Firm Foundations

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Firm Foundations

• Lesson 17
• God Destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah
• Memory verse Genesis 156

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Introduction

• Have you ever been given something that you dont
  deserve?
• Have you ever been given mercy when you deserved
  punishment?
• Definition of grace

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Gods promises renewed to Abram

• Genesis 1314-17
• Count the grains of sand
• Count the stars
• Poster Gods promises to Abraham 1
• Genesis 155,6
• Abram believed God
• God accepted Abram as righteous
• Romans 43
• Genesis 156
• What is righteousness?
• Poster Gods promises to Abraham 2
• Galatians 38

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Gods promises renewed to Abram

• Genesis 1513-16
• Poster Gods promises to Abraham 3
• Do you know what will happen next week? Next
  year?
• Genesis 171-5
• Abraham was 99 years old
• God changed Abrams name
• Abram means _x_l_e_ f_t_e_
• Abraham means _a_h_r of a multitude of c_i_d_e_

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Gods promise that Abraham and Sarah would have a
son

• Genesis 1715,16
• God changed Sarais name to Sarah
• Sarai means _r_n_e_s
• Sarah means m_t_e_ of _a_i_n_
• Genesis 1717
• Sarah was 99, Abraham 100
• The promise depended on God His ability
• Jeremiah 3217

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Gods attitude toward Sodom and Gommorah

• Genesis 1820,21
• Map 1 Sodom/Gommorah
• God saw what Sodom/Gommorah were doing
• Their sin angered God
• God waited patiently for them to repent
• God does not delay judgement forever
• II Peter 39

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Gods angels came to Sodom

• Genesis 191-3
• Where was Lot?
• Who were his visitors, and why did they come?
• God sent angels to warn Lot and his family
• Lot believed in God Genesis 1918-20
• Sodoms sin
• Ezekiel 1649-50
• Pride
• Gluttony
• Sexual sin

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The sinfulness of the Sodomites

• Genesis 194-7
• This is gross perversion
• Are people today any better?
• Lots choice of the best land looks different
  now

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Lot and family rescued out of Sodom

• Genesis 1910-17
• Why did God save Lot and his daughters?
• Born sinner
• Believed Gods promises
• God saves those who trust Him
• Abel, Noah, Abram, Lot,

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God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah

• Genesis 1924-25
• God waited for Lot to get safely out
• God hates sin
• II Peter 26
• God is the same today

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Lots wife looked back

• Genesis 1926
• They were told not to look back
• Lots wife disobeyed
• God knew what was in her heart
• She didnt trust God
• Desired the sinful ways of Sodom
• She was foolish
• God doesnt threaten and forget

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Conclusion

• God is the same today
• Keeps His promises
• Bless those who trust him
• Punish those who disobey