How To Keep A Man’s Head Screwed On Right1



How To Keep A Man’s Head Screwed On Right1

Gen 37:1-4

Introduction

Expression ‘head screwed on right’ = ...

Two men one w head screwed on right...

Another his brother w his head not screwed on right

What happened? I don’t know all the details.

I do know ... head screwed on right

I do kno that ... came undone, things happened that unscrewed his head

This AM look at Joseph, how to keep a man’s head screwed on right.

Joseph had so many things happen to him, but through it all his head

screwed on right

4 bad things – make you lose your head, head fall off, not screwed on tight enuf

4 good things – puff your head up, head fill up, screwed on to tight

4 Bad Things Make You Lose Your Head

1. Betrayed by Family or Close Friends 37:28

Joseph betrayed by his brothers and sold as a slave into Egypt for 30pc Ag

2. Tempted By A Seductress 39:7

Joseph tempted to have sex by Potiphar’s wife, slave in a foreign land

3. Accused Falsely and Not Able to Defend Yourself 39:17

Joseph falsely accused by his owners wife

4. Forgotten by those you helped 40:14,15,23

Joseph hoped that the chief cupbearer would remember him when

released, but instead he is forgotten or neglected

4 Good Things Puff Your Head Up

1. Favored above others 37:3

Joseph is the favorite of his father, he is faithful to his father, appropriately honored i.e. the coat of many colors

2. Possessed with exceptional skills or ability 40:8

Joseph has the ability to interpret dreams of others

3. Promoted and Honored for what you do 41:38ff

Joseph is promoted to prime minister of Egypt, second only to Pharoah

He is rewarded with an Egyptian Princess as a wife

4. Wield absolute power over others 47:13

Joseph is the most powerful man in Egypt, with the power of life and death and decision making

How To Keep Your Head On Right Through Good and Bad

1. The Lord with you 39:21

2. know that your abilities come from God 40:8

3. give credit to God 41:16, 25, 28, 32

4. remind yourself what God has done for you 41:51,52

5. see that God sent you where you are 45:5-8

6. The Lord made you who you are 45:9

7. never put yourself in the place of God 50:19-21

8. always remember to fear the Lord Pv 1:7

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