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The Nfluence Church Podcast is your source for bold, Bible-based teaching that equips you to live out your faith with clarity and conviction. Led by pastors Lucas and Krissy Miles, each episode delivers practical messages that connect timeless truth to real life—helping you grow in grace, stand firm in a shifting culture, and discover your God-given influence in the world.
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JOSEPH: From Dreams to Dominion | Cup of Wrath, Cup of Blessing | Pastor Lucas Miles
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In this message from Genesis 44, Pastor Lucas Miles walks through Joseph’s final test of his brothers to reveal a powerful picture of substitution, judgment, and redemption.
When Joseph places the silver cup in Benjamin’s sack, it exposes more than guilt — it reveals whether the brothers have truly changed. Judah steps forward and offers himself in Benjamin’s place, foreshadowing the greater Substitute who would come.
The silver cup becomes a symbol of something deeper: the cup of God’s wrath. Just as Benjamin was found guilty, humanity stands guilty before a holy God — not because we are “mostly good,” but because sin runs deeper than behavior. We deserve judgment.
Pastor Lucas then draws the connection to Gethsemane, where Jesus prayed over a different cup — the cup of wrath meant for us. Unlike Benjamin, we were not innocent. Yet Christ willingly drank the judgment we deserved.
What was once a cup of condemnation has become a cup of blessing.
Through the cross and resurrection, Jesus transformed wrath into mercy and punishment into redemption. Communion now stands as a declaration: the cup we deserved was poured out on Him.
This message is a call to respond — not with casual gratitude, but with full surrender. When we understand the weight of what Christ absorbed, devotion is no longer optional; it is the natural overflow of grace.
Key Themes:
- The Test That Reveals the Heart
- Substitution and Sacrifice
- The Reality of Sin and Judgment
- Jesus in Gethsemane
- Wrath Turned to Blessing
- Communion as Declaration
- Grace That Demands a Response
- Surrender Over Self-Preservation
- Living Grateful, Not Casual
Timestamps:
0:20 — Introduction & series context
7:20 — Genesis 44: the silver cup discovered
13:20 — Joseph tests his brothers’ hearts
21:20 — Judah steps forward as substitute
26:20 — The cup as a symbol of God’s wrath
32:20 — Jesus in Gethsemane: drinking the cup
39:20 — Wrath transformed into the cup of blessing
44:20 — Altar call, communion, and response
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