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After a number of years more, nothing has changed: no land, no children.

After a number of years more, nothing has changed: no land, no children. Abram’s wife now has another idea about how to “help” God’s promise come true… What do you think it is?. To describe the TERMS of God’s Covenant with Abraham To explain the SIGN of the Covenant God makes with Abraham

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After a number of years more, nothing has changed: no land, no children.

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  1. After a number of years more, nothing has changed: no land, no children. Abram’s wife now has another idea about how to “help” God’s promise come true… What do you think it is?

  2. To describe the TERMS of God’s Covenant with Abraham To explain the SIGN of the Covenant God makes with Abraham To reflect onAbraham’s faith God’s Covenant with Abram

  3. Abram’s wife Sarai offers her servant Hagar to Abram, to sleep with – so that they could get a child that way. Ishmael is born. Has Abram done the right thing? Explain what Sarai did. Do you think this was a good thing to do? Would it make God’s promise come true? Why/ why not? **What do you think will happen next?

  4. When God does speak to Abram, what does He promise him? What will be the sign of this Covenant with God? How does God appear to Abram the second time? What does this represent? **What does the name “Isaac” mean? Why is it a good name ? Watch the clip.. God appears to Abram twice. How? From 1:40

  5. “So shall my Covenant be in your flesh, an everlasting covenant.” Write out the quote above. Draw a Christian stick-person. Label signs of God that most Christians carry around in their flesh Which ones do you “carry around” in your flesh? Star them. Do you think it is important to show your commitment to God in physical ways? Why/ why not? Which of the following “signs of God” do you have in your flesh” ? • Fasting for lent • Wearing a cross • Not eating meat on Fridays • Behaving in a Christian way • Being modestly (not flaunting your body) • Kneeling in prayer • Being unmarried for God

  6. Which of the following did Abraham promise God in the covenant ? To keep walking To be blameless To circumcise all males in his family To keep the 10 Commandments

  7. HOMEWORK • Read Gen 22:1-18 • Do a story board of the story in 6-8 boxes, with descriptions for each box • Explain with PEE one thing that you can learn from this story about God

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