A Coffin in Egypt

A Coffin in Egypt 
Genesis 50:15

 Hearers of the Word

I. Joseph made a decision to live a life of forgiveness 

        a. Joseph understood that God works for His glory and our good

        b. Joseph understood that God controls  everything

        c. Joseph lives with an understanding that God was God and he was not

 Doers of the Word 

I. After 11 months of studying the life of Joseph, what has been the greatest lesson you have learned?


II. When considering the example of Jospeh, are you a person of forgiveness?  Why or why not?  In what ways do you struggle?


III. In verses 14 and 15 Pastor Steven referenced that guilt from the past resurfaced and produced fear in the lives of these brothers.  What forgiven guilt do you allow to rob you of freedom you should walk in?


IV. Pastor Steven mentioned that “our sight” or perspectives influence the way we  “see” our current circumstances.  In what ways do you need to fix your eyes on the "author and finisher of our faith”?


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