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Topic: Fall: My Story – Damaged by Evil Biblical Text: Genesis 37-41 Joseph – Damaged by Evil (Fallen nature of Egypt, seduction of the culture, pits, slaves) Big Idea: When God was in charge, we had a wonderful world. But we wanted to be in charge so that all of it ⎯ creation and everyone in it ⎯ could be used for our own benefit instead of its intended design and purpose to serve each other. It became all about us. On the bigger level, we damaged creation. We drain her for her oil, and fill the air with pollutants so we can have a comfortable lifestyle. And it fights back in hurricanes and tsunamis. But there are also other larger issues, such as racism, sexism, slavery, corruption, injustice and oppression that damages us and our world. On a relational level, we damage each other and others hurt us ⎯ whether we mean to or not. When we live for only ourselves, then it’s easy to take and gain without regard for other people. And on a personal level, we damage our soul and its relationship with God. We are afraid of God now, and in our fear, we try to ignore him and live for ourselves. But we are only hurting ourselves, and we will never be the kinds of people that we want and dream to be. We and the world are damaged by evil. We’re all damaged, and are consistently contributing to the mess.