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Abraham’sFaith


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Objectives:

Doctrine: To explain that Abrahamresponded to God’s call withtremendous faith, that God

promised Abraham a redeemer tosave all men from sin

!orals: Throu"h Abraham, Godcalls each one of us to "row

and develop into a personcapable of becomin" andinstrument in #is plan of

salvation


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$orship: To discover and discern God’s plan

for us throu"h personal pra%erand participatin" activel% in the&hurch’s public litur"ical pra%er

&ontext: Ta'en from (Dail% )tren"th forDail% *eeds+

A stor% of man who experiencedship wrec' in the acific durin"the -.th centur%


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Worship: To discover and discern

God’s planfor us through personal

prayerand participating actively

in theChurch’s public liturgical

prayer.

Context: Taken from “aily !trengthfor

aily "eeds#


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God’s intervention in human history

began %ith God’s call of $braham. *t%as a call that changes the %hole lifeof one man+ but %ould a,ect the %hole

of human history.

*t is important to note that the storyof salvation+ %hich culminates in -esus

Christ+ began %ay before the coming ofthe essiah. *t started in the lives ofthe patriarchs of *srael+ our faithancestors. Their stories lead us to

appreciate more fully God’s gift of


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&atriarchs are revelations of a

personalGod to several men to %hom/e

Communicates. /imself inorder to bring

about /is saving plan for the%orld.


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0esponding to God’s o,er ofsalvation

or friendship is called faith.

There are t%o kinds of faith. (. 1aith in people is trusting inthe %ords or abilities of others.We give trust and con'dence toothers. ex. parents governmento2cials

drivers doctors


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3. 1aith in God is our graced

responseto God’s self4revelation.

*t means:

believing in God’s goodness

doing his will entrusting our lives completelyto

Him


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/esson: )ometimes help comes in

unusual and unexpected wa%s

God wor's in m%sterious wa%s

GOD &A//) A01A#A!2Genesis -3:-4356

God revealed #imself to Abraham andestablished a personal relationship with him because #e had a mission for Abraham


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God’s &all to Abraham

God’s promise to Abraham

5eave his country ake him a greatnation

5eave his kinsfolk Give him numerousdescendants

5eave his father’s

house

ake him a great

name and a


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15/30Famil% Tree of Abraham


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God’s promise of material reward to Abraham was an offer of salvation tohim and a promise of salvation to allpeople The salvation was expressed

in terms of the well4bein" of anomadic shepherd desire

The call of Abraham was a call to new be"innin"s, where he will have a newmission and lead a new life


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#ow do we deal with newsituations in our lives7

$hat is God as'in" me to leave behind7

$hat did 8 learn from this new

experience7


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What is a

Covenant6$ covenant is

$ form of agreement7 solemnagreement bet%een t%o or morepeople

/as t%o parts:

(. an o,er of friendship andpromises of

blessings

3. a demand for loyalty and


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a. Why did God enter into a covenant%ith $braham6

b. God %ants to save the people of

the %orld.

c. /e gives people an opportunity togain salvation.

d. 0ite of circumcision: signi'ed thatthey belonged to the line of$braham 9today for Christians:

8aptism


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God entered into covenant %ith

$braham

Gen. (;:


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!ajor events in the life of Abraham

God calls and blesses$braham and he moves %estinto Canaan

$braham risks the promise ofa son by taking /agar to bear

*shmael $braham sho%s his blessing

by interceding for !odom andGomorrah

God gives the blessing of ason+ *saac+ and sends *shmaela%ay

$braham sacri'ces *saac in

>bedience to God


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God entered intocovenant %ith

$braham

3. Gen. (): (4(?

$ll males %ereto be

circumcised asa sign of thecovenant

bet%een God


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God entered intocovenant %ith$braham

The covenant

bet%een $brahamand God signi'ed that$braham accepted @ah%eh as his God

and the God of hisdescendants andpromised obedienceto his %ord.


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Change in the "ame

(a) Abram (exalted father)

to Abraham (Father ofMultitudes)

(b) Sarai (princess) toSarah (Mother of Many)

The change in their names

signied a change in their

destiny and vocation, that

isa change in their very

person (pagatao)!


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The Covenant with God

God’s&romise

God’s &roof /o% God’s&romise iscompletelyful'lled in

-esus* %ill give to youandto yourdescendants

the land you areliving in+ all theland of Canaan+ asan everlastingpossession and *%ill be the God of

your race.

God gave to$brahamthe rich+ fertile land

of Canaan.

The true land ofpromiseA heaven A is given

to all%ho believe in -esusand follo% /im.The Bingdom of Godon earth has

alreadycome and %ill be


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The Covenant %ith God

God’s romise God’s roof #ow God’sromise iscompletel%fulfilled in 9esus

)arah, %our wife, will "ive birth to %our son and %ou will name him 8saac2Gen-.:-6

God "ave Abraham ason, 8saac #eordered Abraham tooffer his son as asacrifice but, later,

prevented it

God "ave #is onl%)on for the salvationof the worldThrou"h 0aptism,

we share #is death

and 1esurrection


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God tests $braham

/e is a true man ofGod.

/e trusts in /im andhopes in /is

promise.

God’s promiseto $braham

is completely

ful'lled in -esus


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!ummary

9a God takes theinitiative to reach outto us by callingcertain persons to bepart of /is plan ofsalvation.

9b !alvation is God’sfree o,er of /is lovefor us and ourresponse to /is o,er

is called faith.


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*ntegration>0$5!

9t.):3 A “/eary Words and put

them into practice.#5ive out the faiththat %e learn from

the 8ible+ Church+!chool and ourhomes


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*ntegration

W>0!/*&

iscern God’s Will inour lives through our

active personal

prayersand the prayers ofthe

believing community

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