Tag Archives: Joseph

Down to Earth Christmas

Posted on December 28, 2017 by Hedy Collver

Text from the Christmas Eve message at Plantation UMC. I don’t remember how young I was the first time I went to a Christmas Eve service. Probably 7 or 8 years old. My family didn’t attend church, but on Christmas … Continue reading →

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A Down to Earth Trust

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Hedy Collver

Isaiah 40:6-11 (New Living Translation) A voice said, “Shout!” I asked, “What should I shout?” “Shout that people are like the grass. Their beauty fades as quickly as the flowers in a field. The grass withers and the flowers fade … Continue reading →

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Joseph – week 4, day 4

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Hedy Collver

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Genesis 44:1-5 (NLT*) Then he commanded the steward of his house, “Fill the men’s sacks with food, as much as they can carry, and put each man’s money in the top of his sack. Put my cup, the silver cup, … Continue reading →

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Joseph – week 4, day 3

Posted on August 4, 2017 by Hedy Collver

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Genesis 43:26-34 (NLT*) When Joseph came home, they gave him the gifts they had brought him, then bowed low to the ground before him. After greeting them, he asked, “How is your father, the old man you spoke about? … Continue reading →

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Joseph – week 4, day 2

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Hedy Collver

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Genesis 43:11-25 (ASV*) And their father Israel said unto them, If it be so now, do this: take of the choice fruits of the land in your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little balm, … Continue reading →

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Joseph – week 4, day 1

Posted on July 29, 2017 by Hedy Collver

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Genesis 43:1-10 (NRSV*) Now the famine was severe in the land. And when they had eaten up the grain that they had brought from Egypt, their father said to them, “Go again, buy us a little more food.” But Judah … Continue reading →

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Joseph – week 3, day 6

Posted on July 28, 2017 by Hedy Collver

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Genesis 42:29-38 (NIV*) When they came to their father Jacob in the land of Canaan, they told him all that had happened to them. They said, “The man who is lord over the land spoke harshly to us … Continue reading →

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Joseph – week 3, day 5

Posted on July 27, 2017 by Hedy Collver

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Genesis 42:18-28 (ESV*) On the third day Joseph said to them, “Do this and you will live, for I fear God: if you are honest men, let one of your brothers remain confined where you are in custody, … Continue reading →

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Joseph – week 3, day 4

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Hedy Collver

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Genesis 42:6-17 (NRSV*) Now Joseph was governor over the land; it was he who sold to all the people of the land. And Joseph’s brothers came and bowed themselves before him with their faces to the ground. When Joseph … Continue reading →

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Joseph – week 3, day 3

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Hedy Collver

TODAY’S SCRIPTURE: Genesis 42:1-5 (NIV*) When Jacob learned that there was grain in Egypt, he said to his sons, “Why do you just keep looking at each other?” He continued, “I have heard that there is grain in Egypt. Go … Continue reading →

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