A name greater than a towerGenesis 12:1-9Length: Long

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • The builders say 'let us make a name for ourselves'; what does God promise to do for Abram's name, and at what cost to Abram?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • What tower are you building — career, reputation, family standing — to make your own name great?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • What step of trust, like Abram leaving his father's household, will you take this week on the strength of God's promise alone?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who around you is wearing themselves out making a name, and how could you share what God promised Abram?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).