{"id":5668,"date":"2022-06-07T16:40:57","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T06:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nlec.org.au\/english\/?p=5668"},"modified":"2022-06-08T22:00:26","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T12:00:26","slug":"week-8-genesis-1210-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nlec.org.au\/english\/week-8-genesis-1210-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 8 &#8211; Genesis 12:10-20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-block-type=\"core\">Receive (20 mins):<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\"><strong>Open your time in prayer. Ask the Holy Spirit to speak to you.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p data-block-type=\"core\">Listen to this devotion on Psalm 8 (The reading is included. Follow along in your Bible.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: Psalm 8 - How Majestic Is Your Name\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/7vwrMQvLaPoaZk8DvzYv1H?si=9e10e6d1d9dd4243&amp;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Spend some time in personal reflection and prayer. (5 mins)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Share with the group what God has been speaking to you. Is there a challenge for you? Have you been impressed with a particular characteristic of God? (10 mins).<\/li>\n<li>Pray together, responding to what God has been showing you in this Psalm. (5 mins)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Read (20 mins):<\/h2>\n<p>What (apart from God) do you really value in life? How would you respond if it was in jeopardy?<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Read Genesis 12:10-20<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What do Abram\u2019s decisions in vv 10-13 reveal about what he values? What is he willing to sacrifice to retain it?<\/li>\n<li>Share a time when you have compromised in a way that you knew (or now know) displeased God. What considerations drove your decision? How did you come to realise your compromised situation?<\/li>\n<li>How does God show His faithfulness to Abram?<\/li>\n<li>How do you see God\u2019s faithfulness in your life?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Respond (20 mins):<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Spend a few minutes in personal reflection. What is the Holy Spirit impressing on your heart? (3 mins)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take time to share how the Holy Spirit is challenging you. How can you be accountable to each other? Consider keeping a record for the purposes of prayer and accountability. (12 mins)<\/li>\n<li>Pray for each other. (5 mins)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Receive (20 mins): Open your time in prayer. Ask the Holy Spirit to speak to you. Listen to this devotion on Psalm 8 (The reading is included. Follow along in your Bible.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5668","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-discipleship"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nlec.org.au\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5668","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nlec.org.au\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nlec.org.au\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nlec.org.au\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nlec.org.au\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5668"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nlec.org.au\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5668\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5671,"href":"https:\/\/nlec.org.au\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5668\/revisions\/5671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nlec.org.au\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5668"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nlec.org.au\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5668"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nlec.org.au\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5668"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}