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Genesis 13
Abraham & Lot - Larry Osborne 11/21
- Honor culture - Eldest got best
- Abram and Lot wealthy - lot could not sustain their flocks, and shepherds quarrel. Shocking offer - Lot, take what you want. Lot chose for himself while plain of Jordan - greed. Moves near Sodom, people were wicked. God grants abram all he can see.
Lot captured..living iin Sodom. Abram rescues Lot and all the people.
Abram negotiates with God to save Lots family from destructuin of Sodom
Genesis 19 - Lot in gateway of city - city leaders sat there
Generosity in goods, power, priveleage, priorities
Map Abraham used - generosity - putting needs of others first, and satisfied with what is keft
Phil 2:3-5 - in humility value others - as Jesus did
Lot's map - greed - my needs and interests first. Selfishness , my rights
It was not that Lot was in sodom, it was that he pursued the priorities of Sodom
Did not pursue God first
Destination
generosity leads to a place called blessed Heb 11 - faith success - and others were killed Phil 2:5 Jesus humbled himself even to death , and God lifted him up
greed leads to a place called destination sickness - when you get it, it dissapoints, slowly kills our soul
2 Petet 2:7-8 Lot, a righteous man, and distressed by depravity he lived in, but could not walk away. Lost sensitivity to sin.
Lost credibility with family, did not believ and followed evil
Ecl 5:10 never satisfied
I Tim - those who want to be rich fall...love of money is root of evil
Greedy stir up conflicr Prov 2727
Path of generosity - feed it and you will starve greed
Matt 6:33 Seek first kingdom of God
It flows out of Biblical humility
- putting first , as if they are better
- honor others more than ourselves
Joh. 13:3-5 Jesus knew he had God's power, and still washed their feet
When we feel insecure inour own strength makes us greedy
Keeping score - makes us bitter, selfish
Play losable checkers
Servants give away more than they get
Give away rights, privilege, power, time now... do it as Jesus did