Listener Guide provided by Pastor Ed
The Examination of Elevation
- When we rise up, will we forget where we came from?
- Don't let your platform influence you, but instead use your platform to influence others.
- Genesis 41
- Proverbs 27:21
- The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and a man is tested by his praise.
- Reminder: Waiting Warns, Silence Shapes, Pain Prunes, but Prosperity has the ability to Poison.
- The Tale of Three Coats:
- Son: Father's Coat.
- Servant: Potiphar's Coat. Genesis 39
- Savior: Pharaoh's Coat.
- He's no longer defined by status.
- Sermon Principles: The "Examination of Elevation" will occur when you receive a...
- Praised Ability: Genesis 41:15-"I have heard it said of you"
- Response: "without God this is not possible" (16)
- Reveals: "doubling of Pharaoh's dream means the thing is fixed by God, and God will shortly bring it about" (32)
- Releases: "select a discerning and wise man and set him over the land of Egypt. (33)
- Pride will make you hold on to and pay for things that you really don’t need in your life.
- Pastor finds a track jacket at a thrift store. His daughters told him he looked good in it so he decided to buy it. The zipper broke so he decided to buy the jacket go home, and cut it off. He had too much pride to ask the customer service for help but someone noticed that he was stuck.
- Provided Authority: Genesis 41:41-43-"thus he (Pharaoh) set him over the land of Egypt."
- Ring: Resources
- Robe: Ruler
- Necklace: Rank
- You get your platform to make a name for God.
- Pastor showed up for a funeral and it was cold outside. Pastor Ed "finds" coat on coat rack in greenroom. He puts it on thinking it's a gift from God. He realized at the end of the day that the coat belonged to an elderly funeral worker. He approached the man and admitted his wrong but the old man said, "Today you needed it a whole lot more than I did."
- Posses Autonomy: Genesis 41:44 - "without your consent no one shall lift up a hand or foot in all of the land of Egypt."
- You have freedom to do whatever you want to do. How do you respond?
- This freedom means that you can be trusted.
- Core Values of a Leader that Excel within Elevation: Genesis 41:46-49
- Honor: Give value to all people.
- Humble: Steward of Gifts not an owner.
- Flight attendant asks Muhammed Ali to fasten his seatbelt. Superman don't need no seatbelt. Superman don't need no plane either.
- If we don't humble ourselves, God will humble us.
- Matthew 23:12
- But those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.
- Hustle: Takes Initiative, makes things better.
- Hustle beats talent when talent doesn't hustle.
- Hungry: Passionate to Succeed
- Hospitality: Servitude
- Final Thought: How do we know whether Joseph passed the "Examination of Elevation”?
- Genesis 41:51: "God has made me forget all my hardship and my father's house"
- Note: Joseph's Children's names are in Hebrew, which is a bold statement to the Pharaoh of the land.
- Manasseh: To Forget
- Ephraim: Doubly fruitful
- He did not give his children Egyptians names because he never forgot where he came from.
- I'm not the victim, I'm the victor.
- At times people will fail you, but Jesus never will.
- Pastor Ed signed up for a marathon. He saw 2 college students and he was determined to win. What he didn't know was those college students weren't even running in the marathon. He thought he was first, but he was last. The young man he was following was not chasing the same goal as he was. In following the wrong person, he got off track
- Sometimes we look to the wrong people for example.
Praise & Worship
This Is Amazing Grace" by Josh Farro, Jeremy Riddle, & Phil Wickham
"O The Deep Deep Love Of Jesus" by Samuel Trevor Francis And Thomas J. Williams
"Flawless" by Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Ben Glover, David Garcia, Mike Scheuchzer, Nathan Cochran, Robby Shaffer
"Love Came Down" by Jeremy Edwardson, Brian Johnson, Ian McIntosh, and Jeremy Riddle
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