Fleeing Temptation
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MESSAGE – Rev. Dr. Dale Thiele
Genesis: Foundations for Life
Fleeing Temptation
- Success under Duty
- Success under Temptation
- Success under Persecution
Questions for Further Study or Group Discussion:
- Read Genesis 39:1-23. What catches your attention from this passage? Why?
- Why is Joseph so successful in Potiphar’s house? Does God’s presence guarantee material success? Why or why not?
- How does Potiphar “see” that the Lord blessed Joseph? Why is Potiphar blessed because of Joseph?
- What do we learn about the nature of temptation from Joseph’s encounter with Potiphar’s wife? In what ways should we be watching that we might not fall into temptation?
- What is the “secret” of Joseph’s success in resisting this temptation?
- In what ways is the imprisonment of Joseph persecution? How is Joseph’s faith sustained through this trial?
Memory Verse of the Week:
James 1:2-3 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. (ESV)
