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Nothing Left But A Baby In A Basket Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 from the book LIVING ON ONE DAY'S RATIONS First Lesson Sermons For Sundays After Pentecost Douglas B. Bailey Exodus 1:8-2:10 |
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Every head of a family would like to do everything possible to make life better for the next generation: the children of the family and also the grandchildren. For example, a lot of time and money goes into the writing up of a will or a trust agreement whereby one generation's financial assets, property, and personal belongings will be passed along to the next generation in a manner designed to reduce estate taxes and to guarantee that the next generation receives the maximum financial benefit. Joseph, son of Jacob, wanted to guarantee a secure future for his family. He had become one of ancient Egypt's most powerful government officials. He had saved his family from starvation and had used his influence to give them refuge in Egypt. There was nothing more he could do to make things better for his family and their offspring. And as long as Joseph was alive (and the Bible says he lived to be 110 ...
This Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 sermon, Nothing Left But A Baby In A Basket, is based on Exodus 1:8-2:10 and relates to Proper 16 | Ordinary Time 21 of Cycle A of the lectionary. This sermon is excerpted from the book LIVING ON ONE DAY'S RATIONS. SermonSuite offers online sermons and professionally published sermons, lectionary sermons, non-lectionary sermons, children's sermons, sermon illustrations, worship resources, preaching resources, sermons on prayer, prayers, Christian drama, lectionary worship, lectionary workbooks and homilies. ...