Sunday Morning - April 5, 1998
Text: Genesis 19:17-22 "And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
18. And Lot said unto them, Oh, not so, my Lord:
19. Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest some evil take me, and I die:
20. Behold now, this city is near to flee unto, and it is a little one: Oh, let me escape thither, (is it not a little one?) and my soul shall live.
21. And he said unto him, See, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow this city, for the which thou hast spoken.
22. Haste thee, escape thither; for I cannot do any thing till thou be come thither. Therefore the name of the city was called Zoar."
Genesis 19:26 "But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt."
WHO LIVED IN THE DAYS OF LOT?
Hebrews 11:8 "By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went."
JUST LOT
2 Peter 2:7 "And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:"
LOT'S WIFE
Genesis 19:26 "But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt." UNJUST
LICENTIOUS DAUGHTERS
Genesis 19:36 "Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father." UNJUST
LOST SODOM
Genesis 18:20 "...The cry of Sodom and Gomorrah is great, and because their sin is very grievous [sore, heavy, hard];"
SODOM AND GOMORRAH
Genesis 19:13 "For we will destroy this place, because the cry of them is waxen great before the face of the LORD; and the LORD hath sent us to destroy it."
RULERS OF SODOM
Isaiah 1:10 "Hear the word of the LORD, ye rulers of Sodom; give ear unto the law of our God, ye people of Gomorrah."
CHILDREN WILL RULE
Isaiah 3:4-5 "And I will give children to be their princes, and babes shall rule over them. 5. And the people shall be oppressed, every one by another, and every one by his neighbour: the child shall behave himself proudly against the ancient, and the base against the honourable."
WOMEN SHALL RULE
Isaiah 3:12 "As for my people, children are their oppressors, and women rule over them. O my people, they which lead thee cause thee to err, and destroy the way of thy paths."
JUDGEMENT
Jude 1:7 "Even as Sodom and Gomorrha, and the cities about them in like manner, giving themselves over to fornication, and going after strange flesh, are set forth for an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire."
ENSAMPLES
2 Peter 2:6 "And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample unto those that after should live ungodly;"
BELIEVERS IN POLITICS
Genesis 19:1 "And there came two angels to Sodom at even; and Lot sat in the gate of Sodom: ..."
MIGRATION OF A JUST MAN
Genesis 13:10 "And Lot lifted up his EYES, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, ..."
AWAY FROM THE LORD
Genesis 13:11 "Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed EAST: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
IN THE CITIES THEN TOWARD SODOM
Genesis 13:12 "Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom."
BE SUBJECT
Romans 13:5-6 "Wherefore ye must needs be subject, not only for wrath, but also for conscience sake. 6. For for this cause pay ye tribute also: for they are God's ministers, attending continually upon this very thing."
PRAY FOR THE KING
1 Timothy 2:1-2 "I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2. For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty."
LOT'S WIFE JUDGED
Genesis 19:26 "But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt." UNJUST
DON'T FORGET IT
Luke 17:32 "Remember Lot's wife."
DON'T LOOK BACK
Luke 9:57-62 "And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
IT COST TO FOLLOW
58. And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
HE MUST BE FIRST
59. And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer ME FIRST to go and bury my father. 60. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
OTHERS LAST
61. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let ME FIRST go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
GREATER LOSS
62. And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God."
FORCE YOURSELVES TO REMEMBER
Numbers 15:39-40 "And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:
40. That ye may remember, and do all my commandments, and be holy unto your God."
TABLE OF REMEMBRANCE
1 Corinthians 11:24-25 "And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: THIS DO in remembrance of me. 25. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: THIS DO ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me."