A Different Descent

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

Genesis 39:1-23

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A Different Descent — Pastor Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Genesis 39:1-23
Sermon Series: Genesis
September 29, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   What is the connection in this passage between God’s presence and Joseph’s success?  How does this humble us and exalt the Lord as we think about our own successes?
2.   What promises of God’s presence are held out for us in the gospel?
3.   How have you seen God magnify himself among unbelievers through blessing you?
4.   How does Joseph respond to the seductress?  What are the underlying reasons for his resistance?
5.   What does it mean to say that a grace-filled mind is the only way to avoid a sin-filled life?
6.   Discuss how the chapter ends in the same way it began.  How does this give us courage when we face adversity?

References: Romans 8:31-32; Hebrews 13:5; Matthew 28:20; Genesis 12:3; Psalm 51:4; Jeremiah 32:40; Proverbs 6:24; Romans 8:35, 37.

Another Prosperous Patriarch

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Genesis 30:25-43

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Another Prosperous Patriarch — Pastor Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Genesis 30:25-43
Sermon Series: Genesis
July 7, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.  Where else in Genesis have we seen the theme of material prosperity? Why is this an important aspect of God’s dealings with the Patriarchs in particular?
2.  Discuss how Jacob and Laban respond differently to God’s blessings. How does Laban’s response give us insight into the unbelieving heart?
3.  How does the first part of this passage help us to see that our good is for God’s glory? In what ways do you overlook this in your life?
4.  How do Jacob and Laban serve as a picture of Christ and his people? What does it mean to say that all the blessings we receive are “spillover” from Christ?
5.  How does Laban mistreat Jacob? What does the final outcome teach us about God’s work in our lives?
6.  How does this passage free us up to love our enemies?

References: Genesis 28:15; 12:16; 24:35; 26:12-14; 28:13, 14; Romans 1:18; Genesis 31:10-12.

Like Father, Like Son, Part 2

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

Genesis 26:12-33

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Like Father, Like Son, Part 2 — Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Genesis 26:12-33
Sermon Series: Genesis
May 26, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.      What does it look like to live as though God is actively involved in our everyday lives?
2.      Discuss the extent of Isaac’s prosperity in this passage. How should Christians think about prosperity with respect to this life and the life to come?
3.      What negative effect can earthly blessings have on our lives? How does God protect us from this?
4.      How have you seen God remove your fears by means of his Word?
5.      What does Isaac’s response both to the conflict and to the provisions teach us about the life of faith?
6.      What does it mean to say that making peace is the way of the Lord? How should this effect the way we relate to others?

References: Genesis 12:2-3, 10-20; Exodus 1:7, 9; 2 Peter 1:3; Ephesians 1:3; Romans 8:18, 32; Genesis 21:25; Isaiah 26:3; James 1:17; Genesis 21:22-34.