GROWTH QUESTION #1
Who would like to share a highlight, praise report, or testimony from this week?
Who would like to share a highlight, praise report, or testimony from this week?
What did you learn from this week’s sermon?
What was your most important accomplishment this week?
What part of this passage stands out to you the most and why?
BACKGROUND
Joseph now stands in authority, face-to-face with the very people who wounded him most deeply. He has the power to reveal himself, retaliate, or reconcile instantly — yet he does none of those. Instead, Joseph chooses restraint, wisdom, and timing. This passage shows us that. God often works quietly long before He works publicly.
(v. 26–28)
Psalm 27:14 (NLT) – “Wait patiently for the Lord. Be brave and courageous.”
Why do you think waiting is often harder than acting, especially in emotional situations?
(v. 29–31)
Proverbs 16:32 (NLT) – “Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.”
How has God used a situation in your life to teach you self-control or patience?
(v. 32–34)
Isaiah 45:15 (MSG) – “You are a God who works behind the scenes.”
Can you recall a time when God was working in your life quietly, and you didn’t realize it until later?
What’s one thing you learned today that you can apply to your life this week?
True sacrifice should cost us something.
2 Samuel 24:24 (NLT)
But the king replied to Araunah, “No, I insist on buying it, for I will not present burnt offerings to the Lord my God that have cost me nothing.” So David paid him fifty pieces of silver for the threshing floor and the oxen.
Encourage everyone to give their tithes and offerings.
Who are you praying for to be saved?
Who can you invite to the next meeting?
What are your prayer requests?