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BCS Deaf Church
Feb 14, 2016
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What do the following
characters have in common?
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John 15:13
“There is no greater
way to love than to give
your life for your
friends.”
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All the Poor and Powerless
All Sons and Daugthers
Us for Them
Gungor
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Breakaway Ministries has launched their
2016 Shalom Project to help reach people
in need with the love of Jesus. Deaf Church
is excited to partner with Breakaway to
help raise money for this exciting project.
Shalom Launch Video
Breakaway Shalom Sermon
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HARD WORK FOR A YEAR
AND EARN $15,000
HARD WORK FOR A YEAR
AND EARN $15,000,000
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To experience pain,
illness, or injury.
To experience
something unpleasant
(such as defeat, loss, or
damage).
To lose what you think
is important.
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1. Some people turned on each other.
2. Some simply gave up… lost all hope.
3. Some endured, their hope on a better
life after the camp, but then became
depressed and even suicidal after they
were freed.
4. Those who endured had a greater hope
than can be found here on earth.
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Genesis 40
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Joseph is falsely imprisoned for an
unknown amount of time.
Joseph is now 28 years old.
In prison, Joseph finds favor with the
warden through his hard work.
Pharaoh’s Chief Baker and Cup Bearer
are put into prison under Joseph’s care.
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The Cup Bearer and Baker have dreams
on the same night.
God gives Joseph the dreams’ meanings:
• The Cup Bearer will be restored to his position.
• The Baker will be executed.
Joseph remains imprisoned for TWO
MORE YEARS!
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Q: At this point in Joseph’s life, what all had
been taken from him?
His freedom
His family
Years of his life – lost opportunities
His country
His ability to worship God with other Jews
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Q: When we suffer, what is taken away
from us?
Q: How did Joseph respond to his
suffering?
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Q: How do we know that Joseph maintained
a good attitude and hope through his
suffering?
1. He looked after others
2. He worked hard and faithfully – he
persevered
3. He continued to trust God
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Joseph sees his fellow prisoners in distress
and wants to help them.
2 Corinthians 1:3-4
“3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the
God of all comfort, 4who comforts us in all our
troubles, so that we can comfort those in any
trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive
from God.”
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How do you respond to suffering – by
becoming more self-focused or looking after
others?
Jesus gave us an example on the cross:
“Father forgive them for they do not know
what they are doing.” (Luke 23:34)
He made sure his mother would be taken
care of.
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James 1:2-4
“2Consider it pure joy, my brothers and
sisters, whenever you face trials of many
kinds, 3because you know that the testing of
your faith produces perseverance. 4Let
perseverance finish its work so that you may
be mature and complete, not lacking
anything.”
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Romans 5:2-4
“2And we boast in the hope of the glory of
God. 3Not only so, but we also glory in our
sufferings, because we know that suffering
produces perseverance; 4perseverance,
character; and character, hope.”
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It depends on what your hope is in!
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1 Peter 1:3, 6
“3Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has given
us new birth into a living hope through the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead….
6In all this you greatly rejoice, though now for
a little while you may have had to suffer grief
in all kinds of trials.”
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Julia’s professor, Dr. Coverdale, passed
away this weekend.
Brock Faulkner is very sick with
leukemia and multiple lung viruses at
MD Anderson. He is on a ventilator.
Paul is still searching for a job in
computer science.
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Breakaway will have two different
meetings this Tuesday in the Hall of
Champions at Kyle Field:
• All Men‘s Breakaway (no women allowed!) at
6:00 pm
• All Women‘s Breakaway (there will probably
be some dudes there...) at 9:00 pm