PowerPoint "God allows us to choose", Genesis 12-14

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The questions posted by First Baptist Church, Chester, Illinois appear below for the lesson, “God Allows Us to Choose” based on Genesis 12:1-9, 13:8-13. I think they can be a great help to making your class more interactive. However, answer the questions ahead of time yourself. Otherwise, it could turn into a situation of "the blind leading the blind".

Sunday School Questions for January 13

Many times people drift away from God and church. I'm sure many of us can think of some faces we have not seen in church lately. Could it be they are waiting for a word of encouragement from someone? How difficult would it be for this class to make a list of people that we have been missing and then volunteer in pairs and visit them, perhaps taking a small token gift, letting them know that we have been missing them and welcome them to come back?

1. Let's go around the room and say our names and tell us how many places you have lived in your life.
2. Today, all of us will make decisions that will affect our lives, some will be trivial, some important, and some spiritual. Who can give us an example of each one of these kind of decisions you will or already have made today?
3. Is having an abundance of choices a blessing? How so? Why does God allow people to choose whether they will follow Him?
4. In Abram's day, people rarely ventured from the safety and security of their families. Has God ever called you out of familiar territory to launch you in a strange land for His purposes? How did you respond? What was the outcome? What did you learn from this encounter with God?
5. Abram chose to trust and obey, which aided his fellowship with God. What effect do our choices to obey or not to obey God have on our fellowship with Him?
6. Would you prefer to be blessed by God or to be a blessing to others because of God? What is the difference? Reread 12:2-3.
7. All people choose either to obey or disobey the Lord. Deciding to do nothing equals disobedience. Why do you think Abram was willing to travel to the unknown land?Would you say that you are currently at a crossroads where God is calling you to step out of your comfort zone by faith and follow Him? How can you confirm that you are indeed hearing God's voice and not someone else's?
8. As we look at 12:7; what did Abram do as a form of worship? How does this act compare with what Noah did when he first emerged from the ark in 8:20? How did this action reinforce the intimate relationship each one had with God?
9. How do we worship God today? Which part of a worship service inspires you to truly worship the Lord? When was your most memorable time of worshiping God? How do you ensure that you are experiencing genuine worship and not merely going through the motions? Is corporate worship more valuable to you than your private worship? Why?
10. In 13:8-9; what was the reason Abram suggested that he and his nephew Lot part company? What does this say about Abram's character? As Lot chose the rich cities, Abram stayed on the less fertile soil of Canaan. What do these decisions tell us about their personal trust in God? How would you have chosen if you were Lot?
11. Lot knew the men of Sodom were wicked and still he wanted to be their neighbor. Have you ever compromised your relationship with God and danced with worldly temptations? How did God react to your choice?
12. Quickly someone read Joshua 24:14-15. The choice is yours! Whom will you worship? Whom will you give the center stage of your heart and life? Let's pray for one another.