Williams UMC
Atypical Week 2
Locations & Times
Williams Memorial UMC
4000 Moores Ln, Texarkana, TX 75503, USA
Wednesday 6:30 PM
Thursday 6:30 PM
Sunday 11:59 PM
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Atypical Week 2 Video
This week we talk about how not-so-typical families pray for each other.
https://youtu.be/KPj7ld8-js8Thanks for watching the video. Now take a moment to read through the scriptures below. Pray first that God will help you to understand them as you read. Before and after the scriptures, there are discussion questions for you to think about or discuss with your small group or friends.
Genesis 13:1-13
1 Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev Desert. He took his wife and everything he had. Lot went with him.2 Abram had become very rich. He had a lot of livestock and silver and gold.3 Abram left the Negev Desert. He went from place to place until he came to Bethel. Then he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier.4 There he called on the name of the LORD at the altar he had built.5 Lot was moving around with Abram. Lot also had flocks and herds and tents.6 But the land didn’t have enough food for both Abram and Lot. They had large herds and many servants, so they weren’t able to stay together.7 The people who took care of Abram’s herds and those who took care of Lot’s herds began to argue. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.8 So Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not argue with each other. The people taking care of your herds and those taking care of mine shouldn’t argue with one another either. After all, we’re part of the same family.9 Isn’t the whole land in front of you? Let’s separate. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right. If you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.”10 Lot looked around. He saw that the whole Jordan River valley toward the town of Zoar had plenty of water. It was like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.11 So Lot chose the whole Jordan River valley for himself. Then he started out toward the east. The two men separated.12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan. Lot lived among the cities of the Jordan River valley. He set up his tents near Sodom.13The people of Sodom were evil. They were sinning greatly against the LORD.
1 Abram went up from Egypt to the Negev Desert. He took his wife and everything he had. Lot went with him.2 Abram had become very rich. He had a lot of livestock and silver and gold.3 Abram left the Negev Desert. He went from place to place until he came to Bethel. Then he came to the place between Bethel and Ai where his tent had been earlier.4 There he called on the name of the LORD at the altar he had built.5 Lot was moving around with Abram. Lot also had flocks and herds and tents.6 But the land didn’t have enough food for both Abram and Lot. They had large herds and many servants, so they weren’t able to stay together.7 The people who took care of Abram’s herds and those who took care of Lot’s herds began to argue. The Canaanites and Perizzites were also living in the land at that time.8 So Abram said to Lot, “Let’s not argue with each other. The people taking care of your herds and those taking care of mine shouldn’t argue with one another either. After all, we’re part of the same family.9 Isn’t the whole land in front of you? Let’s separate. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right. If you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.”10 Lot looked around. He saw that the whole Jordan River valley toward the town of Zoar had plenty of water. It was like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.11 So Lot chose the whole Jordan River valley for himself. Then he started out toward the east. The two men separated.12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan. Lot lived among the cities of the Jordan River valley. He set up his tents near Sodom.13The people of Sodom were evil. They were sinning greatly against the LORD.
Discussion:
1. What's the silliest thing your family has disagreed about recently?
2. When you have a disagreement with a family member, how do you usually fight with them? Do you scream? Give them the silent treatment? Debate? Walk away?
3. Tell us about one big fight you've gotten into with a family member recently. How did it get resolved?
1. What's the silliest thing your family has disagreed about recently?
2. When you have a disagreement with a family member, how do you usually fight with them? Do you scream? Give them the silent treatment? Debate? Walk away?
3. Tell us about one big fight you've gotten into with a family member recently. How did it get resolved?
Genesis 18:1-33 (A Summary)
The Lord appeared to Abram outside his tent. He told Abram that by the time He visited again in a year, his wife, Sarah, will have a son, despite her age. When He was about to leave, He looked down at the city of Sodom. The sin in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah was so great the Lord told Abram that he was going to destroy the cities to get rid of the evil that resided there. He said that He would first go into the cities to see if their sin is truly as bad as He had been told. This worried Abram as that is where his nephew, Lot, lived. Because of this, he spoke up and asked the Lord if He found 50 godly people in the cities, would He spare it? The Lord told Abram He would. Then Abram continued to ask if He would spare the cities if there were lower and lower numbers of godly people in it, the last being 10. The Lord said He would spare the cities if He found even 10 godly people in it. The Lord then parted ways with Abram.
The Lord appeared to Abram outside his tent. He told Abram that by the time He visited again in a year, his wife, Sarah, will have a son, despite her age. When He was about to leave, He looked down at the city of Sodom. The sin in the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah was so great the Lord told Abram that he was going to destroy the cities to get rid of the evil that resided there. He said that He would first go into the cities to see if their sin is truly as bad as He had been told. This worried Abram as that is where his nephew, Lot, lived. Because of this, he spoke up and asked the Lord if He found 50 godly people in the cities, would He spare it? The Lord told Abram He would. Then Abram continued to ask if He would spare the cities if there were lower and lower numbers of godly people in it, the last being 10. The Lord said He would spare the cities if He found even 10 godly people in it. The Lord then parted ways with Abram.
Discussion:
1. How often do you pray for each of your family members?
2. When you pray for your family members, what do you usually pray for?
3. How do you think prayer could help your family during a conflict?
4. How do you think prayer could help your family when things are going well?
1. How often do you pray for each of your family members?
2. When you pray for your family members, what do you usually pray for?
3. How do you think prayer could help your family during a conflict?
4. How do you think prayer could help your family when things are going well?
Discussion:
1. How can we apply this verse to our families?
2. This week, who is one family member you want to pray for regularly? Why did you choose them?
1. How can we apply this verse to our families?
2. This week, who is one family member you want to pray for regularly? Why did you choose them?