Abraham: A Story of Faith and Obedience

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Abraham: A Story of Faith and Obedience

The quiet **night sky of Ur** stretched overhead as **Abraham** gazed at the stars. He was comfortable—wealthy, settled. Yet, God’s voice came with a call:  

*"Get thee out of thy country, and from thy kindred…unto a land that I will shew thee."* (**Genesis 12:1**)  

Leave everything behind. Step into the unknown.  

This journey would demand **faith, virtue, knowledge, temperance, patience, godliness, brotherly kindness, and charity**—just as **2 Peter 1:4-9** teaches.  

                               Virtue: Trusting God Without Hesitation

God didn’t tell Abraham **where** he was going—only that he must **go**. Yet, **he obeyed**. He left Ur, taking his family into the wilderness with nothing but God’s promise.  

📖 *“And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue...”* (**2 Peter 1:5**)  

Virtue isn’t just righteousness—it’s courage to **act in faith** even when the path is unclear.  

Knowledge: Learning God's Character Through Experience

As Abraham wandered, he learned **who God is**. God was faithful in **Egypt**, faithful in **Canaan**, faithful when he divided the land with Lot. **Each step taught him something new.**  

📖 *“And to virtue knowledge...”* (**2 Peter 1:5**)  

His greatest test came when **God promised him a son**, yet **years passed with no child**. Doubt crept in. But with time, Abraham learned that **God’s timing is perfect**.  

Temperance: Resisting Human Solutions and Waiting on God

Frustration led Abraham to **take matters into his own hands**. He had a son, **Ishmael**, through Hagar—but that wasn’t God’s promise.  

📖 *“And to knowledge temperance...”* (**2 Peter 1:6**)  

God taught Abraham **self-restraint**—waiting instead of rushing, trusting instead of controlling. **Sarah would bear a son** in God’s time, not Abraham’s.  

Patience: Holding Onto the Promise, Even When Delayed

📖 *“And to temperance patience...”* (**2 Peter 1:6**)  

Twenty-five years passed before **Isaac** was born.  

Abraham knew delay didn’t mean **denial**. **God was shaping him**—stretching his faith, testing his endurance. Isaac came **when God willed it**, proving that patience always leads to **the fulfillment of God's promises**.  

Godliness: Walking in Faith, Even When It Seems Impossible  

📖 *“And to patience godliness...”* (**2 Peter 1:6**)  

Then came the **ultimate test**—God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac.  

This made no sense. Isaac was the promised child! Yet, Abraham **walked in godliness**, obeying without question.  

*"My son, God will provide himself a lamb..."* (**Genesis 22:8**)  

And God **did**—a ram in the thicket, sparing Isaac and showing **His faithfulness**.  

Brotherly Kindness & Charity: Thinking of Others Above Himself

📖 *“And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity.”* (**2 Peter 1:7**)  

Abraham cared for Lot, rescued him from Sodom, and interceded for the city’s wicked inhabitants. Though **he had the right to take the best land**, he **gave Lot the first choice**, showing kindness.  

His generosity **reflected God’s heart**—always seeking the good of others.  

Conclusion: A Life Built on Faith and Virtue

Abraham’s journey mirrors **2 Peter 1:4-9**:  

- He **trusted God’s calling** with virtue.  

- He **gained knowledge** through experience.  

- He **learned temperance**, resisting doubt-driven action.  

- He **practiced patience**, waiting on God’s timing.  

- He **walked in godliness**, obeying even in the hardest test.  

- He **showed kindness and charity**, thinking of others.  

God **crafted Abraham’s faith** through every trial.  

Likewise, our spiritual growth **requires trust**—trust that God is working **through delays**, through **tests**, and through **uncertainties** to **shape us** into people of virtue.  

Let’s walk like Abraham—**bold in faith, steadfast in promise, trusting God’s plan.

Game Ideas

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 1. Faith Journey Board Game

- Create a **game board** showing Abraham’s journey from Ur to Canaan.  

- Players move forward by answering questions about Abraham’s faith, obedience, and trust in God.  

- Special spaces like "Faith Boost" (move forward) and "Doubt Detour" (lose a turn) add excitement!  

Card Illustration - This is the front of your cards.

**Faith Journey Board Game Instructions**  

 **Objective**  

Players will travel through Abraham’s faith journey, answering questions and making choices along the way. The goal is to **reach Canaan while demonstrating faith, obedience, and trust in God**!  

#### **Setup**  

1. **Game Board:** Use a board with **Abraham’s journey path** (starting from Ur and ending in Canaan).  

2. **Markers:** Each player gets a **game piece** (can be coins, small figures, or handmade tokens).  

3. **Question Cards:** Prepare **cards with questions** about Abraham’s life, faith, and challenges.  

4. **Special Spaces:** Include **“Faith Boost” spaces (move forward)** and **“Doubt Detour” spaces (lose a turn or go back).**  

#### **How to Play**  

1. **Each player rolls a die** and moves forward the number of spaces shown.  

2. **Landing on a space:**  

   - **Regular spaces:** Answer a question about Abraham’s faith. **Correct answers** allow the player to continue moving forward.  

   - **Faith Boost spaces:** Gain an extra turn or move ahead if demonstrating faith.  

   - **Doubt Detour spaces:** Lose a turn or go back if doubt is present (e.g., lessons about struggling in faith).  

3. **Winning:** The first player to **reach Canaan** wins, but everyone discusses **Abraham’s faith lessons** along the way!  

#### **Bonus Variation**  

- **Team Mode:** Players work in teams and must agree on answers before moving forward.  

- **Story Reflection:** At different spaces, have players reflect on **how Abraham’s faith applies to their own lives today**!  

2. Virtue Match-Up  

- Provide **cards** with different virtues (faith, patience, obedience, humility, generosity, courage).  

- Have students **match** each virtue with a moment from Abraham’s life (e.g., obedience—sacrificing Isaac, generosity—letting Lot choose first).  

3. Obedience Relay Race

- Split students into teams and assign each team a **step in Abraham’s journey**.  

- Each player must complete a **challenge** before passing the baton (e.g., answer a question, act out a scene, recite a Bible verse).  

- First team to finish correctly wins!  

4. “Trust Like Abraham” Blindfold Challenge

- Blindfold one student and have a partner **guide them** across a path using only verbal instructions.  

- Afterward, discuss how **Abraham had to trust God** even without knowing the full plan.  

5. “Jehovah Jireh” Scavenger Hunt 

- Hide objects around the room that symbolize **God’s provision** (e.g., a ram figurine, stars, sand for descendants).  

- Students must **find the items** and explain how they relate to Abraham’s story.  

Susan Nikitenko 2025© MBMpAnnaBeNNATKRYPATRICHCAPTOL

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Something Was Not Good- What Was It? Lesson Part 2 - Submitting To God's Plan

Genesis  2:24-25

 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.   And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.

     

  Last week we talked about how it was not good that man should be alone.  God created Eve from Adam's rib.  Eve had partaken of the fruit that God had said not to eat or touch. Eve offered to Adam, who also partook of the forbidden fruit.  It was then that sin had entered into the world and everything changed for them.

    Adam and Eve were naked in the Garden and did not know it.  It was the first time they knew they were naked. So it was then that they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. 

God called for them, but they hid in fear of God and felt ashamed of themselves.  They could not hide their sin from God,  just as we cannot hide our sin from God today. 

    It was then that Adam blamed his wife for his disobedience to God.  God did not accept that it was all Eves fault, though she should have obeyed her husband.  Eve also blamed the serpent for her sin and God would not accept Eves excuses.  God held each one accountable for the things that had taken place in the garden.  The husband would have to labor harder to make a living, the wife was to submit under the authority of her husband and also go through pain in childbearing. 

Genesis 3:10-19

 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; and I hid myself.

And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked?  Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?

And the man said, The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I did eat.

And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.

And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.

     Things changed after the disobedience of Adam and Eve.  If Eve wanted to please God with her life she would follow the plan that God had communicated to them.  She would willingly submit herself under the authority of her husband.  She would do this not only to obey God but also to reside under God's protection.  Her husband was also there for her protection.  The world became a dangerous place for them.  The world became a dying place and a violent place.

They had to leave the perfect Garden that God had given them and could no longer eat of the tree of life.  They were driven from the garden and angels stood guard over the tree of life.

Adam had to plant their own garden by the sweat of his brow and blisters on his hands and tiredness after a long hard day.  This did not exist before sin.

God gave them the plan for pleasing Him, under new circumstances including the yearly sacrifices.

 Adam would submit to God in the leading of His family and at his leading direct his family into the family structure God had laid out to them.   God is pleased with us when we choose to follow His Word, his way.  Adam was to lead his family and direct His family into the ways of God.

God wants to bless us as we obey Him and trust Him even though it may be hard for us to do.  It's not always easy to put ourselves under the authority of someone else.  To be humble in the sight of God, we must be willing to place ourselves under the authority he has placed over us.  The man is to protect and love his family and provide under God's plan for the family.  The wife and the children are to submit to the authority of the man as He submits to God and gives account to God for our souls. Children are to obey the mother in the home under the authority of the husband.  Though all are equal in importance to God. God has given us a place to serve Him within the family structure.

  The Bible teaches the husband and wife to submit to one to another.  There are times that the wife protects her husband, that's why the Bible teaches us to submit one to another.  The Bible teaches us to submit to the authorities in our lives. Though the wife is not an authority over the man in the family,  He at times submits to her advice because He needs her to take that role under certain circumstances. (An example would be a sick husband or a very tired one.)   

  Your parents are given authority over you, they are there to protect and teach you.  To obey your parents and not grieve their hearts brings joy to God.    God blesses children who bless their parents, even in their old age.  

Hebrews  13:17

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

1Peter 5:5

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

    We know sometimes there are troubles in families- that are very, very difficult,  the bible speaks of these kinds of  situations.  I had some difficult things happen in my childhood, I could of became bitter about them,  though I didn't live perfectly, I continued to cry out to God to change me and to help me do what's right.  I could of become bitter over some things.    I could even become bitter over some things  today, but rather, by the grace of God, choose to seek God and His grace.

    Though none are perfect and we have had bad days, we just continue and ask God to help us to do better.  Stay in the Word of God, love him and obey him.  Our number one goal as Christians is to love and please God with our lives.  If we love God we will love others in both action and word, especially between husband, wife and children.  If we love God we will not be too prideful to follow his plan, his way. 

   If we have fallen short as Christians, in these things,  we must get back up, dust off discouragement.  Move forward into new hope and trust God all over again.  We can have renewed faith and renewed strength knowing we are forgiven of our failures and  can begin again.   

  Let us hold ourselves accountable unto God.  To help us through our difficulties and know that our goals are much bigger than this world. 

  

  Let us seek God today and pray,

Father God,  We come to you and ask you to help us obey the authorities over us with joy and with forgiveness in humbleness.  Help us each one to respect and love them for Christ sake.  Father you know  our difficulties and our hardships, help us to continue in your joy knowing that you work through our problems to make us and mold us into the person you want us to become.  Help us to love and to bring joy to those you have put over us.  I pray these things in the name of Christ Jesus amen.

Memory Verse

Hebrew 13:17

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

Susan Y Nikitenko

August 27th, 2017

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Noah"s Ark - Lesson - Part 1

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Noah"s Ark - Lesson

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Noah And The Ark  

Genesis 6: 8-9

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

These are the generations of Noah: 

Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and 

Noah walked with God

Genesis 7:5

Noah did according unto all that the LORD commanded him.

I would like to tell you a bible story today about somebody that was especially chosen for a very important job. 

God had looked to and fro the whole earth to find anyone who was faithful.  The world had grown to be a very wicked sinful place and God was very grieved because of it. 

Out of all the people God saw Noah, he probably stood out like a sore thumb to everyone else, because he loved God and feared him.  He wanted to please God with his life and family.  He was going about life as normal, when one day something happened.  God spoke to Noah. 

God told Noah how He was angered by the wickedness of the people.  It made God wish he never made people.  We need to understand that God wants us to love him and fear him.  He hates sin and wants us to turn from it.  God has presented us with choices and as we see in this true story from scripture,  Noah chose to serve God and love Him even though the rest of the known world had chosen to serve sin.

God had a job for Noah, God had, had enough with the rebellion against Him.  He told Noah there was going to be a flood.  It was going to rain so much that the earth would be covered and people,  plant life, and animals would die.    He told him to build an ark.  An ark is a giant boat.     God even gave him the measurements  and told him how He wanted  it to be built. 

What do you think?  Do you think Noah listened to God's instructions?  it was so important for Him to follow God's plan for the ark, because it was a matter of life or death.   If He had followed his own plan the boat would not survive  the storm.  It would break up in the waves  and all of creation would be lost.    God had laid out a plan for escaping the judgment of the flood and following his plan was the only plan that would work.  God provided the way of salvation And it was their choice to refuse or follow.

Noah was a preacher and He preached of the coming flood.  He told people to turn to God because God was going to bring judgment upon the world because of mans sin.

Day after day people who past by could hear the hammers of Noah and his sons, They could hear the saws, they could hear the echoes of building.  They pointed fingers at him, they laughed at him.  They made a big joke out of him and his family. 

The people had never seen rain before because it had never rained from the time of creation.  He preached and warned people and offered a place of safety upon the ark. Each day they scoffed and refused stubbornly and turned their ears away from the warnings.   Noah preached for one hundred and twenty years  and still none would listen.

Do you think Noah and his family ever had a bad day?  Yes they did.  Sometimes they may have hit a finger  with the hammer but  they kept building.  They were made fun of and rejected, but they kept building.  People thought old Noah was crazy, but he and his family kept on building.  Nothing could stop them from building, because Noah loved and believed God and taught his family the same.

God told them to gather two of every kind of animal, two by two,  male and female.  Lions, tigers, donkeys, cats, bears, ....wow.  Every kind?  God has made seemingly unnumbered  kinds of animals.  We must remember God can do anything and we know God was with Noah and blessed him.  To gather every kind of animal would be a miracle in itself.  God had his hand in everything  they were doing, because if God tells us  to do something, better believe he will be right there beside us while we do it. 

Then the  time came,  it was time to shut the windows and doors of the ark.  God said it was time and they heard something,  "Tap Tap,  hear that?  Tap Tap Tap. " The rain had started.  People who refused  to believe were ready to listen, but the door was shut, it was too late.  People were banging on the doors, but suddenly only the storm and waves could be heard outside the ark. 

God has provided us a way to escape judgment.  Jesus is our ark, so to speak, and God's plan for redemption.  God loves people but He hates sin.  The bible teaches us that we are all sinners and none of us are righteous or good outside of Christ.  Trusting Christ for our Salvation and what he did on the cross for our sins would be the equivalent  to Noah's family seeking refuge and safety upon the ark.  It was the only way of salvation. 

Jesus is the only way of salvation, salvation from the judgment of everlasting hell.  God loves people and has offered a place of safety in Him but they must listen, believe and take heed to the gospel of Christ  by receiving Christ into their heart and life.  After death the doors will be closed it will be too late,

Trust the Lord Jesus Today as your Savior and friend. 

Father God,

Speak to each one here today, If there's  anyone here who needs to trust you today, open there hearts and minds to your truth.  Let them see that you have opened your arms to them .  That you want them to come to you and trust you for salvation according to your plan. 

If anyone here is having a hard time at school or home or anywhere, give them the strength they need  to keep trusting you. Help them to  keep living for you even if they have a bad day,  just as Noah and his family kept building the ark and loving you even when no one else did.

Susan Nikitenko

November 19th, 20134

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Abraham - Verse Sheet

Poetry And Other Materials On This Site Can Be Freely Used For Christian Bible Centered Non-Profit Ministries And must Remain Unchanged In Any Way. All Other Purposes Are With Permission Only. You May Make Requests At "treasurebox18@yahoo.com" All my poems with stories are both real and fictional designed to illustrate a biblical truth. All Rights Reserved. Please Include Site Name And Link To This Blog. Thank-You.