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Genesis 42:1-38

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Famine for the Family — Pastor Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Genesis 42:1-38
Sermon Series: Genesis
November 3, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   Why would Calvin say that this chapter is the most “illustrious example of divine providence”?
2.   How does this narrative show us that God can do remarkable things with our past failures and tragedies?
3.   Why does Joseph treat his brothers this way? What clues are there that his actions are not revenge?
4.   What is God doing in the hearts of Joseph’s brothers? What does it look like to have godly sorrow?
5.   How would you characterize Jacob’s mindset at the end of this story? In what ways do we often struggle to trust that God is at work “behind the veil”?

References: Genesis 41:56-57; 45:7; Psalm 105:16-17; Genesis 37:1-11; Genesis 9:6; 2 Corinthians 7:10-11.

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

Genesis 4:17-26

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The Birth of Civilization -- Lonnie Bell
Sermon Series: Genesis
Genesis 4:17-26
01 July 2018

Deep Sheet: Sermon Study Questions
1. In what ways does God extend grace to Cain and his descendants? How should this impact our view of God and culture?
2. What is common grace, and how does it point us to saving grace?
3. How would you characterize Lamech? Why do you think Moses included this brief account of him?
4. What does Eve’s response to the birth of Seth tell us about his significance? How does his birth anticipate Christ?
5. What does it mean in v. 26 that at the time of Enosh “people began to call upon the name of the LORD”? What does it look like for us to call upon his name?

References: Matthew 5:45; Genesis 2:24; 3:16; Romans 1:29-32; Genesis 3:15.