Acts: The Spread of the Gospel

This study is taken from John MacArthur's "Acts: The Spread of the Gospel." My prayer and goal for this devo is that we will learn more about how the early church laid the foundation for what we possess today, and that we would allow God to use us to turn our world upside for Him!

This will be an exciting journey, so encourage others to join you! I'm looking forward to the interaction we will have on this blog as we study the book of Acts!

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Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Joseph's Early Years - Dreamer of Dreams - Devo for 09/08/08

Reading
Genesis 37:5-11

Questions
Using the following statements, complete questions 1-4.

a. ...we use the Bible to check the dream, not vice versa.
b. ...dreams can be forgotten or vague in time. The Bible is complete and right before us.
c. ...only the dreamer knows the dream and therefore it is impossible to examine. The Bible is open for all of us to search and study.
d. ...it covers more subjects. Dreams are limited.

1. ____ The Bible is more detailed than dreams because...
2. ____ The Bible is more trustworthy than dreams because...
3. ____ The Bible is more authoritative than dreams because...
4. ____ The Bible is more certain than a dream because...

In Genesis 37:8, we see that Joseph's brothers hated him because the dreams revealed that he would rule over them. Joseph took a stand against sin and wickedness and his brothers did not want an authority that would keep them from doing what they wanted to do.

1. Do you know any authority figures who kids hate because they enforce the rules?
2. What do rebellious friends think of other teens who try to respect authority and obey the rules?
3. Have you ever been hated because you took a stand for what was right?

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

1.C
2.B
3.A
4.D

questions
1.yes.
2.they think look at them their folling the rules what geeks or losers.
3.i dont think so.

Anonymous said...

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B


1.yes

2.They don't think there cool because they follow the rules, and they think it is cool to get in trouble.

3.I don't think I'm hated but I might be.

Anonymous said...

1. c
2. b
3. a
4. d

1. yes i do.
2. that they are kiss ups and goodie goodies.
3. yes i have

Anonymous said...

1. C
2. B
3. A
4. D

1. yes
2. they think they are Losers
3. i don't think so

Anonymous said...

Hey Jason, I went back to the beggining of the study of Joseph and made up until the end of Simeon and Levi.

Anonymous said...

questions:

1.d
2.c
3.a
4.b

1. ya a lot of the kids at my school but it doesnt bother me as much i think because my moms a teacher so i understand she was told to make sure that the kids follow those rules.

2.think their stupid, i think they know their right but just want to be mad so they try to bring them down.(happens to me a lot honestly)

3.ya plenty of times....i try to stand up for teachers because i look at why they are doing that not why they are doing that to me...i dont think they pick on certain kids.

Anonymous said...

hey jason i just did the bonas days!!

Anonymous said...

Good job Bekah! You're on the list to go now!

Great job to everyone that is doing their devos!

Anonymous said...

hey jason are we going to leave on thursday or friday and what time because we are going to be in the keys that week and my parents need to know when we are going so i might be able to but im not sure

Anonymous said...

Bekah,

I do not think we are going to leave until Friday after school...most people do not have that Friday off. Our goal is to return by Saturday night.

Anonymous said...

1. B
2. C
3. A
4. D

- Teachers
- That they are lame and uncool
- Sometimes

Anonymous said...

1.d
2.b
3.c
4.a

1.To be honest, a lot of kids aren't going to like anyone who tells them what to do.
2.That they're scared
3.Not to the point of hate,but disliked,yes.