• Sunday Gathering – Genesis – The Significance of Sodom – Andy Hollingum

  • May 26 2024
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  • Summary of the Sermon "The Significance of Sodom" This sermon explores the story of Sodom and Gomorrah from Genesis 19, focusing on the tension between God's love and holiness. Key Points: The passage in Genesis 19 is a difficult one, describing the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah for their wickedness. We should hold two things in tension about God: He is loving (John 3:16). He is holy (Isaiah 6:3). His holiness makes his love meaningful. If we only focus on God's love, we might think our actions don't matter. God's holiness establishes boundaries and reminds us of our sin. Why were Sodom and Gomorrah Destroyed? The sermon argues the sin wasn't just sexual immorality (though it is present). They were also: Arrogant (Ezekiel 16:49) Overfed Unconcerned with the poor and needy (Ezekiel 16:49) This focus on themselves led them to do "detestable things" (Ezekiel 16:49). The Call to Action: We should examine ourselves: Are we arrogant? Do we consider ourselves above others? Are we too focused on ourselves and our possessions? Do we help those in need? The passage is a call to be more like Christ: Let him transform our hearts. Respond to God's love by helping others. Other Points: The story is also a reminder that God is just. He has shown mercy to us, but there is a time limit on his patience. We should pray for our nation and communities. Bible References: Genesis 13:10 Genesis 18 Genesis 19 Exodus 20 John 3:16 Isaiah 6:3 Ezekiel 16:49 Acts 17 Matthew 10 Matthew 11 Jude Transcript So we have reached Genesis chapter 19 this morning. It's actually great if you want to put up the first slide, okay? So you get the drift, right? So this is, by any stretch of the imagination, this is a very challenging chapter of the Bible. It's one of those chapters that, and we'll probably come to a few, depending on how far we carry on through the Old Testament, that are a bit, kind of like, you know, x-rated, bit 18 rated in terms of the content. And what I want to do is, I'm just, I'm not going to read it, I'm just going to summarize it, and then when you get home, if you haven't read it already, you can read it and see if what I've said is right or not. But in summary, so you remember last week Chris was speaking from Genesis 18, and now the second half of that chapter Abraham was chatting with the three visitors, and actually he ended up debating with God and asking God, if you can find so many people that are righteous in Sodom and Gomorrah, will you not save it? And there was this ding-dong going on, and then God draws a line under the conversation at 10, and that's it. And so when we get to chapter 19, what we find is two of those three people that were with Abraham are angels, and they go to Sodom, and they're going to spend the night in the town square, and Lot comes out and finds them, and says, no, no, don't spend the night here, come back to my house. And so he gives them a meal, they have an evening meal together, and then after the meal we read that all the men of the town, young and old, gather outside Lot's house and say, bring out those men because we want to have sex with them. And Lot calls out and comes out and says, don't do this wicked thing, instead here are my daughters. Okay, I don't think laughing is quite appropriate, but it only calls that out. And there's this argument, and the men of the town say to Lot, who are you to tell us what to do? And the angels reach out through the door and pull Lot back inside the house and rescue him just in the nick of time, and then they strike the eyes of those outside the house with blindness so they can't see and find their way. And then what happens is the two angels in Lot's house tell him that God is going to destroy this city, it's time for you and your family to leave. And so he goes out and he finds his two daughters are both engaged to be married, and he finds the fiancees and tells them that God is going to destroy this place, we've got to go, and they don't believe him, they think he's joking. And so, and then they go to bed at night, and then in the morning the angels say to Lot, come on, you've got to go. And Lot's kind of dragging his feet and not really moving, so the angels grabs his hand, grabs his wife's hand, grabs the daughter's hands, and rush them out of the town. And Lot says, can we just go to this nearby town? So they go off to this nearby town, and the angels say, don't look back because God is going to destroy this place. And if you know the story, you know, Lot's wife looks back and she becomes a pillar of salt. And then at the end of the chapter, Lot and his two daughters, now on their own, leave that town and go and live in the hills, and the daughters conspire saying that we're not going to have any children, let's get our dad drunk, and we'll sleep with him, and we'll get children by him. And so that's what happens at the end of the chapter. And in the meantime, Abraham is far away, and he looks out over the plains, and he sees the...
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