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  • Pat Cook avatar

    The Gift Of Giving Up

    Contributed by Pat Cook on Sep 6, 2003
    based on 10 ratings
     | 4,227 views

    Abram’s faith and selflessness in dealing with Lot is an example to us when it comes to giving to God. This was Self-Denial Sunday for an offering given to missions.

    The Gift of Giving Up – Genesis 13:1-18 In August 1994, a Korean air jet skidded across a rain-soaked runway and rammed into a safety barricade in Cheju, Korea. All 160 passengers escaped to safety, just moments before the plane exploded into flames. So what caused this near tragedy? According to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Stephen Todd avatar

    Which Will We Choose? Series

    Contributed by Stephen Todd on Apr 11, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 3,322 views

    Abram and Lot make different choices that reflect on their spiritual lives.

    Genesis 13 March 23, 2003 She’d cut off her nose to spite her face. I used to laugh when my mother would use that expression to describe someone who was so vindictive that they didn’t even care if they got hurt as long as the other person got what was coming to them. I say I used to laugh ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making The Wrong Choices

    Contributed by Ade Odusote on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 14 ratings
     | 12,341 views

    Making choices without giving consideration to the will of God always has dire consequences

    Life is a series of choices Genesis 13: 5 - 13 · The choices you make today will determine where you will find yourself tomorrow. · But most of the choices we are faced with in life are incidental. · But the thought of this message is for the more serious decisions we face in life. Choices ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    Making Choices

    Contributed by Arlen Payne on Nov 24, 2002
    based on 85 ratings
     | 10,230 views

    Lot chose to live in the plain near Sodom. Lot made his choice by sight and personal desire. Abram made his choice by seeking out the will of God.

    Making Choices Genesis 13 Reading: Galatians 3:6-11 Intro: Genesis 12:1-3 Everyday we make choices. -Some are easy and simple – breakfast, what to wear, etc. -Some are more difficult – major purchase, spouse, -They all involve discerning the will of God. It’s important that we make the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Where Are You Pitching Your Tent?

    Contributed by Kevin Higgins on Jun 15, 2003
    based on 126 ratings
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    We need to consider the consequences of our choices.

    Genesis 13:1-13 Where Are You Pitching Your Tent? Introduction In the Bible record, we find the familiar story of Abraham. That story began in a place called Ur of the Chaldees, a place that was located in what we know today as southern Iraq. It began with a man by the name of Terah, who had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain Series

    Contributed by Victor Yap on Jun 18, 2003
    based on 33 ratings
     | 7,149 views

    The Life of Abraham, Part 2 of 10.

    SHORT-TERM GAIN, LONG-TERM PAIN (GEN 13:5-14) Once upon a time, there was a man who lived with his wife, two small children, and his elderly parents in a tiny hut. He tried to be patient and gracious, but the noise and crowded conditions wore him down. In desperation, he consulted the village wise ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

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    Where Are You Pitching Your Tent

    Contributed by Rev Bein Clayborn on Feb 20, 2004
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     | 7,298 views

    Pitch you tent toward Jesus

    Genesis 13:1-13 Introduction "And Abram went up out of Egypt, he, and his wife, and all that he had, and Lot with him, into the south. And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold. And he went on his journeys from the south even to Beth-el, unto the place where his tent had been at ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Name It, Claim It

    Contributed by Bobby Cagle on Dec 12, 2003
    based on 14 ratings
     | 4,301 views

    This message teaches on giving to the Kingdom of God and how God prospers those that give willfully, cheerfully, and unreservedly.

    Name It, Claim It! Gen 13:8-17 I. Describe Abraham and Lot’s dilemma. a. Lot took the “Good” looking land! He chose city dwelling! He took what looked good to the eye. b. But Abraham decided to be a tent dweller. He chose to be a man that followed God. Looking for a city, whose builder and ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

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    When The Pressure Is On Series

    Contributed by Rule Digal on Aug 12, 2008
    based on 4 ratings
     | 5,684 views

    there are times in our life that conflicts and troubles arise. And how we deal with those conflicts and troubles reveals more about our characters than we want to admit. What we are when the pressure is on is what we really are.

    Theme: When The Pressure Is On, What? Text: Genesis 13: 5-13 Introduction A. Last Sunday we learned that Abraham went up out of Egypt to Canaan. He went back to the place where he built an altar for God. So Abraham did not stay in his failure; he went back to the place of consecration. In that ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    Abram's Trouble With Lot Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Feb 4, 2009
    based on 6 ratings
     | 8,532 views

    In the story of the initial strive between Abram and Lot once returning to Canaan, we can see the way that we should handle adversity and problems in life today.

    Abraham: Following In The Footsteps Of Faith ABRAM’S TROUBLE WITH LOT Genesis 13:5-13 Intro: For Abram, everything isn’t smooth sailing! After his return to Canaan from his disastrous trip to Egypt, there arises a conflict between himself and his nephew Lot. It was a conflict that had serious ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Gillespie- Mobley avatar

    Choices

    Contributed by Rick Gillespie- Mobley on Mar 4, 2009
    based on 19 ratings
     | 15,135 views

    This is a sermon dealing with how we go about making choices. I preached it in response to our church’s decision over changing denominations.

    Choices Genesis 13:5-18 Luke 9:18-27 In order for us to have arrived here today, we all had to make choices. A choice to get up. A choice to get dressed. A choice to leave the house. A choice to take a certain route. A choice to enter the building. A choice to take a seat and a choice ...read more

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    Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

  • Howard Strickland avatar

    A Selfish Dreamer

    Contributed by Howard Strickland on Apr 10, 2008
    based on 6 ratings
     | 3,446 views

    The second of a three part series on "Living the Dream" This was a great blessing to the body!

    Selfish Dreams Text: Genesis 13:6-18 Show video from www.craneeater.com on ’Selfish Dreams’ One day a child playing with a valuable vase got his hand stuck in it and couldn’t get it out. Before resorting to breaking the vase, his father said, “Son, relax, just open your hand and ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Tom Owen avatar

    Genesis 23 Series

    Contributed by Tom Owen on Apr 30, 2008
    based on 3 ratings
     | 2,987 views

    Genesis verse-by-verse

    Genesis 23 Last week we saw Abram go through this phase of doubting the Lord. Remember how he took matters into his own hands when it came to dealing with the famine in the land God had promised him and about how the Egyptians would treat him when they found out Sarah was his wife. Instead of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Ajai Prakash avatar

    Choices?

    Contributed by Ajai Prakash on Sep 6, 2012
    based on 5 ratings
     | 9,259 views

    Most of the time what seems a good choice in the sight of the world is not necessarily the right and good choice in the sight of God. Things might seem very good on the surface but for the end result and eternity sake they just don’t level up. And what is

    Opening illustration: The teenager expressed the view of many. Speaking of the wild parties he attended, the 16-year-old declared, “Without these parties, my life wouldn’t have any purpose.” Attitudes like this result from a string of bad choices that multiply until life loses its meaning. Examples ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Paul Barreca avatar

    Blossoms In The Dessert - The Victory That Only Faith Can Bring Series

    Contributed by Paul Barreca on Apr 5, 2012
     | 7,016 views

    Abraham and Lot. Two believers. One trusted God, and the other trusted in his own achievement, power and wisdom. The question for us as we examine their lives and story is simply this. Who do you trust?

    As we come to Genesis 13, we find a chapter that gives us a powerful contrast between two very different people, Abram and Lot. While we are tempted to think that Lot was not a true believer, 2 Peter 2:7–8 tells us that he was indeed a believer, "And if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational