PRIMARY 6 LESSON 11 ABRAHAM AND ISAAC
CLASSROOM PREP
Write on the board:
Is anything too hard for the Lord?
Post Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Post Jeremiah 29:13
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
OPENING DISCUSSION
Adapted from betterbibleteachers.com
When I say the word "trust" what comes to mind?
Who do you trust? parents, teachers, neighbor, sibling, yourself
When you get up in the morning, what do you trust is in the kitchen cupboard and the fridge? food
When you head to school (bike, walk, bus, car), you trust that you'll get there and your legs, bike, car, bus will come through for you.
When you leave Primary, you trust that your mom or dad will be there in the building to take you home.
Has anyone ever had to wait for their parents to pick them up from something?
You didn't know why they weren't there yet, etc.?
How did you feel? let them all share how ever much they want and presume that a lot of them will say they were kind of worried or scared, and if they don't mention that then ask them if they also felt scared or worried
You know why you get worried and scared?
It's because all that trust you had was suddenly starting to go away.
Now you're worried IF they're coming, rather than knowing that they were.
We know our parents will eventually come, but sometimes that trust gets a little shaky.
So now another question:
Why do you trust your parents?
Have you had our city's government or state government or the US government do a background check on them?
Have you interviewed their friends to see if they can be trusted?
Have you interviewed them?
No to all of that, right?
The real reason you trust them is because of all the things they've already done for you.
What have they already done for you by now, at your age?
Taken care of you as a baby, held you when you couldn't walk, kept you safe when you were playing outside, kept you from eating dirt or rotten food.
You trust your parents to take care of you because they've already been taking care of you for a long time, right? You have a trusting relationship with them.
What we need to be able to say is not that we know about God, but that we know God.
That we have a trusting relationship with Him and with our Savior.
OPENING ACTIVITY
Continue introducing the concept of trust with this impactful object lesson.
Hold up a piece of paper and tell your class:
I have the ability to step through this piece of paper.
In fact I know that ALL of you could step through this piece of paper.
In fact I know that ALL of you could step through this piece of paper.
(make sure those who know how to do this don’t give it away)
Do you trust me? That I know what I’m talking about?
Even though this idea seems really nutty and completely impossible?
Talk about trust -- why didn’t you trust me?
It didn’t make sense, we didn’t know how it could work, we didn’t think it was possible?
What have you learned about trust as it relates to God? Sometimes things that seem impossible are actually possible - God knows more than we know and can do miracles
Today we’re going to finish learning about Abraham and how he placed great trust in the Lord.
And how we can learn from him!
Include the comparison chart as mentioned in the manual and with a free print-out option from here:
Example:
"Noah trusted that God would lead him and the ark to safe ground.
They had to travel through a lot of ______."
Where in the building do we find a source for this?
water/kitchen so you'd go into the kitchen and read the story quickly with the angle of how Noah trusted God
I'm so grateful for all of these examples.
Heavenly Father and our Savior are in our lives, they want a relationship with us so we can learn to trust them like we trust others in our lives!
This is a lifelong pursuit but it can start today!
Take home ideas:
- Something to do with seeking...like a mini magnifying glass, a kaleidoscope, etc.
- Also a scripture such as Jeremiah 29:13
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
What have you learned about trust as it relates to God? Sometimes things that seem impossible are actually possible - God knows more than we know and can do miracles
Today we’re going to finish learning about Abraham and how he placed great trust in the Lord.
And how we can learn from him!
LESSON
Tell the story with compelling words and expressions, with real life discussion and examples.
Include the comparison chart as mentioned in the manual and with a free print-out option from here:
Also helpful is to use some of the other Church manuals in putting together, especially this one:
Utilize the discussion questions in the Primary manual as well
OTHER SCRIPTURE STORIES SCAVENGER HUNT
We're going to continuing learning about trust and talk about the amazing relationship Heavenly Father had with his followers in the Book of Mormon and in the scripture stories we have already learned so far.
We're going to have a Scavenger Hunt - why a Scavenger Hunt?
Because we're going to be looking for God in our lives, to remind us that He is everywhere, helping us....by looking for the miracles that have happened in the scriptures and Church History. We will see that we can trust Him!
Miracle story ideas:
- OT: Abraham saved from death
- OT: Noah and the ark
- OT: any other stories that are meaningful to you from the lessons this year already
- BOM: Book of Mormon examples that are meaningful to you
- CH: Church History examples that are meaningful to you (Brigham Young taking on the appearance of Joseph Smith, seagulls and crickets, Elijah Fordham, Mary and the many ox stories, etc.)
- And so on! Just don't go over OT stories you haven't taught yet!
Make up clues to these stories.
The clue you write should lead them to somewhere in the building in places where your class won't be in the way and can be reverent (the foyer, paintings on the wall, water fountain, bishop's office, outside doors, inside doors, kitchen, perhaps some outside).
So a clue will lead them to that place in the building.
You'll gather to quietly read the story to them, and then move onto the next one.
The clue you write should lead them to somewhere in the building in places where your class won't be in the way and can be reverent (the foyer, paintings on the wall, water fountain, bishop's office, outside doors, inside doors, kitchen, perhaps some outside).
So a clue will lead them to that place in the building.
You'll gather to quietly read the story to them, and then move onto the next one.
Example:
"Noah trusted that God would lead him and the ark to safe ground.
They had to travel through a lot of ______."
Where in the building do we find a source for this?
water/kitchen so you'd go into the kitchen and read the story quickly with the angle of how Noah trusted God
Back in the classroom...
Discuss how you can find God in your lives each day, performing little miracles as you put your trust in Him.
TESTIMONY/TAKE HOME IDEA
Heavenly Father and our Savior are in our lives, they want a relationship with us so we can learn to trust them like we trust others in our lives!
This is a lifelong pursuit but it can start today!
Take home ideas:
- Something to do with seeking...like a mini magnifying glass, a kaleidoscope, etc.
- Also a scripture such as Jeremiah 29:13
And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
