Week 3: Discovering the Character of God through Abraham
3.1. Read and discuss the life-file on page 15 of the Youth Bible (God’s Will). Could we follow God, not knowing what is in store for us or – maybe worse – that only danger lies ahead?
3.2. Read Genesis 12:1-4. Reflect on last week’s session and compare Noah and Abram. God called them both and then gave them both promises – with terms – and both responded obediently. Bonus points to anyone who
3.3. Hand out and discuss ‘Abram’s Journey’. Also, read Romans 4:1-3, 13. Note that it wasn’t Abram’s obedience that made him right with God; his faith made him right with God and obedience was the fruit that came naturally. The writer of the New Testament book, Hebrews, also recognised this. Read Hebrews 11:8-10.
3.4. Abram may have been full of faith, but he was by no means perfect. Read Genesis 12:10-20. These verses remind us that faith can be fickle. It can be easy to trust God when things are good (the promises God gave in 12:2-3), but hard when the odds are stacked against us. Yet, just because Abram’s faith wavered, it didn’t mean God gave up on him. Check out 2 Timothy 2:11-13.
3.5. Read Genesis 17:1-14. This is the symbol/sign of the promise God made in 12:1-4. Note that God gives the sign as a reminder of His promise to Abram, rather than giving Abram lots of signs in order to persuade him to respond.
Week 3: Summary
Some of the characteristics of God that we can discover this week are:
- He calls us – we don’t choose Him.
- He is faithful at all times
- He requires faith first and obedience second.
- He gives us signs to remember His promises, not the other way around.
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