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Cain and Abel by Jennifer Tolbert
This is the story of the second sin, and we see how sin can escalate quickly. Sin is a slippery slope. As we saw with Eve, one small decision can lead you to sin. In this story, we see how dangerous it is to be controlled by sin. Cain's sin was one fueled by jealousy. God tells Cain that it is "crouching at his doorstep." The story of Cain and Abel is a testament to the far reaching consequences and pain sin can cause. The consequences of Cain's sin were not just felt by Cain. Adam, Eve and Able all suffered because of what Cain did. In the end, the greatest consequence of sin was realized--the pain and heartbreak of death.
Key Concepts: 1. Sacrifice pleases God. 2. Sin has consequences. 3. Sin happens anytime we disobey God. Memory VerseSongs
Books of the Old Testament
Awesome God The Word Was with God Genesis 1:1 I've Got the Joy, Joy, Joy Shake the Devil Off 1, 2, 3 The Devils After Me We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise Story
Begin Class with Songs, Games, Table Activity, or Sharing Time
Open Class in Prayer Introducing the Story Ideas 1. Giving Your Best: Collect pairs of objects of which one is new or in good shape and the other is old or worn (one new toy and another broken and used toy, one nice apple and one scarred or bruised one, one clean sock and one dirty one, etc.) Show the first pair to the children. SAY “If you were coming to my house to eat, which one of these apples would you like to eat? The nice one or the rotten one?”(Let the children answer.) If were to go to your birthday party, would you expect me to give you this nice, new toy or this broken, used one? SAY: If we expect our friends to give us nice things, don't you think God would expect the same? What does it mean to give God your best? (From Mission Bible Class) 2. Jealousy Science Experiment: Introduce the emotion of jealousy. Is it a good feeling or bad? Fill a glass half way with water. Fill an identical clear glass half way with white vinegar. Tell the children that these glasses represent Cain and Abel’s hearts. (Point to the glass of water) Abel’s heart was good and he wanted to give his best to God. (Put a drop or two of green food coloring in the vinegar glass and give it a stir.) The green glass represents Cain’s heart. He was jealous of his brother and he didn’t give his best to God. Let’s see what happens to their hearts when they gave gifts to God. Ask one child to put a teaspoon of baking soda int he glass of water (nothing will happen to the water). Abel gave his gift and God was pleased. Abel felt good in his heart because he knew he had given his best. Now let’s see what happened to Cain’s heart.(Have another child put a teaspoon of baking soda in the green vinegar glass). As the water bubbles and boils talk about how jealousy made Cain’s heart upset and angry. 3. Service Project: Find a simple service project you can participate in as a class such as sending cards to shut-ins or making busy bags for younger children. Discuss what service and sacrifice is. Explain that you are using time you could be playing to do something nice for someone else-that is a sacrifice. Story: Last week we learned about how Eve disobeyed God. Today, we are going to learn about how her son Cain also disobeyed God. We are going to learn about two brothers who gave God gifts. Only one brother gave his very best and the other brother’s jealousy caused him to do something that was very, very wrong. In our story today, Cain felt jealousy and he allowed that jealousy to take over his mind and actions! READ Genesis 4:1-16 or show the power point Cain and Abel. EMPHASIZE that:
Visual AidsActivities
Cain and Abel's Trail Mix
Pretzel rods (Abel's Shepherding Rod, Popcorn (sheep), Marshmallows (sweet offering to God), Dried Fruit (Cain's offering), Heart shaped cheerios (Cain's Empty Sacrifice)
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