REALLIFE STUDY GROUP
“Destiny
Discovered”
ICEBREAKER: Name
one or two of the greatest discoveries in the last 100 or so years? After everyone has taken a turn make a case
for which of these discoveries is the most significant.
OUTLINE:
DISCOVERING TRUTHS
1.
Discover
God’s love in order to appreciate God’s destiny.
2.
Discover
your gifts in order to appropriate God’s destiny.
3.
Discover
your enemies’ strategy in order to accelerate God’s destiny.
3 Strategies of the Enemy to steal
your coat
1. To strip you through betrayal.
2. To disrobe you through discouragement.
3. To turn your coat against you through
deception.
Text: Gen
37:3, 5, 23-25, 31-34
STUDY GROUP
QUESTIONS:
1.
In
Genesis 37:5 Joseph received a dream from God.
What happens in Genesis 37:3 and why do you think this is significant
before he receives a dream from God?
2.
Why do
you think God loves us and how do we know that he does and for that matter how
do you know that anyone does?
3.
The God
kind of love, loves whether that love is returned or not. What is the hardest kind of person for you to
love like God loves?
a.
The
Backstabber
b.
The
User
c.
The
Fallen that should know better
d.
The Parasite
that is always draining but never giving back
e.
The
Deceiver
f.
The
Arrogant
g.
The
Pessimist
h.
The
Abuser
i.
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4.
Describe
the gifts that God has given you? Are
you happy with God’s choices for you? If
it were up to you what gifts, talents or abilities would you have chosen for
yourself?
5.
Genesis
37:23 says that Joseph’s brothers threw him in a pit.
Have
you ever felt like your life or situation was the pits? How do you deal with situations that you have
no control over?
a.
Scream
till you have no more strength or voice
b.
Roll
over and play dead
c.
Wait it
out with patience and hope
d.
Look
for a ladder and see what you can learn
6.
Like he
did to Joseph the enemy wants to steal your coat of destiny once you discover
what it is. Satan really wants to
destroy or at least delay your destiny. Right now where are you on the road to
your destiny?
a.
I lost
the map
b.
At a
stand still due to reconstruction
c.
Temporarily
detoured but still moving
d.
On
track and full speed ahead