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| What are three common symptions of profaneness? |
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Desire for immediate pleasure
Failure to maintain standards of separation
Not valuing what God values; hypocrisy |
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| What do profane people live for? |
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| they live for the pleasures of this life |
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| What are two ways Esau showed his profaneness? |
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He sold his birthright
he married a pagan women |
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| What consequences did Esau's profaneness have in his life? |
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He prospered in man's eyes, but failed in God's eyes
He is known as a fornicator and a profane person |
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| How should you deal with profaneness in your own life? |
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Confess sin
begin to care about pleasing God more than pleasing anyone else |
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| What did Jacob learn from his trials? |
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| A person reaps what he sows |
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| What four examples of craftiness appear in Jacob's life? |
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He bought Esau's birthright with a bowl of stew
He stole Esau's blessing with a disguise and falsehood
He tried to steal Laban's cattle
He left Laban without seeking his permission or saying goodbye |
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| Esau; Laban ; his own sons |
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| How did Jacob's sons deceive their father? |
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| They kidnapped Joseph and sold him into slavery. Then they pretended that he had been killed by a wild animal. |
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| Where did they learn to practice deception? |
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| How is the Christian life like a diamond? |
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| You begin rough , uncut and covered with the grime of sin, but you goal should be to shine like a precious stone in a sinful world. |
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| What did God use to transform Jacob? |
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| He allowed several periods of crisis in Jacob's life |
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| How long does the transformation process take? |
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| Why does God allow crisis in our lives? |
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| To motivate us to turn to Him so that He can teach us lessons |
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| What should you do when you are lonely or scared? |
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| Look to God in prayer; listen to the pastor's sermons; pay close attention to Bible lessons; read the Bible often |
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| How did God reward Jacob's act of dedication? |
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| By changing his name from Jacob, which means "supplanter", to Israel, "one who strives with God. |
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| What was Joseph's brothers' sin? |
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| they sold Joseph into slavery and covered it up |
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| How did Joseph's brothers try to hide their sin? |
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| They made it appear that Joseph had been killed by a wild animal. |
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| What fears plagued Joseph's brothers? |
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| they feared that their sin would be discovered and God would punish them |
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| How did God confront them with their sin? |
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| He brought them before Joseph twenty years later |
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| What is the biblical way to deal with guilt? |
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| Repent, confess sin, and seek forgiveness |
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| Why did Joseph rise from shepherd boy to Egyptian ruler? |
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| Because God directly controlled every circumstance of his life |
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| What did Joseph's dreams reveal about his future? |
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| That he would be in a position of leadership |
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| How does God reveal His will to you? |
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| Through His Word and through circumstances |
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| What were the two major setbacks in Joseph's life? |
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| He was sold into slavery and thrown into prison |
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| How did these difficulties help Joseph? |
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| They brought him to Egypt, put him in contact with the chief butler and baker, and eventually brought him before the Pharoah. These experiences further refined his character |
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| What should you do when you encounter difficulties? |
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| You should remember to trust in the Lord |
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| What reasons did Joseph have to become bitter? |
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| His brothers sold him into slavery. He was imprisoned unjustly |
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| Why was Joseph able to forgive his brothers? |
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| He realized that God was in charge of his life |
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| What are the three characteristics of true forgiveness? |
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| True forgiveness removes all barriers to a relationship, forgets the past wrongs, and restores complete fellowship |
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| What do Isaiah 38:17 and Micah 7:19 teach us about God's forgiveness |
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| When God forgives, He forgets |
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