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you fool it's only moonlight The best work a preacher can do is to simply get out of the way for Scripture, make room for the Bible to speak for itself. Our first lesson today is the conclusion to the Joseph story. It is also the conclusion to the book of Genesis. In these six short verses we get to hear some of the most profound, most faithful words humans ever speak. Not only that, but the seven beautiful words that tumble from the lips of Joseph, in the middle of these six verses, are so subtle, so concise and condensed they’re all too easy to miss; “Am I in the place of God.” To help us really hear these words, to let the profundity of these words take our breath away, in an attempt to get out of the way for Scripture, the sermon today will simply be telling the Joseph story. I will set everything up, but Scripture will have the last Word. For today we will let Joseph be our preacher. Before we start, think of Joseph as someone who knew for himsel...