Joseph: Dreaming with Others
Issue #217, October 4, 2017 While in prison, it seemed like Joseph’s dream would never happen. But while there, two high officials of the king of Egypt, a cupbearer and baker, were placed under his care. The captain of the guard assigned them [the officials] to Joseph, and he attended them. After they had been […]
Joseph: The Testing of a Dream
Issue #216, September 20, 2017 The 17-year-old Joseph traveled to Egypt as a slave and his dream for leadership seemed dead. The next 13 years of Joseph’s life were painful and difficult. First, he was sold as a slave and served in Potiphar’s house. Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian […]
Joseph: The Death of a Dream
Issue #215, September 6, 2017 As a 17-year-old, it was exciting for Joseph to have a dream. He was going to be someone great and do great things! But one day as he went to visit his brothers his dream came crashing down. But they saw him in the distance, and before he reached them, […]
Joseph: The Birth of a Dream
Issue #214, August 23, 2017 Josephs’ dream was born when he was a young man, 17 years old. Joseph had a dream, and when he told it to his brothers, they hated him all the more. He said to them, "Listen to this dream I had: We were binding sheaves of grain out in the […]
Joseph: The Birth of a Dreamer
Issue #213, August 9, 2017 The story of Joseph’s life in the final 14 chapters of Genesis gives us more details than almost any other biblical figure. Joseph was certainly not perfect but his story is one of very few that contains no major character flaws or failures. All of us can learn many lessons […]
Hearing the Voice of the Father
Issue #212, July 26, 2017 Every child longs to hear words of love and affirmation from their father. Some hear these precious words but unfortunately many do not. Those who do not hear these words often live their lives trying to hear the same words from others. Jesus heard these words from His Father at […]
Will I Be Willing? A Question of Intent
Issue #211, July 12, 2017 God answered all of Moses’ questions and objections. Still, Moses is not willing to lead! But Moses said, "O Lord, please send someone else to do it." Then the LORD's anger burned against Moses and he said, "What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. […]
Will I Be Able? A Question of Impact
Issue #210, June 28, 2017 Even after God answers the first three questions, Moses is not willing to go. Moses said to the LORD, “O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue.” The LORD said to him, […]
Will Others Follow? A Question of Influence
Issue #209, June 14, 2017 Moses’ first two questions were about identity: his own identity, and God’s identity. His next question was about leadership. “What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, ‘The LORD did not appear to you’?” (Exodus 4:1). Moses wanted to know if others would follow. How […]
Who Are You? A Question of Intimacy
Issue #208, May 31, 2017 The first question Moses asked God was a question of his own identity. He needed to know who he was as a leader. We saw in the last issue that God answered Moses’ question, “Who am I?” with “I am with you” (Exodus 3:12). For servant leaders, the key to […]