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Bible Study: Abraham the Friend of God - Hospitality and Faith

Join Calvary Kids Club and The Mid-High Youth Group as we explore the story of Abraham, focusing on his hospitality towards strangers and his deep friendship with God. Discover how Abraham's faith and actions brought blessings to the world.

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Bible Study: Abraham the Friend of God - Hospitality and Faith

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  1. Calvary Kids Club Kids…and • The Mid High youth group • Are invited to make there way to their classrooms

  2. Spreading the Word So they read distinctly from the book, in the Law of God; and they gave the sense, and helped them to understand the reading. (Nehemiah 8:8) Genesis 18-20

  3. Genesis • Creation & Fall of man (1–5) • Noah, Flood & Babel (6-10) • Tower of Babel (11) • Abraham (12-25) • Isaac (25:19-27) • Jacob (28-36) • Joseph (37-50)

  4. Abraham (12-25) • Abram’s Call, Journey & Egypt (12) • Abram Splits with Lot (13) • Abram Rescues Lot (14) • Abram’s covenant w/God confirmed(15) • Abram & Hagar (16) • Abraham! Sarah! Circumcision! Isaac (17) • Abraham the friend of God (18)

  5. Abraham the Friend of God (18) • 1) Abraham’s Hospitality (v.1-8)

  6. Let brotherly love continue. Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some have unwittingly entertained angels. Hebrews 13:1-2

  7. Hospitality: • The English word is often defined as The act or service of welcoming, receiving, hosting, or entertaining guests. • The Greek word, philoxenia, literally means ”love of strangers.” • Philo- = love • -xenia = stranger/foreigner/traveller

  8. Abraham the Friend of God (18) • Abraham’s Hospitality (v.1-8) • Abraham hears God’s promise (9-15) • Sarah laughs

  9. Abraham the Friend of God (18) • Abraham’s Hospitality (v.1-8) • Abraham hears God’s promise (9-15) • Abraham as God’s Friend

  10. And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, “Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.” And he was called the friend of God. James 2:23

  11. No longer do I call you servants, for a servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all things that I heard from My Father I have made known to you. John 15:15

  12. Abraham the Friend of God (18) • Abraham’s Hospitality (v.1-8) • Abraham hears God’s promise (9-15) • Abraham as God’s Friend (16-33) • God’s reasoning (v.16-19) • God’s sharing (v.20-21) • Abraham’s intercession (v.22-33)

  13. Abraham the Friend of God (18) • Abraham’s Hospitality (v.1-8) • Abraham hears God’s promise (9-15) • Abraham as God’s Friend (16-33) • Relationship • The Word • Prayer

  14. Abraham (12-25) • Abram’s Call, Journey & Egypt (12) • Abram Splits with Lot (13) • Abram Rescues Lot (14) • Abram’s covenant w/God confirmed(15) • Abram & Hagar (16) • Abraham! Sarah! Circumcision! Isaac (17) • Abraham the friend of God (18) • Sodom and Gomorrah (19)

  15. Sodom and Gomorrah (19) • Angels come to Sodom (19:1-9) • Lot greets the angels (v.1–3) • Sodom seeks Angels sinfully (v.4-5) • Lot deals with men of Sodom (v.6-9)

  16. Sodom and Gomorrah (19) • Angels come to Sodom (19:1-9) • 2) Lot Rescued (19:10-22) • Angels rescue Lot (v10-11) • Angels command Lot to flee (v.12-13) • Lot tries to rescue family (v.14) • Angels bring Lot out of city (v.15-17) • Lot flees to Zoar (v.18-22)

  17. Sodom and Gomorrah (19) • Angels come to Sodom (19:1-9) • 2) Lot Rescued (19:10-22) • 3) Sodom & Gomorrah destroyed (23-29) • Cities destroyed by fire (23-25) • Lot’s wife looks back (v.26) • Abraham sees destruction (v.27-29)

  18. Sodom and Gomorrah (19) • Angels come to Sodom (19:1-9) • 2) Lot Rescued (19:10-22) • 3) Sodom & Gomorrah destroyed (23-29) • Cities destroyed by fire (23-25) • Lot’s wife looks back (v.26) • Abraham sees destruction (v.27-29) • 4) Lot’s sordid offspring (v30-38)

  19. Contrast of Abraham and Lot God visited Abraham Message of joy Daytime Tent Door Abraham believed Abraham prayed Abraham lost nothing Abraham’s faith spread brought world blessing Angels visited Lot Message of Judgment Nighttime City Gate Lot feared - no trust Lot schemed Lot lost everything Lot’s faith did not brought world trouble

  20. Abraham (12-25) • Abram’s Call, Journey & Egypt (12) • Abram Splits with Lot (13) • Abram Rescues Lot (14) • Abram’s covenant w/God confirmed(15) • Abram & Hagar (16) • Abraham! Sarah! Circumcision! Isaac (17) • Abraham the friend of God (18) • Sodom and Gomorrah (19) • Abraham stumbles in Gerar (20)

  21. Abraham stumbles in Gerar (20) • Abraham travels to Gerar (20:1) • Abraham and Sarah lie again (20:2) • God deals with Abimelech (20:3-7) • Abimelech confronts Abraham (20:9-13) • Abimelech restores and rebukes (v.14-16) • Abraham prays for Abimelech (20:17-18)

  22. Abraham (12-25) • Abram’s Call, Journey & Egypt (12) • Abram Splits with Lot (13) • Abram Rescues Lot (14) • Abram’s covenant w/God confirmed(15) • Abram & Hagar (16) • Abraham! Sarah! Circumcision! Isaac (17) • Abraham the friend of God (18) • Sodom and Gomorrah (19) • Abraham stumbles in Gerar (20)

  23. Contrast of Abraham and Lot God visited Abraham Message of joy Daytime Tent Door Abraham believed Abraham prayed Abraham lost nothing Abraham’s faith spread brought world blessing Angels visited Lot Message of Judgment Nighttime City Gate Lot feared - no trust Lot schemed Lot lost everything Lot’s faith did not brought world trouble

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