September 15, 2024
The Story | Does God Have Any Use For Me? | Chapter 2
Beginnings: How God Got Things Started, A Chosen People.
The second chapter of The Story introduces us to Abram and Sarah, God's choice for the parents of His chosen people. Not only do we meet Abram and Sarah, but we also begin to see what God is truly like. He chooses a very old, childless couple to start a nation. What is God after? Is He a cruel being who delights in rubbing people's noses in their failures or taunting them with the unattainable? Or is there something in this story that reveals God's heart for all of us?
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Chapter 2: Genesis 15:1-7
- Have you ever been cut from a team, dumped by a boyfriend or girlfriend, or faced some other form of rejection? If it's not too painful, share that story.
- In Genesis 12, God chooses Abram and Sarah to be the parents of His chosen people. What does it say about God that He chooses two senior citizens to start a nation?
- Abram is honest about his frustration with God not fulfilling His promise (15:3). What would an honest prayer from you to God sound like this week? Where do you need God to fulfill His part?
- Verse 6 says, "Abram believed the LORD, and He credited it to him as righteousness." Why does God want us to believe in Him? Why isn't it enough for humans to simply try to be good?
- What promise has God given you? What does it mean for you to believe even while you wait?
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