outward
Pressing Forward when Life Pushes Back
In this message, we enter Joseph’s workplace to learn four principles for living with integrity when on the worksite.
The rule of Revenge says, “If they got you, you get them back.” The rule of Forgiveness challenges that. It doesn’t let the other person off, but it does let you free from the bitterness that revenge grows. Drawing from Don Henley, deer, and the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of the brain, this message explores the […]
People aren’t optimists or pessimists. These are traits that exist on a spectrum, but some people live more at one end than the other. If Joseph was the optimist who always saw God, his dad Jacob was the pessimist who only saw gloom. In this message we outline three laws from the life of Jacob […]
To struggle is human. We all do and that’s okay. But it’s also okay to be doing okay! Joseph did in the next episode of his story. So this message gives some hints for handling happiness (because good times can sometimes be handed in bad ways!)
Let’s face it, we sometimes feel a little nuts when life gets out of control. That’s exactly how Joseph felt in this chapter of his story. Drawing from his example (and from the example of the brazil nut from South America) we learn three lessons about how to grow because of (not despite) the nutty […]
Like Joseph, we all find ourselves in places where temptation attacks, seemingly without warning. Drawing from the Scriptures and from the science of pleasure, we learn in this message how to spot the early warning signs, and tackle temptation with three tactics when wrong feels right.
Graham starts a new series called ‘Pressing Forward when Life Pushes Back’, looking at the story of Joseph and how we too can grow stronger from life’s obstacles.