SUNDAY SCHOOL LADY
Where’s that music coming from? Brother Louie – is that you?
BROTHER LOUIE (singing)
Hallelujah! Look what God can do!
Hallelujah! His promises come true!
If God is who he says he is
Then we can trust his promises
So I say – Hallelujah! Look what God can do!
SUNDAY SCHOOL LADY
By FAITH, Abraham left his home in Ur.
IAN
What’s “faith?”
SUNDAY SCHOOL LADY
Faith is believing that God is who he says he is, and that he’ll do what he says he’ll do. That’s faith. God said Abraham would have a son even though his wife couldn’t have kids and he was crazy old! And Abraham believed God. He had faith. And God gave him a son. Now, our faith grows the most when it’s tested. So God asked Abraham if he would give up his son.
IAN
Give up his son? Why would God want him to do that?
SUNDAY SCHOOL LADY
God didn’t want Abraham to give up Isaac. He wanted him to be WILLING to give up Isaac. God wanted to know if Abraham trusted him more than anything – wanted to know if he would let go of everything before he would let go of God.
CLIVE
So what happened? Did Isaac have to die?
IAN
I don’t like this story!
SUNDAY SCHOOL LADY
Hold on! At the last minute – as Abraham was ready to sacrifice Isaac – to give him up to God – God sent an angel to stop him! And then he provided a ram for the sacrifice – to take Isaac’s place! Now God knew that Abraham trusted him completely! And Abraham and Isaac’s faith grew – because they knew God would keep his promises always!
