How Families Make Wrong Decisions – Lesson & Sermon Outline

This insightful lesson reveals how families in the Bible made wrong decisions that brought lasting consequences—and how today’s families can avoid repeating those mistakes.

Built around the examples of Lot, Abraham, and Isaac, this message exposes three common motives that often lead homes away from God’s will:

1. Choosing Money Over Principle

Lot chose the plains of Sodom for wealth, not wisdom—and lost everything.

2. Choosing Feelings Over Faith

Isaac and Rebekah followed their emotions instead of God’s Word, dividing their home.

3. Choosing Pressure Over Prayer

Abraham and Sarah acted in haste, creating conflict that lasted generations.

What You’ll Find Inside

• A fully developed sermon outline with all Scripture passages written out in full
• Clear explanations, Bible exposition, and life applications for teaching or preaching
• A student outline for note-taking and class participation
• A lesson summary, student objective, and key memory verse
• A strong conclusion calling families to make decisions guided by biblical principles rather than money, emotion, or pressure

Perfect for:

• Sunday School teachers
• Family seminars or retreats
• Marriage and parenting classes
• Preaching and discipleship training

Help your church families build homes that honor God—one decision at a time.