This morning I was most intrigued with our discussion about God activity in this portion of the story. God was very active and purposeful. Here are some important God-moments in chapter 4:
1. God wanted to be known as the One True God. He kicked the Egyptian-god's fannies with the 10 Plagues. He wants to be your One and Only God. Clear out the competitors.
2. God is much less concerned with my inabilities and lack of confidence than I am.
3. God was moving his people to the best possible place for them reflect the goodness of God (The Promised Land). The journey would be filled with trial, adventure and dependence. Is God moving you to a better place so you can reflect his image better?
God's blessings this week.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Week 4 | Joseph
The Joseph story is rich in with personal applications for us as men to grab a hold of. Joseph is man we can emulate. He is one of the heroes in the Story. Remember these traits we chatted about today.
Joseph was skilled in his work. He was good at what he set out to do.
Joseph was faithful to God in good times (management position), temptation (Potifer's wife situation), and bad times (10 years in prison).
Joseph forgave his brothers. They didn't deserve it. He still did it.
Joseph saw God's big picture. God made something good out of evil. God was fulfilling his promise to Abraham by getting Jacob and boys to Egypt.
Any questions? How is this story landing on your life?
Joseph was skilled in his work. He was good at what he set out to do.
Joseph was faithful to God in good times (management position), temptation (Potifer's wife situation), and bad times (10 years in prison).
Joseph forgave his brothers. They didn't deserve it. He still did it.
Joseph saw God's big picture. God made something good out of evil. God was fulfilling his promise to Abraham by getting Jacob and boys to Egypt.
Any questions? How is this story landing on your life?
Monday, January 31, 2011
Welcome Tuesday Guys!
The Story is designed to help us travel through the timeline of Scripture at a fairly fast pace. It may feel like we are flying at 30,000 feet. We'll get a good view of the landscape but we may, from time to time, want to fly down to see more details in the story of the Bible.
On Tuesday mornings, we may not have time to hit all the questions that are raised with this study. So... here's a way for us to fly down during the week, ask some questions, find some answers and keep the discussion flowing.
Each Tuesday, I'll throw a comment, a question or an observation on this blog from our discussion that morning. Feel free to jump on, ask more questions and comment. Here's some guidelines.
1. Keep it positive.
2. Avoid asking questions that you know are unanswerable (no chain pulling).
3. Otherwise... there's no dumb questions.
God Bless,
Phil
On Tuesday mornings, we may not have time to hit all the questions that are raised with this study. So... here's a way for us to fly down during the week, ask some questions, find some answers and keep the discussion flowing.
Each Tuesday, I'll throw a comment, a question or an observation on this blog from our discussion that morning. Feel free to jump on, ask more questions and comment. Here's some guidelines.
1. Keep it positive.
2. Avoid asking questions that you know are unanswerable (no chain pulling).
3. Otherwise... there's no dumb questions.
God Bless,
Phil
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