Have you ever known you needed to deal with something — and

just... didn't? You stared at it. You avoided it. You built your whole life around never

having to look at it. That is exactly what God wants to address this morning... welcome

to FBFirst.

Genesis 42 through 44 could have been the longest single chapter of our Bible because

it tells one continuous story — Joseph’s dealings with his brothers. Normally, you might

preach seven different Sundays on these three chapters, but we are going to take it in

one sweep to see a very important biblical precept. Namely, that life change doesn’t

often happen all at once, but rather, it is progressive.

The Theological term is Progressive Sanctification.