Opening Prayer

Dear God, thank you for our family. Help us listen to your Word today and trust you, even when we don’t know what comes next. Amen.

Scripture: Genesis 12:1-4a

The LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country. Leave your family. Leave your father’s house. Go to a land that I will show you. I will bless you and make your name great. You will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you. And through you, all the families of the earth will be blessed.”

So Abram went, just as the LORD told him.

What This Means

Abram was an old man — seventy-five years old — living in a place called Haran. He had a wife named Sarai, animals, servants, and a home. He was comfortable.

Then God spoke. And what God said was strange: Leave everything. Go somewhere I haven’t told you about yet.

No map. No directions. No GPS. Just a promise: “I will bless you.”

Imagine if Dad said, “Pack the car. We’re moving.” And you asked, “Where?” And he said, “I’ll tell you when we get there.” That would be scary, right? You’d have to leave your room, your friends, maybe your school. Everything familiar — gone.

That’s what God asked Abram to do. And here’s the amazing part: Abram didn’t argue. He didn’t say, “Can I think about it?” He didn’t say, “No thanks.” The Bible says it so simply: “So Abram went.”

Why? Because God spoke first. God made the promise first. Abram didn’t go because he was brave. He went because God’s word is trustworthy. When God says “I will bless you,” he means it.

And God didn’t just promise to bless Abram. He promised that all the families of the earth would be blessed through him. That means your family too. That promise came true in Jesus — the descendant of Abraham who blesses the whole world.

Let’s Talk About It

Eberley: Abram came from a family that worshiped false gods (Joshua 24:2 tells us that). God didn’t pick Abram because he was already good. What does that tell us about how God works? How is that like what happens in Baptism?

Eberley: What’s harder — leaving a place you know, or going to a place you’ve never seen? Why do you think God didn’t tell Abram where he was going?

Sonja: What did God ask Abram to leave behind? How do you think Abram felt when he heard that?

Sonja: Have you ever had to do something scary because someone you trusted told you it would be okay? What happened?

Dahlia & Freddy: Did Abram go when God told him to? Yes or no?

Dahlia & Freddy: Who made the promise to bless Abram — Abram or God?

Remember This

God speaks first, and his promises are always true.

Closing Prayer

Thank you, God, that you don’t wait for us to be perfect before you love us. You called Abram when he didn’t deserve it. You call us too — in our Baptism, in your Word. Help us trust your promises today, even when we can’t see what’s coming. In Jesus’ name. Amen.

Memory Verse

“So Abram went, as the LORD had told him.” — Genesis 12:4