You + Your Siblings, Round 2
Peace in your family start with forgiveness.
Do you have a special connection with one or more of your siblings? Describe it!
On Sunday, Walter said, “Those who know you best also know how to best hurt you.” Have you found that to be true?
Read: Genesis 37:1-4
What do you think of the situation between Joseph and his brothers? In your opinion, who was right and who was wrong?
Read: Genesis 37:5-8
If you were one of Joseph’s brothers, how would you have reacted to these dreams?
Read: Genesis 37:18-20
If you are willing, share a time when frustration in your family boiled over into active conflict.
Read: Matthew 5:22 and I John 3:15
What’s your response to these two verses?
Walter shared that forgiveness is a choice to give up anger and retaliation, that it doesn’t depend on emotion, and that it only requires one person. Does that sound reasonable to you?
Prayer: Pray for the members of your group to freely give and receive forgiveness.