Genesis 12:1 - 13:4; Lesson 11

John's study this week:

Content

(In your own words, summarize passages into sentences. Goal of 12 – 15 sentences)

Genesis 12-13:4

1. Genesis 12:1 – 3 God commands Abram to “Go” leaving his country, people and father’s household with a promise that He will bless Abram’s seed making a great nation, blessing all peoples of the world and promising to bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you.

2. Genesis 12:4 – 5 Abram did as the Lord commanded taking his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot and all his possessions traveling to the land of Canaan.

3. Genesis 12:6 – 9 Abram traveled to where God (giving him a promise of “To your offspring I will give this land.”) led toward the hills of Bethel where he pitched his tent where Abram built an alter to the Lord.

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4. Genesis 12:10 – 13 When a famine came upon the land, Abram brought his family along but fearing for his life asked Sarai (who was beautiful) to lie to the Egyptians encountered that she was Abram’s sister and not his wife.

5. Genesis 12:14 – 16 The Egyptians saw beautiful Sarai, reported such to Pharaoh and then took her to Pharaoh’s palace heaping wealth on Abram for letting her go.

6. Genesis 12:17 – 20 The Lord inflicted diseases on Pharaoh and his household because of Sarai to which Pharaoh summoned, chastised and kicked Abram and Sarai out of Egypt for lying about Sarai to him sending them on their way with everything they had.

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7. Genesis 13:1 – 4 Abram, now very wealthy, left Egypt traveling back to the Negev then to Bethel to where he had pitched his tent previously and where Abram had first built an altar.  He then called upon the name of the Lord.

Divisions

(Summarize main groupings of thoughts. Goal of 2, 3 or 4 divisions. ID passages covered)

1. Genesis 12:1 – 9 Abraham follows God’s command and God promise of blessing on Abrams lineage.

Application: How do you respond when God prompts you to do something?

2. Genesis 12:10 – 20 Abram’s own plans and sin has far reaching consequences.

Application: How does it work for you when you follow your own ideas and plans without including God in the decision process?

3. Galatians 13:1 - 4 Abram and Sarai follow God back to Bethel.

Application: How do you respond when God takes you back to the beginning of a journey?

Subject Sentence

(Summarizing the Divisions into one sentence – ten words or less):

God’s plan yields blessing, our own plans yield God’s consequences.

Aim

(A main teaching point for the overall study of the passages):

To cause the audience to see that faithfulness to God’s plan yield blessings, whereas our plans and sin will yield consequences with God re-directing our steps.

Genesis 11:26-32; lesson 10

Chuck's study this week:

Lesson     10

Passage Genesis 11:26-32

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Terah and family lead to move to Haran (Genesis 11:26-32) a. Terah and Sons described  (26-30) b. Terah, Abram, Lot and Sarai move to Haran in Canaan (31-32)

God’s direction of Abraham; faith lived out (Acts 7:2-8) a. God appears and sends Abraham to a land to be shown (2-3) b. Abraham sent by God’s direction with promise of hardship and promise (4-7) c. Abraham given covenant of circumcision along with lineage  (8)

Lineage of Faith from Abraham action (Romans 4:13-25, Hebrews 11:8-19) a. Righteous comes by faith (Roms 4:13-17) b. Belief’s reward comes by faith (Roms 4:18-25) c. Faith proved out (Heb 11:8-19)

Faith’s Seed – Christ  our result (Galatians 3:6-9,16,19) a. Those who have faith are blessed like Abraham (6-9) b. The seed of Abraham Christ (16,19)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Terah and family lead to move to Haran	Genesis 11:26-32
God’s direction of Abraham; Faith lived out	Acts 7:2-8
Lineage of Faith from Abraham action	Romans 4:13-25, Hebrews 11:8-19
Faith’s Seed – Christ; our result	Galatians 3:6-9,16,19

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Abramham following God is the faith legacy and hope

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

To Learn that faith is hope beyond hope and requires that we look at God’s big picture

Specific Application Questions

	1.       How does God want you to leave things behind?
	2.       What is God leading you to do in faith?
	3.       What are we passing on?
	4.       What place does Abramham seed have in our life?

Principles to Remember

	God does the directing and we should be following
	Faith needs feet
	We have a lineage
	Faith requires a decision

Genesis 11:1 - 9; Lesson 9

John's study this week:

Content

(In your own words, summarize passages into sentences. Goal of 12 – 15 sentences)

Genesis 11:1-9

1. Genesis 11: 1 – 1 To this point in man’s history, everyone spoke with a common language.

2. Genesis 11: 2 – 4 People settled on a plain in Shinar building a city of brick instead of stone with a tower that ‘reaches the heavens, to give them self-importance, and they believed that if they didn’t do so they would be scattered over the face of the earth.’

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3. Genesis 11: 5 – 6 God sees what the people were up to and said ““If as one people speaking the same language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be impossible for them.”

4. Genesis 11:7 – 7 God then decided to confuse their language so that they would not understand each other.

5. Genesis 11: 8 – 8 Then God scattered the people over all the earth causing them to stop building.

6. Genesis 11: 9 The Lord confused the peoples languages of the world, the city was called Babel.

Divisions

(Summarize main groupings of thoughts. Goal of 2, 3 or 4 divisions. ID passages covered)

1. Genesis 11:1 - 4 People were speaking in one language and saw themselves as self-important choosing to work together, feeling like they could accomplish anything without God.

Application: How do you feel about what you can accomplish on your own without God?

2. Genesis 11:5 – 9 God’s blessing is withdrawn when people start thinking of themselves and not God.

Application: Have you seen God remove / withhold blessings when we don’t look to Him?

Subject Sentence

(Summarizing the Divisions into one sentence – ten words or less):

People rob themselves of blessing when they focus on themselves.

Aim

(A main teaching point for the overall study of the passages):

To cause the audience to see that God’s blessing may be withdrawn when we focus on what we can do and stop focusing on Him.

Genesis 8:20-9:29; Lesson 8

Chuck's study this week:

Lesson     8

Passage Genesis 8:20-9:29

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Instructions from God to Noah (Genesis 8:20-9:7) a. Never Again – A Flood as judgment (8:20-22) b. Restates instruction to be fruitful and increase with food guidelines (9:1-3) c. Lifeblood restriction on food (9:4-7)

God’s Covenant with Noah and descendants (Genesis 9:8-17) a. God’s covenant to never again send a flood (9:8-11) b. Sign a rainbow an everlasting covenant  (9:12-17)

Noah Son’s disposition (Genesis 9:18-29) a. Noah’s wine and son’s reaction(18-23) b. Noah’s anger and Ham his youngest son (24-25) c. Noah’s blessing of Shem and Japheth (26-27) d. Noah’s years (28-29)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Instructions from God to Noah	Genesis 8:20-9:7
God’s Covenant with Noah and descendants	Genesis 9:8-17
Noah Son’s disposition	Genesis 9:18-29

Subject Sentence (Summarizes the contents of the Divisions – No more than 10 words)

Noah’s post-flood instructions and covenant with son’s heritage.

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

To Learn God has an everlasting covenant with His people with demonstrated evidence; it should be demonstrated in our heart actions.

Specific Application Questions

	1.       How do we take instructions from God; are we listening?
	2.       In what ways to we stand on God’s promises?
	3.       What is our heritage and how are we showing it?

Principles to Remember

	God wants the best for us.
	God is faithful to us; we need to be faithful to Him.
	We have a legacy; it should show our faith

Genesis 6-8:19; Lesson 7

John's study this week:

Content

(In your own words, summarize passages into sentences. Goal of 12 – 15 sentences)

Genesis 6-8:19

1. Genesis 6:1 – 3  As the human population increased there occurred marriages between ‘sons of God’ and daughters of humans causing God to begin loosing patience ending with God declaring a limit on how long man will live.

2. Genesis 6:4 – 8 The Lord saw that wickedness and evil was becoming rampant so God decided to wipe the human race from the face of the earth, but leave a remnant as Noah found favor in God’s eyes.

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3. Genesis 6:9 – 10 Noah was counted righteous in God’s eyes and along with his sons and their wives would be the remnant saved.

4. Genesis 6:11 – 16 Seeing the corruption on the earth God provide Noah with foreknowledge of the coming destruction, commands and plans to build the ark.

5. Genesis 6:17 – 21 God gives direction for saving the remnant upon the ark of animals and family.

6. Genesis 6:22 And Noah did all that God commanded

7. Genesis 7:1 – 16 God commands Noah regarding loading family and animals on the ark, which Noah obeys ending in God closing the door of the ark.

8. Genesis 7:17 – 24 The rain came for 40 days, the floodwaters came, the springs burst covering and flooding everything for a150 days, wiping out people and animals on the earth

9. Genesis 8:1 - 5 God’s plan for wiping out the unrighteous is completed and the waters stop and the ark comes to rest on the mountains of Ararat.

10. Genesis 8:6 – 12 Noah chronicles his tests to see when it might be safe to leave the ark after the waters recede.

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11. Genesis 8:13 – 19 Noah see that the earth is once again dry but waits for God to tell him that it is time to leave the ark, to which they obeys coming out into the world.

Divisions

(Summarize main groupings of thoughts. Goal of 2, 3 or 4 divisions. ID passages covered)

1. Genesis 6:1 - 8 Man’s rebellion leads to God’s judgment.

Application: Do you call on the Lord, praising Him for granting you favor?

2. Genesis 5:9 – 8:12 Obedience to God yields God’s safety and blessings.

Application: How are you walking with the Lord?

3. Genesis 8:13 – 19 God’s grace alone allows us to live once again.

Application: How are you walking with the Lord?

Subject Sentence

(Summarizing the Divisions into one sentence – ten words or less):

Man’s rebellion leads to judgment; man’s righteous obedience leads to salvation.

Aim

(A main teaching point for the overall study of the passages):

To cause the audience to see that those disobedient to God will be judged, but obedience will lead to salvation.