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Genesis 50

• 1. Seniors
• 2. Running
• 3. Horses
• 4. Baseball
• 5. Gymnastics
• 6. Airplanes
• 7. Remodeling

Finishing Well

Christian Life

• 1. Service
• 2. Attitude
• 3. Time
• 4. Talents
• 5. Attendance
• 6. Doctrine

II Timothy 4:7

“I Have Fought The Good Fight, I Have Finished The Race, I Have Kept The Faith.”

The Apostle Paul

Hitting The Tape Sprinting

• A. Personal Time To Grieve (1-3)
• B. Permission To Travel (4-6)
• C. Procession To Canaan (7-14)
• I. Faith Sustains Through Grief

Genesis 50:1-14

Seventeen Years Since… “And now do not be distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for Godsent me before you to preserve life.” (Genesis 45:5)

• II. Faith Rises Over Grudges

Genesis 50:15-21

Jacob, Their Father Is Dead When A Family Member Passes Away, It Changes The Entire Family Dynamic.

Genesis 50:15-18

“Am I In The Place Of God?” Romans 12:19-21 Genesis 50:19-21

• 1. Permissive Will Of God – Meant Evil
• 2. Purpose Of God – Meant It For Good
• 3. Providence Of God – People Kept Alive

Joseph “Saw The Whole Rainbow” (Charles Swindoll)

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• 1. Don’t Want Other Person To Be Afraid
• 2. Refuse To Take Advantage Of Superior Position
• 3. Bind Up The Wound Completely
• 4. Keep On Forgiving & Forgiving

Proofs Of Total Forgiveness (R. T. Kendall)

Senior Saints

“Few things are more difficult or troubling to see than to see a bitter old person – wrapped in a blanket of anger, spewing forth profanity, poring over albums

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wrongs done, and feeding on the dregs of would-be-memories.”

NFL Rushing Record

18,355 Yards 10.43 Miles Knocked Down Every 4.2 Yards!

Emmitt Smith

• III. Faith Extends For Generations

Genesis 50:22-26

“By faith Joseph, at the end of his life, made mention of the exodus of the Israelites and gave directions concerning his bones.” (Hebrews 11:22)

Genesis 50:22-26

Exodus 13:19

“Moses took the bones

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Joseph had made the sons of Israel solemnly swear, saying, God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones with you from here.”

• 1. He dealt properly with grief by faith
• 2. He dealt properly with a potential grudge by faith
• 3. He dealt properly with future generations by faith

Joseph Finished Well

Genesis 50:26

“So Joseph died, being 110 years old. They embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.”