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Yesterday, we saw God come to Abraham 13 years after his son, Ishmael was born.  We saw God give Abram and Sarai new names.  Despite the time that had passed, His promise still stood for Abraham and Sarah to give birth to a son and have many descendants.  Let’s pick up the story in Genesis 18.

Reflection Questions

1.  Where do you feel like Sarah – worn our, doubtful, and hopeless?
2. How did God respond to Sarah’s unbelief?
3. Think back to God and Abraham’s conversation over Sodom & Gomorrah.  What can we learn about prayer through this example?

Yesterday, we got a peek into the insecurities Abram and Sarai were experiencing as they waited for God’s promise of an heir to be fulfilled.  Despite having heard directly from God on the subject, they still took matters into their own hands.  They took advantage of a servant, Hagar, who became an unwilling surrogate for the child Sarai had not been able to bear.  When Hagar ran away because of Sarai’s cruelty, God met her in the wilderness and spoke tenderly to her there.  Let’s see what happens next in Genesis chapter 17.

Reflection Questions

1.  What did you see God do in this chapter? 

2.  Why do you think God wanted Abraham to know that he was El Shaddai – God Almighty?

3.  Is there a circumstance in your life where you need to be reminded that God is Almighty?  Use the next few minutes to ask God to reveal Himself to you as El Shaddai.

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I love a good recap.  It helps us remember where we’ve been and where we are in God’s story.  Over the last three weeks, we’ve heard about the creation story, the fall of mankind, the great flood, and the tower of Babel

We’ve seen God make two covenants with his people.  The first was to not destroy the earth with water ever again.  The second, was to a man named Abram.  God promised him land and descendants as numerous as the dust on the ground and the stars in the sky.  Let’s continue Abram’s story in Genesis 16. 

Reflection Questions

1.  Have you ever been mistreated by someone? Have you ever felt invisible, or been tempted to isolate yourself from others?  What comes to mind when you heard Hagar’s story?  Did you remember a time when you were mistreated, felt invisible, or been tempted to run away?  How did you respond? 

2. What did you see God doing in this passage?  What does that teach you about who God is?

3.  How might you need to respond today?

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Yesterday, we saw Abram rescue Lot and the captives from an evil king, and how he did not keep the plunder for himself. Today’s reading is one of the most important in scripture, let’s listen to Genesis 15. 

Reflection Questions

1.  What stood out to you the most as we read this chapter? 

2.  What did you see God doing in this passage?  What does that teach you about Him?   

3.   In light of what you learned about who God is, how might you respond?

Yesterday, we saw Abram and Sarai backtrack from Egypt to a place of worship.  We listened as Abram separated from Lot in order to keep the peace, and we heard God make a promise to Abram to bless him with land and descendants as numerous as the dust on the earth. Let’s continue his story with Genesis 14.

Reflection Questions

1.  Did anything in your life come to mind as you listened to this chapter?  Do you know someone living in captivity?  Does the enemy seem too large to conquer because others have failed?  Tell God what is on your heart today.

2. Abram was able to conquer those who captured Lot even though 5 armies couldn’t do it.  What does that teach you about God and who He is?  How might this help you see your circumstance in a new light? 

3. In the end, Abram wouldn’t take any of the spoils of war for himself.  Why do you think that is?  How might this apply to your life?

Yesterday, there was a new guy on the scene.  We met Abram and connected his story with Noah’s story through Shem’s lineage.  God told Abram to leave his family and his home and go to an unknown land – a land God himself would show him.  And Abram did just that.  When we left him, he and his wife, Sarai, had a run-in with Egypt’s Pharaoh who very politely kicked them out of town.  Let’s see what happens next in Genesis chapter 13.

Reflection Questions

1.  What did you see God doing in this passage?  What does that tell you about who He is?

2. God gave Abram a promise to give him land and descendants as numerous as the dust of the earth.  Why do you think this is important in the context of where we are in Genesis?

3. What jumped out at you?  What surprised you?

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