Big Idea: Only Jesus can create a life brighter on the inside than the outside.In the Beginning: JosephGenesis I. Life is more than a nice home. 1-4So Joseph went and informed Pharaoh: “My father and my brothers, with their flocks and herds and all that they own, have come from the land of Canaan and are now in the land of Goshen.” He took five of his brothers and presented them to Pharaoh. And Pharaoh asked his brothers, “What is your occupation?” They said to Pharaoh, “Your servants, both we and our ancestors, are shepherds.” And they said to Pharaoh, “We have come to stay in the land for a while because there is no grazing land for your servants’ sheep, since the famine in the land of Canaan has been severe. So now, please let your servants settle in the land of Goshen.”II. Life is more than a great job. 5-6Then Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you, the land of Egypt is open before you; settle your father and brothers in the best part of the land. They can live in the land of Goshen. If you know of any capable men among them, put them in charge of my livestock.” III. Life is more than health and old age. 7-10Joseph then brought his father Jacob and presented him to Pharaoh, and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. Pharaoh said to Jacob, “How many years have you lived?” Jacob said to Pharaoh, “My pilgrimage has lasted 130 years. My years have been few and hard, and they have not reached the years of my ancestors during their pilgrimages.” So Jacob blessed Pharaoh and departed from Pharaoh’s presence.IV. Life is more than food on the table. 11-12Then Joseph settled his father and brothers in the land of Egypt and gave them property in the best part of the land, the land of Rameses, as Pharaoh had commanded. And Joseph provided his father, his brothers, and all his father’s family with food for their dependents.Next Steps:  Believe: I need Jesus to give me new life today.  Become: I will live for Jesus’s glory this week.  Be Sent: I will offer someone life this week.Group Discussion Questions:  What is the ultimate goal of your life? How closely do your efforts today match the goal of your life? Do you know someone who has regretted how they lived their life? Can any career serve your ultimate goal in life? Explain.  What does age have to do with fulfilling your ultimate goal in life? If life is more than just possessions and providing the necessities, why do we spend so much time and energy on these two areas? Pray for the Holy Spirit to give you the power to live for Jesus’s glory this week.