Week of June 27, 2011

1. Read Genesis 22:1-14.
2. Have you ever been through something that you thought was a test from God? If so, explain it.
3. Has someone ever made you a promise that he didn't fulfill?
4. If you attended worship this week, what stood out from the sermon or the worship service?
5. If someone told you to sacrifice your only child, what would you think? When folks in Abraham's day heard about this story do you think they thought he was crazy? Why or why not?
6. Read v. 1-2. The command God gave to Abraham makes no sense to us. Have you ever sensed God asking you to do something that made no sense to you at the time? What did you do? What was the result?
7. Read v. 3-5. Notice that Abraham never seems to doubt God. In Genesis 15:1-6 we read about how God promised Abraham that he would have many descendants. Have you ever doubted God?
8. Turn and read Hebrews 11:17-22. Do you think the events of this story impacted Isaac? What impact do you think this had on his children and grandchildren?
9. How is this story a foreshadowing of Jesus?
10. What challenges you about this reading and your discussion today?
11. Pray for one another....