1) Read Genesis 39.  What thoughts or questions came to mind as the Word was read?
2) How could unforgiveness have hindered God’s plan to make Joseph into Pharoah’s right hand man?
3) Whom and why did Joseph need to forgive?
4) What unforgiveness in the past has kept you from God’s best?  How about in the present?  Whom and why do you need to forgive?
5) Perseverance means “remaining under the trial” until God takes you out.  In what areas of your life is it most difficult to persevere?
6) What a story! “Shepherd-Joseph” became “Assistant Pharoah Joseph”.  Where has God’s will taken you that you never expected to go?

• What things did you have to endure for God’s dream to bring you there?

7) Where do you sense God may be taking you next and what will be required for that to happen?
8) Was the result of the COVID-19 quarantine a positive or a negative result for you?  Did you endure or resist?  Did you cooperate with God’s development of you or hinder it?
9) How might God have wanted to change ECB through the COVID solitude period of 3 months?
10) How can we pray for ECB and for our group right now?