Big Idea: Doubt creates mountains- Faith moves them.

Genesis 15:7-21

1. Don’t doubt that God can. Genesis 15: 7-8
He also said to him, “I am the Lord who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans to give you this land to possess.” But he said, “Lord God, how can I know that I will possess it?”

2. Don’t doubt that God cares. Genesis 15: 9-12
He said to him, “Bring me a three-year-old cow, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon.” So he brought all these to him, cut them in half, and laid the pieces opposite each other, but he did not cut the birds in half. Birds of prey came down on the carcasses, but Abram drove them away. As the sun was setting, a deep sleep came over Abram, and suddenly great terror and darkness descended on him.

3. Don’t doubt God’s covenant. Genesis 15: 13-21
Then the Lord said to Abram, “Know this for certain: Your offspring will be resident aliens for four hundred years in a land that does not belong to them and will be enslaved and oppressed. However, I will judge the nation they serve, and afterward they will go out with many possessions. But you will go to your ancestors in peace and be buried at a good old age. In the fourth generation they will return here, for the iniquity of the Amorites has not yet reached its full measure.” When the sun had set and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch appeared and passed between the divided animals. On that day the Lord made a covenant with Abram, saying, “I give this land to your offspring, from the Brook of Egypt to the great river, the Euphrates River: the land of the Kenites, Kenizzites, Kadmonites, Hethites, Perizzites, Rephaim, Amorites, Canaanites, Girgashites, and Jebusites.”

Next Steps:

BELIEVE: Today, I surrender to God’s blood covenant over me.
BECOME: I will hold on to hope, even when my situation looks hopeless.
BE SENT: I will share my hope in Jesus with someone facing doubt this week.


Discussion Questions:

When was the last time you were tempted to doubt God? Why?
Does it help you handle challenges when you see others overcome hardships? Explain.
Where do those who are far from Jesus place their hope?
Does fellowship with other Christians make your difficulties easier to bear?  Explain. 
Why do some people hold on to hope when others lose hope in the same circumstances?
Does it feel like God doesn’t notice or doesn’t care when evil happens to you?  Explain.
Pray for the Holy Spirit to make your faith stronger than your doubts this week.