Genesis 16 MC Discussion Guide
1. In what ways did Sari and Abram sin in this passage? What were some of the things these
sins were rooted in?
2. In what ways have you, like Abram & Sari, attempted to earn for yourself, on your own
terms, what God has promised to give you?
3. When you choose to depend solely on your own abilities to get what you want, what are
you believing about God?
4. God calls us to helpless dependence on Him. How is that in strong opposition to our culture?
5. What are some reasons that helpless dependence on God frightening to you? How is that
foolish?
6. Did Abraham & Sari’s sin cause God to remove his promise of blessing from them? Why not?
How does this truth continue for us in Jesus?