1. A Whole Lotta Lot 1. Lot or Abram? Genesis 13v1-13
Abram, the peacemaker v8
He makes the first move v8
Peace-making marks you out as a child of God Mt 5v9
Pride holds on to hurts, grievances Rev 12v12
Jesus Himself made the first move Isa 59v16
He offers a solution v9
First to reconcile & first to offer first choice v10-11

2. A Whole Lotta Lot 1. Lot or Abram? Genesis 13v1-13
Lot’s choice
Doesn’t consider the spiritual implications v10, v13, 2 Pet 2v7-8
Lot’s decision almost cost him his life. Some family did die
Slides down the slippery slope of compromise
He sees Sodom v10, lives near Sodom v12, lives in Sodom 14v12, 2 Pet 2v8, 2 Cor 6v14-15
One unwise unspiritual choice leads to others, leads to ruined spiritual lives 1 Cor 15v33

3. A Whole Lotta Lot 1. Lot or Abram? Genesis 13v1-13
Wise, spiritual Abram
He sought the Lord first v3-4
In seeking & consulting the Lord everything else follows
He lives in the Promised Land while Lot lives in Sodom v12
He’s blessed by God, Lot snatched from death by God v14-17
All that Lot had chosen was destroyed by the Lord 19v24-25
Abram has nowt 2 do with & takes nowt from Sodom 14v22-23
Lot lived under Sodom’s rule & worked for Sodom 19v1
Lot or Abram? Matt 6v33