Text: Genesis 37

Memory Verse: Hebrews 12:1 "Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us..."

1. The Elements Of A "Nightmare" 37:1-11

A. A "Snitch" v. 2
B. Loved More v. 3
(1) The Real "love-Child"
(2) Preferential Treatment
C. The Object Of Tension v. 4
(1) Stolen Affection
(2) Bitter Resentment
D. Right But Very Wrong v. 5-11
(1) Noble Dreams
(2) No Relational Credibility
(3) Fueled Hostility v. 8, 11

2. The Near Demise Of The Dreamer 37:12-36

A. Into "Enemy" Territory v. 12-17
B. A Brush With Death v. 18-24
C. Sold As A Slave v. 25-28
D. The Cover-up v. 29-35

Here's What We Need To Remember: Great dreams and great noble intentions don't necessarily mean that you are a great person... God wants us to concentrate on lives that match His noble purposes!