Abbotsford – March 18, Genesis 22
Mission – March 11, Genesis 20:1-21:7
- Read Genesis 12:10-20 and then read Genesis 20:1-18. What is similar in these passages? What is different?
- Why do you think Abraham used the same tactic in Genesis 20 (calling his wife his sister) with Abimelech that he used with Pharaoh in Genesis 12? What was motivating him? Why didn’t he learn the lesson the first time around?
- What are some perpetual sins that Christians tend to struggle with? What advice would you give to those struggling with those sins regarding how to avoid them? Why do we struggle so much with committing the same sins over and over again?
Abbotsford – March 11, Genesis 20:1-21:7
Mission – March 4, Genesis 18: 1-15
- Describe a situation when you trusted someone and it turned out to be a bad idea.
- What makes you trust someone and not trust another?
- In the story in Genesis 18:1-15, when do you think Abraham realizes that God himself is one of the people who has showed up at his tent?
Abbotsford – March 4, Genesis 18: 1-15
Mission – Feb 25, Genesis 19
- In Genesis 18:25, Abraham asks God, “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do what is just?” How was God just in destroying Sodom?
- In Genesis 13:12, Lot is enticed by the city of Sodom and moves his tents as far as the wicked city. Before long, he conforms and becomes a local and we see him conducting business at the city gates (19:1). Sin has a way of luring us in and blinding us to its power. What is an example from your context where sin lures in and destroys lives?
- Why must God judge sin?
Abbotsford – Feb 25, Genesis 19
Mission – Feb 18, Genesis 16
- Carefully read Genesis Gen 3:1-12 and Genesis 16:1-6.
- Highlight similarities between these 2 accounts.
- In what ways is Sarai like Eve? In what ways is Abram like Adam?
- Rather than acquiesce to his wife’s suggestion, how should Abram have responded to Sarai’s plan?
Abbotsford – Feb 18, Genesis 16
Mission – Feb 11, Genesis 15
- Read Genesis 12:1-9 and Genesis 15:1-7.
- What did God promise Abram?
- What are the implications of the promises God made to Abram?
- What do we learn about God from these two passages?