Genesis 13-15 Test

Much better on the Bible reading test today. It seems that many of you took advantage of the questions online.

Remember that as far as the memory work part of the test is concerned that you must select from the highlighted portions of the assigned book for that week.
Have a great weekend.
PT

Weekly test reminder

Just a quick note about this weeks 1st year confirmation test. The test this week will cover, Genesis 13-15, the two memory verse sections from the assigned book of the Bible, and chapter 4 from the Divine Drama.
PT

Genesis Chapter 15 Questions

Chapter 15 takes a break from the moving around and the action that we've been reading about and we see Abram and God interacting.
1. Abram is concerned taht he does not have an heir. Why? (Think about the promise God made earlier.)
2. What is an heir?
3. God makes a covenant (promise/contract) with Abram in this chapter. What was Abram instructed to do with the animals he collected?
4. What did God appear as when he made the covenant?
5. What was Abram doing when God made the covenant?
6. God told a little bit of Abram's future and his descendants. What was going to happen to Abram's descendants?
7. How many generations would it be before the people would come back to the land God had promised?

Genesis Chapter 14 Questions

Chapter 14 continues the story of Abram and Lot. They have separated into their own regions and are doing ok.
1. Who was fighting? (general terms, not specific names)
2. What happened to Lot while he was living in Sodom during these fights.
3. What did Abram do when he found out about Lot's situation?
4. How many trained men did Abram leave with?
5. Who gave Abram the victory over Kedorlaomer and his allies?

Genesis Chapter 13 Questions

Abram and his family have been traveling alot! They were in the area of Bethel and Ai, then went down to Egypt because of a famine. While in Egypt he became even more wealthy. Now he is traveling far again and is going back up to Bethel.
1. Make sure you can locate the Bethel/Ai area on a map.
2. What was causing the fight between Abram and Lot?
3. What is the family relationship between Abram and Lot?
4. What analogy did God make about the number of descendants Abram would have?
5. How was the family fight between Abram and Lot settled?
6. How are the men of Sodom described?

Genesis Chapter 12 Questions

Abram becomes a central figure to the story of God's work among the people.
1. What did God promise to Abram. (List them)
2. How old was Abram when God told him to leave his home and travel to the land he would show them?
3. Who are the two named people that go with Abram.
4. Look at the map in the back of the Faith Alive Bible and locate Bethel and Ai. Where is that in relation to Egypt where Abram and his family ended up? (close, far, north, east, west, etc..)
5. Why did Abram lie and tell the Egyptians his wife was really his sister?
6. What sin was Abram commmitting?
7. How could he have trusted God in this situation?

Genesis Chapter 11 Questions

Following the listing of families in chapter 10 we have a short story about the people gathering together to build a tower that "reached to the heavens", in order to make a name for themselves. This was not pleasing to God and so he confused their languages.
1. What was displeasing to God. (There are two reasons we can get from the reading.)

The last part of the chapter shows where Abram fits into the genealogy of the descendants of Noah.
2. Whose line does Abram descend from?

Genesis Chapter 10 Questions/Discussion

Chapter 9 ended with the cursing of Canaan, Ham's son. Ham had dishonored his father Noah for not covering him up when he found him naked. 10 is essentially a large family tree showing the descendants of the Noah's sons. Remember that Noah and his family were the only people left on earth following the flood. God repopulates all of the earth through them. The only question I would probably ask here would be name Noah's three sons, which was asked on two previous posts already.
PT

Bible Reading Questions

Hi all,
The next set of reading questions will go up today. Just a reminder to check those questions out as those are the ones that I will use on the test for that week. It was pretty clear from the test grades for the first set I posted, that many people did not take advantage of the questions being posted. The questions are posted to help guide your readings and that will in turn help your grades. Send me any questions you have.
PT

Divine Plan test.

Great job today on the Divine Plan test. The adult volunteers were very impressed with your ability to share the plan that God has for our lives in Jesus Christ. Good job and I hope that now you will be confident enough to share the Gospel with those you come into contact with.
PT

Genesis 9

Genesis 9
God's flood that destroyed all of the creatures on dry land and in the air, except for Noah and his family and the animals on the ark, has now gone down. Everyone is off the ark and God is making a covenant (promise) with Noah.
1. First he says that now people may eat anything on the earth. (They could only eat plants at first.)
2. They must not eat anything raw though, they have to cook it.
3. v6 he says that you are held responsible if you shed someone's blood. (murder)
4. What promise does God make with all of mankind?
5. What is the sign of that promise?
6. What are the names of Noah's sons.
7. What did Ham do wrong?
8. Who got in trouble for it?
9. How old was Noah when he died?

Numbers 6:24-26

This week we have an assigned memory verse from Numbers. It's a familiar verse selection. Numbers 6:24-26. Where do we usually hear these words?
This is one of the assigned memory verses. You only need to choose one other highlighted section from Numbers.

Faith Alive Bibles have come in!!

The order for Faith Alive Bibles has finally made it. You can pick them up in the church office or when we see you in class this week.

Mr. K

***Updated Retreat Packing List***

Pre-Confirmation Retreat Information

Packing List:

• Bible
• Sleeping bag or bedroll
• Pillow
• Towel
• Toiletries
• Tennis shoes
• Flashlight
• Insect repellent
  
• Money for Trading Post snacks and souvenirs (optional)
• One set of clothes and shoes to get dirty or wet
• Swim suit and towel (one piece for girls) if weather and time permit

Please do NOT pack:

• Valuable or irreplaceable items
• Radio, games, cell phones, and other electronic items
• Anything that could harm another person

***Leaders may bring cell phones. We ask that you be discrete and polite. Thanks!

Camp Lone Star Staff

Retreat paperwork!

A reminder to get the required forms turned into the church office for the retreat. You cant go if you dont have them turned in. The retreat is a required event.

Genesis Chapter 8

The flood has destroyed every that God created that was on dry land and had the breath of life in its nostrils. (That means things that breath.) (chapter 7)
Now in chapter 8 we have a description of the waters receding (going away) from the surface of the earth.
1. How many days was the water covering the earth?
2. What mountain did the ark come to rest on?
3. Noah sent a _________ out after forty days.
4. How many times did Noah send a the dove out from the ark?
5. What did the dove have in its beak the second time it was sent out?
6. What did that mean to Noah?
7. What was the firs thing Noah did when he and all the animals had gone off of the ark?
8. What did God promise to Noah after he did this?

Noah's response to God after the flood is a great example of giving thanks and glory to God in all circumstances. What are some of the times in your life that may be difficult to give God thanks and glory?

Genesis chapter 7.

Chapter 7 continues the story of Noah.
1. How many pairs of animals was Noah instructed to bring on the Ark? Read carefully it may not be what you think.
2. Who (people) was on the ark. You might be asked to list them. How many people total?
3. What are Noah's sons names?
4. How old was Noah when the flood waters came on the earth?
5. What type (broad category) of animal did not come onto the ark? They really didn't need to.
6. How long were the flood waters covering the earth?

In this chapter we see God bring to pass what he had threatened to do because of the evil that people had been doing. Its pretty amazing to think that everyone on earth except Noah and the people that were there were the only people left. It's especially important to remember that God takes sin very seriously and does not tolerate it at all. If it were not for Jesus taking our sin away, we would be punished for our sins too. Thank you heavenly Father for having mercy on us and sending Jesus to take away all our sins.

Class Grades

Grades were posted last week and I'll be posting them as we go along each week. There seems to have been trouble seeing them, let me know if you were able to see your grades. (This applies to ILS students only, since they are using edline.)
All in all things are going well. Make sure to keep up with the memory work and Bible readings each week.
I will begin posting thoughts on the reading here each week as helps for discussion. Post comments you have on the section we will be discussing.

Confirmation Retreat

It's here!
The pre-confirmation retreat is this weekend. I'll be posting the list of things you need to pack. Be praying for the retreat that God's word would be proclaimed and that your relationship with Him would continue to grow.