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PRAYER
Pray for strength of heart for each person in your group to
perseverewhenever you face trials in life. May these tests
promote you into ahigher level of faith.
Abraham!Abraham!
NOTES
Ask God to increase your faith and to help you know Him more
so you can trust Him more as well.
Intercede for everyone in your group to experience Gods
goodness andprovision in their lives so they can encourage
more people with these stories.
CONNECT
!hen you were little" what pet name do your parents usually call
you#
!hy did they call you that#
!ho is one person you trust the most# How has that person
earned
your trust# If you want to communicate something very important
to someone"
what are the things you will do to get that persons attention
$e.g. textmessages" emails" calls" talk inperson%#
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WORD
WhAT
What doesthe
Bible say?
17By faith Abraham, when G te"te him, ffere!#"aa$ a"
a "a$rifi$e% he wh ha re$ei&e the'rmi"e" wa" ab(t
t "a$rifi$e hi" ne an n)y "n, 1*e&en th(+h G ha
"ai t him, #t i" thr(+h #"aa$ that y(r ff"'rin+ wi))
be re$-ne%. 1/Abraham rea"ne thatG $() rai"e
the ea, an fi+(rati&e)y "'ea-in+, he i re$ei&e #"aa$
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&hough the command was difficult" not to mention
'illogical"(
he wholeheartedly o)eyed and trusted the power and
faithfulness
of God $He)rews **+*,-*%.
3 The Te"timny
13Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught
by its
horns.He went over and took the ram and sacrificed it as a burnt
offering
instead of his son. 14So Abraham called that place The!"# $ill
%rovide.
Andtothisdayitissaid&'!n themountainofthe!"#itwill
beprovided.(
In He)rew language" )eing called )y name twice is their way
ofputting
emphasis on the importance of the message to )e communicated
like how
the angel of the/ordcalled A)raham twice in Genesis 00. &he
context ofthecall" as well as the response of A)raham )efore and
after it" gives us important
truths we can apply as we em)race Gods leadership over our
lives.
3 The Te"t
1Sometimelater)odtestedAbraham.Hesaidtohim&'Abraham*(
'Here + am&( he replied. ,Then )odsaid& 'Takeyour
son& your only son&
+saac&whom you love& and go to the region of -oriah.
Sacrifice him there
asaburntofferingononeofthemountains+willtellyouabout.(
Genesis 00+*1"*2
A)rahams o)edience confirmed this trust in God. &his
experience also
allowed him to see how much he )elieves in God and loves Him.
His
devotion to God even gave an example for Isaac to follow. Also"
in
A)rahams o)edience" he knew and experienced the truth that God
is a
faithful Provider.
Genesis 00+*"0 "OWhAT What is the relevance of the Word to my
life?
&o test means to prove something. God tested A)raham to
confirm his
faith in Him. How important is Isaac to A)raham# How do you
think
A)raham feel when God asked him to sacrifice Isaac#
3 The Tr("t
+saac spoke up and said to his father Abraham& '/ather0(
'1es& my son0(
Abrahamreplied.'Thefireandwoodarehere&(+saacsaid&'butwhereis
AretherethingsthatyoufeellikeGodwantsyoutodowhichseemillogicalandhardtofollow#HowshouldyourespondinlightofA)rahams
example#
!hataresome)arrierspeoplemighthaveinfullytrustingGod#How can one
overcome them#
!hatcharacteristicsofGodcanyouholdontoduringtrialsandhard
times#
!hatother3ualitiesofGodhaveyoureali4edafterem)racingHisleadership
over your life#
thelambfortheburntoffering0(2Abrahamanswered&')odhimselfwill
provide
thelambfortheburntoffering&myson.(Andthetwoofthem
NOW WhAT How do I apply the Word to my life?
wentontogether.
Genesis 00+,"5
!hatisonethingyouhavelearnedfromthelessonandhowcanyoupractically
apply it in your life this week#
!hatisGodtellingyoutodorightnow#!hatpracticalstepscanyoutake&he
replies of A)raham to Gods test $vs. *"1"6% and to his sons
3uestions are very interesting. It showed his deep trust in
God.
