Blog

“By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.” – Hebrews 11:7

PRELUDE TO THE PROMISE, PART 1 – NOAH As we studied in the previous lesson, the sin that entered the world through Adam spread to every person that has ever lived. That includes Noah. So, if the people of Noah’s day were judged because of their sin, how is it that Noah (who had also been infected with sin) was spared?

In the last lesson we learned of God’s promise to send a Deliverer who would one day free man from Satan, sin, and death. Whether or not Noah understood the meaning of this promise, one thing appears to be true of Noah: he honored God as God. From his actions, we know that Noah trusted God as his Deliverer. His trust was manifested in his obedience. It was Noah’s faith in God that set him apart (Hebrews 11:7) from others of his day.

Some interesting parallels to consider:

• God’s judgement passed over Noah because he was “in” the ark.
• God’s judgement passes over us when we are found “in” Christ.
• Noah built the ark because of his faith in God, but it was God who shut the door (Genesis 7:16)

So how do faith and works come together?  We are to obey and “work out” our salvation with fear and trembling, but it is God’s power that works in us both to desire to obey and to work (Phil. 2:12-13).

Consider this statement as you prepare this week:  True faith will be shown by actions, but actions don’t always point to true faith.  

BIG IDEA: Noah was saved because he believed and trusted God.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THIS WEEK’S VIDEO

MEDITATING ON THE WORD:

Genesis 6
1 Peter 3:20

SECTION VERSES:

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” -Genesis 1:1

“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.” -Genesis 1:31

LESSON VERSE:

“By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in holy fear built an ark to save his family. By his faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that is in keeping with faith.” – Hebrews 11:7

PRAYER:

Pray that God would help you show your trust by obeying His word more every day.

DISCUSSION STARTERS:

• What does it mean to trust?
  Why is it important to trust and obey?
  Why did Noah obey God?

LIVE IT OUT!

• Go rock climbing and talk about how you show trust in your ropes.  Try a trust fall with Dad or Mom.

– – –

ABOUT FAMILY QUEST: At Reston Bible Church, we firmly believe that parents are a child’s first and most important spiritual leader.  In order to support you that mission, we have created a parent devotional and some discussion starters to go along with each lesson your grade school age children are learning at Quest on Sundays. Our hope and prayer is that this material will help you to engage with your children around the topics they are learning on Sunday mornings, answer their questions, go deeper with them, and find real, day-to-day applications. We are honored to be able to partner with you in the critical task of sharing Christ with the next generation.