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Read Genesis 12 (Abram)
Has God ever called you to a foreign place? This could be a job or any other unfamiliar territory. How did you feel? What reassured you?
Has God ever called you to make a significant sacrifice?
What does God command Abram to do? (12:1)
What does God promise for Abram? (12:2-3)
Did moving earn God's blessings for Abram?
Of the blessings promised to Abram, which ones would mean the most to you?
What does 12:3b refer to?
Abram was 75 years old when moving. (12:4) Have your plans for your life changed? How?
God promised Abram blessings, but when he arrived, he found himself in a famine. (12:10) Has something like that ever happened to you? How would you feel?
Sarai was actually Abram's half-sister (Genesis 20:12), so does that justify his half-truth? (12:11-13)
Why did Abram lie?
How did this show weakness in his faith?
Do you ever lie (or feel tempted to) to protect yourself?
How did Abram's lies impact those around him?
Discuss the concept, "The ends justify the means."
How did his actions work out for him?
Do you see any other human ideas that contradict God's wisdom but are thought to be beneficial?
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