Lesson 4

• Read page 23 in your book, and draw out Abraham’s path on the map in your book. Try to calculate how long the journey would have taken Abraham. (15 mins)

• Fill out the blanks on page 24. (15)

Lesson 4

1. 12:2a

2. 12:3a

3. 12:7

4. 18:1-15

5. 12:3c; 22:18

6. 15:1

7. 12:2b

8. 12:3b

(5 mins)

Homework

• Read Hebrews 11:1-12, and write a summary paragraph.

Lesson 4

• Warm up: Write out Genesis 12:1-3 and what it means.

Lesson 4

• Read Hebrews 11:1-12

• What is faith?

• Faith is simply believing something.

• Faith is based on experience and second-hand facts.

• The question we must ask ourselves is, “Do we believe the Bible’s accounts?”

Lesson 4

• Abraham believed God

• Abraham believed that God would provide a son to him even though he was old.

• Why did he believe this?

• Because he knew God would not lie to him. He trusted God’s character.

Lesson 4

• Define faith:

• Belief in God even though we can’t see him.

• What are some reasons for believing in God even though we can’t see him?

• The world

• The Bible

• The life, death and resurrection of X

Lesson 4

• Read Romans 3:22-24, and answer the question on page 25.

• According to Paul, how does a person become good (righteous and just)?

Lesson 4

• Read Genesis 22:1-18 together.

• How do you think that Isaac would have felt in this story?

• How would you have felt?

• Abraham believed God.

• God always provides for those who trust in him.

Lesson 4

• Comparisons between Isaac and Christ

• Both were innocent yet sentenced to die

• Both carried the wood for their death on their backs

• Both were led up a mountain or hill

• Both carried on with faith in their fathers

• Both were the only sons of their fathers

Lesson 4

• Read Hebrews 11:17-19, and see how the verses compare to Genesis 22:8.

Lesson 4

• Homework: Write out the weekly verse and the Bottom Line.

Lesson 4

• Warm up: Write out Galatians 6:1-2 and what it means.

• Warm up: Write out Isaiah 25:8, and write what it means.