Genesis 13 (HCSB)Abram and Lot Separate 13 Then Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev—he, his wife, and all he had, and Lot with him. 2 Abram was very rich in livestock, silver, and gold. 3 He went by stages from the Negev to Bethel, to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had formerly been, 4 to the site where he had built the altar. And Abram called on the name of Yahweh there. 5 Now L...  Read More

Abraham Trusted God Salvation comes by faith in Christ, not by good works.Key Truth: God Blesses Those Who Trust and Obey Him  (Genesis 12:1-9)Key Truth: God Wants Us to Trust Him When Things Don’t Seem to Be Working Out (Genesis 15:1-5)Key Truth: We Are Given Right Standing With God by Faith  (Genesis 15:6)Family Connection: Continue the discussion after church! Who was Abraham? What is faith?...  Read More

1. Why did God seek to start a Covenant with Abraham?   2.  Biblically, faith is considered a belief and trust in God based on evidence but without total proof. What causes us to pick and choose what we will totally trust God with or just rely on ourselves.   3.  In these chapters we have talked about faith and what it means to trust in the Lord. What are 3 things that you have been trying to do o...  Read More

James 2:18-26 (HCSB)18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without works, and I will show you faith from my works. 19 You believe that God is one; you do well. The demons also believe—and they shudder. 20 Foolish man! Are you willing to learn that faith without works is useless? 21 Wasn’t Abraham our father justified by works when he offered Isaac his son o...  Read More

Hebrews 11:8-16 (HCSB)8 By faith Abraham, when he was called, obeyed and went out to a place he was going to receive as an inheritance. He went out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he stayed as a foreigner in the land of promise, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, coheirs of the same promise. 10 For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder ...  Read More

Romans 4:1-25 (HCSB)Abraham Justified by Faith4 What then can we say that Abraham, our physical ancestor, has found? 2 If Abraham was justified by works, he has something to brag about—but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him for righteousness. 4 Now to the one who works, pay is not considered as a gift, but as something owed. 5 But to...  Read More

Genesis 15:1-6 (HCSB)The Abrahamic Covenant15 After these events, the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield; your reward will be very great. 2 But Abram said, “Lord God, what can You give me, since I am childless and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 Abram continued, “Look, You have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house wil...  Read More

Genesis 12:1-9 (HCSB)The Call of Abram12 The Lord said to Abram: Go out from your land, your relatives, and your father’s house to the land that I will show you. 2 I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, I will curse those who treat you with contempt, and all the peoples on earth will be ble...  Read More

1.  Matthew 19:3-6 paints marriage in a strictly one-flesh union between a man and a woman. Why is that important in relation to the fact that God made man and woman? Why can’t any other version of marriage meet the one-flesh union that God designated from the beginning?2.  How does Ephesians 5:22-33 only really make sense if you buy into God’s design for gender and marriage? In Ephesians, Paul se...  Read More

1.  Matthew 19:3-6 paints marriage in a strictly one-flesh union between a man and a woman. Why is that important in relation to the fact that God made man and woman? Why can’t any other version of marriage meet the one-flesh union that God designated from the beginning? 2.  How does Ephesians 5:22-33 only really make sense if you buy into God’s design for gender and marriage? In Ephesians, Paul s...  Read More

Romans 1:18-32 (HCSB)God’s Wrath Against Sinful Humanity18 The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19 since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20 For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—h...  Read More

Ephesians 5:22-33 (HCSB)22 Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. 25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for ...  Read More