Before the Session

Facilitator: In advance of the session

• Review today’s scripture text and the session activities to help better facilitate the discussion.
• Have the Bible Background Video ready to view.
• In many instances, the full meaning of a passage is hard to grasp from a single translation. Having a few different versions available may help the group understand and apply today’s passage.
• Have available some means of taking notes (see Context)
• Encourage your group to listen to the FaithElement podcast ahead of the next session (Share the link via email or social media).

Context

• Think of some familiar things, places or relationships that are most important to you. What do you do when you feel they’re threatened or in danger of being lost?
• How would you respond if God asked you to give one of those things up?
• Why might God do something like that?
• How would you know if it was something God was asking you to do?

Content

Read together Genesis 12:1-4, then watch the Bible Background Video and continue by asking: