God Creates People

11/13/2024

Copy of God Creates the Heaven and Earth by Jennifer Tolbert

This is the story of how God created people. It gives us a glimpse into the beautiful world God wanted to have before sin began deteriorating it. All of creation was made to be a special home for God's children! God created a man and quickly saw that it was not good for him to be alone! He made a woman to help him! God had a plan for families from the beginning!
Key Concepts:
1. God created you and loves you.
2. God reveals himself through his Creation.
3. We are created in the image of God.

Memory Verse

“In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the Earth.”
Genesis 1:1

Songs

Books of the Old Testament
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
If I Were a Butterfly
The Creation Song
The Hippo Song
My God is So Big
Who's the King of the Jungle?

Story

Begin Class with Songs, Games, Table Activity, or Sharing Time

Open Class in Prayer

Introducing the Story Ideas
1. Self-Portraits: Ask the kids to draw a self-portrait. Discuss what being "Made in God's Image," means to you. Ask the kids what it means to them. SAY: Today, we are going to talk about how God made the first people and created the first family.

2. Kinetic Sand: Allow the kids to play and create using kinetic sand. You can give the kids prompts like, "who can make a mountain?" or "who can make a fish?" SAY: The Bible tells us God used soil to make the first man. Isn't that interesting? I wonder why he did that?

3. Creation Review: Use this time to review the 7 days of creation. At the end of each day, ask the kids what God said after he created that day. (It is good). SAY: Today, we are going to learn about a time God looked at his creation and said, "this is not good!" Also, consider singing the Creation song as an additional, fun way to commit the days of creation to memory.

Story: Did God say that he made cows in his image? Did God say he made owls in his image? What about elephants or lions? No. What did God say was made in his own image? (Man or People). Today, we are going to learn about how God made man and woman for a very special purpose-to create the first family!

READ Genesis 1: 26-2:1-25 or show the power point God created people.
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