JUNE 21, 2020

First Church Service on Facebook Live

9:30 AM

Rev Tim McKaig

(June 1-30, 2020)

Email: pastor.tim3773@gmail.com

Pastor Nick Robinson on call June 18-20

@ 502-930-6001

First United Methodist Church

800 East Broadway

Logansport, IN 46947

574.753.3491

Church Email: loganfirst@comcast.net Facebook: LoganFirstUMC

VIRTUAL SERVICE

PRELUDE

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

SPECIAL MUSIC

OFFERING & DOXOLOGY

PRAYER

SCRIPTURE READING

MESSAGE –

LIVE OF JOSEPH, PART 3:

DUNGEONS, DREAMS, &

DISCOURAGEMENT

—REV. TIM MCKAIG

SPECIAL MUSIC

BENEDICTION

POSTLUDE

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Life of Joseph, Part 3:

Dungeons, Dreams, & Discouragement

Life of Joseph, Part 3: DUNGEONS, DREAMS, & DISCOURAGEMENT

– Reverend Tim McKaig

Genesis 39:23 – The warden paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord

was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did. (NIV)

Genesis 40 - Sometime later, the cupbearer and the

baker of the king of Egypt offended their master, the

king of Egypt. Pharaoh was angry with his two officials,

the chief cupbearer and the chief baker, and put them in

custody in the house of the captain of the guard, in the

same prison where Joseph was confined.

The captain of the guard assigned them to Joseph, and

he attended them. After they had been in custody for

some time, each of the two men—the cupbearer and the

baker of the king of Egypt, who were being held in

prison—had a dream the same night, and each dream

had a meaning of its own.

When Joseph came to them the next morning, he saw

that they were dejected. So he asked Pharaoh’s officials who were in custody with him in his master’s

house, “Why do you look so sad today?” “We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no

one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me

your dreams.” So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. He said to him, “In my dream I saw a

vine in front of me, and on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, it blossomed, and its

clusters ripened into grapes. Pharaoh’s cup was in my hand, and I took the grapes, squeezed them

into Pharaoh’s cup and put the cup in his hand.” “This is what it means,” Joseph said to him. “The

three branches are three days. Within three days Pharaoh will lift up your head and restore you to

your position, and you will put Pharaoh’s cup in his hand, just as you used to do when you were his

cupbearer. But when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to

Pharaoh and get me out of this prison. I was forcibly carried off from the land of the Hebrews, and

even here I have done nothing to deserve being put in a dungeon.”

When the chief baker saw that Joseph had given a favorable interpretation, he said to Joseph, “I too

had a dream: On my head were three baskets of bread. In the top basket were all kinds of baked

goods for Pharaoh, but the birds were eating them out of the basket on my head.” “This is what it

means,” Joseph said. “The three baskets are three days. Within three days Pharaoh will lift off your

head and impale your body on a pole. And the birds will eat away your flesh.” Now the third day was

Pharaoh’s birthday, and he gave a feast for all his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief

cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his officials: He restored the chief cupbearer to his

position, so that he once again put the cup into Pharaoh’s hand— but he impaled the chief baker,

just as Joseph had said to them in his interpretation. The chief cupbearer, however, did not

remember Joseph; he forgot him. (NIV)

2 Corinthians 4:17 – For our present troubles are small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce

for us a glory that vastly outweighs them and will last forever. (NLT)

Isaiah 12:2 – I will trust in Him and not be afraid. The Lord is my strength and my song; He has given

me victory. (NLT)

Romans 8:31-32 - What, then, shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be

against us? He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all-how will he not also, along

with him, graciously give us all things? (NIV)

Going Deeper

1. Read Genesis 40

What is one of the most painful things that you’ve ever experienced?

How long did your pain last?

Joseph was in prison for a crime he did not commit, yet he noticed the cupbearer & the baker

were sad (v 6). What does that say about Joseph?

a. Have you heard it said: “If you think your circumstances are bad, just look around & you’ll see

someone in worse shape?”

b. How does this perspective help you to face your painful circumstances?

5. Have you ever been forgotten by someone who promised to do something for you?

a. Do we have insight into how Joseph responded to being forgotten by the chief cupbearer?

b. How did you respond?

PRAYER REQUESTS

• Mark Pullen

• Sophie Hamilton

• Dotti Gerhart

• Ruby Palmer

• Becky Vietti

• Rhonda Deimer

• Lauren Hanawalt

• Tim Taylor

• Edith Beatty

• Pastor Beth Ann

• Family of Gil Thomas

• Racial Reconciliation

• Wisdom for reopening businesses, day cares, schools and churches

• Logansport Memorial Hospital staff & patients & Essential workers

• State and Federal Leaders

If you have a special need or prayer request contact your First UMC Shepherd, Marj Miller or Lori Shewman.

To start a prayer chain for urgent medical needs contact Nancy Hamilton.

In honor of Father’s Day, First UMC has donated $300 to Habitat for Humanity.

SUNDAY VIRTUAL WORSHIP SERVICES View on Facebook Live: LoganFirstUMC

WEDNESDAY DIAL-UP DEVOTIOTION AND PRAYER This week to connect with Pastor McKaig, call (605) 313-5919, then enter the access code: 635572.

IMPORTANT DATES @ FIRST CHURCH

July 5: Church Picnic, 11 AM– 2 PM

Lower Pavilion at Spencer Park

Bring your own food, drinks and lawn chairs. Appropriate social distancing will be in effect.

July 12: First Worship in Sanctuary, 9:30 AM

Watch for additional details

July 18: Loaves & Fishes

July 26: Graduation Sunday

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK

June 21 Beverly Babb

June 23 Jayne Sullivan

June 25 Chad Geer

Scott Schafer

June 27 Richard Geisler

Mark Pullen

ANNIVERSARYS

June 22 Don & Tammy Bartlett

Michael & Rhonda Martin

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