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Who You Marry Matters. She married a man who: Tagged Along Made Greedy Choices Exercised Weak Leadership You marry all his weaknesses! A Godly “helper” would HELP! How does Lot’s wife fail to help him?. Where You Live Matters. Lot’s Wife Was Too Comfortable In Sodom
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Who You Marry Matters • She married a man who: • Tagged Along • Made Greedy Choices • Exercised Weak Leadership • You marry all his weaknesses! • A Godly “helper” would HELP! • How does Lot’s wife fail to help him?
Where You Live Matters • Lot’s Wife Was Too Comfortable In Sodom • They felt at home, but it was fake. (Gen. 19:1,9) • Question: How could she be comfortable in a place this bad? • Answer: She treasured her “life.” • Matt. 6:19-21, Luke 17:33, 28 • Sodom influenced the whole family. • Her unwillingness to flee • Her daughters’ choices in husbands • Her daughters’ sin
What You Value Matters • Stability Became Her Idol, So God Made Her A Pillar. • God’s Plea for Movement • Why Is Stability Such A Strong Temptation? • How should we respond? (Luke 17:31) • Christians Cannot Stay Put! • 1 Cor. 9:24
How You Run Matters • (Genesis 19:17) When they had brought them outside, one said, "Escape for your life! Do not look behind you, and do not stay anywhere in the valley; escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away. • God Provides Escape • Your Life Depends On It • Do Not Look Back • Do Not Linger With Sin • We Need The Safety Of The Mountain • God Will Sweep Away Those Who Stop Running
God Wants To Save Us! • God Gets Involved • Gen. 19:12-13 • God Shows Us Where Our Strength Really Lies • Heb. 13:5-6 • God Is Merciful • Gen. 19:16
Our Failure To Run Hurts Others • When her family needed her most, she was dead. • Her Husband, Her Daughters, Her Descendants • Gen. 19:30-38 • We are dead when we are so tied to old habits that we cannot move. • We are dead when we are not ready to move forward with God.
Remember Lot’s Wife Luke 17:28-33, Gen. 19:17-26