Lesson: Joseph & His Legacy

Session 6

Scripture Reading

Introduction

What is a legacy?

1. A __________ by will, especially of money or other personal property.
2. Something transmitted by or ___________ from an ancestor or predecessor.

The world says:

• Legacies belong to people who are _____________, ____________, and ___________.
• Legacies are determined in the milestone ____________ of life.

What does God say?

• ______________ leaves a legacy, and some of the most extraordinary legacies belong to the most _______________ people.
• Legacies are the sum total of the daily ____________ of life.

Joseph's Legacy

1. Joseph is remembered as a man of ________________.

• Loyalty is most accurately measured by answering the question, "How much do people ___________ me?"
• Joseph's loyalty is most clearly seen in his relationships with his ________ and his ______________.

2. Joseph is remembered as a man of _________________.

• Joseph's brothers were full of ____________ and were afraid Joseph would seek ____________.
• They asked for ____________ in memory of their father, and ___________ before Joseph.
• Joseph assured them he had forgiven them and told them not to be __________.

3. Joseph is remembered as a man of __________________.

• Joseph's response to his brothers was amazingly ______________.
• He acknowledged that their ____________ and ___________ were evil.
• But he also recognized that God is _____________, and able to transform evil acts into good results.
• Joseph discovered how his _____________ story fit into God's ________ story.

Joseph's Family Tree… (Refer to the slide 23.)

4. Joseph is remembered as a man of ____________.

• Shortly before he died, Joseph predicted the _____________ and gave instructions concerning his ____________.

• Joseph believed God would eventually fulfill the ___________ He had made with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
• When he died, Joseph was buried according to the customs of his ________, but Egypt was not his final ________.

• Centuries later, ______________ took Joseph's bones with him to honor his brother's oath.

• After decades of wandering in the wilderness, Joshua buried Joseph's bones on land that Jacob had bought.

Conclusion: Joseph… Legacy…

1. Joseph is remembered as a man of ____________.
2. Joseph is remembered as a man of _____________.
3. Joseph is remembered as a man of _____________.
4. Joseph is remembered as a man of ____________.

What does God say about legacies?

• _____________ leaves a legacy, and some of the most extraordinary legacies belong to the most ______________ people.
• Legacies are the sum total of the daily of life.

Our Response

1. How do you want to be remembered? What legacy do you want to leave behind?
2. What epitaph do you want on your tombstone? Write it out in 20 words or less.
3. What tangible steps do you need to take to prepare those closest to you to carry out your desires and perpetuate your values?