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Genesis 26:12-33

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Like Father, Like Son, Part 2 — Lonnie D. Bell, Jr.
Genesis 26:12-33
Sermon Series: Genesis
May 26, 2019

DEEP SHEET: Sermon Study Questions
1.      What does it look like to live as though God is actively involved in our everyday lives?
2.      Discuss the extent of Isaac’s prosperity in this passage. How should Christians think about prosperity with respect to this life and the life to come?
3.      What negative effect can earthly blessings have on our lives? How does God protect us from this?
4.      How have you seen God remove your fears by means of his Word?
5.      What does Isaac’s response both to the conflict and to the provisions teach us about the life of faith?
6.      What does it mean to say that making peace is the way of the Lord? How should this effect the way we relate to others?

References: Genesis 12:2-3, 10-20; Exodus 1:7, 9; 2 Peter 1:3; Ephesians 1:3; Romans 8:18, 32; Genesis 21:25; Isaiah 26:3; James 1:17; Genesis 21:22-34.

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Genesis 13:1-8

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Renewed Faith — Lonnie Bell
Sermon Series: Genesis
Genesis 13:1-18
14 October 2018
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Deep Sheet: Sermon Study Questions
1. Describe times in your life when God renewed your faith. What were some of the means he used?
2. What does it mean to acknowledge the Lord, and how do we see Abram doing this in our passage? How does this differ from the previous passage?
3. What would it look like for you to “return and recognize”?
4. How is Abram portrayed as a peacemaker? Where do we find this quality emphasized in the New Testament, and how does it challenge you?
5. How did Abram renounce self in his dealings with Lot? Why was he able to do this?
6. What does it mean to live by faith and not by sight?

References: Proverbs 3:5-6; Revelation 2:4-5; Matthew 7:7-11; James 3:17-18; Matthew 5:9; 1 Corinthians 3:21; Romans 8:32; Matthew 5:5; 2 Peter 1:3; 2 Corinthians 5:7.