Date:__________________ Lesson

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=At Home Weekly is designed for you to use during the week with your son or CONNECT AS A FAMILY
daughter. Youll find out what they learned today at church and can help them
Read through the biblical account of Gods promise to Abram in Genesis 12:18.
prepare for next week by exploring the theme (or Ponder Point) and spending
Explain to your children that God wanted Abram and his family to worship God
time together in Gods Word.
and God alone. He is the one true God, and He wanted the worship of His
people. Spend a few moments worshipping God together as a family. Pray
WHAT WE LEARNED THIS WEEK together and thank God for who He is.
PONDER POINT: GOD IS REDEEMER
Fall of Mankind After reading the Scripture passage, discuss these questions together:
Genesis 23
After mankind sinned, God promised to send the Redeemer to restore What did God tell Abram to do?
relationship with Him. What promises did God make to Abram?
How can we worship God?
WHERE WERE HEADED NEXT TIME
PONDER POINT: GOD IS WORTHY OF WORSHIP These questions can easily extend into the rest of the week. Look for
Tower of Babel and Abram opportunities to bring conversations about how God is worthy of worship into
Genesis 1112; 15 your everyday life as a family.
God scattered the people working to build a tower to the heavens. Later, God
called Abram and promised to bless him. REMEMBER VERSE
The Remember Verse focuses on a character trait of God thats highlighted in
DID YOU KNOW? next weeks portion of The Big God Story.
Share these facts to get the conversation started.
The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of
The people who built the tower of Babel worshipped the sun, moon, and stars. the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his
God was angry about their efforts to build the tower, so He confused their understanding no one can fathom.
language and scattered them over the face of the whole earth (Genesis 11:9). Isaiah 40:28
Abrams family and nation were, no doubt, also devoted to various gods and
goddessesjust like the people of Babel.
BLESSING
God later changed Abrams name to Abraham. Blessings are often used in the Bible. A blessing can be a prayer of commission,
a portion of Scripture, or words to encourage and guide.

A blessing to pray over your child:

(Childs name), may you remember that God is worthy of your praise and
worship.

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