When they arrived Abram built an altar to the Lord and worshipped Him there. Tell the Story: Abram and his family arrived in the land of Canaan where God had told him to go. Abram might not have understood exactly how God was going to fulfill His promise, but he knew that he could trust God’s plan because God uses people He calls to fulfill His promises.

What makes this promise so miraculous is that Abram was 75 at the time and he and his wife Sarai didn’t have any children. Say: Wow! What a promise! God told Abram that he would make his family so big that they would be their own nation! God also said that the whole world would be blessed because of Abram’s family. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you.” Read Genesis 12:2-3 “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. God must have known that Abram needed some encouragement because God also gave him this promise… So Abram packed up his family (his wife Sarai and cousin Lot), his servants, and all their belongings, and they set out for the land of Canaan just like God had told him. Abram believed that God uses people He calls to fulfill His promises. Tell the Story: As hard as it must have been for Abram to leave behind 75 years’ worth of memories, he trusted God and he obeyed. Abram was 75 years old at the time!Īsk: Can you imagine if God asked you to leave behind everything that was familiar to you to go to a foreign land where you didn’t know anyone? How do you think you would respond to God? Tell the Story: A man by the name of Abram was living in the city of Haran when he heard God’s voice telling him to pack up his family and his belongings and move to the land of Canaan. Pray that God would open their hearts to hear His Word. We’ll learn that God uses people He calls to fulfill His promises.

Say: Today we’ll hear a story about how God called a man named Abram to follow Him, and we’ll hear about the promise that God made to Abram.

There is only one person who keeps His promises 100% of the time and that is God! Say: We don’t keep 100% of the promises we make do we? We might have really good intentions to do what we say we’ll do, but sometimes we forget or we decide that we’d rather do something else entirely. Optional: The Story of Abraham Coloring Page (free on our website) Lesson OpeningĪsk: What does it mean to make a promise to someone?Īsk: Describe a time when you have made a promise, or someone else has made a promise to you. Supplies: Bibles, pencils, paper, markers, map showing Abram’s route (from ) Main Point: God uses people He calls to fulfill His promises.

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