Favor
and Repentance
Genesis 39:1-6a,
20-23 – New International Version (NIV)
1 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an
Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought
him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there.
2 The Lord was
with Joseph so that he prospered, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.
3 When his master saw that the Lord
was with him and that the Lord
gave him success in everything he did, 4 Joseph found favor in
his eyes and became his attendant. Potiphar put him in charge of his household,
and he entrusted to his care everything he owned. 5 From the
time he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the household of the
Egyptian because of Joseph. The blessing of the Lord
was on everything Potiphar had, both in the house and in the field. 6 So
Potiphar left everything he had in Joseph’s care; with Joseph in charge, he did
not concern himself with anything except the food he ate.
20 Joseph’s master took him and put him in prison, the place
where the king’s prisoners were confined.
But
while Joseph was there in the prison, 21 the Lord was with him; he showed him
kindness and granted him favor in the eyes of the prison warden. 22 So
the warden put Joseph in charge of all those held in the prison, and he was
made responsible for all that was done there. 23 The warden
paid no attention to anything under Joseph’s care, because the Lord was with Joseph and gave him
success in whatever he did.
Who bought Joseph (verse 1)?
Why did Joseph
prosper (verse 2)?
What did Joseph’s
master see (verse 3)?
In your opinion,
why was Joseph entrusted with everything (verse 4)?
When was
Potiphar’s household blessed (verse 5)?
What did Potiphar
concern himself with (verse 6)?
Where was Joseph
(verse 20)?
Who was with
Joseph in prison (verse 21)?
In your opinion,
why was Joseph put in charge of all those held in prison (verse 22)?
What did the Lord
give Joseph (verse 23)?
In your opinion, what is the basic
message of this passage?
John 6:1-13 - New
International Version (NIV)
1 Some time after this, Jesus crossed to the far shore of the
Sea of Galilee (that is, the Sea of Tiberias), 2 and a great
crowd of people followed him because they saw the signs he had performed by
healing the sick. 3 Then Jesus went up on a mountainside and
sat down with his disciples. 4 The Jewish Passover Festival was
near.
5 When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward
him, he said to Philip, “Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He
asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to
do.
7 Philip answered him, “It would take more than half a year’s
wages to buy enough bread for each one to have a bite!”
8 Another of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother,
spoke up, 9 “Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and
two small fish, but how far will they go among so many?”
10 Jesus said, “Have the people sit down.” There was plenty of
grass in that place, and they sat down (about five thousand men were there). 11 Jesus
then took the loaves, gave thanks, and distributed to those who were seated as
much as they wanted. He did the same with the fish.
12 When they had all had enough to eat, he said to his
disciples, “Gather the pieces that are left over. Let nothing be wasted.” 13 So
they gathered them and filled twelve baskets with the pieces of the five barley
loaves left over by those who had eaten.
Where did Jesus
cross to (verse 1)?
Why did a great crowd follow Jesus (verse
2)?
Who did Jesus sit
with (verse 3)?
What was near
(verse 4)?
Who did Jesus ask “where shall we buy bread for these people
to eat” (verse 5)?
Why did Jesus ask
the question (verse 6)?
How much would it
take to purchase enough bread “for each
one to have a bite” (verse 7)?
In your opinion,
why did Andrew point out that there was a boy who had “five small barley loaves and two small fish” when he knew that
would not go far among so many (verses 8 and 9)?
What did Jesus
want the people to do (verse 10)?
What did Jesus do
before he distributed the bread and the fish (verse 11)?
In your opinion, why
was there extra after people got done eating (verses 11 & 12)?
How much extra was there (verse 13)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, what is similar between Joseph
in Potiphar’s house and the prison in Genesis 39:1-6a & 20-23 and Jesus as
He feeds the 5,000 in John 6:1-13?
Galatians 6:7-10 -
New International Version (NIV)
7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked.
A man reaps what he sows. 8 Whoever
sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows
to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. 9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the
proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. 10 Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good
to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers.
What does a man reap (verse 7)?
Who will reap destruction (verse 8)?
Who will reap
eternal life (verse 8)?
Why should we not “become weary in doing good” (verse 9)?
When should we “do good to all people” (verse 10)?
Who should we especially concentrate on
doing good to (verse 10)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In
your opinion, how does Andrew in bringing Jesus the boy with the “five small barley loaves and two small
fish” in John 6:1-13 help us understand Paul who said we should help others
“as we have opportunity” in Galatians
6:7-10?
In your opinion, how does Paul in
Galatians 6:7-10 help us understand about why Joseph had success in Potiphar’s
house and in the prison in Genesis 39:1-6a & 20-23?
Revelation 3:1-6 –
New International Version (NIV)
1 “To the angel of the church in Sardis write:
These
are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I
know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. 2 Wake
up! Strengthen what remains and is about to die, for I have found your deeds
unfinished in the sight of my God. 3 Remember, therefore, what
you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent. But if you do not wake
up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what time I will come to
you.
4 Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled
their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed in white, for they are worthy. 5 The
one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot
out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that
name before my Father and his angels. 6 Whoever has ears, let
them hear what the Spirit says to the churches.
What does the One who “holds
the seven spirits of God and the seven stars” know about the church in
Sardis (verse
1)?
Why is the church in Sardis to strengthen “what remains and is about to die” (verse
2)?
How is the church in Sardis to treat what
they have heard and received (verse 3)?
Who will come if the church in Sardis does
not wake up (verse 3)?
In your opinion, what does it mean that a
few people in Sardis have “not soiled
their clothes” (verse 4)?
Why will the ones who have not “soiled their clothes” be dressed in
white and walk with Jesus (verse 4)?
Who else will be dressed in white (verse 5)?
In your opinion, what does Jesus mean when
He says “I will never blot out the name
of that person from the book of life” (verse 5)?
What are people with ears to do (verse 6)?
In your opinion, what is the basic message
of this passage?
In your opinion, how
would you use Paul’s statement from Galatians 6:7-10 that “a man reaps what he sows” to help in understanding Jesus message
to the church in Sardis from Revelation 3:1-6?
In your opinion, how does Jesus giving
thanks for the little that Andrew and the boy brought Him in John 6:1-13 help
us to understand how to begin to “strengthen
what remains” as commanded by Jesus in Revelation 3:1-6?
In your opinion, how
does the Lord being present with and blessing Joseph as he is a slave in
Potiphar’s house and as a prisoner in Genesis 39:1-6a & 20-23 help us begin understand how the Christians in
Sardis or Christians today can walk with Jesus and be victorious in spite of
difficult circumstances?
In your opinion, what do these passages
from Genesis, John, Galatians and Revelation teach us about where God is when
we are in difficult circumstances today?
In your opinion, how
can these passages help us be victorious wherever we find ourselves?
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