1. SECTION 2.4
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2. MAIN IDEA
God tells us about many real-life people in the Bible. They are examples for us not because they are perfect, but because they had faith in God. The faith of Bible characters can teach us, encourage us in our own faith, and give us hope.
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3. MEMORY VERSE
ROMANS 15:4
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
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4. Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
INTRODUCTION
Share what you wrote about or drew in Start Here.
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5. What do you like or admire about the person you chose?
INTRODUCTION
What do you like or admire about the person you chose?
In what ways do you wish you were more like the person you drew or wrote about?
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6. 1. Faith means trusting in God’s Word, even if circumstances are hard.
MAIN LESSON
1. Faith means trusting in God’s Word, even if circumstances are hard.
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7. MAIN LESSON
Proverbs 30:5
Every word of God is pure; He is a shield to those who put their trust in Him.
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8. MAIN LESSON
2. The stories of people in the Bible teach us, encourage us, and offer us hope.
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9. MAIN LESSON
Romans 15:4
For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that we through the patience and comfort of the Scriptures might have hope.
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10. MAIN LESSON
3. God will help us grow stronger in our faith if we read and believe His Word.
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11. So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
MAIN LESSON
Romans 10:17
So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
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12. How are the people in the Bible like us?
FAITH IN ACTION
How are the people in the Bible like us?
How can reading about the faith of people in the Bible help us with our faith?
As your faith in God grows, how will this help you when you are going through a hard time?
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13. Faith means trusting in God’s Word, even if circumstances are hard.
SUM IT UP
Faith means trusting in God’s Word, even if circumstances are hard.
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14. SUM IT UP
The stories of people in the Bible teach us, encourage us, and offer us hope.
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15. SUM IT UP
God will help us grow stronger in our faith if we read and believe His Word.
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