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 09/09/08

Reading
Genesis 37:5-11

Questions
What do the following verses say about being hated by wicked men?

1. Matthew 5:11-12
2. Luke 6:22
3. John 15:18
4. 1 John 3:13

Genesis 37:11 says that Joseph's brothers envied him because of his dreams.

1. What is envy?
2. When you are jealous and envious of someone else's looks, talents, friends, or things, what does that envy say about your heart?
3. What does God say about envy in the verses below?
a. Proverbs 14:30
b. James 3:13-18
c. 1 Peter 2:1-3

God revealed His future plan to Joseph through his dreams. Joseph accepted it as truth and trusted God that it would happen. Let's do the same with God's Word every day of our lives. Simply trust God's Word!

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

FIRST ONE

1.It is kind of a good thing because that means you are a good person and aren't friends with bad people.

2.That you are blessed to be hated by evildoers.

3.That the wicked people hated Jesus before they hated us.

4.Don't worry if evil people hate you.


1.To want what is not yours.

2.That you aren't thankful for what you have.

3.a That it makes you weak

b.That you aren't wise

c.Be happy with what you have.



Hopefully someone else does devotions today.

Anonymous said...

questions
1.they are blessed,and we are told to rejoice and be glad because our reward is in heaven.
2.your blessed.
3.the world hates Jesus.
4.dont be surprised.

1.jealousy.
2.it is not right and we are not content with what God gives us.
a.it rots your bones.
b.its worldly and of the devil.
c.get rid of it.

Anonymous said...

questions:

1.that we should be happy because we will be rewarded when we get to heaven.

2.that we are blessed when people hate us for the Son of Man.

3.we shouldremember that the world hated Jesus too before they hated us.

4.dont be supprised that the world hates you.

1. its when people are pritty much jelious and they hate you at the same time.

2.that i am not happy with what God gave me.

3.that we shouldnt be envious because it hardens our hearts and its not what a Christian-like character is shone.

Anonymous said...

1. that we should be happy because we will get our reward when we get to heaven.
2. we are blessed.
3. Jesus is hated by the world.
4. dont be suprised if you are hated by the world.

1. jealousy.
2. that im not happy with the way God made me.
3. a) it makes you weak and rots your bones.
b) that it is of the devil.
c) be happy for what God gave you and if you have envy get rid of it.

Anonymous said...

1. Rejoice because they persecuted the prophets before you.

2. That evildoers will hate you

3. That the evil people hated Jesus first.

4. Don't worry if the world hates you.

1. To what want you can't have.

2. That you don't care.

3A. Envy rottens the bones.
B. For where envy and strife is, there is confusion.
C. Be happy with what you have not wanting more.

Anonymous said...

1.that they are going to be blessed and should be rejoicing.
2.you are blessed
3.that the world hated God so to remember that he went through it to.
4.don't be surpised if the world hates you.

1.i think its when your jealous of someone or what they have.
2.that something isnt right.
3.a.envy rots the bones
b.don't be envy of deny the truth.
c.to try to stop it

Anonymous said...

- That we are blessed when being hated by wicked men.

1. Envy is being jelous of somebody else.
2. That it is not contempt with what it has.
3. a. envy is the rottenes of the bones.
b. envy is of the world
c. We need to put envy away.