Surallah Central 7Th-Day Adventist Church

February 23-26, 2022

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 6 So Potiphar gave Joseph complete administrative
responsibility over everything he owned. With Joseph there, he
didn’t worry about a thing - except what kind of food to eat! –
Gen.39 NLT
7 and Potiphar’s wife soon began to look at him lustfully.
“Come and sleep with me,” she demanded. – Gen.39 NLT
8 But Joseph refused. “Look,” he told her,” my master trusts
me with everything in his entire household. - Gen.39 NLT
9 No one here has more authority than I do. He has held back nothing
from me except you, because you are his wife. How could I do such a
wicked thing? It would be a great sin against God.” - Gen.39 NLT
11 One day, however,
no one else was
around when he
went in to do his
work.

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behind with me! – Gen.39 NLT
Why does Jesus has been crucified?

22 What shall I do, then, with Jesus who is called

Christ?” Pilate asked. They all answered, “Crucify him!
– Matt.27
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Spiritual Lessons
What should from
we do in order Joseph:
for us not to be
guilty?

1. The circumstance of our lives are not as important as the

way we respond to them. – Gen.39
2. Sin is always wrong , even in a foreign land where no one
knows or cares about us. – Gen. 39:7 - 9
22 let us draw near to God with a
sincere heart in full assurance of faith,
having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse

us from a guilty conscience and

having our bodies washed with pure
water. – Heb.10 NIV
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February 23-26, 2022