Lesson: Noah

Noah-Man of faith

Gen. 6:8-9:17

Opening - Have 8 teens sit in row. Ask question and prep 7(before class) to answer wrong and make last one (who hasn't a clue about anything) agree with wrong even if he knows it is not right. (By the peer pressure)
*you must make it a good question that is not too easy so that they just go along with everybody else.

Intro - Explain the meaning of game/illustration. This proves how strong Noah was in his day. Let's talk about Noah and the Ark.

History

Noah was 1st mentioned when 500 yrs old. Had a line of believing ancestors.

Conditions- Gen. 6:9-12

• corrupt age and God wanted to destroy all people because he was disgusted in his creation.
• In mist of all evil and darkness, Noah shined out in righteousness.

Commission - Gen. 6:14-16

• God shared intentions and details of boat.
• Noah was given strange and seemingly impossible job.(building ark to save animals and family)
• The greatness of this task (years of work and faith) is difficult for us to appreciate.

stir thought! Can you imagine......

• So he obeyed (Gen. 7:5)

Faith-godless believers scoffed at his work and mocked him.

Noah remained faithful even when made laughing stock of town. People thought he had gone mad.

Why would God do this? (Reply) -----He will soon be rewarded.
Noah couldn't see the reward but trusted and did what God commanded. Sometimes God allows troubled times yet when faithful, we'll be rewarded. Of all men in Bible he stood unsurpassed on faith.

QUESTIONS

If you were him back then, could you do what he did?

Would you have given up or fallen to the peer pressure of everyone else?

How about today?

If God called you to something great yet seemed almost impossible, could you do it?

Recap
Noah was called to do the impossible and most humiliating thing. He was persecuted and made fun of yet he continued to preach the gospel as he worked and was scoffed at.

Conclusion Could you be this man today? Is God calling you and are you listening? Be a tool!

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