THE STORY OF JOSEPH:: THE FOUR Ps OF LIFE

By Olu Alabi

The story of Joseph from the Old Testament reveals eternal truths and secrets for people of all races, beliefs, classes, and ages. In The Story of Joseph, author Olu Alabi looks at Joseph’s life and examines how his story relates to our contemporary lives as Christians.

Olu analyzes Joseph through the lens of the four Ps: the pit experience phase, Potiphar’s house phase, the prison phase, and the palace phase. It offers inspiration and wisdom to deal with any phase of life you’re currently in.

Joseph’s story, as told in the Bible, presents a beautiful illustration of how God’s purpose can be found in our pain. If we understand there’s a reason God allows pain in our lives, we can endure anything.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Jun 12, 2024
• ISBN: 9798823087995

Olu Alabi

Olu Alabi is an ordained minister in the Redeemed Christian Church of God and pastor of Bracknell Victorious Assembly, located in Bracknell at the heart of the Royal County of Berkshire. Olu has been in ministry for more than twenty years and has pioneered and assisted in the establishment of several parishes of RCCG in central Nigeria. He and his wife, Margaret, also an ordained minister in the RCCG, have three children.

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Published by AuthorHouse  06/12/2024

ISBN: 979-8-8230-8798-8 (sc)

ISBN: 979-8-8230-8799-5 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2024911002

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CONTENTS

Dedication

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1   I Have a Dream

Chapter 2   The Pit Experience Phase: They Cast Him into a Pit

Chapter 3   Potiphar’s House Experience

Chapter 4   Prison Experience

Chapter 5   The Palace Experience

Chapter 6   Conclusion

DEDICATION

To everyone who has been part of my

spiritual journey thus far.

FOREWORD

Olu Alabi is the senior pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Bracknell Victorious Assembly. I met Pastor Olu Alabi for the first time in January 2010 when I moved to the United Kingdom. It was during a church service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Victory at Reading, Reading. As we talked over time, I realized that I had met his wife and senior sister in Nigeria. He had heard about me through his senior sister although we never had the opportunity to meet. Let me spare you further details. The world is truly a small place.

Olu is an amazing and amiable personality. He embodies simplicity, humility, compassion, empathy, and truthfulness. Apart from being a pastor, he is a good person who sets out to help the people who come his way. I am glad that you have an opportunity to meet him, in part, through this masterpiece that he has put together.

Pastor Olu Alabi, in his characteristic manner of helping people, sets out to help his readers through this book. The story of Joseph reveals eternal truth and secrets for people of all races, beliefs, classes, and ages. In this book, you will find inspiration and wisdom to deal with whatever phase of life you are in as Olu carefully narrates the four Ps of life. Depending on where you are in your journey of life, there is wisdom for you to go forward to the next phase. I encourage you to avoid every form of distraction and read this book with an open heart, so you can glean from the wisdom that Olu shares.

I have been greatly blessed, inspired, and encouraged while reading the manuscript. I promise you that when you start reading this book, you won’t want to stop until you reach the end. I wish you a happy time reading this book.

Dr Joseph Olimah, Phd

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First and foremost, I give glory and praise to the Almighty God. I appreciate Him for placing me on certain people’s paths in the fulfilment of my God-given purpose. They have helped and inspired me to become who I am today. They have all sown one seed or another into my life, and this book is one of the fruits.

I want to recognize and appreciate my spiritual parents, Pastor Emmanuel Abiodun of blessed memory and his wife, Pastor (Mrs) J. J. Abiodun, whom we fondly referred to as mummy. I want to thank God for their lives. They