Session 7
Noah’s response in worship and God’s reaction to Noah’s worship.
20 Then Noah built an altar to the Lord.
He took some of every kind of clean animal and every kind of clean bird
and offered burnt offerings on the altar.
21 When the Lord smelled the pleasing aroma, he said to himself,
“I will never again curse the ground because of human beings,
even though the inclination of the human heart is evil from youth onward.
And I will never again strike down every living thing as I have done.
22 As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, and day and night will not cease.”
part of the Noahi covenant is God’s promise to never destroy the earth again by flood.
this promise was made in the context of worship.
Noah honored and celebrated God’s grace and restoration, and God responded with a promise that extends to us today.
discuss how Noah’s sacrifices related to complete devotion to God,
and how that might look in our lives today.
Emphasize the promise God made in verses 21-22.
God brought Noah, his family, and the animals through the flood.
He was faithful to protect them and to restore them.
We can trust His promises to us.
Review these points from this week’s Bible passage:
Lead to group to suggest ways Noah and his family expressed patience during their experience.
Discuss what this week’s Bible passage teaches us about God. What are tangible ways the group can acknowledge and celebrate God’s goodness in each other’s lives? (p. 63)
Close in prayer, acknowledging and celebrating God’s redemption and restoration.
Reinforce the session by emailing or texting the group and encouraging them to take time to privately worship the Lord this week. Challenge them to thank God for the salvation He offers through Christ.