Preteen Sunday School Lesson: God and Abraham
Use this Sunday school lesson to teach preteens about God and Abraham. Find more great Sunday school lessons to help kids grow in their faith.
Introduce the God and Abraham Sunday School Lesson: Pop Quiz
Create a loyalty test and discuss the Bible story.
You’ll Need:
Lead the Activity:
Form groups of no more than four. Give each group a sheet of paper and a pencil. Have groups each create a loyalty test to prove if someone is loyal or not. Give preteens time to both create and try out their loyalty tests.
Afterward have a willing child read aloud Genesis 22:1-19. Or allow more than one willing kid to read with a “popcorn” reading approach where kids read a few verses and then call the name of another willing reader to take on the next few verses.
Ask:
- How do your loyalty tests compare to the loyalty test God gave Abraham?
- Why do you think God tested Abraham’s loyalty?
- How did Abraham know that God would provide an animal for the sacrifice?
- How can you show your loyalty to God?
Make a Craft: Abraham and the Lamb
Create a sheep bookmark to remember that God provides.
You’ll Need:
- cotton balls (2 per preteen)
- wiggle eyes (2 per preteen)
- cardstock strips (1 per preteen)
- pens or markers
Make the Craft
- Have kids glue a cotton-ball half to the end of a whole cotton ball so it resembles a sheep’s body and head.
- Then have kids glue two wiggle eyes to the head.
- Finally, glue the sheep to one end of a cardstock strip to form a bookmark.
- Have children each list on the bookmark things and ways God has provided for them.
Eat a Snack
Have a snack that Abraham and Isaac may have eaten on their journey.
You’ll Need:
- ricotta cheese (or goat cheese)
- crackers
- dried fruit
- disposable blunt knives
Tell children they’re going to enjoy a snack that Abraham and Isaac may’ve eaten on their journey. Pretend that the ricotta cheese is goat’s cheese (unless you’re serving goat cheese). Have kids gather around the food and serve one another goat’s cheese on crackers and dried fruit.
Contributors: Nancy Paulson, Cindy Newell, Heather Ward, Walter Norvell
Check out the Be Bold Preteen Curriculum for even more lessons and activities for your preteen kids.
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