Self-AwarenessGenesis 41:14-16So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and he was quickly brought from the dungeon. When he had shaved and changed his clothes, he came before Pharaoh.Pharaoh said to Joseph, “I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have heard it said of you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it.”“I cannot do it,” Joseph replied to Pharaoh, “but God will give Pharaoh the answ...  Read More

TroubledGenesis 41:1-9Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile, when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds. After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank. And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up.He fell asleep again and had...  Read More

RememberedGenesis 41:1, 14When two full years had passed, Pharaoh had a dream…So Pharaoh sent for Joseph…“When two full years had passed…” I have to admit, I’m not a very patient person. I like to make things happen, pull the trigger, get things going. It drives me a little crazy to sit in a committee or among a group of people for the second or third time, only to discuss the same problems and br...  Read More

INTRODUCTION: The following is a guide to help facilitate discussion between you and the person you’re studying with or with your Connect Group. Feel free to add, subtract, or change questions to fit the conversation, and pray for the Spirit to lead in all things.OPEN:  Have you ever had to watch someone close to you go through something horrific, yet the way in which they chose to navigate their ...  Read More

ForgottenGenesis 40:14; 20-41:1“… when all goes well with you, remember me and show me kindness; mention me to Pharaoh and get me out of this prison.”Now the third day was Pharaoh’s birthday, and he gave a feast for all his officials. He lifted up the heads of the chief cupbearer and the chief baker in the presence of his officials: He restored the chief cupbearer to his position, so that he once ...  Read More

Thursday: Speak UpGenesis 40:8-19“We both had dreams,” they answered, “but there is no one to interpret them.” Then Joseph said to them, “Do not interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams.”So the chief cupbearer told Joseph his dream. He said to him, “In my dream I saw a vine in front of me, and on the vine were three branches. As soon as it budded, it blossomed, and its clusters ripened i...  Read More