Genesis 13:5 - 18; Lesson 12

Chuck's study this week:

Lesson     12

Passage Genesis 13:5-18

Content (List of Topics or Events)

Generous Response to Quarreling (Genesis 13:5-7) a. Great possessions lead to basis problem (5-6) b. A quarrel begins (7)

Generous Decisions (Genesis 13:8-13) a. Abram sets tone for decision (8-9) b. Lot what seemed best choice of two; moving east (10-11) c. Abram’s Canaan (12a) d. Lot’s Sodom (12b)

Generous Blessings (Genesis 13:14-18) a. Lord’s blessing of Abram with Land (14-15) b. Lord’s blessing of numerous offspring (16) c. Abram walks the land and takes possession; building an alter to Lord (17-18)

Divisions (Main Blocks of Thought)

Division	Scripture
Generous Response to Quarreling	Genesis 13:5-7
Generous Decision	Genesis 13:8-13
Generous Blessings	Genesis 13:14-18

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

Quarreling leads separation decision challenge and Abram blessing

Aim (Main Teaching Point of the Passage)

To Learn that our decisions for the Lord can have eternal consequences.

Specific Application Questions

	1.       Do you deal positively with disagreements, and how does it reflect your faith?
	2.       How do you make decisions; how is the Lord involved?
	3.       How do you see blessings from your decisions?
	4.

Principles to Remember

	Disagreements can test our substance of our faith
	Decisions have eternal consequences
	Blessings follow those who trust in the Lord

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