<p> SubiKids Upper Primary Bible Study</p><p>Bible Lesson: God calls Abraham 29/30 July 2017 Key Bible verse: God reigns over the nations; God is seated on his holy throne. Psalm 47:8</p><p>Intro When God made the world, His intention was to have a relationship with people – like a close-knit family. However, sin caused a rift and separated us from God.</p><p>Sin was so bad that God had to “restart” creation, beginning all over again with Noah’s family. But sin continued to prevail.</p><p>Today, we see the start of a new salvation plan – it starts with a promise to 1 man, the growth of a family, the spread of a nation and eventually, salvation for the whole world.</p><p>* To be a bit different, children will draw a “comic-style” shrink.</p><p>Shrink Genesis 12:1-9 The Lord had said to Abram, “Go from your country, your people and your father’s household to the land I will show you.</p><p>2 “I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” 4 So Abram went, as the Lord had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Harran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Harran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there.</p><p>6 Abram travelled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 The Lord appeared to Abram and said, “To your offspring I will give this land.” So he built an altar there to the Lord, who had appeared to him.</p><p>8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the Lord and called on the name of the Lord.</p><p>9 Then Abram set out and continued toward the Negev. . Video Abraham’s new home.mp4 Learn  What does it mean to be blessed?</p><p> How did Abram demonstrate his faith and obedience? </p><p> What do you learn about obedience?</p><p> What do you learn about God’s instructions?</p><p>Apply How can we apply these lessons to our lives?</p><p>Bible verse Verse throw</p><p>Read verse several times (powerpoint)</p><p>Set up boxes with words of verse written on them</p><p>Give each child about 10 paper balls each</p><p>Children throw balls into the correct box (saying the verse in order)</p><p>* make sure boxes are not in the same order as the verse</p><p>* there will be a couple of ‘dud’ boxes with words that are not in the verse</p><p>Pray 1 leader opens in prayer</p><p>Class take turns to thank God for something specific from the last week</p><p>2nd leader closes after a minute Bible Passage: Genesis 12:1-9</p><p>1</p><p>2 3</p><p>4 & 5 6</p><p>7 8 9</p><p>Abram obeyed God and left his home and went to Canaan with Sarai and Lot</p><p>God gives us enough instructions for us to obey, but doesn’t always give us ALL the details</p><p>God made a promise to Abraham</p><p>Abram was to be blessed and would be a blessing</p><p>God’s blessing would be for ALL people (not just Abram)</p><p>Old age did not stop Abram from obeying God.</p><p>Along his journey, Abram would stop and build an altar to God I will obey God (specific example)</p><p>I will trust God’s promises (eg: Jesus’ return, forgiveness and salvation)</p><p>God has blessed me (how) and I can be a blessing to others (how)</p><p>God has blessed all people through Jesus – I will tell ______about Jesus</p><p>I will not let my age stop me from doing God’s work (eg: )</p><p>I will worship God (how?) Bible Passage: Genesis 12:1-9</p><p>1</p><p>2 3</p><p>4 & 5 6</p><p>7 8</p><p>9 </p>