The Great Escape

FCC Vision Statement: Building on Exposition, Centering on Christ, Dying in Community, Serving on Mission

Genesis 31:1-55

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The Great Escape — Pastor Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Genesis 31:1-55
Sermon Series: Genesis
July 14, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.  How should we responsibly appropriate a verse like Genesis 28:15 for our own lives?
2.  Why does God take twenty years to call Jacob out of his difficult situation?
      How does this encourage us to wait on the Lord?
3.  How does Jacob’s obedient response to God’s call mirror what we’ve seen elsewhere in Genesis?
      What does this teach us about the nature of the Christian life?
4.  Where do we see both grace and protection in Jacob’s exit and his confrontation with Laban?
5.  What do Jacob’s words say about the role of gratitude in the life of the believer?
      In what ways do we fail to give God thanks in our daily lives?
6.  What does this passage communicate about idols?
7.  Discuss the theme of deliverance. How does this story of Jacob’s deliverance from Laban point forward to the Exodus and the Atonement?

References: Genesis 28:15; 30:43; 15:1; 26:24; Proverbs 19:11; Romans 1:21; Joshua 24:2; Colossians 1:13.

Jacob's Offspring

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Genesis 29:31 - 30:24

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Jacob’s Offspring — Pastor Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Genesis 29:31-30:24
Sermon Series: Genesis
June 30, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.  What is your initial reaction to this story?  How would it have encouraged the Israelites to be humble?
2.  How would you describe the motives of Leah and Rachel?  How does this story help us to see the effects of idolatry on our lives?
3.  Where do we see the evidence of faith in this family?  How does this encourage us as believers?
4.  Which attributes of God are highlighted in this text?  How does understanding these attributes help us better relate to God?
5.  What purposes of God are being worked out through this narrative?  In what ways does it point to Christ?

References: Genesis 28:12-15; Philippians 2:3; Genesis 2:24; Psalm 127:3; 103:11-14; Romans 2:4; Revelation 5:5-6.

Jacob's Wives

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Genesis 29:1-30

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Jacob’s Wives — Pastor Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Genesis 29:1-30
Sermon Series: Genesis
June 23, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.   In what ways do we see God’s providence in the first part of the narrative? Discuss some of the specific ways you have seen his providence play out in your life.
2.   How can we grow in our understanding of God’s care and governance over the details of our lives?
3.   How does Jacob reap what he has sown at the hands of Laban?
4.   What does it mean to say that we can’t have the directing without the disciplining?
5.   Why does God discipline us? How has this narrative influenced your thoughts on this topic?
6.   How would you describe the state of Jacob’s home at the end of this narrative?
7.   Why is this passage important for helping us see the mystery involved in relating human responsibility and divine sovereignty?

References: Genesis 28:15; 48:15; 24:11-67; Hebrews 12:6; Genesis 31:40; Proverbs 22:8; Galatians 6:7.