Lesson No. ( 2 ) God's call to Abraham

References

Genesis 12 - The Life of Abraham by F.B. Mayer

Notes for Servants

★ The Lord said to Abraham, "Leave your country, your relatives, and your
father's home and go to a land that I am going to show you..." and
Abraham obeyed the Lord regardless all the troubles he might face. The
Lord blessed Abraham and he was called the friend of God.
★ If the Lord calls you to serve him, you should obey without worrying about
troubles because the Lord will be with you.
★ When you walk with God, you will receive blessings, divine grace, and eternal
life.

Objectives

General: God cares for us when we go from one place to another.
Specific:
The children will be able to ...
A. Express God's love and caring for Abraham.
B. Conclude that if we love God, we must obey Him.
C. Explain why blessings are the outcome of obeying God.

Bible Verse

" Have faith in God. " Mark 11:22

Teaching Aids

1. Felt figure and flannel board.
2. Video.

Introduction

(1) Review last week's lesson.
(2) Who remembers the verse?
(3) Remind the children about the church occasions for the coming week.

Story Time

Who do you worship and love?

Abraham lived in the land of the Chaldeans in Haran with his family and relatives. He owned a large property and had servants and cattle. His native people were wicked, they worshipped idols, but Abraham worshipped God. The Lord called him: "Abraham, leave your country, your relatives and your family and I will send you to a new land."

This is difficult, isn't it? Will Abraham leave everything? Where will he go? Abraham did not even know the name of the place. Will the Lord leave him alone? No, the Lord will not leave Abraham, the Lord will go with him, bless him, and will give more than is expected. The Lord said to him, "I will make of you a great nation, I will bless you and make your name great."
1. Whom did the Lord call to leave his country?
2. What is the name of Abraham's country?
3. Why did the Lord ask Abraham to leave his country?

Abraham obeyed God, he gathered his servants and said to them, "Be ready to depart from this land." The men and women asked, "Where to?" Abraham said, "To a new land." They asked him, "Where is this land?" He said, "I do not know its name, but the Lord is with us and He will show us the land." The servants were afraid but Abraham trusted in God. Abraham took Sarah and Lot, his nephew, and left his country and his family. Abraham arranged the procession. The cattle and the servants went ahead. They were praying on their way and the Lord protected them from fierce animals, hunger and disease. They thanked the Lord and praised His Name.

Abraham arrived at the land of Canaan. The Lord appeared to Abraham and said, "I will give you this land; I am with you..." Abraham was happy because the Lord was with him. Abraham built an altar to express his thanks to God. He gathered big stones, put them in order one upon the other, prepared a sacrifice and put it on the altar. He prayed and said, "Lord, I thank you because you care for us." The natives knew that Abraham worshipped God and did not worship idols.

1. What is the name of the land?
2. Who of Abraham's relatives went with him?
3. What did he offer to the Lord?

Discussion

1 - Follow up the story by talking about it with the children.
2 - Continue the discussion while they do the activity.

Learning Activities

Activity Sheet.God's Call to Abraham.pdf