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Weekly Guide：2024-2025 Week 2
January 14, 2024
Week 2 Day 1: Calling and Promise ⇧ ⇩
Question
How did God call and protect Abram, the one He selected?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The seventh segment of Adam and Eve’s family history, Terah’s family. Mainly the story of his son, Abram.
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Abram followed God’s calling and left Ur. Abram’s wife Sarai was unable to bear child. God promised Abram land, offspring, and nation. Despite Abram’s lie, God kept His promise and protected Sarai to bring forth the offspring He has promised.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity - From God’s calling of Abram, we can see the calling to every Christians. Do I have faith to answer His calling?
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Integrity - Even Abram, the father of all faith, had moments of weakness and lied in Egypt. But God did not give up on him. Am I willing to lean on God to strengthen me when I’m weak?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 2 Day 2: The Blessed Land ⇧ ⇩
Question
How did God protect the land He promised Abram?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Continue from previous day’s scripture, God protected the land He promised Abram.
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Abram and Lot separated due to the arguments between their shepherds. Lot chose the land that looked fine but full of sin. Abram rescued Lot and people of Sodom and became the blessing of these people.
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Abram did not accept the gift from Melchizedek, the king of Sodom. Rather he gave a tenth of everything he owned and became the first in history to give tithe.
Meditation: My Story
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Integrity - Abram did not accept the gift from king of Sodom but rather accepted Melchizedek’s blessings and gave a tenth of his wealth to God. What do I learn from this in answering God’s calling?
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Community - Abram reconciled his differences with Lot and bravely rescued him. Are there differences between myself and others? How may I reconcile with them?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 2 Day 3: Promise of Descendants ⇧ ⇩
Question
How did God promise Abram of descendants?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The story of promise continues. God’s covenant with Abram on his descendants.
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God promised Abram that he would have descendants too numerous to count and would return to the promised land. Despite the promise, Abram and Sarai attempted to conceive with their own effort and went their own way. Even in human’s weakness, God is still faithful in His promise. His love went beyond Abram to take care the suffering Hagar.
Meditation: My Story
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Identity - Although Hagar was a slave, she was still in God’s care. What encouragement and comfort does her story give me today?
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Integrity - Despite the promise of God, Abram and Sarai often lacked patience and attempted to do things on their own. Have I or am I waiting impatiently? What does the story of Abram and Sarai remind me of?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 2 Day 4: Covenant of Circumcision ⇧ ⇩
Question
How did God reaffirm His promise to Abram?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Genesis 17 continues the theme on God’s Promise, the Covenant of Circumcision, reaffirming the promise of the nation, the descendants, and the land.
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Before the promise of descendants was fulfilled, God made Covenant with Abram with circumcision, from which Abram and his descendants were chosen and to be the blessings of all people. God renamed Abram to Abraham and Sarai to Sarah.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - God’s promise seems to be out of reach. Abraham lowered himself to God in flesh but not in his heart and laughed. Am I a superficial follower by doing things my way? How does God’s reaffirmation of His promise encourage me?
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Identity - God’s renaming of Abram and Sarai signifies their new identity. Do I value the new identity Jesus Christ has given me?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 2 Day 5: The Promise Reaffirmed ⇧ ⇩
Question
When will the promise of descendants be fulfilled?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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Continues the theme of promise, God’s messengers pointed out the time when Sarah would give birth.
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Like Abraham, Sarah laughed at the promise. However, this time God reproached Sarah in addition to reaffirming the promise.
Meditation: My Story
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Walking with God - God reaffirmed his promise repeatedly to strengthen Abraham’s faith. Do I remember God’s promise to me? Ask God to strengthen my faith and keep me focused on His promise.
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Integrity - There’s nothing God cannot accomplish. Am I facing insurmountable difficulties? Remind myself of God’s promise, omnipotence, and love.
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Fidelity - Abraham served as servant to the three man who appeared before him. How am I reminded by his attitude? How can I serve those whom God has placed beside me today?
Prayer
Notes and Responses
Week 2 Day 6: The Sinful Land ⇧ ⇩
Question
God promised a land to Abraham. What would the sinful land which did not please Him become?
Scripture Reading
Meditation: God’s Story
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The becoming of the land, people, and nation that were not pleasing to God.
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As God going to judge Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham pleaded to God for them. Lot protected the angels and the angels led him out of Sodom. Lot’s daughter got their descendant through their own way.
Meditation: My Story
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Integrity - Although Lot has learned God’s mind; his wife ignored the warning and looked back; his daughters got descendants through their own way. How does Lot’s story remind me of? How should I build a Godly family?
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Fidelity - Abraham pleaded to God for the sinful Sodom. What can I do for our sinful world today?