2013-02-17 faith for the journey
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Theme: Trusting God, Abrams journey of faith
Object: A blindfold
Scripture: The Lord had said to Abram, Leave your country and your people. Leave your fathers
family. Go to the land I will show you. Genesis 12:1 (NIrV)
When we do something for the very first time it can be a little bit scary. Do you remember your very
first day at school? Your mother probably went in with you to help you find your room and meet your
teacher. When you got on a bicycle for the first time, someone probably walked along beside you and
helped hold you up at the very beginning. That gave you confidence and soon you were riding on your
own. When you went swimming for the first time, you didn t just go out and jump in the pool, did you
No, there was someone with you to hold you up until you could swim on your own. It really helps if we
have someone we trust to be with us when we are about to do something we have never done before.
Today, I brought a blindfold. What if I were to ask one of you to put on this blindfold and find your
way to the back of the room and bring a plate back to me? How do you think you might feel? Would
you be worried that you might bump into something and hurt yourself? Would you be afraid that
others might laugh at you when you went the wrong direction? What if I said that I would go with you
and hold your hand? You trust me, dont you? I will be with you every step. How does that make you
feel? Who would like to try it? (Choose a child.) OK, Jacob, lets go.
What Jacob did this morning is similar to what Abram and Sarah experienced in todays Bible lesson.
God told Abram to leave everything behind and to move to a new country. He didnt even tell him
where this country was. He just said, Go to the land that I will show you. They didnt know where
they were going or what they would find when they got there. It was like they were wearing a
blindfold, but they trusted Godjust like Jacob trusted meand like we trust our parents to help us
do new things. So, even though they were a bit scared, they left everything and set out on the journey
to the place that God showed them. It took many years, but God was with them and he led them to
their new home.
How about you, do you ever take a journey into the unknown? Sure you do. Just about every day we
face things which we have never done before. They may be a bit scary, but we know that God is with
us, just as he was with Abram and Sarah. We just have to trust him to lead the way.
Father, sometimes we are afraid to go where we have not gone before. Help us to remember that you
are with us wherever we go. Amen.
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This week we learned the story of Abraham and Sarah from Genesis 12.
12.
The Lord had said to Abram, Leave your country and your people. Leave
your fathers family. Go to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1, NIrV)
,
. ( 12:1)
What were the blessings God promised to Abraham for trusting God? (Genesis 12:2-3
? ( 12:2-3)
How old was Abraham when he left his hometown to follow God? (Genesis 12:4)
? ( 12:4)
Where did Abraham stay first after leaving his hometown? (Genesis 12:5)
? ( 12:5)
What did Abraham do for God who promised the land? (Genesis 12:7)
? ( 12:7)
Family activity: Our message this week was Abraham and Sarah Sit down
and talk as a family about how we can trust God just like Abraham and Sarah did.
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The Lord had said to Abram, Leave your country and your people. Leave
your fathers family. Go to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1, NIrV)
: What do you think Abraham brought when he left his hometown?
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The Lord had said to Abram, Leave your country and your people. Leave
your fathers family. Go to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1, NIrV)
Each child will be given a piece of white paper and several markers or crayons. Have
children draw a squiggly line around the paper which will be one path. Then draw or
trace a squiggly line with another colored marker or crayon and continue with several
colored "paths". Children may enjoy trying to "follow a path" of their classmates
JOURNEY with their finger, so teacher can have children pass their JOURNEY PATHS tothe child to their right! They have to stay on just ONE colored path at a time with
their finger! Discussion about our Journey with God and not getting off the path that
HE leads us on. On the bottom of their JOURNEY SQUIGGLES, children can write or
trace JESUS IS WITH ME ON EVERY JOURNEY, or the Bible verse can be written on the
journey "paths" paper.
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The Lord had said to Abram, Leave your country and your people. Leave
your fathers family. Go to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1, NIrV)
1. The territory of a nation or state
5. To go away
6. God promised to ______________ Abram
(Genesis 12:1)
7. A word or words by which a person or thing is
known
1. To wish for something evil to happen to
someone
2. How a persons age is measured (plural)
3. Important, powerful, or famous
4. Men, women and children
COUNTRY BLESS NAME GREAT
LEAVE CURSE YEARS PEOPLE
: Why do you think Abraham and Sarah left their hometown to follow God?
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The Lord had said to Abram, Leave your country and your people. Leave
your fathers family. Go to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1, NIrV)
: Would it be easy to leave your home to follow God? What if God ask you to leave your home
to where He directs you, would you go like Abraham did?
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The Lord had said to Abram, Leave your country and your people. Leave
your fathers family. Go to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1, NIrV)
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The Lord had said to Abram, Leave your country and your people. Leave
your fathers family. Go to the land I will show you. (Genesis 12:1, NIrV)