Genesis Chapter 2

THE FACTS

*God rested from all his work of creating on the 7th day, blessed it and made it holy

* God created man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils breath of life and he became a living being, because there was no man to work the ground that God had created

*God planted a garden in the east Eden and he put man in the garden, lots of trees

*There were trees in the garden that were pleasing to the eye and good for food

* In the middle of the garden was the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil

* A river watered the garden and separated into 4 headwaters (The Pishon, Gihon, Tigris, Euphrates)

*God created the man  and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it

*God commanded the man that he could eat from any tree in the garden but not from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil- the consequence would be death

*God said it is not good for man to be alone, I will make a helper suitable for him

*God formed the animals and bird out of the ground and he brought them to the man for him to name them.

*God caused man to fall into a deep sleep and he took one of the man's ribs and closed up the place with flesh and he made a women from the rib that had been taken out of the man

* He brought the women to the man and the man said this is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called women for she was taken out of man.

*For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife and they will become one flesh

*The man and his wife were both naked and they felt no shame

WHAT WE LEARNED

*God wants us to rest and take time to reflect and think , He observed the 7th day and made it holy

*God created us and gave us life, God loves us

*God created us to rule the earth and to work- he gave us a purpose when we were formed

*God provided for man from the beginning

*God gave us our senses to help us see beauty 

*God provides boundaries for our good and our protection because he loves us

*God wants us to respond in obediance to his commands

* There are consequences for our actions/sin

*God notices our needs and responds

*God gives us authority to rule wisely

*God created the women as a helper to the man so that he would not be alone

* Marriage is God's idea

*God desires for man and women to be unified, one flesh

*There was no sin at this time

ACTIVITIES TO DO WITH KIDS

*Make a puzzle of the story, Have them draw a sequence of the story from beginning to end on different pices of paper.  Have them re-tell it to you in order putting the puzzle back together

*Enjoy a day of rest with your children, let them see that rest is an important part of the week

*Take time to reflect with them on their week. What did they do? What happened that was good?  What were they proud of? What made them sad? What do they want to pray about? Focus on their achievements that week? Praise them!

* Talk about how God made them and remind them that they are special to God. Ask them what they like about themself. What is their favorite thing about themself?  Have them draw a picture of themselves. Look at pictures from when they were younger and talk about them.

*Ask them what they want to be when they grow up, talk about how God created them with a purpose

*Talk about how God has provided for the family and for them. Ask them how they have seen God provide. *Have them draw a picture of what they think the Garden of Eden looked like or use nature to make a collage representing the Garden of Eden (ex: leaves, grasses, etc), Have them make a fingerprint craft, finger paint the tree in the Garden of Eden

*Talk about boundaries and why we have boundaries

*What is obediance- How does God want us to respond to his commands?

*What has God given them authority over even now as children, responsibility (There toys, there stuff, the earth)

*Why is marriage important to God, talk about your own marriage with your children, share your story of how you met their father and show them pictures

*Make pupets of Adam and Eve and have them act out the story

* Sing to them: to the tune of Frere Jacques

I am special (point to yourself)

I am special

Don't you see? (make binoculours)

Don't you see?

Someone very special

Someone very special

Cause God (point to heaven) made me (point to yourself)

God made me

*Have them decorate a plate to look like themself (with old buttons, fabric,etc) , or with food using (tomattoes, raisins, wipe creme, whatever to make it fun)

*Get a piece of cardboard and trace them on the ground. Have them decorate the cardboard with clothes, buttons, etc

Genesis Chapter One

FACTS

* The story of creation in 7 days

*God created the heavens and the earth

*God created the world and people as an expression of his love

Days

* Day 1: created light and seperated light from darkness, created day and night

* Day 2: created the sky

* Day 3: created land and sea- God saw that it was good, created vegetation

*Day 4: created sun, moon, and stars to seperate day from night and to mark seasons, days and years

*Day 5:created thebirds and water animals

Day 6: created land animals and created humans

* created man in his image to rule over the earth and the animals

* God told man to be fruitful and to multiply

* God gave us animals and vegetation for food

Day 7: God rested and blessed the day and made it holy, rested from creating

TAKE AWAYS

* God created everything, he is eternal and in complete control

*God created percisley, with purpose, with extreme detail, with amazing variety

* God's ways are bigger than my own, bigger than I know or can even understand or comprehend

* God loves us, he created the earth for us to enjoy

* God created us to rule over the earth, the land, the animals so we should take care of what he has entrusted to us

* We were created in the image of Christ

* God rested on the 7th day, take time to rest and reflect

* There is form and structure to the world/universe

* We are created in God's image

LESSONS TO TEACH KIDS

* They are fearfully and wonderfully made by God because he loves them

*To do all things well, with careful attention to detail

* To enjoy the earth God created by taking care of it. Recycling, not throwing trash on the ground, taking care of the animals and the other resources he has given us

*Manage God's resources well

*God rested-take time to rest and be still and appreciate what God has created, rest and reflect

*God desires for us to have structure, order, and form to our lives

* Take pride in your accomplishments, God took pride in his

* We are created in God's image so glorify him with your actions

ACTIVITIES TO DO WITH KIDS

* Take them to a recycling center and teach them about caring for the earth and the resources God has given us

*Draw a picture with details of what God created each day, make 7 boxes for the 7 days

*break this chapter into a weeks worth of activities/outings

Day 1- get up early and enjoy the sunset or let them stay up late and watch the sun go down, what activities do we enjoy in the day and night and list them on a white board
snack activity: melt white chocolate and milk chocolate in seperate containers. Let children dip fresh fruit into the chocolates, with the white chocolate being day and the milk chocolate being night.

Day 2- go to the park and check out the clouds, talk about air and the sky that God created this day, make a craft with cotton balls and paper creating clouds

Day 3-Look at a map or a globe and look at the different continents, collect leaves of plants, grow a plant
Day 4-Spend a night under the stars talking about them, appreciating the moon and sun, make a fun mobile of sun, moon, and stars
Day 5-go to a pet store and look at the fish, the birds, and the water
Day 6-check out a zoo or a local farm to see the animals and talk about our bodies, how they are made, snack idea animal crackers
Day 7-God rested, listen to low key music and ask them what they like to do to rest

Lord

Unfailing Love