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Famine drove Abram to Egypt and his unbelief produced lying that Sarah was his sister. In God's grace the Egyptian's spared them both and their family & society.
Narrative:
Telos: I want to motivate my hearers to respond to God's grace in Christ by being gracious towards God and others.
Outline:
1. RESPONDING TO AMAZING GRACE AND GOD v1-4
Where sin abounds grace much more v1-3
Worship - the right response to grace v4
2. RESPONDING TO AMAZING GRACE - AND OTHERS v5-12
Grace is always a nice problem to have v5-6 - i
Gracious communication solves the problem v8 - m
Gracious separation solves the problem v9 - 11 [v9 m]
Lot's choice v11-12 [i] Abram's choice v13 [i]
3. AMAZING GRACE RESPONDS - REBELS -GOD -SAINTS
Always in the context of rebels - v13 - i
Always in the context of God's Covenant in Christ v14-17 -c
v15 > Ac 7:5 Gal 3:16
Always in our response of worship v18 -m