Genesis: Week 30

Sunday, November 17th, 2024

Please Read

  • Genesis 19:1-38

Main Idea: In order to be spared on judgement day, you must trust in God for salvation today.

What does this passage teach us historically?

  • Lot settled in Sodom and was involved in the affairs of everyday life in the city.

  • The whole city is involved in homosexual and perverse behavior.

  • Lot has not remained set apart from the wickedness around him.

  • God’s judgment on sin was revealed through his punishment of Sodom, Gomorrah, and Lot’s wife.

  • Lot and his daughters engage in perverse sexual behavior.

  • Two people groups come out of these incestuous relationships.

What does this passage teach us theologically?

  • He is a God of judgment against sin.

  • He is a God of mercy for sinners.

How does this passage apply to our lives?

  • Beware of the sinful path of Lot

  • Be ready for the judgment worse than Sodom’s

Questions For Greater Discussion

  • This text gave us a vivid example of God’s just judgement for sin. How do you feel about personally talking about God’s just judgment?

  • Please read Matthew 19:1-6. How does the teaching from Jesus on divorce teach us about the nature of marriage? Why is marriage a critical part in thinking through healthy sexual behavior in contrast to what we see in Genesis 19?

  • Please read Jude 1:7. How does Jude show us how Sodom is condemned for homosexual perversion? Side note: what is Jude combatting in his letter and why does he use Sodom and Gomorrah as an example?

  • When we think of God’s just judgement towards sin, how should that color our perspective on immorality around us today?

  • What are some ways in your life you may be “settling in Sodom” and allowing wickedness to remain in your life? Lingering, longing, or allowing? Think through 1 Corinthians 15:33.

  • Please read 2 Peter 2:6-9. What are we supposed to take away from passages like Genesis 19? How should it stir in our hearts a desire to seek the Lord for mercy?

  • Jason talked about homosexual behavior, incest, abuse, and abortion (child sacrifice). How do we love and care for yet remain set apart from those engaging in these activities?

Pray and close it out!!

 

Additional Resource

After teaching Genesis 18:16-33 in Week 29 of our Genesis Series, Pastor Jason, and guest host Jesse Jackson, dive deeper into the question: “Can we change God’s mind?” On UBC’s Talking Points Podcast.