“But as for you, ye thought evil against me, but God meant it unto good, to bring to pass as it is today, to save much people alive.”
A Sunday service centered on petitioning God for deliverance from persecutors. The preacher teaches that persecution is spiritual in origin, often provoked by righteousness or success, and calls believers to respond with prayer, holiness, perseverance, praise, and seeking reconciliation when at fault.
“"But as for you, ye thought it evil against me; but God meant it unto good." (Joseph to his brothers)”
A Father's Day worship service focused on the theme that God has begun a good work in believers and that grace continues and sustains that work. Pastor emphasizes that unfinished does not mean unwanted, celebrates humble beginnings, warns against selective or "convenient" conviction, and issues invitations for salvation, recommitment, and church membership. The service also includes church announcements (capital campaign, prayer calls, outreach cohort), a pitch for Bright Star Community Outreach's Turn Model Replication Cohort, worship, offering, and pastoral prayer.
“you meant that for evil...but God used it for good (paraphrase of Genesis 50:20).”
A sermon on Acts 2:22-36 that expounds Peter’s Pentecost message: the life, death (as God’s plan), and resurrection of Jesus, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit as proof of the resurrection, and an urgent call to Spirit-empowered, biblical proclamation and repentance in the last days.
“You meant it for evil, but God meant it for good.”
A resurrection/Easter sermon that moves from the reality of being 'shook' by life's sucker punches (trauma, injustice, loss) to the hope that God will 'cook' — show out, restore, and repurpose pain for a higher purpose when we keep showing up in faith.
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