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.

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

Genesis 37:12-36

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Enslaved In Egypt — Pastor Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Genesis 37:12-36
Sermon Series: Genesis
September 15, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   How does the context of this story show us the relationship between sin, the heart, and our actions?
2.   How do the mysterious “man” and the mention of Dothan encourage us to trust in God when facing danger?
3. What details in the text tell us that the brothers are fighting against God?
4.   Discuss the wickedness and cruelty of the brothers’ actions against Joseph. How did this backfire on them at home?
5.   How does the method of deception used by the brothers remind us that we reap what we sow?
6.   How does this passage end in a hopeful way? How does this encourage us as we face trials?

References: Matthew 5:21-22; 1 John 3:15; 2 Kings 6:16; Genesis 42:21; 2 Samuel 12:23; Psalm 105:16-17.