Abrahams

Faith

Objectives:
Doctrine: To explain that Abraham
responded to Gods call with
tremendous faith, that God
promised Abraham a redeemer to
save all men from sin.
Morals: Through Abraham, God
calls each one of us to grow
and develop into a person
capable of becoming and
instrument in His plan of
salvation.

Worship: To discover and discern Gods plan

for us through personal prayer
and participating actively in the
Churchs public liturgical prayer.
Context: Taken from Daily Strength for
Daily Needs
A story of man who experienced
ship wreck in the Pacific during
the 17th century.

Worship:
Gods plan

To discover and discern

for us through personal

prayer
and participating actively
in the
Churchs public liturgical
prayer.
Context: Taken from Daily Strength
for
Daily Needs

Gods intervention in human history

began with Gods call of Abraham. It
was a call that changes the whole life
of one man, but would affect the whole
of human history.
It is important to note that the story
of salvation, which culminates in Jesus
Christ, began way before the coming of
the Messiah. It started in the lives of
the patriarchs of Israel, our faith
ancestors. Their stories lead us to
appreciate more fully Gods gift of

Patriarchs are revelations of a

personal
God to several men to whom
He
Communicates. Himself in
order to bring
about His saving plan for the
world.

Responding to Gods offer of

salvation
or friendship is called faith.
There are two kinds of faith.
1. Faith in people is trusting in
the words or abilities of others.
We give trust and confidence to
others.
ex. parents
government
officials
drivers
doctors

2. Faith in God is our graced

response
to Gods self-revelation.
It means:
believing in Gods goodness
doing his will
entrusting our lives completely
to
Him

Lesson: Sometimes help comes in

unusual and unexpected ways.
God works in mysterious ways
GOD CALLS ABRAHAM
(Genesis 12:1-20)
God revealed Himself to Abraham and
established a personal relationship with him
because He had a mission for Abraham.

Gods Call to
Abraham

Gods promise to
Abraham

Leave his country

Make him a great

nation

Leave his kinsfolk

Give him numerous

descendants

Leave his fathers

house

Make him a great

name and a

Family Tree of Abraham

Gods promise of material reward to

Abraham was an offer of salvation to
him and a promise of salvation to all
people. The salvation was expressed
in terms of the well-being of a
nomadic shepherd desire.
The call of Abraham was a call to new
beginnings, where he will have a new
mission and lead a new life.

How do we deal with new

situations in our lives?

What is God asking me to leave
behind?
What did I learn from this new
experience?

What is a
Covenant?
A covenant is
A form of agreement/ solemn
agreement between two or more
people
Has two parts:
1. an offer of friendship and
promises of
blessings
2. a demand for loyalty and

a. Why did God enter into a covenant

with Abraham?
b. God wants to save the people of
the world.
c. He gives people an opportunity to
gain salvation.
d. Rite of circumcision: signified that
they belonged to the line of
Abraham (today for Christians:
Baptism)

God entered into covenant with

Abraham
Gen. 15: 9-18
Abram cut in half a heifer, a goat and a
ram, a turtledove and a pigeon. Laying
the two sides of each animal opposite
each other, the parties entering the
covenant walked between these divided
animals.
The act of passing between the
mutilated animals signified that the

Major events in the life of

Abraham
God calls and blesses

Abraham and he moves west

into Canaan
Abraham risks the promise of
a son by taking Hagar to bear
Ishmael
Abraham shows his blessing
by interceding for Sodom and
Gomorrah
God gives the blessing of a
son, Isaac, and sends Ishmael
away
Abraham sacrifices Isaac in
Obedience to God

God entered into

covenant with
Abraham

2. Gen. 17: 1-16

All males were
to be
circumcised as
a sign of the
covenant
between God

God entered into

covenant with
Abraham

The covenant
between Abraham
and God signified that
Abraham accepted
Yahweh as his God
and the God of his
descendants and
promised obedience
to his word.

Change in the Name

(a) Abram (exalted father)

to Abraham (Father of
Multitudes)
(b) Sarai (princess) to
Sarah (Mother of Many)
The change in their names
signified a change in their
destiny and vocation, that
is
a change in their very
person (pagkatao).

The Covenant with God

Gods
Promise

I will give to you

and
to
your
descendants
the land you are
living in, all the
land of Canaan, as
an everlasting
possession and I
will be the God of
your race.

Gods Proof

How Gods
Promise is
completely
fulfilled in
Jesus

God
gave
to The true land of
Abraham
promise
the rich, fertile land heaven is given
of Canaan.
to all
who believe in
Jesus
and follow Him.
The Kingdom of God
on earth has
already
come and will be

The Covenant with God

Gods Promise

Gods Proof

Sarah, your wife,

will give birth to
your son and you
will name him Isaac.
(Gen.17:19)

God gave Abraham a

son, Isaac. He
ordered Abraham to
offer his son as a
sacrifice but, later,
prevented it.

How Gods
Promise is
completely
fulfilled in Jesus
God gave His only
Son for the salvation
of the world.
Through Baptism,
we share His death
and Resurrection.

God tests Abraham

He is a true man of
God.
He trusts in Him and
hopes in His
promise.
Gods promise
to Abraham
is completely
fulfilled in Jesus

Summary
(a) God takes the
initiative to reach out
to us by calling
certain persons to be
part of His plan of
salvation.
(b) Salvation is Gods
free offer of His love
for us and our
response to His offer
is called faith.

Integration
MORALS

(Mt.7:24) Hear
My Words and put
them into practice.
Live out the faith
that we learn from
the Bible, Church,
School and our
homes.

Integration
WORSHIP
Discern Gods Will in
our lives through our
active personal
prayers
and the prayers of
the
believing community.