JUNE 21, 2020
First Church Service on Facebook Live
9:30 AM
Rev Tim McKaig
(June 1-30, 2020)
Email: [email protected]
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: [email protected] Facebook: LoganFirstUMC
VIRTUAL SERVICE
PRELUDE
WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS
SPECIAL MUSIC
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PRAYER
SCRIPTURE READING
MESSAGE –
LIVE OF JOSEPH, PART 3:
DUNGEONS, DREAMS, &
DISCOURAGEMENT
—REV. TIM MCKAIG
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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
Jesus died for all
Black Lives Matter