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When God called Abraham to leave his home and set out for an unknown land, he obeyed straight away.
God had promised Abraham that he would bless him and make his name great!
Abraham trusted in God and God kept his promises to him! Listen to the song and find out what other promises God made to Abraham.
Questions for children:
Do you think God still speaks to people today? How might he do it? (through the Bible, friends, parents, prayer, music, meditation)
Do you think Abraham found it easy to set off on a journey to a strange place? Has this ever happened to you? How did you feel? What part of leaving would Abraham have found most difficult?
Have you ever made a promise to anyone? Did you keep it?
Is keeping a promise always the right thing to do? Is there such a thing as a bad promise? Discuss.
Do you know of any other any other promises God made to his people.
5 Father Abraham Came From Ur :
Genesis 11.31-32 to 12.1-4)
(to the tune : ‘Father Abraham’)
Father Abraham came from UR
From Ur came Father Abraham
And he heard a call
A call from God
And he thought ‘This will be fun’
“Leave your home, follow me!”
Father Abraham came from UR
From Ur came Father Abraham
And he heard a call
A call from God
And he thought ‘This will be fun’
“Leave your home, follow me,
Promised land, I’ll guide you there!”
Father Abraham came from UR
From Ur came Father Abraham
And he heard a call
A call from God
And he thought ‘This will be fun’
“Leave your home, follow me.
Promised land, I’ll guide you there.
Make you great, bless your name!”
Father Abraham came from UR
From Ur came Father Abraham
And he heard a call
A call from God
And he thought ‘This will be fun!’
“Leave your home, follow me.
Promised land, guide you there.
Make you great, bless your name”
“You’ll bless all people on the earth!”
“WHO ME?”
Father Abraham!
© words Sheila Hamil 2012
www.sheilahamil.co.uk
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