BIBLICAL BASIS: God Calls Abram to a New Country

FOCUS TEXT: Genesis 11:31 -- 12:9

BACKGROUND SCRIPTURES: Genesis 11:31 -- 12:20; Deuteronomy 26:5; Acts 7:1-8; Romans 9:1-8

DEVOTIONAL READING: Psalm 105:4-15

KEY VERSE: I will make of thee a great nation, and I will bless thee, and make thy name great; and thou shalt be a blessing (Genesis 12:2).

CENTRAL TRUTH: God's divine purpose is fulfilled by man's obedience to God's will.

OBJECTIVE: By the end of this lesson my students should be able to identify blessings that result from obedience to God.

LESSON OUTLINE:
I. God's Call (Genesis 11:31--12:1)
II. God's Covenant (Genesis 12:2, 3)
III. Abram's Obedience (Genesis 12:4-9)