GateWay Church of Visalia
Everybody Qualifies
Joseph, Genesis 50:12-26 Pastor Ed Kemp June 15 & 18, 2023
Locations & Times
GateWay Church
1100 S Sowell St, Visalia, CA 93277, USA
Thursday 6:30 PM
Sunday 8:30 AM
Sunday 10:30 AM
Introduction
So What?!
How was Joseph's heart healed by grace?
#1. He avoided God’s CHAIR.
But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in God’s place? Vs. 19
But Joseph said to them, “Do not be afraid, for am I in God’s place? Vs. 19
#2. He saw God’s VIEW.
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive. Vs. 20
As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good in order to bring about this present result, to preserve many people alive. Vs. 20
#3. He provided God’s LOVE.
So therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. Vs. 21
So therefore, do not be afraid; I will provide for you and your little ones.” So he comforted them and spoke kindly to them. Vs. 21
Everybody Qualifies
Message #4. Joseph, Genesis 50:12-26
June 15 & 18, 2023
Prayer Requests:
Group Discussion: Who is the most forgiving person you’ve ever known?
Read aloud: Genesis 50
How was Joseph’s heart healed by grace?
Joseph avoided looking back into his past with resentment (vs. 19), “…am I in God’s place?” He recognized God was sovereign and in control. What is one of the struggles you have of allowing God to be God in your life? What are you trying to control that’s really God’s responsibility? Is there anything in your life that you are resenting? On what do you excessively worry because you’re afraid God won’t do what you want Him to do or that God will do it differently than you want it done?
Joseph proclaimed that even the evil things done against him were used by God in a good way (vs. 20). Joseph is saying you cannot thwart or cancel the plan of God for your life. If you were handed a script of your child’s life and an editing pen before their birth, would you change the painful parts of the script? How hard is it to trust God that the painful parts are necessary? Can you share one small painful part of your life, very carefully, that has been difficult for you to accept as God’s plan for your life?
Lastly, Joseph loved even those who persecuted him, he loved his enemies (vs. 21.) Has there ever been a time when you had to love someone who’d been unfair, unreasonable, or unloving toward you? How did God work on your attitude? Have you gotten past the hurt and anger?
How can your heart be healed by grace?
Take some time in your connect group to pray for one another.
Family Time: Read Genesis 50:20. As you start to come to the dinner table have everyone switch places to a different chair than the one they normally sit in. Ask each person to list the things they see from that chair that they don’t normally see from their chair. They can be serious or silly things. Then talk about how when we get to heaven how we’ll understand how we affected other’s lives. Things in heaven will look different.
Message #4. Joseph, Genesis 50:12-26
June 15 & 18, 2023
Prayer Requests:
Group Discussion: Who is the most forgiving person you’ve ever known?
Read aloud: Genesis 50
How was Joseph’s heart healed by grace?
Joseph avoided looking back into his past with resentment (vs. 19), “…am I in God’s place?” He recognized God was sovereign and in control. What is one of the struggles you have of allowing God to be God in your life? What are you trying to control that’s really God’s responsibility? Is there anything in your life that you are resenting? On what do you excessively worry because you’re afraid God won’t do what you want Him to do or that God will do it differently than you want it done?
Joseph proclaimed that even the evil things done against him were used by God in a good way (vs. 20). Joseph is saying you cannot thwart or cancel the plan of God for your life. If you were handed a script of your child’s life and an editing pen before their birth, would you change the painful parts of the script? How hard is it to trust God that the painful parts are necessary? Can you share one small painful part of your life, very carefully, that has been difficult for you to accept as God’s plan for your life?
Lastly, Joseph loved even those who persecuted him, he loved his enemies (vs. 21.) Has there ever been a time when you had to love someone who’d been unfair, unreasonable, or unloving toward you? How did God work on your attitude? Have you gotten past the hurt and anger?
How can your heart be healed by grace?
Take some time in your connect group to pray for one another.
Family Time: Read Genesis 50:20. As you start to come to the dinner table have everyone switch places to a different chair than the one they normally sit in. Ask each person to list the things they see from that chair that they don’t normally see from their chair. They can be serious or silly things. Then talk about how when we get to heaven how we’ll understand how we affected other’s lives. Things in heaven will look different.