Genesis, Day Forty-Two

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Genesis, Day Forty-Two

Rev Matt Tuggle

November 17, 2020

The Fall

There’s a lot here: Jacob stands up, Joseph falls, and we have to ask whether we are holding on to what is good at the risk of losing what is great.

Discussion/ Reflection
1| What good things are you holding on to at the risk of missing what is next?

2| How are you tempted to building “Pharaoh’s Kingdom” (or your own kingdom) rather than work within God’s Kingdom?

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