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This Sunday, Pastor Lance Lewis will be continuing the series, "The Gospel According to Joseph," looking at Genesis 45.  Sermon Questions November 1, 2026 1. Read Genesis 45:1–4. Joseph sends the Egyptians out of the room before he reveals himself, and he says “come near” before he says “whom you sold.” Why do you think the order matters? When someone has wronged you, what would it look like to protect them from shame while still being honest about what happened? 2. Read Genesis 45:5–8 and 50:20. Joseph says three times that God sent him, but he never says his brothers did nothing wrong. How can both be true at once? Is there a painful part of your own story that you’ve only been able to read from the human side so far? What might change if you saw God at work in it? 3. Joseph tells his brothers, “Do not be distressed or angry with yourselves” (v. 5). Why is it sometimes harder to stop condemning ourselves than to believe God has forgiven us? What does it look like to keep paying a debt Christ has already paid? 4. Compare Genesis 37:4 with 45:15, then read 45:24. The story moves from brothers who “could not speak peacefully to him” to “his brothers talked with him.” Joseph still warns them, “Do not quarrel on the way.” Is there a relationship in your life where the conversation has gone silent? What would a first step look like, even an awkward one? And how can forgiven people keep from relitigating the past on the road home?

This Sunday, Pastor Lance Lewis will be continuing the series, "The Gospel According to Joseph," looking at Genesis 44.  Sermon Questions:  1. The test rebuilt (vv. 1–13) Joseph plants the cup only in Benjamin’s sack, and the steward tells the brothers the rest of them can go free (v. 10). How does this recreate what happened at the cistern in chapter 37? What does it tell you about the brothers that “every man loaded his donkey” and went back (v. 13)? Has God ever put you back in a situation where you failed before? What did you do the Second time? 2. Confessing to the wrong crime (vv. 14–16) The brothers didn’t steal the cup, yet Judah says, “God has found out the guilt of your servants.” Which guilt is he really confessing? Read 42:21–22 and Psalm 32:3–5 alongside it. Why might being “found out” by God be a mercy and not only a judgment? What is the difference between remorse and repentance (2 Cor. 7:10)? Where do you see each one in the brothers’ story? 3. Judah’s transformation (vv. 18–34; cf. 37:26–27; 38:26; 43:9) Trace Judah from “Come, let us sell him” to “Let your servant remain instead of the boy.” What happened along the way? Notice that Judah repeats his father’s favoritism (“my wife bore me two sons,” v. 27) without bitterness. What does that show about how God changed him? What wounds from your own family are you tempted to pass on? What would it look like to absorb them instead? 4. The greater Judah (49:8–10; Rev. 5:5–6; Heb. 7:22; Rom. 5:6–8) Judah offers himself as a substitute for an innocent brother, and the scepter later goes to his tribe. How does that point forward to Jesus, the Lion of Judah, who is also the Lamb? In what ways is Christ’s substitution greater than Judah’s? Who in your life might God be calling you to stand in the gap for right now?

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards will be continuing the series, "The Gospel According to Joseph," looking at Genesis 43.  Sermon Questions 1. Think of a time when you had to give up something that was really important to you. What was it? Why was it so hard? What came out of giving it up (both good and bad)? 2. Read Genesis 43:8-10 and Genesis 37:26-27. What do you notice about  the change in Judah? 3. Read Genesis 43:30 from the ESV. What do you think it means when it says “His compassion grew warm”? 4. In this chapter we see people taking some big risks but also being surprised by  mercy & peace. Thinking about our personal journeys with Jesus, what are some things we might be asked to risk? How do we experience mercy and peace in those times of sacrifice?

Pastor Tim Richards continues the series, "The Gospel According to Joseph," looking at Genesis 42.  Sermon Questions   1. When you were in school, what was your attitude towards tests? Have you had to take any significant tests since leaving school? What was that like? 2. In Genesis 42, we encounter multiple people being faced with tests. Read the chapter and make a list of who you see being tested and what the nature of the test is. 3. Read 1 Peter 1:3-7. What does Peter suggest may be the purpose of trials we encounter? How are such testings similar to or different from the test Joseph gave his brothers? 4. Is there a significant trial in your life right now? If so, what do you think God may be testing in your own faith and character? How are you doing in that test?

Pastor Tim Richards continues his series, "The Gospel According to Joseph," looking at Genesis 41   Sermon Questions: 1. Read Genesis 37:2 and 41:46. How many years have elapsed in Joseph’s life? What has transpired in his life during those years? Make a list. 2. In Genesis 41:51-52 we learn the names of Joseph’s two sons. What is the significance of those names as you think about Joseph’s life? Are there any lessons to be drawn from those names when it comes to facing adversity (check out Philippians 3:13-14). 3. Going from prison to palace was a pretty major pivot in Joseph’s life. Most of us will never experience anything quite so dramatic, but have there been any pivot experiences in your life where God took what seemed like a hopeless situation and suddenly brought blessing? 4. What connections can you find in this passage between the story of Joseph and the life of Jesus?

Pastor Tim Richards continues the series, "The Gospel According to Joseph."   Sermon Questions:   1.  Have you ever had an experience where someone made a promise to you but didn’t follow through? What happened? How did you feel? 2. Read Exodus 40:5-15 and 40:20-23. Why do you think the cupbearer failed to honor Joseph’s request? 3. Considering Joseph’s grand dreams (Genesis 37:5-9) but the sad story of rejection and enslavement that followed, does it surprise you that Joseph seemed so confident in interpreting the dreams of the cupbearer and baker (Genesis 40:8)? What conclusions might you draw about Joseph from this? 4. Can you find any connections between this story from Joseph’s life and the story of Jesus?

Pastor Lance Lewis continues the series, "The Gospel According to Joseph."   Sermon Questions 1. Joseph was faithful to God and still ended up sold into slavery, falsely accused, and forgotten in prison. How do you reconcile faithfulness with unjust suffering, and has there been a time in your own life when doing the right thing didn't lead to the outcome you expected? 2. The sermon distinguishes between temptation and sin, quoting the line about not letting birds "build a nest in your hair." What practical steps did Joseph take to avoid temptation rather than just resist it in the moment, and what would "making no provision for the flesh" look like in your own life right now? 3. Three examples are given of people who kept serving faithfully even when forgotten or unrewarded — Joseph with the cupbearer, Eric Liddell in the prison camp, and Jeannette Davis in her illness. What do you think allowed each of them to keep serving without bitterness, and where do you find that same motivation? 4. The sermon offers three lessons on suffering: it tests us, it shapes our character, and character development takes time. Which of these three feels most relevant to something you're currently facing, and why?

Pastor Tim Richards introduces a new sermon  series on the life of Joseph called, "The Gospel According to Joseph."   Sermon Questions 1. How would you describe your family tree – symmetrical or messy? Why? 2. Read through Genesis 37. Perhaps use a modern rendering like the New Living Bible or The Message. 3. Create a bullet point outline of Joseph’s story in Genesis 37. 4. How many points of connection can you find between Joseph’s story and the story of Jesus?

Pastor Tim Richards concludes his series, "The Book of Smoke," looking this week at Ecclesiastes 11:7-12:14.    Sermon Questions 1. Can you recall any pivotal moments when you were suddenly very aware you were getting older? How did it make you feel? 2. Ecclesiastes 12:1-8 is a poetic description of old age. Read it and see if you can decipher the different elements described. 3. Why does the Teacher want to paint this rather grim picture of old age? 4. How would you sum up the message of Ecclesiastes? What does it teach you personally?

Dan Stephenson speaks on the fight against human trafficking. Dan became an expert in this field by representing trafficking survivors pro bono as a lawyer for 16 years and continues the work in retirement.    SERMON QUESTIONS    1. “Getting” Jesus – (a) have you recently discovered something about Jesus that you didn’t realize or appreciate previously? (b) is there something about Jesus that you don’t “get” (don’t understand, or don’t fully appreciate)? 2. What is your pure nard? What is most precious to you? Are you holding it too  tightly? 3. What are some ways we might express sacrificial love for Jesus today? 4. What are some wrong attitudes we can have about serving the poor (including the poor in spirit, the afflicted, and the helpless)?

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards continues his series on Ecclesiastes entitled, "The Book of Smoke," looking this week at chapter 8:1-17.    SERMON QUESTIONS    1. Read Ecclesiastes 8:10-11 & 14. What is it that is causing the Teacher to, figuratively speaking, throw his hands up in the air? 2. Read Ecclesiastes 8:12. Despite his frustration, what gives him hope? 3. Read Romans 8:17-21. What, if anything, do you find in common between Paul’s words in Roman’s and the Teacher’s words in Ecclesiastes? 4. Have you ever had an experience where you felt a grave injustice was done but the bad guys got away with it? What counsel or encouragement do you draw from these passages? Find Dungeness Community Church on the web: ----------------------------------------------------- https://dcchurch.org https://www.facebook.com/DungenessCommunityChurch https://www.instagram.com/dcc.sequim https://twitter.com/dungenessChurch ----------------------------------------------------- Dungeness Community Church - Sequim, WA #Sequim #PortAngeles #PNW #ChurchOnline

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards will be continuing the series on Ecclesiastes entitled, "The Book of Smoke," looking this week at chapter 7:1-29.    SERMON QUESTIONS:   1. What was one of the first memorial services you remember attending? What effect did it have on you? 2. Read Ecclesiastes 7:1-5. Why does the Teacher think it’s good to go to funerals? 3. Read Ecclesiastes 7:15-20. Is the Teacher recommending being a little bad? (Note: It may be helpful to read some notes from a Study Bible or Commentary) 4. Read Ecclesiastes 7:26-29. Is the Teacher a misogynist? What is his main point? (Again, a Study Bible or Commentary may be helpful)

Pastor Tim Richards continues the series on Ecclesiastes entitled, "The Book of Smoke," looking this week at chapters 5:8-6:12.    SERMON QUESTIONS    1. Read Ecclesiastes 5:18-20. Note the Teacher talks about finding enjoyment in “his lot”. How would you describe your “lot” in life? How has it changed over the years? 2. The Teacher in Ecclesiastes has often stated that he perceives much of life’s toil as vain. Now he says a person should find joy in it. Considering what he says in verses 18-20, what allows a person to move from a sense of tedium to joy in their work? 3. What does the teacher mean when he says “he will not much remember the days of his life”? Is that a good or negative thing? 4. Each of us has a lot in life but Jesus indicated that if we are his followers our lots are also part of something bigger. Read Matthew 9:36-38. Jesus pictures the world not as a small lot but a large field ready for harvest. His prayer was for workers who would use their resources to enter into that harvest. How and where are you engaging your wealth, possessions and power (Eccl 5:20) in the work of that bigger field?

This Sunday, Pastor Tim Richards will be continuing the series on Ecclesiastes entitled, "The Book of Smoke," looking this week at chapter 5:1-7. Online service can be viewed via live stream on YouTube, or a DVD copy can be requested through the church office.    SERMON QUESTIONS    1. Do you have a favorite Disney movie? If so, what makes it special? Are there any core values you see in Disney movies? 2. Read Ecclesiastes 5:1. What do you think the Teacher means, telling people to guard their steps when they go to the house of God? 3. Read Ecclesiastes 5:2-3. Why does the Teacher advise that words uttered to God be few? In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Paul says we should pray without ceasing. Is that a contradiction? If not, how do you harmonize these two ideas? 4. Read Ecclesiastes 5:3 & 7. It is interesting that the Teacher in this passage seems to warn about personal dreams.  Is it wrong to have a dream? What is the danger the Teacher is concerned with? What application can you find in your own life?