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Genesis 50:15-26

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Parting Professions — Pastor Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Genesis 50:15-26
Sermon Series: Genesis
February 9, 2020

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   What have been your biggest takeaways from Genesis? How has God strengthened your faith through this series?
2.   Why are Joseph’s brothers afraid? Is their fear rational or irrational?
3.   How does Joseph respond to his brothers? How does he view the events that have transpired over the years?
4.   How has the doctrine of God’s sovereignty, which Joseph articulates in this passage, been of practical help in your life?
5.   According to Joseph what will God do for his people in the future? How does this help us to understand the nature of God’s ultimate salvation in Christ?

References: 1 Thessalonians 5:15; Romans 12:17; Genesis 45:1-15; Job 1:21; Deuteronomy 32:39; Hebrews 11:22; Luke 1:68-70; Revelation 22:20.

FCC Vision Statement: Building on Exposition, Centering on Christ, Dying in Community, Serving on Mission

Genesis 22:1-24

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The Climactic Test, Part 2 — Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Genesis 22:1-24
Sermon Series: Genesis
March 24, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1. What have we learned about God’s character from this story before we even get his response to Abraham’s obedience?
2. Why is this the only fitting test for Abraham? What is the relationship here between faith and obedience, and why is it so important that we get this right in the Christian life?
3. How does God affirm Abraham? In what ways have you seen God give affirmation and assurance in your life?
4. How does this story picture Christ’s sacrifice as the Lamb of God?
5. Why does God make an oath? How does this text show his trustworthiness?
6. How does the genealogy at the end of the chapter point us both forward and backwards in the book of Genesis?

References: Genesis 21:12; Hebrews 11:19; Proverbs 8:13; 9:10; Job 1:1; 1 Peter 1:7; Matthew 3:17; John 3:16; Romans 8:32; Isaiah 53:7, 10; John 1:29; 18:12; 19:17-18; 1 Peter 1:19; Revelation 5:6, 9; Galatians 3:16; Hebrews 6:13-20; Genesis 11:26-32; 21:33.