1. Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 “God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

2. Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 How would You answer the question, “What Is Your Passion in Life?” How would You answer the question, “What Is Your Passion in Life?”

3. Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 pas·sion any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate. pas·sion any powerful or compelling emotion or feeling, as love or hate.

4. Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Passion is most evident when the mind, body and spirit work together to create, develop and articulate or make manifest your feelings, ideas and most sacred values.

5. Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Over Time Each Of Us Will Come To Be Defined By “Our Feelings, Ideas, and Most Sacred Values!”

6. Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 We Have A Choice To Make! Will Our Passion Be Directed by the Flesh, the World or by Christ? We Have A Choice To Make! Will Our Passion Be Directed by the Flesh, the World or by Christ?

7. 2 Corinthians 10:4-6 NCV “We fight with weapons that are different from those the world uses. Our weapons have power from God that can destroy the enemy’s strong places. We destroy people's arguments 5 and every proud thing that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.6 We are ready to punish anyone there who does not obey, but first we want you to obey fully.” 2 Corinthians 10:4-6 NCV “We fight with weapons that are different from those the world uses. Our weapons have power from God that can destroy the enemy’s strong places. We destroy people's arguments 5 and every proud thing that raises itself against the knowledge of God. We capture every thought and make it give up and obey Christ.6 We are ready to punish anyone there who does not obey, but first we want you to obey fully.”

8. Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 So What Are Biblically Based Passions? The Example of Joseph! So What Are Biblically Based Passions? The Example of Joseph!

9. Genesis 41:14-16 “Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream, to interpret it. So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” Genesis 41:14-16 “Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they brought him quickly out of the dungeon; and he shaved, changed his clothing, and came to Pharaoh. And Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I have had a dream, and there is no one who can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that you can understand a dream, to interpret it. So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

10. Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Biblically Based Passion! A Passion to Exalt God’s Work & Will! A Passion to Exalt God’s Work & Will!

11. Genesis 41:16 “So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.” Genesis 41:16 “So Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, “It is not in me; God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”

12. Genesis 41:38 “And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?” Genesis 41:38 “And Pharaoh said to his servants, “Can we find such a one as this, a man in whom is the Spirit of God?”

13. Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Biblically Based Passion! A Passion for Holiness! A Passion for Holiness!

14. Genesis 39:9 “There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” Genesis 39:9 “There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?”

15. Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Biblically Based Passion! A Passion for Godly Impact! A Passion for Godly Impact!

16. Genesis 41:52 “And the name of the second he called Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.” Genesis 41:52 “And the name of the second he called Ephraim: “For God has caused me to be fruitful in the land of my affliction.”

17. Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 So… What Are Your Defining Passions? So… What Are Your Defining Passions?

18. Luke 12:16-21 “Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my… Luke 12:16-21 “Then He spoke a parable to them, saying: “The ground of a certain rich man yielded plentifully. And he thought within himself, saying, ‘What shall I do, since I have no room to store my crops?’ So he said, ‘I will do this: I will pull down my…

19. Luke 12:16-21 “…barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.”’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul… Luke 12:16-21 “…barns and build greater, and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, “Soul, you have many goods laid up for many years; take your ease; eat, drink, and be merry.”’ But God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul…

20. Luke 12:16-21 “…will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” Luke 12:16-21 “…will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ “So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”

21. Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 So… May Your Passion Be To Become Rich Toward God! So… May Your Passion Be To Become Rich Toward God!

22. Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 Defined By Your Passion! Genesis 41:14-16 “God will give Pharaoh an answer of peace.”