Weekly Sermons

Genesis Chapter 18

 

Genesis makes an ongoing argument for people spending time ___________ with God. 

 

The Lord re-affirms His promise to Abraham and Sarah      V. 1-15

 

What huge scriptural theme is presented in verses 3-5?   ________________ 

 

Matthew 10:40-42           Matt. 25:31-46      Galatians 6:9-10    I Tim. 3: 2

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels.                     -Hebrews 13:2

 

Don’t try to ____________ anything before the Lord – He knows it all!

 

The question that comes from the announcement of a miraculous verse is answered by a statement made at the announcement of an even more miraculous verse. Genesis 18:14 asks, “Is anything too hard for the Lord?” Luke 1:37 answers, “For with God nothing will be impossible.”

 

Abraham invited to influence God’s plans through __________ V. 16-33

 

Somehow what God has promised to do in Abraham’s life and his descendants after him is ________________ in with what God is doing in the world around them.

 

Where was the outcry coming from in verse 20?

 

Do you pray for God’s will to be done on earth as it is in Heaven? Would God describe your prayer life as “a great outcry?”

 

Revelation 6:9-11            Revelation 8:1-6              Revelation 18:19-20

 

God is inviting Abraham (and us) to become an intercessor for what He is doing on earth, things that affect the people of God. Our prayers must be a ________________ of prayers for justice and mercy for those who repent.

 

As we pray there is a tension between two things…