A Faith Failure

The Patriarchs
“A Faith Failure”
Genesis 12:10-13
January 18, 2009

“Success has many fathers, failure is an orphan.” - J.F.K.

The Faithlessness of Abraham (12:10-20)
How he got it all wrong.
A faith failure. (v. 10)
A fatal error. (vs. 11-20)

The Faithfulness of God (13:1-18)
How Abraham got it right.
Witness (v. 1)
Worship (vs. 3-4)

The Foolishness of Lot (13:5-13)
Lot could not get anything right.
Contempt (vs. 5-9)
Choice (vs. 10-13)

The Friendship between God and Abraham (13:14-18)
Now everything is alright!