Peter, yes, the focus of the sermon was on the blessing and how we normally think of blessings as being all good and happy things, but in reality a blessing encompasses both the bad and the good. It is all the things that accomplishes God's will in our lives. The prophecy part was not focused on, but it was mentioned to demonstrate how even the negative part of the blessing is necessary for accomplishing God's will.
I really liked the sermon because it gave an entirely new outlook on what we think of as a "blessing." I don't think that I have ever heard someone say "God has blessed me with cancer." Or "God has blessed me with miscarriage." Etc. In reality, those things may be a part of his blessing if they lead us to accomplishing his plan for us. I am reminded of
Gianna Jensen the abortion survivor. I saw her speak one day many years ago, and she sang "Mary Did You Know?" Her testimony is amazing. Despite living through a botched abortion and having cerebral palsy, she is a living testimony for God. And if we really think about it, all those negative, horrible things in her life are her blessing. They are what makes her such a profound testimony for God.