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Dec 11, 2016

No Place Like Home | Part 11

Passage: Genesis 48:1-49:33

Preacher: Dave Haidle

Series:Joseph

Detail:

1.  Throughout life, parents have issues (the life of Jacob), yet God uses them
      (Genesis 25–47:28).

2.  In later years, preparations and practical issues are discussed (Genesis 47:29–31).

3.  At the end of life, God's people need to focus (Genesis 48–49).
       ●  Faith
       ●  Family
       ●  Future

4.  In our lives today, we have this pattern for blessing our children (Genesis 49).
       ●  Acknowledgment that you are family
       ●  Accountability for your actions
       ●  Affirmation of your gifts, talents and good deeds
       ●  Anticipation of your future

5.  In all of history, God's sovereignty, through providence and grace, supersedes
     our expectations (Hebrews 11:21; Revelation 5:5).
       ●  Jacob — hall of faith
       ●  Judah — the lineage of Jesus