God called Abram to leave his home and go to Canaan. Abram believed and trusted God, and God counted him as righteous. God gave Abram promises, including that he would have a great family and that all people would one day be blessed through him. This promise pointed ahead to Jesus, who would come through Abram’s family.

At Home Discussion Questions:

• What are some of the promises God gave Abram?
• How would God bless all people through Abram’s family?
• What does Righteousness mean?

God kept His promise and gave Abraham and Sarah a son named Isaac. Later, God asked Abraham to offer Isaac, but God provided a ram as a substitute to take Isaac’s place. This points us to Jesus, who God sent to be our substitute and take the punishment for our sin so that we can be part of God’s family and have eternal life.

At Home Discussion Questions:

• What did God provide as a substitute for Isaac?
• What does the word substitute mean?
• Who did God send to be our substitute and take the punishment for our sin?

God changed Jacob’s name to Israel and continued the promises He had made to Abraham and Isaac. Even through Joseph’s difficult journey to Egypt, God was at work and used Joseph to save his family during the famine.

At Home Discussion Questions:

• What did God change Jacob’s name to?
• How did God use Joseph to help his family?
• How can we trust God when we don’t understand what He is doing?

The Israelites grew into a great nation in Egypt, but Pharaoh treated them cruelly and tried to stop them from growing. God cared for His people, protected baby Moses, and showed that He is more powerful than any plan against Him.

At Home Discussion Questions:

• How did God protect baby Moses?
• Who is more powerful than Satan and any plan against God?
• How does it make you feel to know that God cares about you too?

After Moses fled Egypt, God spoke to him through a burning bush and told him to return and help rescue the Israelites. Moses was afraid, but God promised to be with him and continued His plan to one day bring Jesus through His people.

At Home Discussion Questions:

• What did God ask Moses to do?
• Why do you think Moses was afraid?
• What could Moses remember when he felt like he couldn’t do what God asked?

This Sunday, our kids had a special lesson focused on Thanksgiving and gratitude. As we understand more about God’s love and goodness toward us, our hearts should respond with thankfulness and praise.

At Home Discussion Questions:

• What is something you are thankful to God for?
• What are some ways God has shown His love and goodness to you?
• How can we show God that we are thankful?

God sent ten plagues to show His power and rescue His people from Pharaoh. God provided a way for the Israelites to be saved from the final plague through the blood of a lamb, pointing us to Jesus, our substitute.

At Home Discussion Questions:

• What did the plagues show about God?
• How were the Israelites protected from the final plague?
• How does the lamb in this story point us to Jesus?