Choosing a Better Way
Speaker: Isaac Langmead
Series: Being the BLESSING
Scripture: Genesis 13:1-18
Sermon Highlights
"The quality of our decisions is shaped by what we do before we make them."
"Abram didn't wait until he had it all together before going back to God.
He went to the altar fresh off his worst moment."
"On this journey, the only thing Abram has done is pray to God."
"The same God who spoke to Abram on those hills is the same God alive in us today. "
Home Group Questions
1) Do you prefer to choose first or let others choose first? Why?
2) In Chapter 12 (the previous chapter), Abram had messed up by deceiving Pharaoh
and trying to manipulate his own destiny.
What are some things he does differently in this story?
3) Why do you think Abram was now willing to let Lot choose first,
despite Lot being younger?
4) How can we guard against simply choosing easy options
rather than trusting in God?
5) The chapter ends with Abram building an altar and worshipping God.
Why do you think worship is his response after this experience,
and what might that teach us about living by faith?