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God’s Word for Life Overview������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 3

Scope and Sequence�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������4

Daily Devotionals������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������ 5

My Growth Toolkit�����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������6

Age Levels������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 7

God’s Word for Life Kids Resources��������������������������������������������������������������������9

God’s Word for Families���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 10

Sample Lessons��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������15

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GOD’S WORD FOR LIFE OVERVIEW
Create a Culture of Daily Discipleship
A Discipleship Program for Your Church and Home
For decades we’ve sung to our children “Read Your Bible, Pray Every Day” and coached our
adults and youth to make time for prayer and Bible study at home. But what have we done
as a church to systematically equip believers of all ages to do that? God’s Word for Life is
more than just curriculum. It is a revolutionary new discipleship program that moves the
Apostolic approach to prayer, worship, and Bible study beyond the walls of the church and
into every home for daily spiritual growth.

Six Roots of Apostolic Discipleship

In response to the pressing need to disciple believers of every age, God’s Word for Life was
designed to answer the question: “How do we instill Apostolic truth in a person to form a
disciple—a lifelong Apostolic?” From that discussion, the team that created Elements and
the Apostolic Study Bible created an immersive home and church partnership designed to
instill in every believer six roots of Apostolic discipleship.

Foundations Character
God, The Bible, Grace Fruit of the Spirit,
and Salvation, The New Act Justly, Love Mercy,
Birth, Eternity Walk Humbly

Devotion
Community
Spiritual Growth, Bible
The Church, Love for
Study, Prayer, Worship,
Others, Serving
Biblical Stewardship

Identity Commission
Humanity, Led by the Calling, Spiritual Gifts,
Spirit, Walking by Sharing My Faith,
Faith, Holiness Authority

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 SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
YEAR 1 YEAR 2 YEAR 3 YEAR 4
(Fall 2021 – Summer 2022) (Fall 2022 – Summer 2023) (Fall 2023 – Summer 2024) (Fall 2024 – Summer 2025)

Genesis – Creation David and Solomon

Moses Salvation in Acts
FALL

P reparing the Way Jesus Responds

Jesus’ Kingship Jesus, Our Savior
for the Messiah to Faith
Wisdom Romans
Psalms (Christian Living) Parables of Jesus

Oneness of God The Spirit The Mighty God

Holiness
WINTER

in Christ
Abraham, Isaac, Joshua
God Is Faithful
and Jacob Miracles
Jesus’ Kingdom:
The Bread of Life
Jesus’ Ministry Begins Others and Service Jesus, Our Sacrifice

Psalms Parables of Jesus John

Epistles
SPRING

(Spiritual Disciplines)
Metaphors for Worshiping Our
Grace
Joseph Salvation Sovereign God
Paul
New Birth Judges Elijah and Elisha

Jesus Is Just Jesus Teaches

Jesus Ministers
Jesus Is Love Us to Pray
SUMMER

to Outsiders through Us
Psalms (God Is Our Refuge Sermon on the Mount John – I AM Sayings
and Healer of Hurts)
Faith Passages
The Church Fruit of the Spirit and
God’s Word Last Things
Gifts of the Spirit

Foundations Devotion Identity Character Community Commission

Whole-Church Alignment
All ages of a church can study the same Bible passage each week with God’s Word for Life.
This structure equips families to have a unified conversation at home about Scripture, and it
enables church leaders to know what’s being taught in all groups and classes for clear focus.

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 DAILY DEVOTIONALS
YO U T H
DAILY DEVOTIONAL GUIDE
ADULT | FALL 2021
GOD'S WORD FOR FAMILIES

6 encourages parents to “train up a child.” God’s

amilies is a wholly Apostolic discipleship tool

Vol. 1
help your entire family grow in relationship to God
er. By exploring a biblical passage from Sunday to
ily ten-minute activities use a variety of teaching D A I LY D E V O T I O N A L
age family members to hear God’s voice. Embrace
or your family by committing to daily discipleship
Word for Families.
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FALL 2021
erview
nday – Introduction
n age-appropriate version of the week’s
ble passage) IN THE BEGINNING
onday – “Why?” THE CREATION OF
MAN’S DISOBEDIENCE
ctivities that show the purpose behind the
ble study)
esday – Analytic Learning
PREPARING THE WAY
Fun Facts!” and “Did You Know?” activities
FOR THE MESSIAH
dig deeper into Scripture)

365
Vol. 1

THE LIFE AND MINISTRY

ednesday – Worship OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
featured lyric video and other Apostolic songs)
ursday – Real-life Application
present-day story to illustrate the Bible lesson)
DEVOTIONAL FOUNDATION FOR A
365 DEVOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

CHRISTIAN LIFE
day – Discussion
uestions for parents and kids to ask each other ACTIVITIES A STUDY ON PSALMS

out our faith)

turday – Family Project TO ENGAGE
n activity for the family to do to put our faith
action) KIDS IN DAILY
DISCIPLESHIP

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Creates a Strategic Partnership between the Home and Church

With daily devotionals for every age level, God’s Word for Life is designed to move spiritual
growth and Bible learning beyond a one-hour session on Sunday. Student resources are
engineered for interaction with God’s Word every single day at home, making Sunday class
time a reinforcement of what happens all week long.

A Whole-Church Curriculum
God’s Word for Life is a discipleship program intended to lead the entire church from
toddlers to adults into God’s presence and His Word for lifelong transformation. The adult,
youth, and children’s levels, as well as the God’s Word for Families devotional, all start
from the same biblical text, but then have different age-appropriate applications. Daily
devotionals for every age level equip the church to study Scripture daily. If your entire
church has not bought into the God’s Word for Life program, each level of curriculum can
still be used on its own.

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Your church’s spiritual growth doesn’t have to be a shot in the dark.
A digital solution to manage groups, track growth, and train teachers.
Our churches see the need for software to organize our services, finances, and membership
information. Yet in our teaching ministry, many leaders are still working off crude paper records,
if any records at all. My Growth Toolkit offers a full array of resources to help lead your groups
effectively including:

Group Management
• Create and Save Group Member Records
• Record Notes that Follow Member from Class-to-Class
• Track and Report Group Attendance, Offering, Guests,
and More

Assessments
• Adult and Youth Assessments to Track Spiritual Growth
• Kid Assessments to Be Taken in Partnership with Parents
• Teacher Assessments to Evaluate Needs in the Classroom
• Reporting to Track Progress Quarter over Quarter

Training and Digital Resources for Teachers

• Access to a Growing Library of Teacher Training
• Access to Digital God’s Word for Life Materials

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GOD’S WORD FOR LIFE LEVELS
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KIDS’ CHUR
GODS
WORD E
LEADER GUID 1
FOR LIFE VOLUME

5/3/21 1:18 PM

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Move Kids [Link]

How do I know which level of God’s Word for Life to use for my students?
For children, God’s Word for Life is broken down into five levels: Little Learners, Kindergarten,
Early Elementary, Late Elementary, and MOVE!. While a recommended age is provided, each
level is distinguished by the style of teaching.
• Little Learners (ages 2–3) is written for toddlers who have not yet entered preschool. In this
level, the content is student-driven.
• Kindergarten (ages 4–5) is written for children who are currently in preschool or kindergarten.
These children have been introduced to a classroom setting, but still require large amounts of
playtime. In this level, the content is a mix of being student- and teacher-driven.
• Early Elementary (grades 1–3) is written for children who have entered elementary school.
Because these students’ thinking skills are still largely concrete and literal, the Life Lesson
applications focus on the here and now, with some introduction to abstract thinking. The content
is teacher-driven, with a focus on hands-on activities, games, and object lessons.
• Late Elementary (grades 4–6) is written for older elementary students who will eventually be
transitioning into youth. As children mature, they develop the ability to think abstractly and
comprehend the deeper meaning of things. In this level, the content is teacher-driven, with a
focus on discussion and hands-on application.
• MOVE! (ages 5–12) is written for classes containing a wide range of ages from 5–12. If your church
places all children in one classroom or gymnasium, small or large, MOVE! is designed for you.
Students who haven’t entered preschool may be best served using the Little Learners curriculum, even
if they are four or five years old. Similarly, if a three-year-old has learned to read and has entered
preschool, the child may be best served using the Kindergarten material. If your students are older
(grades 4–6), but do not seem to be grasping the deeper concepts of the Late Elementary material,
consider switching to Early Elementary.

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 DISCIPLES COME IN ALL SIZES
GOD DESIRES TO HAVE A
RELATIONSHIP WITH
HUMANITY.
(YOUTH AND ADULTS)

GOD CREATED OUR WORLD

WITH HUMANS IN MIND,
AND IT WAS GOOD.
(LATE ELEMENTARY)

GOD CREATED EVERYTHING

IN THE WORLD AND SAID
IT WAS GOOD, INCLUDING ME.
(EARLY ELEMENTARY)

GOD MADE EVERYTHING

AND THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD.
(KINDERGARTEN)

GOD MADE ME.

(LITTLE LEARNERS)

Each God’s Word for Life lesson is built around an age-appropriate Truth About God designed
to introduce kids into a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ.

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 KIDS RESOURCES
God’s Word for Families Devotional – $24.99
GOD'S WORD FOR FAMILIES

Proverbs 22:6 encourages parents to “train up a child.” God’s

Word for Families is a wholly Apostolic discipleship tool

Vol. 1
designed to help your entire family grow in relationship to God
and each other. By exploring a biblical passage from Sunday to
Saturday, daily ten-minute activities use a variety of teaching
styles to engage family members to hear God’s voice. Embrace
God’s plan for your family by committing to daily discipleship
with God’s Word for Families.

Weekly Overview
Sunday – Introduction
(an age-appropriate version of the week’s

God’s Word for Families is a family devotional that helps parents partner with
Bible passage)
Monday – “Why?”
? ?
(activities that show the purpose behind the
Bible study)
Tuesday – Analytic Learning
(“Fun Facts!” and “Did You Know?” activities

teachers in the discipleship process. Each week’s set of devotions match what is
to dig deeper into Scripture)

365
Vol. 1

Wednesday – Worship
(a featured lyric video and other Apostolic songs)
Thursday – Real-life Application
(a present-day story to illustrate the Bible lesson)
DEVOTIONAL
365 DEVOTIONAL ACTIVITIES

Friday – Discussion
(questions for parents and kids to ask each other ACTIVITIES

being taught in the classroom.

about our faith)
Saturday – Family Project TO ENGAGE
(an activity for the family to do to put our faith
in action) KIDS IN DAILY
DISCIPLESHIP

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Leader Guide – Print $9.99, Digital $9.99, Print & Digital $12.99
The 112-page guide provides the lesson content for leaders and teachers to pres-
ent in Sunday school, home school, or any teaching environment. It is available in
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Activity Pages – $4.99
In each lesson, every student needs an Activity Page. Prompts in the leader
guide will help you incorporate the activity page into class, and then you can
send it home with students as they leave.
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The Resource Kit provides essential supplements to make the lesson come alive.
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Value Pack – $54.99 (per level), Children’s Ministry Value Pack – $199.99
Everything you need to begin teaching any age level is available for purchase in a conveniently
bundled kit. Each Value Pack includes 1 Leader Guide, 5 Activity Pages, and 1 Resource Kit. The
Children’s Ministry Value Pack includes each of the above resources for every age level. With the
purchase of a Value Pack, additional activity pages can be purchased for a discounted rate.

GODS
WORD KIDS’ CHURCH

MOVE! – $39.99
FOR LIFE
LEADER GUIDE
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This kids’ church curriculum is written for classes containing a wide

range of ages from 5–12. If your church places all children in one classroom or
gymnasium, small or large, MOVE! is designed for you.
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DAILY DEVOTIONAL

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GOD’S WORD FOR FAMILIES
SAMPLE: SUNDAY & MONDAY

Sunday: Introduction
An age-appropriate version of
The First Family Fight Week
the week’s Bible passage
Read the summary of this week’s Bible lesson
below, or read Genesis 4:1–15 in your family Bible.
3 Monday: “Why?”
Sunday
? ?
Discussion to show the purpose
behind the Bible study
dam and Eve had two sons, Cain and Abel. Cain was a

A farmer; Abel took care of sheep and goats. Adam and Eve
taught their sons to obey God and to bring Him offerings.

For his offering, Cain gathered fruits and vegetables from his
garden. Although he gave an offering, he didn’t give his best. Abel
searched through his flock until he found the best lamb. Abel loved
that lamb, but he loved God more. Abel gave his best offering.

When God saw Abel’s offering, He was so pleased. However, God

was not pleased with Cain’s offering. It was not Cain’s best. Cain Bible Focus
noticed how God liked Abel’s offering more and complained. Monday Read or review Genesis 4:1–15 as a family.
This week we will be learning that God
“Why are you mad?” asked God. “If you do what is right, I will wants us to give Him our very best.
accept your offering. Otherwise sin is crouching at the door and
ready to pounce.” OPENING DISCUSSION
• What is an offering? Does God still expect offerings from us?
Cain stomped away. “How dare God not accept my sacrifice!”• Why do you think Adam and Eve taught their sons to give

Abel heard his brother and replied, “Don’t you think God deserves offerings to God?
our best?” • How should Cain have responded when he learned his sacrifice
was not good enough?
• Why did God ask Cain where his brother was?
Furious, Cain hit Abel so hard that he killed him. Then Cain hurried
back to his field, acting as if nothing happened. God asked, “Cain,
where is your brother?” TRUTH ABOUT GOD
God desires our best offering.
Cain shrugged. “How should I know? Am I my brother’s keeper?”
When we give any form of offering to God, we are expressing to
“Abel’s blood cries out to Me from the ground. Your days as aHim what we believe about His worth. Whether we offer our time,
farmer are over. You will be a fugitive—a murderer on the run.”money, worship, or anything else, He deserves
and expects our best. When we make the
Cain fell to his knees. “My punishment is greater than I can bear!
People will try to kill me!” decision to give less than our best, our
offering is no longer a sacrifice.
“Not true,” God replied. “I will give you a special mark to show you This Week's
are under My protection. Now, go!” Cain ran away, weeping. An offering that does not cost us
something is an empty gesture
TRUTH ABOUT GOD: God desires our best offering. toward God. We might as well
give Him nothing. Before we give
Life Lesson
21 Pray together for God to help you this week in following Him. anything to God, we must ask if it
21 I will give my best
is our very best. If we are holding
to God.
something better back for ourselves,
Family Devotional Vol [Link] 21 God
4/9/21 will not honor our offering.
6:30 PM

FINAL REFLECTIONS
• What would be an example of an
acceptable offering to God?
• How can you be sure that you
are giving your best to God? My Best

PRAYER:
Pray that every offering you give to God will be
an expression of how worthy He truly is.

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GOD’S WORD FOR FAMILIES
SAMPLE: TUESDAY - THURSDAY

Tuesday: Analytic Learning

“Fun Facts!” and “Did You
Know?” activities to dig deeper
into Scripture
Wednesday: Worship
A featured lyric video and other
Fun Facts! Apostolic songs
People in th
e Old Testam
• Burnt Off
to God
en
ering: forgive t gave several types of
ness of sin offerings:
Thursday: Real-life
and show of
• Grain Off
• Peace Off
ering: volun
tary expres
devotion Application
sion of love
• Sin Offer
ering: meal
ing: atonem
between pe
ople
to God A present-day story to generate
• Guilt Off en t for uninten expressing peace
ering: repara
tion for sins
tional sins discussion about the Bible lesson
Important! using money
Because th
sufficient wa is Old Testam
y to cover ou ent system
ultimate sa r sins, Jesu was not a
crifice. Thro s gave Him
and gave et ugh His off self as the
ernal life. ering, He co
nquered de
ath
Wednesday Featured Song
“Give It Aw
by David an ay”
Reflect on how these additional d Stephanie
Hutton
Tuesday songs relate to Genesis 4:1–15.
• “Thank You, Jesus (Genesis)”
Because the Old Testament system was not a sufficient way to coverby PPH Kids Music
our sins, Jesus gave Himself as the ultimate sacrifice. Through His • “Unto the Lamb”
offering, He conquered death and gave eternal life. by Indiana Bible College
• “Overflow” by Cortt Chavis
PRAYER:
Did You Know? • “Meet Us” by James Wilson
Sing “I Will Give You All,”
Pray that God will honor your
family’s sacrifices and draw you
God asked Abraham for a or write your own song about
closer to Him.
sacrificial offering like no giving God your very best.
other. God asked Abraham
to present his very own son, Using blocks, toy vegeta BONUS
bles, ACTIVITY:
Isaac, as a burnt offering. and a stuffed animal, build
Make aa deluxe salad using a variety of vegetables.
Instead of balking at God, sacrificial altar like Cain and why God didn’t accept Cain’s offering
Discuss
Abraham demonstrated his Abel. Aren’t you glad Jesus
of vegetables.
willingness to obey and truly paid the price so we don’t
have to do this anymore?
offer his best. Imagine how
happy Abraham was when, a
Thursday
Journal about ways that Read
youthe story below and discuss how the Life Lesson applies to you.
moment before he was going could give sacrificially Life
to Lesson: I will give my best to God.
to go through with it, God God. What does giving your
stopped him, providing a ram very best look like? Tryouts for the chess club were at the same time every year.
for the sacrifice instead. Samantha was so confident she was the best chess player that she
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didn’t
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year’s auditions expecting to be the best once again.
Family Devotional Vol [Link] 23 The
4/9/21 tryout
6:30 PM didn’t go as planned. While she had been the best chess

player the year before, many students had really practiced and put in a
lot of work to get better in the off season. Samantha barely made the
team, only as a replacement when the other students couldn’t make it
to the tournaments. She was devastated and considered quitting.

Instead of giving her best, Samantha only gave the amount of effort
she thought was needed. Now she had to work twice as hard to try
to get an opportunity. She spent the next months working as hard
as she could. Eventually she became the state chess champion. She
learned a valuable lesson and will never give less than her best again.

DISCUSSION TIME
• Is there ever a good time to give less than your best?
• What are some things you are doing for God? Are you giving
God your best?
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GOD’S WORD FOR FAMILIES
SAMPLE: FRIDAY - SATURDAY

Friday: Discussion
Friday Questions for parents and kids
to ask each other about our faith

Talk Time Saturday: Family Project

An activity for the family to do
ASK YO to put our faith in action
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Have yo R PARENT:
u
than yo ever given less
ur best
What h to God
appene ?
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ASK YO
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What a R CHILD:
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where w some areas in
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to give ot be tr e
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try hard r best? Should g
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Saturday
PRAYE
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Pray th
your fa
at God
w
mily giv ould help
Family Project
best to e your
Him ev ve
ery day. ry Everyone has giftings. Have
every family member select
something they do best
and would like to share for
TIP FOR TOMORROW a family talent show. Before
Tomorrow’s project is the performance, give time
a talent show. Preview to practice and prepare.
the project on the Have fun by introducing
next page, and begin each family member with
planning for it in the bravado. After they share
family schedule. their talent, applaud wildly.
Encourage them to give
their very best because that
is what God expects of us.

BONUS ACTIVITY:
Kids, retell this week’s
Bible story in your
own words.

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The Big Picture: Discipleship
4/9/21 6:30 PM

In Luke 16:10, Jesus commented how a person who is faithful in

little things will also be faithful in large things. While outcomes
may not always turn out as expected, God knows how hard
someone prepared. If we expect more and better opportunities
from God, then we need to give Him our best, especially in the
little things.

Every person’s best looks a little different, but one thing is

certain, our best requires full effort. As your family engages in
ministry opportunities, make a vow to give God your best effort.
After each occasion, discuss as a family to evaluate ways that
you could have done better or tried harder. As a family, make it a
habit to give God your all.

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 LITTLE LEARNERS
AGES 2–3

GODS
WORD
FOR LIFE

ACTIVITY PAGES
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Little Learners Activity Pages

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LITTLE LEARNERS SAMPLE LESSON
GOD’S WORD FOR LIFE
SERIES 1: GENESIS—CREATED WITH PURPOSE

1.1
SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

PAGE 1
GOD MAKES GOOD THINGS
Genesis 1–2

SERIES AIM
To introduce students to the Shared Text: The Bible passage shared
Creator and to foster within
them a love for Him.
across all levels from Little Learners to
SERIES MEMORY VERSE
Genesis 1:1
“In the beginning God created adult
the heaven and the earth.”

SERIES 1 MEMORY WORDS

God made heaven and earth.

BIBLE LESSON VERSE

Truth About God: What the Bible story
Genesis 2:7
“And the Lord God formed reveals about God (theme behind every
man of the dust of the ground,
and breathed into his nostrils
the breath of life; and man activity)
became a living soul.”

GOD’S WORD TRUTH ABOUT GOD LIFE LESSON

FOR FAMILIES
Week 1
God made me. I am happy God made me.
Life Lesson: The lesson’s application and
what students go home proclaiming and
TEACHER DEVOTIONAL
Read Genesis 1–2. Prayerfully consider what this passage says: enacting
ABOUT GOD

God’s Word for Families: Link telling

When God constructed the heavens and the earth, He had the ultimate blank slate. He
could purposefully and thoughtfully craft anything. In that moment He chose to create us,
and it was good—very good.

TO YOU AS A TEACHER
Slow down for a moment and prayerfully notice the magnificence and beauty of God’s
families which week in God’s Word for
creation. God’s fingerprints can be found in every ocean, mountain, river, desert, and forest.
Embrace and enjoy every moment with God in His wonderful creation. Families corresponds to this lesson
TO YOUR STUDENTS
God made such wonderful things. He made furry animals that bark and roar, spindly legged
bugs that crawl and fly, and faraway stars that shine at night and burn during the day. God
made flowers of every color that smell like sweet perfume and trees of every size that
give us cool shade and yummy fruits. Of all the wonderful things God made, He made one
He loved above all others—people. Share the wonder with students that God made us.
Emphasize that He loves us more than all His other creations.

GOD MAKES GOOD THINGS

SUPPLIES
PAGE 2 PREPARE THE HEART
Connect
INSTRUCT THE HEART
Lesson Lead-in
Worship
• Suggested songs: “Thank You, Jesus
• Attendance poster RK , attendance • Hand mirror (Genesis)” DR , “Toddler Bible
and memory stickers RK DR , offering, Sing-Along (Creation Song)” by
Bible Lesson
Hello and Good-bye poster RK DR , Saddleback Kids; “Creation Song”
• Bible, Creation Matching Game
plastic glow-in-the-dark stars (1 per by Graythwaite
cards RK DR
student), flashlight Memory Work
Video CONNECT TO THE HEART • Series 1 MW poster RK , memory
• “All Good Rap” DR ; “Our Incredible Life Lesson charts AP
Beautiful World” posted on YouTube • Per student: Activity page (page 2), Craft
by Shaun Taylor McManus crayons • Play-Doh
Opener Toddlers Game

Prepare the Heart: Activities to introduce

• Per student: Activity page (page 1), • No supplies necessary • In a bag, gather various things
foil star stickers, Sun sticker RK DR Preschoolers that are God made (e.g., pinecone,
Toddlers • No supplies necessary seashell, fruit, and stick) and things

the lesson’s Truth about God • Creation Matching Game cards RK DR ,

gift bag
Prayer and Response
• Hello and Good-bye poster RK DR
that are manmade (e.g., pen, spoon,
and paper clip).

Preschoolers Snack
Home Connection
• Creation Matching Game cards RK DR • Plain cookies or graham cracker
• Little Learner’s HC calendar RK DR ,

Connect: Attendance, offering, and a

halves, blue icing, green icing,
God’s Word for Families,
craft sticks, gummy fish, gummy
Child Information forms DR ,
bears, plates, napkins, cups, water
series 1 song “Thank You, Jesus

simple activity to introduce the Truth (Genesis)” MP3 DR and lyrics DR

about God PREPARE THE HEART

Connect

Video Segment: An option for teachers • Post the Hello and Good-bye poster RK DR by the door at student eye-level. As students
enter, they choose how they wish to greet the teacher.
• Collect offering and record attendance.
Prior to class, hide plastic
glow-in-the-dark stars
around the classroom.

to use video to get students’ attention • Have students search the classroom to find the hidden stars. Show them how to light up
the stars by holding them over a flashlight, and then cupping them in their hands. (Dim
classroom lights for more impact.)
• Have students recite the Truth about God: “God made me.”

Video Segment
• When it is time to get students’ attention, play the short video, “All Good Rap” DR . God’s Word for Life • Little Learners • Lesson 1.1
Hello and Goodbye Poster • ©2021 Pentecostal Publishing House

• From YouTube, show “Our Incredible Beautiful World” posted by Shaun Taylor McManus,
or another short video displaying the majesty of God’s creation. Today we will talk about
how God created the world, including us.

Our Incredible
Beautiful World

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LESSON 1.1

Truth about God: God made me. Life Lesson: I am happy God made me.

Night and Day

GENESIS 1–2: GOD MAKES GOOD THINGS

Add stars to the night sky and a sun to the day sky.
1.1
Opener: Night and Day
• Distribute activity pages.
PAGE 3
• Say: God made the night time and the day time. We see different things in the sky when
we look up during the day and when we look up at night.
God made me. God’s Word for Life: Little Learners Activity Pages
God’s Word for Families Week 1
• Ask: What do we see in the sky at night? (moon and stars)
• Have students add foil star stickers to the night sky and trace the star outlines.

God’s Word for Life • Little Learners • Lesson 1.1

Creation Matching Game Cards • ©2021 Pentecostal Publishing House
• Ask: What do we see in the sky during the day? (clouds and sun)
• Have students add a Sun sticker RK DR to the day sky.

Toddlers (Ages 2–3)

• On a table, place one set of the Creation Matching Game cards RK DR face up. Place the
other set of cards in a gift bag.
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• Students take turns turning over two cards until matches are made.
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• Ask: Who made all of these things?

Creation

INSTRUCT THE HEART based on your students’ abilities

Bible Lesson Verse

Instruct the Heart: Activities to tell the

“And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the
breath of life; and man became a living soul” (Genesis 2:7).

Lesson Lead-In: I See What God Made

• One at a time, have students look in the mirror and tell the class what they see. Bible story
• Ask: “What do you see?” They will likely say, “Me.” Then encourage students to name
specific body parts, such as hair, eyes, mouth, nose, and chin.

Lesson Lead-In: A short activity or

• Say: God made you. He made every part of you, and He loves every part of you.

discussion to transition the class to

hearing the Bible story

GOD MAKES GOOD THINGS

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Life Lesson: I am happy God made me.

Bible Lesson: God Makes Good Things (Genesis 1–2)

• As you tell the story and list the things God made, you may want to show some of the
Creation Matching Game cards RK DR as visuals.
• Show your Bible and sing “The B-I-B-L-E.”
• Say: The Bible is God’s storybook. Our story comes from the Bible:

Close your eyes. What do you see? Nothing.

Open your eyes. What do you see? The light.

God made the light, the sky, the sun, the moon, and the stars. He made the earth, the mountains,
and the oceans. He made flowers and trees and animals. Everything God made was good.

Then God made the best thing ever. He made a man with arms and legs and eyes and ears. God
breathed into that man. Whoosh! The man came to life. God named the man Adam. The man
God made was good—very good.

Bible Lesson: An age-appropriate telling God made a woman. He named her Eve. The woman God made was good—very good.

God let Adam and Eve live in the beautiful world He had made. We live in the beautiful world
of the Bible story with a focus on the God made.

Everything God had made was good—very good. He smiled. When God looks at you, He smiles

Truth about God because you are very good too.

Review the story with simple questions:

• What are some things God made? Answers vary

Review Questions: Questions to review

• Who was the first man God made? Adam
• Who was the first woman God made? Eve

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Truth about God: God made me.

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Life Lesson
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Directions

• As you distribute activities pages, have students recite the Life Lesson: “I am happy God

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SERIES 1 MEMORY VERSE: “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).
SERIES 1 MEMORY WORDS: God made heaven and earth.
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made me.”
• Say: God made the land and everything that lives on land. God made the sea and
everything that lives under water.
Connect to the Heart: Activities on the
• Ask: What are some things that live on land?
• Ask: What are some things that live under the water? back of the activity page to apply the Life
• Have students color the pictures and name the animals.

Toddlers (Ages 2–3)

Lesson
• Gather in a circle.
• Sing and do motions for the song, “He’s Got the Whole World in His hands.”

Preschoolers (Ages 3–4)

Options: To further illustrate the Life
Lesson, two options to choose from
• Gather in a circle, standing and holding hands.
• Have students take turns standing in the middle of the circle as you sing a variation to
“He’s Got the Whole World in His hands.” Sing “He’s got (student’s name) in His hands.”
• Give every student a chance to be in the center of the circle.
based on your students’ abilities
Prayer and Response
• Have students make praying hands and repeat the echo prayer.

Thank You, Jesus, . . . for making the sun and sky, . . .

For making the moon and stars . . . and the bugs and animals.
Prayer and Response: Simple ideas to
Thank You the most . . . for making me.
In Jesus’ name, . . . amen. pray and do with students as parents pick
• As students leave, they choose on the Hello and Good-bye poster how to say
them up
RK DR
“good-bye.”

Home Connection

Home Connection: Ideas to connect

• Send students home with this quarter’s Little Learner’s Home Connection calendar RK DR .
• In the God’s Word for Families, encourage family to do Week 1 this week.
• Send parents the MP3 DR and lyrics DR for the series 1 song, “Thank You, Jesus (Genesis).”

with families at the end of class and

Since God’s Word for Life is a whole-church curriculum, siblings can enjoy learning the
same song.
• Use the Child Information form DR to get contact information from parents. Use this to
establish a home connection throughout the quarter.
throughout the week

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Truth about God: God made me.

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In order to learn, Little Learners need to SNACK OPTION

play! At the end of each lesson, find a Life Lesson: I am happy God made me.
GOD MAKES GOOD THINGSLand and Sea Cookies
• Give each student two plain cookies or graham
cracker halves with a dollop of blue icing on
one and a dollop of green icing on the other.

handful of activities to work into the day’s GAME OPTION Let students spread the icing with craft sticks.
• Help students add a gummy fish to the blue
God Made or Not? icing and a gummy bear to the green icing.
• Students take turns pulling an item from the bag • Lead students in prayer, and then eat snack.

schedule. As students do these activities,

and identifying it as something God made or not.
• Play until all students have had a chance to
pick an item. Repeat the game as time and
interest allow.

repeat the Truth about God and Life

Lesson again and again (and again).
WORSHIP
• “Thank You, Jesus (Genesis)” DR
» Discuss how, from the beginning, God has
had a plan to save us.
• “Toddler Bible Sing-Along (Creation Song)” by

These additional activities include Saddleback Kids

• “Creation Song” with lyrics by Graythwaite

worship, memory work, and options of a MEMORY WORK

game, snack, and craft.
Saddleback Kids Video Graythwaite Video

Series 1 Memory Verse:

“In the beginning God created the heaven and the 12
earth” (Genesis 1:1).

Series 1 Memory Words:

God made heaven and earth.

• Point at each word on the series 1 MW poster

RK as you read it with the students echoing you.
• Say: God made everything.
• Actions for teaching the Memory Verse:
“In the beginning (squat)
God created (stand with arms stretched
wide)
the heaven (point up)
and the earth” (swoop arms down)
(Genesis 1:1). (raise both pointer fingers)

• Actions for teaching the Memory Words:

God (point up)
CRAFT OPTION
made heaven (spread arms wide) Play-Doh Man
and earth (spin around) • Say: The Bible says God formed man from the
dust of the ground and breathed into his nose
• Students may mark their memory charts AP .
the breath of life, and man became a living
soul. So God used the ground like Play-Doh
and made a man.
• Show students how to make a simple man
from Play-Doh, connecting the head, torso,
arms, and legs.

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SERIES 1: GENESIS—CREATED WITH PURPOSE

1.1
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PAGE 1
GOD MADE IT ALL
Genesis 1—2

SERIES AIM
Students will learn Bible Shared Text: The Bible passage shared
stories from Genesis
explaining how sin disrupted
humanity’s original
across all age levels from Little Learners
to adult
relationship with God�

SERIES MEMORY VERSE

Psalm 100:3
“Know ye that the Lord
he is God: it is he that
hath made us�” Truth About God: What the Bible story
reveals about God (the main idea behind
BIBLE LESSON VERSE
Genesis 1:1
“In the beginning God created
the heaven and the earth�”

GOD’S WORD
every activity)
FOR FAMILIES TRUTH ABOUT GOD LIFE LESSON
Week 1 God made everything and I know that God made everything�
thought it was good�
Life Lesson: The lesson’s application and
what students go home proclaiming and
TEACHER DEVOTIONAL
Read Genesis 1–2. Prayerfully consider what these chapters say: enacting
ABOUT GOD

God’s Word for Families: Link telling

When God constructed the heavens and the earth, He had the ultimate blank slate� He
could purposefully and thoughtfully craft anything� In that moment He chose to create us,
and it was good�

TO YOU AS A TEACHER
Slow down for a moment and prayerfully notice the magnificence and beauty of God’s
families which week in God’s Word for
creation� God’s fingerprints can be found in every ocean, mountain, river, desert, and forest�
Embrace and enjoy every moment with God in His wonderful creation� Families corresponds to this lesson
TO YOUR STUDENTS
God made such wonderful things� He made furry animals that bark and roar, spindly legged
bugs that crawl and fly, and faraway stars that shine at night and burn during the day� God
made flowers of every color that smell like sweet perfume and trees of every size that give
us cool shade and yummy fruits� Of all the wonderful things God made, He made one thing
He loved above all others—people� Share the wonder with students that God made us�
Emphasize that He loves us more than all His other creations�

GOD MADE IT ALL

SUPPLIES
PAGE 2 EXCITE AND ENGAGE Younger Students
• LEGO bricks, small action figures or
APPLY AND ACT
Connect Life Lesson
• Attendance poster RK , stickers RK animal figures (1 per student) • Activity pages (page 2), crayons,
DR , Nature sounds DR , offering Older Students sticky notes, pen to draw or stickers
toolbox, small tray with dirt, small • 2 posterboards and markers, of things God created, whiteboard
bowl with water, small plate with whiteboard and markers and marker
leaves, small furry item, feather,
Younger Students
tool belt, safety goggles, hammer RELATE AND RECEIVE • Play-Doh, timer
or drill Lesson Lead-in
• Play-Doh, co-teacher, cell phone Older Students
Video • At least 2 posterboards, markers
• “All Good Rap” DR , “Our Incredible Bible Lesson
Beautiful World” video • “Days of Creation” visuals RK DR ,
Prayer and Response

Excite and Engage: Activities to Opener

• Per student: Activity page (page 1),
“Adam and Eve” visual RK DR ,
Play-Doh figure from Lesson Lead-In
• No supplies necessary
Home Connection
• Kindergarten HC calendar RK DR ,

introduce the lesson’s Truth about God

green and blue crayons
God’s Word for Families,
Child Information forms DR ,
“Thank You, Jesus” MP3 DR
and lyrics DR

Connect: Attendance, offering, and

introduction to the Truth about God EXCITE AND ENGAGE
Connect

Video Introduction: An option for

Preparation: Prepare a small tray with dirt, a small bowl with water, and a small plate with
leaves� You will also need a feather and something small and furry�
Instruction

teachers to use video to get students’ • As students enter, play the Nature sounds DR on repeat in the background�
• Select a volunteer to collect the offering in the toolbox�
• Select a volunteer to announce the Truth about God: “God made everything and thought
attention it was good�”
• Wear a tool belt and safety goggles while holding a hammer or drill�
» Ask: What are some things that could be built with this tool?
» Discuss: Did you know that God is a builder? Yes, God is a builder and a creator� Today
we will learn the very first story in the Bible, found in Genesis 1 and 2� These chapters
describe how God created everything�
• Read the series 1 MW poster RK with students�
» Discuss: Psalm 100:3 tells us about something very special that God created—us� This
verse tells us that God made me and God made you�
• Give students time to explore the prepared items� Explain that these represent different
things God made that we will learn more about in today’s lesson�

Video Introduction
• When it is time to get students’ attention, play the short video “All Good Rap” DR �
• From YouTube, show “Our Incredible Beautiful World” posted by Shaun Taylor McManus,
or another short video showing the majesty of God’s creation� Today we will talk about
how God created the world, including us�

Our Incredible
Beautiful World

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LESSON 1�1

Truth about God: God made everything and thought it was good. Life Lesson: I know that God made everything.

God’s Creation
GENESIS 1–2: GOD MADE IT ALL

1.1
Opener: Can You Create Something from Nothing?
• Place the activity pages and crayons in sight, but do not distribute them until indicated�
PAGE 3
Color the earth. Match the dots in each part to show the land and water.

• Once students are seated, ask them to create and decorate a picture of the earth (though
they have no paper and no crayons)� They will probably be confused, but just smile and
nod to their comments�
• Ask: What do you mean you cannot draw the earth? Why not?
» Discuss: Of course! You don’t have anything to draw with� Did you know that when
God made everything.
God created the earth, He didn’t have anything to work with either?
• Genesis 1:1–2 says, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth� And the
God’s Word for Life: Kindergarten Activity Pages
God’s Word for Families: Week 1

earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep�”

Opener: Introduces the Truth about God

» Explain: Before God created “the heaven and the earth,” there was nothing there� God
literally formed the earth out of nothing�
• Distribute activity pages and green and blue crayons�

using the front of the Activity Page

» Again, ask students to create and decorate a picture of the earth, but this time with the
materials they need� Only God is powerful enough to make something out of nothing�

Younger Students: Build a Home

• Let each student choose an action figure or animal figure�
• Provide LEGO bricks and ask students to create houses for their figures to live in�
• As they build, ask questions about what their perfect house would look like� Would it
have a swimming pool? Would it have a lot of bedrooms?
Options: Two options to further illustrate
Application: Compare their act of building homes for their figures to God creating the earth
for Adam and Eve� You could only do so much with the bricks you were given� God, however,
the Truth about God (with your time
limits, teaching style, and students in
was able to make the earth exactly the way He wanted because He didn’t need any materials�

Older Students: Designing a Home

• Draw a man and a woman on the whiteboard�
• Form two groups, each with a teacher� Give each group a posterboard and markers� mind, prayerfully decide the best way to
• Teachers should work with students to design a house for the people on the
whiteboard� Let students give ideas as the teachers help to translate those ideas onto
the posterboard�
make the Truth about God come alive)
Application: Once the drawings are finished, bring the class back together� Compare and con-
trast the two drawings� What are the similarities? What are the differences? Compare the
process of creating the homes to God creating the earth for Adam and Eve to live in�
Lesson Lead-In: A short transitional
RELATE AND RECEIVE activity or discussion to prepare the
Bible Lesson Verse
“In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth” (Genesis 1:1)� minds of students to hear the Bible story
Lesson Lead-In
• Pretend to have a call that needs immediate attention� Put a co-teacher in charge�
• Once you are out of the room, the co-teacher should sculpt a person out of Play-Doh,
inviting students to help with the creation� Once finished, the co-teacher displays the
Play-Doh person in the front of the classroom�
• Once the figure is done, reenter the room and notice the Play-Doh creation�
» Say: Wow! Look at this little person� This person just created himself and appeared
right here� No one helped at all� (Hopefully, students will exclaim, “No!”)
» Say: What do you mean this little person didn’t create himself? If he didn’t just appear,
how did he get here? Let students tell you who made it�
» Say: Oh, so (co-teacher’s name) created it? Well that was confusing� I guess it was silly
to think that Play-Doh could form into a little person all by itself� That’s silly, isn’t it?
• Reinforce that only God could make something out of nothing�
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GOD MADE IT ALL

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Truth about God: God made everything and thought it was good. Life Lesson: I know that God made everything.

Bible Lesson: God Made It All (Genesis 1—2)

Preparation: Cut apart the “Days of Creation” visuals RK DR or prepare to project them�
Instruction
• Instruct students that each time you say, “And God saw,” they should say, “that it was
good�” Practice�
This story is found in Genesis—the very first book of the Bible� In the very beginning, God cre-
ated the heaven and the earth� At first, there was nothing but darkness and quiet—no birds, no
trees, no people, not even the sun� God’s Word for Life • Kindergarten • Lesson 1.1
Days of Creation Visuals • ©2021 Pentecostal Publishing House

Then God spoke, “Let there be light,” and there was light� He called the light day and the dark-
ness night� “And God saw � � �” (students: “that it was good”)� This was the first day�

On the second day, God took the waters and divided them into waters high in the sky and
waters low in the oceans� He named the sky heaven� “And God saw � � �” (students: “that it was
good”)�

Bible Lesson: An age-appropriate telling On the third day, God decided He needed more than just water, so He separated the land from
the water� He called the dry land earth, and the waters He called the sea�

of the Bible story with a focus on the The earth was nice, but it was just dirt, so God made grass and trees grow out of the earth�
Every kind of fruit tree and flower and bush that you can imagine, God made them grow� “And

Truth about God

God saw � � �” (students: “that it was good”)�

On the fourth day, God decided to create two giant lights in the sky� One light He made to
rule the day; He called it the sun� The second light He created to rule the night; He called it the
moon� He also created countless stars in the night sky� “And God saw � � �” (students: “that it

Review Questions: Before moving on to

was good”)�

On the fifth day, God decided there needed to be something swimming in the waters and
something flying through the heavens� He created all kinds of animals to swim in the sea, from
the application, these questions make humongous whales to tiny minnows� He also created birds to fly in the sky, from giant, majestic
eagles to teeny, tiny hummingbirds� “And God saw � � �” (students: “that it was good”)�

sure students understood the story On day six of Creation, God made the animals that live on land� What kinds of animals do you
think He made? Let students call out animals. Every kind of animal you can think of, God made�
“And God saw � � �” (students: “that it was good”)�

God wasn’t finished with the sixth day� Something was still missing� Hmm� What do you think
was missing? Use the Play-Doh figure made during Lesson Lead-In. God reached down into the
dirt and formed a man and breathed on him� He called the man Adam�

Pinch off some Play-Doh. Then God took a little part of Adam and made a woman� Her name
was Eve� They were the first people� God made them a home in a special garden called Eden�
God told them they should take care of all the animals and all the earth� “And God saw � � �”
(students: “that it was good”)� Show the “Adam and Eve” visual RK DR �

God finished creating everything� Then on the seventh day, God rested—not because He was
tired, but because He wanted to enjoy His wonderful creation� “And God saw � � �” (students:
“that it was good”)�

Review Questions:
• What did God make first? The heaven and the earth
• What was the name of the first man? Adam
• What was the first woman’s name? Eve
• Which of God’s creations did He think was good? All of them
• What did God do after He finished creating the world? He rested�

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uth about God: God made everything and thought it was good. Life Lesson: I know that God made everything.

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Prayer and Response
Discuss the importance of always remembering that God made everything� Then lead in
prayer, “Dear Lord, You are great and powerful� You created everything we can see, hear, and
touch� You even created the things we cannot see and hear� Your power is mighty and won-
derful� You made all these beautiful things, and You said they are good� You created each one
of us� You loved us enough to make us in Your image, and You said we are good� Thank You
for making the world and thank You for making us� In Jesus’ name, amen�”

Home Connection
• Send students home with the Kindergarten Home Connection calendar RK DR �

Apply and Act: Activities to apply the Life

• In God’s Word for Families, encourage families to do Week 1 this week�
• Challenge students to point out five things God made as they are on the way home today�
• Send parents the MP3 DR and lyrics DR for the series 1 song, “Thank You, Jesus
(Genesis)�” Since God’s Word for Life is a whole-church curriculum, siblings can enjoy

Lesson
learning the same song�
• Use the Child Information form DR to get contact information from parents�
• Encourage parents to take their child on a nature walk this week, even if it is just in the
backyard� Look at all the things God made�

LESSON 1�1

Truth about God: God made everything and thought it was good.
Options: Two options to further illustrate
Life Lesson: I know that God made everything.

APPLY AND ACT the Life Lesson (with your time limits,
teaching style, and students in mind,
Life Lesson
Adam and Eve
Title I know that God made everything.
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I know that God made everything�

Directions
Color Adam and Eve in the garden.

What did God make first? The

Questions?
What was the Questions?
What was the
name of theanswer
first woman’s
Questions?
heaven and earth
answer
first man? Adam
name? Eve
answer
Preparation
• Draw a line down the center of the whiteboard� Label one side: Things god made� Label
the other side: Things god didn’T make�
• On sticky notes, draw or place stickers of things God created, one thing per note (e�g�,
prayerfully decide the best way to help your
students apply the Life Lesson)
Which part of God’s creations did He answer
Questions? think was good? All of them
What did God do after HeQuestions?
finished creating
answerthe world? He rested.

“In the beginning God created

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and the earth” (Genesis 1:1).

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“Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us” (Psalm 100:3).

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moon, star, person, chicken, flower, tree, rock, snail, spider, bee)�
• Stick the prepared notes around the classroom�
Instruction
• Explain the columns on the board: Things god made and Things god didn’T make�
• Let students take turns finding a sticky note and placing it in the appropriate column�

Prayer and Response: Simple ideas to

Continue until all notes have been found and placed�
Application: Point out that all the notes are in the column of things God made� God made
everything�

pray and do with students as parents pick

Redistribute activity pages (back page)� As students color the picture, ask review questions
from the end for the Bible lesson�

Younger Students: Play-Doh Creations

them up
Instruction
• Pair up students�
• Provide Play-Doh and instruct students to create six things in six minutes� They should
create at least one person, one animal, and one tree� The other three things are up to
them�
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Application: At the end of the six minutes, give students time to show off their creations, high-

Home Connection: Ideas to connect with

lighting their favorite parts� Compare this to God creating everything in six days and resting
on the seventh day�

Older Students: Design a Person

families at the end of class and throughout

Preparation: On two posterboards, sketch a boy outline on one and a girl outline on the other�
For large classes, consider preparing more posterboards�
Instruction
• Form at least two groups, perhaps boys and girls� Give each group a prepared
posterboard and markers�
• Give several minutes for groups to collectively decorate and design their person�
Application: Once finished, let groups display their creations� Then let each group tell what
the week
they like about their creation and the other group’s creation�
• Say: Just as you like your creations, God also liked what He created—each one of us� We
all have times when we don’t feel pretty or handsome, but God loves each one of us� He
thinks you are amazing because He made you�

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Truth about God: God made everything and thought it was good. Life Lesson: I know t

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WORSHIP
Preparation

The end of each lesson offers two-pages

• Learn the motions to “When I Look Up” by
KidSpring.
Instruction
• Introduce the series 1 song, “Thank You,

of Additional Options that can beOPTIONS

ADDITIONAL worked Jesus (Genesis)” DR . Discuss how, from the
beginning, God had a plan for His creation.
• Teach students the motions to “When I Look
Up” by KidSpring.
MEMORY WORK
GOD MADE IT ALL

into a lesson’s plan. The Worship section

Truth about God: God made everything and thought it was good. Life Lesson: I know that God made everything. Series 1 Memory Verse:
• “Creation Song” by Saddleback Kids
• “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands” “Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath
made us” (Psalm 100:3).

suggests age-appropriate songs and

Introduction
Update • Use the following signs to teach the memory
verse to students.
Know ye (point to your head, then in front

activities to supplement the lesson.

“Thank You, “When I Look Up”
Jesus (Genesis)” of you)
That the Lord (make an “L” with your right
hand, place it on your left shoulder bring it

The Junior Bible Quizzing (JBQ) option

diagonally to your right hip)
JBQ OPTION He is God: (hold your right hand upright with
your thumb toward your nose, sliding your
Introduction hand down your face, stopping at your chin)
PreparationCRAFT OPTION

provides a fun activity to help your Select and print one set of JBQ Verses DR for students
Circling through Creation
to take home. Research Junior Bible Quizzing at the
Supplies Per Student:
website, [Link].
Days of Creation God’s Word for Life
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Publishing
House
it is He (point to the ceiling)
that hath made (place two fists on top of
each other in front of your body while
GAME OPTION
students recall the JBQ material provided
• 2 paper plates, metal brad, art supplies rotating them)
Instruction Days of Creation God’s Word for Life
Visuals • ©2021 • Kindergarten

us. (using your right hand, point to your right

• Lesson 1.1

Creation Charades Preparation

Pentecostal
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Visuals • ©2021
Days of Creation

• On the whiteboard, draw a grid with seven one of the seven parts.
numbered squares. In each square draw » Over the gap write, “and God saw... ”
something that represents that day of creation.
14 » Under the gap write, “... that it was Good!”
Instruction • Make a sample by drawing the following into

also provided. • Play Charades, having students act out the each part:
pictures drawn from the cup. » Day 1: lightbulb
• After students have guessed the picture, help » Day 2: Clouds and water
the class identify which day it was created. » Day 3: Mountain and tree
» Day 4: Sun, moon, and star
» Day 5: Fish and bird
» Day 6: Two people and animals
SNACK OPTION » Day 7: Zzzz (God resting)
Creation Snack Mix Instruction
• Show your sample craft, demonstrating how
Supplies: Ziplock bags, mini Oreos, mini marsh-
to turn the top plate to show the things God
mallows, star-shaped puff snacks, pretzel sticks,
created on each day.
Goldfish crackers, animal cookies
• Give each student a prepared plate that
Instruction is divided into seven sections. Provide art
• Give each student a ziplock bag to collect their supplies and ask students to illustrate each day
Creation snack mix. of Creation.
• Drop one item at a time into students’ bags. • Once students finish drawing, help them fasten
Tell them to wait until all days are delivered the plates together using a metal brad.
before eating. Suggested items:
» Day 1: Mini Oreos (day and night);
» Day 2: Mini marshmallows (sky)
» Day 3: Star shaped puff snacks
» Day 4: Pretzel sticks (trees)
» Day 5: Goldfish crackers
» Day 6: Animal cookies

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GOD’S WORD FOR LIFE
SERIES 1: GENESIS—CREATED WITH PURPOSE

1.1
SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

PAGE 1
WHO MADE THE WORLD?
Genesis 1–2
Shared Text: The Bible passage shared
across all age levels from Little Learners
SERIES AIM
Students will learn Bible
stories from Genesis
explaining humanity’s
original relationship with
God and how sin disrupted it�
to adult
SERIES MEMORY VERSE
Psalm 139:14
“I will praise thee; for I am Truth About God: What the Bible story
reveals about God (the main idea behind
fearfully and wonderfully
made�”

every activity)
BIBLE LESSON VERSE
Genesis 1:31
“And God saw every thing
that he had made, and,
behold, it was very good�”

GOD’S WORD
FOR FAMILIES
TRUTH ABOUT GOD
God created everything in the
LIFE LESSON
I will enjoy being with God in His
Life Lesson: The lesson’s application and
Week 1 world
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ABOUT
including
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what students go home proclaiming and
enacting
TEACHER DEVOTIONAL
Read Genesis 1–2. Prayerfully consider what this passage says:
God’s Word for Families: Link telling
ABOUT GOD
When God constructed the heavens and the earth, He had the ultimate blank slate� He could
purposefully and thoughtfully craft anything� In that moment He chose to create us, and said it
families which week in God’s Word for
was very good�
Families corresponds to this lesson
TO YOU AS A TEACHER
Slow down for a moment and prayerfully notice the magnificence and beauty of God’s creation�

Teacher Devotional section: Key

God’s fingerprints can be found in every ocean, mountain, river, desert, and forest� Embrace and
enjoy every moment with God in His wonderful creation�

takeaways to help teachers prayerfully

TO YOUR STUDENTS
“Look what I made!” Children proudly display their work, no matter how it looks� Link this
innate desire to create to the Creator Himself� Knowing that God created everything unlocks
faith� It indicates how He is in control and showcases His goodness� Encourage students to
find God’s beauty in the world around them� As your students contemplate His power in
creation, they will know He has power over life’s situations�
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SUPPLIES
PAGE 2 EXCITE AND ENGAGE
Connect
RELATE AND RECEIVE
Lesson Lead-in
APPLY AND ACT
Life Lesson
• Small containers of sensory items • Smartphone • Activity pages (page 1), markers
(e�g�, water, dirt, wood chips, sand, Bible Lesson • Paper (1 sheet per student),
leaves, grass, feathers, fur, ice), • “Days of Creation” visuals RK DR ; markers
attendance poster RK , purchased scissors; black construction paper Nature Walk
construction stickers, offering and a spotlight; small bowl of water • List of items to find on walk
container, series 1 MW poster RK and spray bottle of water; large box Tossing Game
Video of dirt, grass clippings, small twigs, • Masking tape, 5 buckets, 2 sets of
• “All Good Rap” DR ; “Our Incredible and seeds; construction paper sun foam balls (5 balls in each set, each
Beautiful World” YouTube video and moon; glow-in-the-dark stars; set a different color), whiteboard
Opener plastic water creatures, birds, land and markers, eraser, timer
• Books about nature animals, and bugs; 2 people figures Prayer and Response

Excite and Engage: Activities to What Is It?

• Bible; paper lunch bags, twigs, a
flower, several rocks, several plastic
made of Play-Doh; Bible; series 1
MW poster RK
• No supplies necessary
Home Connection
• Early Elementary HC calendar

introduce the lesson’s Truth about God toys (a fish, an animal, a bug), a bottle
of water, glow-in-the-dark stars,
RK DR , God’s Word for Families,
Student Information forms DR ,
seeds, a piece of fruit, a small doll series 1 song “Thank You, Jesus
Trees Are Good (Genesis)” MP3 DR and lyrics DR ,

Connect: Attendance, offering, and a

• Tree/Good Things 2-sided poster picture of the class selfie taken
RK DR , scissors, sticky tack during Lesson Lead-In

simple activity to introduce the Truth EXCITE AND ENGAGE

Connect
about God TRUTH ABOUT GOD LIFE LESSON
Preparation
• Set up a sensory table with small containers of various sensory items (e�g�, water, dirt, For construction sticker
## ## wood chips, sand, leaves, grass, feathers, fur, ice)� suggestions, visit our
• Purchase construction stickers for the attendance poster� Place a hard hat near the door décor theme in the digital

Video Introduction: An option for

resources�
to collect offering�

Instruction

teachers to use video to get students’ • As students arrive, let them explore the sensory table� Discuss their reactions to each item�
• Allow each student to add a sticker to the attendance poster RK � Collect offering in the
hard hat�

attention • Introduce the Truth about God: “God created everything in the world and said it was
good, including me�”
• Using the series 1 MW poster RK help students recite the verse (Psalm 139:14)�

Application: Our world is full of exciting things� These objects are just a sample of the nature
around us� It is fun to explore creation and learn new facts�

• Ask: What are some fun facts you have learned about nature?

God created everything in the world and said it was good, including me� As we think about God’s
creation, we realize why the psalmist said, “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully
made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well” (Psalm 139:14)�

Video Introduction
• When it is time to get students’ attention, play the short video “All Good Rap” DR
• From YouTube, show “Our Incredible Beautiful World” posted by Shaun Taylor McManus,
or show another short video displaying the majesty of God’s creation� Today we will talk
about how God created the world, including us� Our Incredible
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Truth about God: God created everything in the world and said it was good, including me. Life Lesson: I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation.

Opener: Exploring Nature

PAGE 3
Preparation: From the library, check out age-appropriate books about nature�

Instruction: Scientists spend years of their lives exploring things about nature� Show the nature
books� One scientist might study a small bug for ten years� Another scientist will spend a lifetime
learning about rocks� All of these scientists ask the same question, “Where did these come from?”

Option 1: What Is It?

Preparation: Gather twigs, a flower, several rocks, several plastic toys (a fish, an animal, a bug),
a bottle of water, glow-in-the-dark stars, seeds, a piece of fruit, and a small doll� Place each
item in its own paper lunch bag and fold it closed� Display the bags on a table�

Instruction

Opener: An activity to introduce the

• Ask for volunteers; give each one a bag� Let them look inside their bags but instruct
them to remain silent about the contents�
• These volunteers take turns giving three hints about their item� Remaining students try
to guess the item�

Application: Just as we tried to guess what was in each bag, many people try to guess how the
Truth about God
world was made� Hints helped, but until we saw the item, we were left guessing�

Options: By design, Excite and Engage

There is no guessing on how the world happened� Show a Bible. The Bible teaches us that God
created everything in the world and said it was good, including us�

Option 2: Trees Are Good!

Preparation: Cut apart the Tree/“Good Things” two-sided poster RK � Post the six pictures offers more activities than can be done
in a 10–15 minute window. With your time
around the room� Designate an area such as a whiteboard where the poster will be assembled�

Instruction
• Say: Trees were created by God for us to enjoy� Around the room, look for pictures of
good things we can enjoy from trees�
• As students find the pictures, discuss how each one shows something from trees we can
limits, teaching style, and students in
mind, prayerfully pare down the activities
enjoy—a tree swing, apples, squirrels, shade, wooden furniture, and tree houses�
• Then have students bring the pictures to the front and assemble the tree picture on the
back side�

Application: The world is full of interesting things that God created for us to enjoy� Show a
Bible. We can read the Bible and learn that God created everything in the world and said it
into a lesson path that effectively
resonates the Truth about God.
was good, including us�

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Truth about God: God created everything in the world and said it was good, including me. Life Lesson: I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation.

RELATE AND RECEIVE

Bible Lesson Verse
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31)�

Lesson Lead-In

Relate and Receive: Activities to tell the • Ask: “What makes you you?” Discuss answers�
• Take a class selfie to send to parents (Home Connection)�

Bible story Bible Lesson: Who Made the World? (Genesis 1–2:3)
Preparation
• Cut apart the “Days of Creation” visuals RK DR � Gather the following items and place
them in this order on a table:

Bible Lesson Verse: A key verse or two

1� Black construction paper and a spotlight
2� Small bowl of water and a spray bottle
3� Large box of dirt, grass clippings, seeds, and small twigs

that captures the essence behind the 4� Construction paper sun and moon, glow-in-the-dark stars
5� Plastic water creatures and birds
6� Plastic land animals and bugs

Bible story 7� Two figures made of Play-Doh

Instruction
• Recruit a helper to read the description of each day from the Bible�
• Direct students as they create a panorama�

Lesson Lead-In: A short transitional God is the Creator� Encourage students to follow along in the Bible. In Genesis 1, we read that
God created everything in the world� As we read, we will create a Days of Creation panorama�

activity or discussion to prepare the Helper reads Genesis 1:1–5. Before God created, there was nothing� The earth had no shape� There
was darkness and water� Hand out black paper. God took nothing and began to create something�

minds of students to hear the Bible story He said, “Let there be light,” and there was� Instruct students to rip the black paper in half. Ask one to
turn on the spotlight. God saw the light and called it good� That is what He created on the first day�

Helper reads Genesis 1:6–8. God looked at all the water� Water was everywhere; there was no land Teacher’s Note: For some
and no atmosphere� On day two, God created an atmosphere, separating the water above from reason, this is the only day

Bible Lesson: An age-appropriate telling the water below� God called the sky “Heaven�” Ask a student to spray water over the bowl of water. of creation God did not call
“good.” No explanation is given.
Helper reads Genesis 1:9–13. On day three, God looked at all that water and said, “Let dry land

of the Bible story with a focus on the

appear� � � � And God called the dry land Earth�” When God spoke, land appeared out of the water�
Move the box of dirt to the middle of the table. Place the bowl of water in the dirt to represent a lake.

Truth about God

Then God created grass, seeds, and trees� Students scatter the grass clippings and seeds. Stand
the twigs in the dirt. By the end of day three, there was land, lakes, oceans, grass, and trees�
God said it was good�

Helper reads Genesis 1:14–19. Next God made the sun, moon, and stars to mark time—days,
nights, weeks, months, years, and seasons� Students mount the sun, moon, and stars over the
panorama. As He finished day four, God said that everything was good�

Helper reads Genesis 1:20–23. On day five, God filled the water and sky with life� In the air, He
made every kind of bird; in the water, He created every kind of sea creature� Students add the
water creatures and birds. When He saw what He had created, again He said it was good�

Helper reads Genesis 1:24–25. The water and sky were teeming with life, but now the land
seemed a bit bare, so on day six, God made land animals and insects� He filled the land with
amazing creatures—big, small, creeping, crawling, furry, scaly� Have student add the land
animals and insects. God made an amazing world full of unique animals and said it was good�
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Truth about God: God created everything in the world and said it was good, including me. Life Lesson: I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation.

PAGE 5-6
Option 1: Nature Walk
Preparation: Prepare for a nature walk� Make a list of items they must find during the walk�

Instruction
• Pair up students to walk together� Give safety instructions and tell students what items
they are trying to find during the walk�
• After the walk, discuss what students found�

Application: As we walk in God’s creation, we see many good things� Every day God provides
sunshine so plants can grow� He sends rain to keep the earth watered� He added color to make
the world beautiful�

Walking together makes our walk fun� We can talk about what we see� We enjoy being with
each other� It is the same when we know God� He wants to walk with us, talk with us, and be
with us as we enjoy His beautiful creation� Join me in saying, “I will enjoy being with God in
His wonderful creation�”

Apply and Act: Activities to apply the Life

Option 2: Tossing Game
Preparation: Mark a throwing line� Place five buckets at various throwing intervals�

Instruction
• Form two teams� Give each team a set of foam colored balls�
• Write team names on the whiteboard� Under each team, make ten marks� Task a helper
with adding and subtracting marks�
• Set a timer for ten minutes�
• Say: The goal of this activity is to work together and be the team with the most marks
Lesson (offers more activities than fit a ten-
to fifteen-minute window)
LESSON 1�1
when time is called�
Truth about God: God created everything in the world and»said Players earn
it was a newincluding
good, mark for me.
their team whenever their ball lands in a new bucket� Life Lesson: I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation.
Teams lose a mark for each throw a player misses�
» Players alternate from each team, throwing one at a time, trying to get five balls into
Helper reads Genesis 1:26–31. On day six, God made twofive more reallyAgain,
buckets� important
each things� Godbucket earns a mark; each miss loses a mark�
successful
looked at all the good things He created—the earth, sky, outer space, plants, and creatures� Yes,
it was all good, but God wanted to create two moreApplication: Our things
things—special game made
showed howimage�
in His fun it is to work together� This game required us to

That’s when God made the first humans—a male and enjoy,
experience things together, which reminds us of life� God made a beautiful world for us to
a female�
notGod made thembut
by ourselves, andtogether
then putwith
in charge of His creation� He wanted humans to enjoy the good things He had made� Students add
Play-Doh figures. After this, God didn’t just say it wasWhen
good;life
He disappoints us, good�
said it was very God isThat
there
themHim� Our world is much more enjoyable with God�

to encourage� When life offers happy moments, He is

should
Options: Two options to further illustrate
the Life Lesson
tell us that God loves us very, very much! there to rejoice with us� Join me in saying, “I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation�”

Helper reads Genesis 2:1–3. On day seven, God saw that His
Prayer andwork was finished� There was
Response
nothing more to create, so He rested� God blessed this seventh day and made it holy because
Lead students
it testified to the completion of His magnificent creation� in prayer.
Yes, God created“God, thank You
everything for creating this beautiful world� Help me to enjoy the
in the
world and thought it was very good, including us� good things You have created for us� Thank You for creating me� I want to spend time with You�
Please be with me this week� In Jesus’ name, amen�”

Prayer and Response: Simple ideas to

Review Psalm 139:14: “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made:”
• Encourage students to spend this week enjoying God’s creation and thanking Him for it�
Review Questions
• How did Earth look before God created? It hadHome no shapeConnection
and was filled with water.

pray and do with students as parents pick

• What did God make first? Light
• Send students home with the Early Elementary Home Connection RK DR �
• What did God create that causes day, night, years, and seasons? The sun, moon, and stars
• In God’s Word for Families, encourage families to do Week 1 this week�
• What did God create on the sixth day? Land animals, insects, and humans
• Use the My Growth Toolkit or Student Information form DR collect or update student
• How were humans created differently from the rest of God’s creation? God made humans
information� Then set up your student files in the MyGrowthPortal�com�
in His image and put them in charge of everything He had created.

them up
• Send parents the MP3 DR and lyrics DR for the series 1 song, “Thank You, Jesus
(Genesis)�” Since God’s Word for Life is a whole-church curriculum, siblings can enjoy
learning the same song�
APPLY AND ACT • Text or email the class selfie to each family and include the Truth about God, “God
created everything in the world and said it was good, including me�”
Life Lesson
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Home Connection: Ideas to connect

I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation�

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with families at the end of class and

Instruction
• On the front of the activity page, students study the picture to find the things indicated�
• Ask: What is your favorite part of God’s creation?
• In the empty frame, students draw themselves as they recite Psalm 139:14� Review the

throughout the week

Truth about God and the Life Lesson�
• Distribute paper and markers�
• Ask: Who is a favorite person? What is your favorite activity to do with that person?
• Instruct students to draw a picture answering that question�

Application: We all have a favorite person—someone with whom we enjoy spending time�
When we are with that person, things seem better� Show us your picture and explain how you
spend time with your favorite person�

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PAGE 7-8
WORSHIP
WORSHIP
Instruction MEMORY WORK
• ??
Instruction Series 1 Memory Verse
• Instruct students to color and decorate a “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully
Hallelujah coloring page DR . As students sing made” (Psalm 139:14).
“I Give You My Hallelujah,” lift up the decorated
Preparation: Number thirteen index cards from 1–13.
papers each time “Hallelujah” is sung.
Place these in a basket.

The end of each lesson offers two pages

• Introduce the series 1 song, “Thank You, Jesus
(Genesis)” DR . Discuss how from the beginning, Introduction
God had a plan for His creation. • Using the series 1 MW poster RK , introduce
• Worship with the lyric video for “God of Psalm 139:14. Help students find it in the Bible.

of Additional Options that can be worked

Wonder” by Urshan College. • Students draw a numbered index card from the
basket. Using the MW poster, they count words
WHO MADE THE WORLD? until they reach the number on their card and
write that word on their card. For example, the

into a lesson’s plan. The Worship section

Truth about God: God created everything in the world and said it was good, including me. Life Lesson: I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation. student who draws 5 would write “for.”
• Have students hold their cards and scatter
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“I Give You “God of Wonder”
across the room.
My Hallelujah” by Urshan College • As the verse is recited, each student hurries to
stand in proper order.

suggests age-appropriate songs to CRAFT OPTION

• After repeating several times, students add a
sticker on their memory charts AP .
Application: This verse explains how I am made. God

supplement the lesson. The Junior Bible

created everything in the world, including me. He
God Made the World Rocks
reminds us that we are made wonderfully. We are
Supplies: Flat rocks (1 per student), white acrylic worth something to God.
paint, paintbrush, table covering, markers, quick-
drying sealant

Quizzing (JBQ) option provides a fun OBJECT LESSON OPTION

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Preparation: Paint each rock with white acrylic paint.
SNACK OPTION
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Instruction
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where students can see them. Fish crackers pictures showing the things
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Ministries. Memory work, Bible skills,

for others to find.“trees” with ranch dip
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and said it•was good,fish
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Instruction
• Hand out one set of JBQ Verses DR . the• third
?? to Revelation 22:20–21.
• Explain that each week, a fun activity will help Instruction
students review the material. • Form two groups.
• If you have prepared some JBQ games for • Assign one group to the first Bible and the
the upcoming quarter, show students some other to the third Bible. You stand near the
activities they will be playing. second Bible.
• Download and follow the script for this activity
from the resource kit: “Beginning, Middle, and
End” activity DR .

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The back-page activity reviews the

Bible story and draws special attention
to the Bible Lesson Verse—a KJV text
that summarizes the key takeaway. This
activity can be done in class or at home,
and is a great way to show parents what
their child learned in class each day.

Trace the wor

ds that tell how
God felt about
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GOD’S WORD FOR LIFE
SERIES 1: GENESIS—CREATED WITH PURPOSE

1.4
SEPTEMBER 26, 2021

PAGE 1
BUILDING A LIFEBOAT
Genesis 6:5–9:17
Shared Text: The Bible passage shared
across all age levels from Little Learners
SERIES AIM
Students will learn Bible
stories from Genesis
explaining humanity’s
original relationship with
God and how sin disrupted it.
to adult
SERIES MEMORY VERSE
Psalm 33:6–9
“By the word of the Lord were Truth About God: What the Bible story
reveals about God (the main idea behind
the heavens made; and all the
host of them by the breath of
his mouth. He gathereth the
waters of the sea together
as a heap: he layeth up the
depth in storehouses. Let all
every activity)
the earth fear the Lord: let all
the inhabitants of the world
stand in awe of him. For he
spake, and it was done; he
Life Lesson: The lesson’s application and
commanded, and it stood fast.”

BIBLE LESSON VERSE

TRUTH ABOUT GOD
God saves those who follow Him.
LIFE LESSON
I will follow God and His Word. what students go home proclaiming and
Genesis 6:22
“Thus did Noah; according to
all that God commanded him,
enacting
so did he.” TEACHER DEVOTIONAL
GOD’S WORD
FOR FAMILIES
Read Genesis 6:5–9:17. Prayerfully consider what this passage says:
God’s Word for Families: Link telling
families which week in God’s Word for
Week 4
ABOUT GOD
God’s ultimate plan is for relationship with us. Since God is holy, however, He cannot coexist

Families corresponds to this lesson

with wickedness. When God saw Noah’s world, He was grieved. So He took measures to
redeem His creation and save those willing to follow Him. God’s will is for everyone to be
saved; however, if someone is determined to live in disobedience, that person will surely
miss out on the eternal promise. God’s plan will save all who follow Him.

TO YOU AS A TEACHER
Repeat the following sentences out loud: God has a better plan for my life than I do. I will
study and obey God’s Word. I will let the Holy Spirit direct and guide my life. I will live my
Teacher Devotional section: Key
life in direct obedience to God and His Word.

TO YOUR STUDENTS
takeaways to help teachers prayerfully
In a world filled with evil and disobedience, challenge students to be like Noah. Encourage
them to become leaders of a new generation of good, righteous people. Exhort them to
prepare for the lesson
follow God’s instructions and share His rescue plan with others.

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BUILDING A LIFEBOAT

SUPPLIES
PAGE 2 EXCITE AND ENGAGE
Connect
Listening and Obeying
• Series 1 MW poster RK DR ,
APPLY AND ACT
Life Lesson
• Storm sound effect DR , attendance 2 buckets, 2 index cards, marker • Button magnets (2 per student)
poster RK , attendance stickers, Gathering Followers Greater Obedience
offering container, series 1 MW • No supplies necessary • Pennies (5 per student),
poster RK individually wrapped candy or
Video
RELATE AND RECEIVE small prizes
• “True Missionary Story” DR ; time- Lesson Lead-in Blessings from Obedience
lapse video of a boat being built on • No supplies necessary • Slips of paper, container

Excite and Engage: Activities to YouTube; “Go On, Noah” DR Bible Lesson Activity Page
Opener • Bibles, Ark visual RK DR , • Activity pages (page 1), pencils
• Hand tools (e.g., screwdrivers, construction sound effect DR , Prayer and Response

introduce the lesson’s Truth about God pliers, wrenches, tape measures), Storm sound effect DR , hand tools • No supplies necessary
binoculars, paper and pens and binoculars from Opener Home Connection
• Late Elementary HC calendar RK
DR , God’s Word for Families

Connect: Attendance, offering, and a EXCITE AND ENGAGE

simple activity to introduce the Truth Connect

• As students arrive, play the Storm sound effect DR on a loop. Discuss how it sounds like Planning Ahead

about God
it might rain. Toy binoculars can be pur-
chased in bulk from oriental-
• Let students add stickers to the attendance poster RK .
[Link]. As an alternative,
• Choose a volunteer to collect the offering and introduce the Truth about God: “God saves you can tape together paper
those who follow Him.” tubes, or you can just show
• Review Psalm 33:6–9 from the series 1 MW poster RK students how to imitate bin-

Video Introduction: An option for

oculars using their hands.

Video Introduction

teachers to use video to get students’

• When it is time to get students’ attention, play the short video “True Missionary Story” DR .
• From YouTube, show a time-lapse video of a boat being built. Today we will talk about a
boat that God had a man build to keep his family safe.

attention
• Use the lyric video for “Go On, Noah” DR to introduce Noah.
“Go On, Noah”

Opener: Scouts and Workers

Preparation: Have two helpers prepared to supervise the groups. Give each helper paper and a pen.

Opener: An activity to introduce the Instruction

• Ask students to pair up. Friends will likely team up. From each pair: Wise Teaching
» Designate one student as a “worker.” Give this student a hand tool. This method guarantees that

Truth about God » Designate the other student as a “scout.” Give this student binoculars.
• Gather the workers in one area of the room and the scouts in another area, each group
friends are in opposite groups,
which makes the upcoming
events more exciting.
with a helper.
• Say: Now you will elect your group’s leader, who will make your final decisions. In your
mind, select someone you think should lead your group. On the count of three, everyone
point to the person you think should lead your group.
» Count to three and let students point. The helpers should identify the student who
receives the most points as the group’s leader.
• Now let each group brainstorm their identity. Give one minute for groups to discuss the
following questions. At the end of the minute, the leader gives the final answer, which the
helper writes down.
» What is the name of your group?
» What is your group’s favorite color?
» What is your group’s favorite letter of the alphabet?
» What is your group’s favorite flavor of pudding?
» What is your group’s secret handshake?
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LESSON 1.4

Truth about God: God saves those who follow Him. Life Lesson: I will follow God and His Word.

Early Learners: Listening and Obeying

• Say: Now we are going to test how you listen and obey with a version of Simon Says.
» When I say, “Workers should . . . ,” only the workers should obey the command.
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» When I say, “Scouts should . . . ,” only the scouts should obey the command.
» If I don’t say workers or scouts at the beginning of a command, no one should obey it.
• Play this for a few minutes, having students do fun things that workers and scouts might do.
• At some point, ask each group to quote Psalm 33:9 from the series 1 MW poster RK :
“For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.”

Application: Who won this game? If you did a good job listening and obeying, you were a
winner. No one needs to tell you if you did a good job. In your heart, you know how well you
listened and obeyed.

Obedience is much easier when we listen carefully. Requirements from God, our parents, our
leaders, and others can be accomplished much easier when we listen carefully. When God
speaks, we should always obey. Winners listen and obey, and in our hearts, we know when we
listen to God and obey.

Advanced Learners: Gathering Followers

Instruction
• Ask: Who are some people you “follow” on social media (e.g., Facebook, YouTube,
Instagram)? Why do you follow them? What are some things they could do to make you
Options: By design, Excite and Engage
stop following them?
• Have the two group leaders come to the front of the class. All other students should set
down their tools and binoculars and sit down together.
offers more activities than can be done
• Say: Now we will see which leader can gather the most followers. Leaders, you will share
your answers to the earlier questions. Students, you will decide which leader you want in a 10–15 minute window. With your time
to follow.
» What is the name of your group? your group’s favorite color? your group’s favorite
letter of the alphabet? your group’s favorite flavor of pudding? your group’s secret limits, teaching style, and students in
mind, prayerfully pare down the activities
handshake?
• After the last question, let students choose their group.

Application: Who convinced more students to follow them? It is not always easy to get people
to follow you. Did you know that even God has trouble getting people to follow Him? God’s
pastors and teachers share His Word, but that doesn’t mean people will follow. People must
into a lesson path that effectively
resonates the Truth about God.
choose to listen and obey, but instead they want to be persuaded and convinced.

We should listen to and obey God because of this simple truth: “God saves those who
follow Him.”

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PAGE 4
Truth about God: God saves those who follow Him. Life Lesson: I will follow God and His Word.

RELATE AND RECEIVE

Bible Lesson Verse
“Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded him, so did he” (Genesis 6:22).

Lesson Lead-In

Relate and Receive: Activities to tell the • Ask: Have you ever refused to obey your parents, a teacher, or your pastor?
What happened?
• Ask: What are the rewards of obeying your parents, teachers, and pastor?

Bible story Bible Lesson: Noah’s Obedience (Genesis 6:5–9:17)

Instruction
• Workers and scouts should still have their tools or binoculars.

Bible Lesson Verse: A key verse or two

• Ask students to find Genesis 6 in their Bibles.

In Noah’s day, no one was obeying God . . . no one—except Noah. Everyone knew about God,

that captures the essence behind the

but no one was obeying Him. It was so much easier to disobey and do whatever they wanted
to do. Evil was everywhere. Only Noah was trying to please God.

Bible story
• Ask: What do you think that looked like? How is our world today like the world in Noah’s time?

God looked down at His creation, and He was grieved. As it was, His creation made Him sad.
The world was so evil, and evil had consequences. God came up with a plan to cleanse His
creation of its filthiness.

Lesson Lead-In: A short transitional As God looked over the earth, He noticed Noah—the only person trying to obey Him. God
spoke to Noah, “Noah, I’m going to cleanse My creation with a flood, but I’m giving you and
your family a rescue plan. You must build a large boat—an ark. Here’s the specific instructions.”
activity or discussion to prepare the Listening to and obeying God was no easy task. While there may have been floods before, no
one had ever seen a flood that covered the whole earth. God was warning Noah to heed some-
minds of students to hear the Bible story thing that had never been seen before.

In addition, the boat God was commanding Noah to build was huge. Surely Noah would need
helpers. As Noah tried to convince people to follow him, the only people who would listen were
his three sons—Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Bible Lesson: An age-appropriate telling Play the Construction sound effect DR . Instruct workers to pretend to build with their tools.
Together, Noah and his sons followed God’s exact, detailed plans to build a lifesaving boat

of the Bible story with a focus on the called an ark.

When people stopped to gawk, Noah warned, “This boat will save us from the coming Flood.

Truth about God Do you want to join us?” The people laughed and called Noah crazy.

• Ask: How do you think Noah coped with discouragement and ridicule?

Noah’s building project probably felt overwhelming at times, but Noah kept obeying God.
Show the Ark visual DR RK . Finally, after many, many years of building, the ark was nearly
complete. God told Noah, “Take seven pairs of animals approved for sacrifice and one pair of
all other animals.” God helped Noah gather the animals. Then God told Noah, “It’s almost time
for your family to enter the ark too.”

God designed the ark to save humans and animals. At the proper time, God caused animals to
board the ark.

• Ask: How do you think God directed lions, bears, and elephants to walk onto a boat?

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Truth about God: God uses people who are committed to His purpose. Life Lesson: I will obey God and follow His plan.

PAGE 5-6
APPLY AND ACT
Life Lesson
I will obey God and follow His plan

Instruction
• Provide cleaning supplies and give students a specific plan to clean up the balloon
fragments and confetti from Lesson Lead-In. Call each student by name and give each
one a specific cleaning instruction.
• Say: God has specific plans we need to obey and follow. Pleasing God requires careful
listening and a commitment to follow His plan even though it may be difficult.
• On a table, set out a clear bowl, pitcher of water, funnel, sieve, and large sponge.
• Say: To obey God and follow His plan, we must learn how to listen to Him.
• Ask: What are some ways He speaks to us? In prayer, as we study His Word, at church,
through others
• Pour the water into the funnel and watch it gush through into the bowl.
» Say: Some of us are like funnels. We listen, but God’s instructions don’t stay in our
thoughts because our commitment level is lacking. The instructions go in one ear and
come out the other.
• Pour the water into the sieve and watch it fall through into the bowl.
Apply and Act: Activities to apply the Life
Lesson (offers more activities than fit a ten-
» Say: Some of us are like sieves. We pay attention sometimes. We remember a little of
what we’re hearing, but we are not committed to God’s plan.
• Pour water into the sponge and allow the water to soak in.
» Say: Some of us are like sponges. We listen carefully to God’s instructions. We are

to fifteen-minute window)
SuPReMe BABY ReveAL
committed to follow Him.
• Squeeze the sponge until water drops into the bowl.
h about God: God uses people who are committed to His purpose. Life Lesson: I will obey God and follow His plan.
» Say: Difficulties might squeeze us. Problems happen in our lives, but we are dedicated
to God. Nothing can stop us from accomplishing God’s purpose because we are filled
Activity Page: Obey and Commit with His Word.
• Say: When Mary listened to God’s instructions and surrendered her life to Him, she found

Options: Two options to further illustrate

EarlyusLearners:
joy and blessings. If we obey God, we will also find joy and blessings. God gives the Plan of Salvation
choice to make the right decisions that show we are following Him. Preparation:
• Discuss
» On the front of their activity page, ask students to list five ways they will follow God’sthe New Birth poster (RK).
instructions. • Ask: Have you repented? Have you been baptized in the name of Jesus? Have you

the Life Lesson

• Say: A commitment is a pledge to follow through on a promise. Most commitments received the Holy Ghost?
require study, hard work, and determination. Life’s most important commitment • Say: When we are born again, we begin our pursuit to obey God and follow His plan.
is our
promise to obey and follow God. If we keep following Him, we will find joy, blessings,As weand continue our journey with Him, it is important to keep listening so we can grow
ultimately eternal life. closer to Him.
» On their papers, students write their commitment to obey and follow God through all
circumstances.
Advanced Learners: Staying Close to God

Prayer and Response: Simple ideas to

• Ask: What are the benefits of listening carefully to God’s instructions?
Prayer and Response • Ask: How does daily prayer help us stay committed to God?
Lead students in prayer, “Dear Jesus, thank You so much for loving us, saving us, and • Ask: After
using us we are born again, how do we continue to stay close to God?
Discuss how to overcome mistakes and failures through repentance.
for Your glory. Help us listen for Your voice. We are committed to You, and we want to» dedicate

pray and do with students as parents pick

every portion of our lives to You. Help us to listen to Your plans with discerning ears and» Discuss
follow how a disciple of Christ should seek to be used in the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Your instructions with careful commitment. We love You. Thank You for loving us. Help us to
love You more. In Jesus’ name, amen.”

Home Connection
• Late elementary Home Connection RK DR .
• In the God’s Word for Families, encourage families to do Week 7 this week. them up
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Home Connection: Ideas to connect

with families at the end of class and
throughout the week

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WORSHIP
MEMORY WORK
• Play the series 1 song, “Thank You, Jesus
(Genesis)” DR . Discuss how, from the beginning, Series 1 Memory Verse

The end of each lesson offers two pages

God had a plan to save His creation. That’s why Preparation: Cut a posterboard circle to make a
it is important to obey God and His Word. clock. Mark lines at the 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00
• Lead students in a worship walk around the room positions. Use remaining posterboard to cut out a
while listening to “I Will Follow” by Chris Tomlin. long arrow. Fasten it in the middle of the clock with

of Additional Options that can be worked

a metal brad.
Instruction
BUILDING A LIFEBOAT
CRAFT OPTION • Position the arrow at twelve o’clock.
• Use the series 1 MW poster RK to practice the

into a lesson’s plan. The Worship section

Truth about God: God saves those who follow Him. Life Lesson: I will follow God and His Word.
A Life of Obedience verses.
• When students can quote verse 6 from
Supplies per student: 2'' x 2’’
memory, move the arrow to three o’clock.
square of cardstock, pencil, mark-
• Repeat the process for each verse, with the

suggests age-appropriate songs to

ers, scissors, 2 button magnets,
goal of moving the arrow around the clock
glue, half sheet of posterboard
until it is back at the twelve o’clock position.
Instruction
Application: Every hour of the day is a good time to
• Have students draw
obey God.

supplement the lesson. The Junior Bible

themselves on the 2’’ x 2’’
cardstock, cut it out, and glue it to a magnet.
• On a half sheet of posterboard, students draw
a path through life show a person’s progress

Quizzing (JBQ) option provides a fun

from birth to their eternal reward in Heaven.
Life events can include birth, first day of
school, baptism, infilling of the Holy Ghost,
graduation, first job, and so on.

activity to help your students recall the

• Demonstrate how to hold a second magnet on

OBJECT LESSON OPTION SNACK OPTION

the back of the posterboard to move the self-
portrait along the life path. Remind students to
position their magnets
Ark Survival Mix so the magnetic poles
Practice Obeying Instructions

JBQ material provided by UPCI Children’s

attract, rather than resist.
Supplies: Wet wipes, peanut butter (or allergy sub- Preparation
stitute), jelly, bread, paper plates, napkins, plastic Application: A life
• Fill of plastic
small obedience
bagsto God
with leads usof
a mixture to
utensils an eternal reward in Heaven.
sunflower seeds, nuts (check allergies), animal
crackers, fish crackers, chocolate chips, raisins,

Ministries. Memory work, Bible skills,

If any students have peanut allergies, substitute with
sunflower butter, cream cheese, or butter. cranberries, and blueberries.
• On small water bottles, make and attach labels
Introduction
that say: RainwateR.
• Provide ingredients for peanut butter (or
Instruction

games, snacks, activity pages, and craft

allergy substitute) and jelly sandwiches.
• As students enjoy their snacks, discuss their
• Pair up students. One student is the “instructor,” 38 ideas of the food Noah prepared and stored on
and the other student is the “doer.”
the ark.
• First, all doers must clean their hands with wet • Consider what might have happened if Noah

options are also provided.

wipes. Then the instructors tell the doers how had not listened to God’s instructions.
to make a sandwich. The doers must follow the
instructions exactly, even if they don’t make sense.
Application: We hear many instructions in life; some
are incorrect. It is important to stay close to God,
pray, and study His Word so we can understand His
instructions and make good choices.

ACTIVITY PAGE 2
Story by Numbers
• On the back of the activity
page, students use KJV
Bibles to fill in the blanks JBQ OPTION
with numbers to review
the story of Noah and the JBQ Bean Bag Toss
ark. Some numbers may be Supplies: Bean bags, buckets, prizes
used more than once. Give a Bible verse reference. The first student to cor-
• Answers are at the bottom rectly quote the verse gets three tosses. Incorrect
of the activity page. answers only get one toss.
• Answers: 1) 300; 2) 50; 3) 30; 4) 1, 1; 5) 2; 6)
If students have mastered the verses, send home a
40; 7) 600, 2, 17; 8) 15; 9) 150; 10) 7, 17; 11) 10, 1;
new set of JBQ Verses DR . Otherwise let them study
12) 40; 13) 7; 14) 7; 15) 601, 1, 1; 16) 601, 2, 20
the same set of verses again.

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SERIES 1: GENESIS—CREATED WITH PURPOSE

1.1 THE MASTER CREATOR

Genesis 1–2
PAGE 1
Shared Text: The Bible passage shared
SERIES AIM
Students will learn Bible
stories from Genesis
across all age levels from Little Learners
explaining humanity’s
original relationship with to adult
God and how sin disrupted it�

SERIES MEMORY VERSE

Isaiah 40:28
“Hast thou not known? hast Truth About God: What the Bible passage
thou not heard, that the
everlasting God, the Lord,
the Creator of the ends reveals about God (the main idea behind
every activity)
of the earth, fainteth not,
neither is weary? there
is no searching of his
understanding�”

Life Lesson: The lesson’s application and

BIBLE LESSON VERSE TRUTH ABOUT GOD LIFE LESSON
Genesis 1:31 As the Master Creator, God made I will enjoy being with God in His
“And God saw every thing everything
TRUTH ABOUTand saw
GODthat it was wonderful
LIFE LESSON creation�

what students go home proclaiming and

that he had made, and, good,
## including me� ##
behold, it was very good�”

enacting
GOD’S WORD
FOR FAMILIES
Volume 1, Week 1
TEACHER DEVOTIONAL
Read Genesis 1–2. Prayerfully consider what this passage says:

ABOUT GOD God’s Word for Families: Link telling

families which week in God’s Word for
When God constructed the heavens and the earth, He had the ultimate blank slate� He
could purposefully and thoughtfully craft anything� In that moment He chose to create us,
and said it was very good�

TO YOU AS A TEACHER
Slow down for a moment and prayerfully notice the magnificence and beauty of God’s
Families corresponds to this lesson
creation� God’s fingerprints can be found in every ocean, mountain, river, desert, and forest�
Embrace and enjoy every moment with God in His wonderful creation�

TO YOUR STUDENTS
“Look what I made�” Children are eager to create, and they thrive on the satisfaction of
Teacher Devotional section: Key
takeaways to help teachers prayerfully
ownership, proudly displaying their work, no matter how it looks� This desire to create
comes from the Creator Himself� Knowing God created everything unlocks faith� As your
students contemplate God’s power in creation, they will know He has power over life’s
situations� Encourage them to enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation�
prepare for the lesson
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SUPPLIES
PAGE 2 EXCITE AND ENGAGE
Connect
RELATE AND RECEIVE
Lesson Lead-in
» Method 2: Construction cones,
plastic buckets, empty gallon
• Lesson 1�1 TAG slide , series 1 MW • No supplies necessary jugs, goggle eyes, pom-poms,
slide , 4 different colors of ¾-inch Bible Lesson construction paper, yarn
adhesive dot stickers • Lesson 1�1 Bible Lesson slide , » Method 3: Mr� Potato Head toys
Video Bible, flashlight, spray bottle of I Am Special
• “All Good Rap” ; “Our Incredible water, ziplock bag of dirt, ziplock • New Birth Slide
Beautiful World” YouTube video bag of grass clippings, small Tossing Game
Worship calendar, birds (toy or real), fish • Masking tape, 4 large buckets;
• “Thank You, Jesus (Genesis)” by (toy or real), ziplock bag of plastic 4 foam balls; whiteboard, markers,
PPH Kids Music; “God of Wonder” animals, Play-Doh and eraser

Excite and Engage: Activities to by Urshan College; “I Give You My Prayer and Response
Hallelujah” by Hillsong Kids APPLY AND ACT • No supplies necessary
Opener Life Lesson Home Connection

introduce the lesson’s Truth about God • Wonderful Sounds of the World
Master Builder Race:
• 4 LEGO sets, 4 buckets, upbeat
• Select a method for students to
create characters during class�
Suggestions include:
• Lesson 1�1 Activity Page
Home Connection
Information forms
, MOVE!
, Student
, series 1 song

(offers more activities than fit a ten- to worship music, Bible

How Many Can You Name?
• 4 four-foot long lengths of white
» Method 1: Caricature-drawing
supplies (e�g�, large newsprint
pad of paper, easel, markers)
“Thank You, Jesus (Genesis)” MP3
and lyrics
slide
, lesson 1�1 TAG

fifteen-minute window; prayerfully Kraft paper, tape, markers

choose activities with your time limits, EXCITE AND ENGAGE

Connect
teaching style, and students in mind) Preparation
• Prepare to display the slides and play the videos and sound effects during the
TRUTH ABOUT GOD LIFE LESSON lesson�
## ## • Place the four colors of adhesive dots at the check-in table�

Connect: Attendance, offering, and a • Divide the Truth about God into four phrases� Assign one phrase to each team color:
» As the Master Creator, | God made everything | and saw that | it was good�

simple activity to introduce the Truth Instruction

• Play the Ocean sound effect as students arrive�
• During check-in, take attendance and collect offering�

about God » As students enter, attach a color-dot sticker to each student’s clothing to assign them
to teams�
• Introduce the lesson 1�1 Truth about God slide : “As the Master Creator, God made
everything and saw that it was good, including me�”
» Say: If you have a (name a color) dot, please stand�
» Assign the first phrase from the Truth about God to students with this color dot�
» Repeat until each phrase is assigned to a color�
» Say: At the count of three, everyone will stand and say their assigned phrase� Look for
others with your colored dot as you listen for the same phrase� The goal is to gather
everyone who has the same color and is saying the same words into a team�
• After teams are formed, lead students in saying the Truth about God by phrase� Instruct
teams to sit together�
• Display and introduce the series 1 MW slide � Have each team stand and recite the
verse�

Application: It was fun and crazy to find everyone in your team� At first there was no order,
however, by looking and listening to each other, we created teams�

While we can only create something when we have supplies, God is the Master Creator� He
started with nothing, and just by speaking, He created the world and everything in it� Our God
is amazing�

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Truth about God: As the Master Creator, God made everything and saw that it was good, including me. Life Lesson: I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation.

“Our Incredible
Beautiful World” Video Introduction
PAGE 3
QR code: [Link]
watch?v=yN3kD1REAas • When it is time to get students’ attention, play the short video “All Good Rap�”
• From YouTube, show “Our Incredible Beautiful World” posted by Shaun Taylor McManus,
or another short video showing the majesty of God’s creation�

“Our Incredible
Beautiful World”
Worship
See the Worship Activity idea • Introduce the series song, “Thank You, Jesus (Genesis)” � Discuss how from the very
on page 14. beginning, God had a plan to save us� The digital resources provide an MP3, lyrics, and
a lyric video for the song�
• Lyric video for “God of Wonder” by Urshan College
• “I Give You My Hallelujah”
Video Introduction: An option for
“God of Wonder”
Opener: Wonderful Sounds of the World
Instruction
teachers to use video to get students’
• Assign a leader to each team� As you play the Wonderful Sounds of the World ,
challenge each team to quietly guess the sound and tell their leader� attention
• Replay the sounds and announce the correct answers�
» Sounds: thunder, roaring lion, ocean waves, buzzing flies, whale call, exploding volca-
no, forest fire, seagulls, erupting geyser, snorting bull, desert winds, crying baby
Opener: Short activity to explore the
“I Give You My Hallelujah”

Application: When we think about the wonderful world around us, we realize why the Bible
says, “Hast thou not known? Hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the Lord, the
Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his
understanding” (Isaiah 40:28)� Truth about God
• Again, display the series 1 MW slide � Ask each color team to echo the verse as it is
displayed�

Option 1: Master Builder Race

Preparation
Options: Two options to further illustrate
• Provide a LEGO building set for each team� Dump each LEGO set into a bucket� Place
each bucket on a table� Lay the instruction page next to the bucket� the Truth about God (with your time
• Prepare upbeat worship music to play during the race�
Instruction
• Choose four volunteers from each team for each LEGO set�
limits, teaching style, and students in
• Ask: Who likes to build with LEGO?
• Ask: Did you know the LEGO company has a master builder? Who can tell me what
the LEGO master builder does? Master builders create the LEGO sets. They design the
mind, prayerfully decide the best way to
instruction pages and create cool ideas.
• Say: For our master builder race, we will see which team can make their LEGO creation
first�
make the Truth about God come alive)
• Say “go,” and start the worship music� Encourage students to cheer for those who are
building� When one set is complete, announce the winners of the race�
Application: Our builders used LEGO bricks and instructions to make a LEGO creation� We like
to say we created it, but all we did was follow the instructions and put the pieces together� The
LEGO master builder created the set by selecting an idea and making the instruction page�
God is the Master Creator� He had the idea to create, and then He created� Look at your
neighbor and say, “As the Master Creator, God made everything in the world and saw that it
was good�”
There is no guessing on how the world happened� Show a Bible. We can read the Bible and
learn that God created everything in the world, including you and me�

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Truth about God: As the Master Creator, God made everything and saw that it was good, including me. Life Lesson: I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation.

Option 2: How Many Can You Name?

Preparation
• For each team, mount a four-foot length of white Kraft paper vertically� Consider
layering with an extra piece underneath so markers don’t bleed through onto the wall�
• Down the left margin, write the alphabet in large letters, one letter per line�
Instruction
• Assign each team to one mounted paper and provide markers� Give teams five minutes
to fill each line with something God created that starts with the letter on that line�
• Once finished, read off each team’s list while crossing off duplicate words (words shared
by more than one team)� Teams don’t get points for duplicate words�
• Let each team count how many unique words were named� Declare a winning team�

Relate and Receive: Activities to tell the Application: The world around us is full of interesting things� God created all of it� We could
spend hours listing more words, yet we would not be able to list every part of God’s creation�

Bible story Our world is a big, beautiful place� It was made by a big, wonderful God� Have students say,
“As the Master Creator, God made everything in the world and saw that it was good�”

RELATE AND RECEIVE

Lesson Lead-In: A short transitional Bible Lesson Verse
“And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good” (Genesis 1:31)�
activity or discussion to prepare the Lesson Lead-In
minds of students to hear the Bible story • Ask and Discuss: “If you could create anything, what would you make?

Bible Lesson: The Master Creator (Genesis 1–2)

Preparation For day five, consider display-

Bible Lesson: An age-appropriate telling

ing real birds (e.g., parakeets)
• Gather the props for the lesson and place them in a large bag�
and fish (e.g., goldfish), but
• Flashlight, spray bottle with water, bag of dirt, bag of grass clippings, calendar, toy bird keep allergies in mind. Other-
and fish (if not using real animals), bag of plastic animals, Play-Doh wise use stuffed animals for the

of the Bible story with a focus on the Instruction

• Display the lesson 1�1 Bible Lesson slide �
birds and fish on day five.

Consider placing a tarp under

Truth about God

• To begin the lesson, move among the group and select students to draw one prop from the table to make cleanup
the bag� Ask students to stand by the table at the front and hold the props until you call easier.
for them�
• Select a volunteer to read Genesis 1:1�
Application
God is the Master Creator� Volunteer reads Genesis 1:1. God created everything in the world�
Before God created, there was nothing� The earth had no shape� There was darkness and water�
Ask students to close their eyes. It is hard to imagine nothing� Everywhere we look, we see
something God created�
God took nothing and began to create something� He said, “Let there be light,” and there
was� Ask the student with the flashlight to turn it on and shine it around. God’s light was much
brighter than our small flashlight� His light went across all that nothingness and eliminated its
darkness� God saw the light and it was good� That is what He created on the first day�

After He made light, God saw there was water everywhere—no land, no atmosphere� On the For some reason, this is the
second day of Creation, He divided the water on earth from the water above the earth� We call only day of Creation God did
that the atmosphere and the sky� Ask the student with the spray bottle to spray water into the not call “good.” No explanation
is given.
air. God saw the atmosphere and it was good� He was done creating on the second day�

On day three, God looked at all that water and said, “Let dry land appear� It will be called earth�”
When God spoke, land appeared out of the water� Ask the student with the bag of dirt to dump
it on the table and smooth it out.
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Still on day three, the Master Creator’s earth was looking good, but it was empty� God looked
at that land and decided to decorate it� He said, “Let there be grass and trees�” Ask the student
with the grass clippings to scatter them across the dirt. Out of the ground came grass and trees�
Earth looked much better by the end of the third day, and God said it was good�

On the fourth day, God made the sun to shine during the day and the moon to come out at
night� On this day, God also made stars, stating that these would mark time—days, nights,
weeks, months, years, and seasons� Ask the student with the calendar to find today’s date. God
saw that everything was good as He finished day four�

Plants, tress, and grass made the earth look lovely, but God wanted more� On day five, God
filled the water and sky� He made every kind of bird and fish that we have ever discovered—and
some we never discovered� Point to the birds and fish, whether real or toy. God saw the birds
and fish He created and said, “It is good�”

Compared to the water and sky, the land now seemed lifeless� On day six, God made animals
and insects� He filled the land with amazing creatures—big, small, creeping, crawling, furry,
and scaly� God made an amazing world full of unique animals� Have the student with the plastic
Apply and Act: Activities to apply the Life
Lesson
animals stand them in the dirt. Name some of the animals.

On day six, God also made two more really important things� God looked around at all the
good things He had created—the earth, the sky, outer space, plants, and creatures� Yes, it
was all good, but God wanted to create two more special things, made in His image� “So God
created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created
he them” (Genesis 1:27)� Ask the student with the Play-Doh to form a person. God took dirt and

Options: Two options to further illustrate

formed a body� He breathed into the body, and it became alive� The last thing God created was
humans—a man and a woman named Adam and Eve� After this, God didn’t just say it was good; THE MASTER CREATOR
He said it was “very good�” Then He told the man to take care of His creation�
Truth about God: As the Master Creator, God made everything and saw that it was good, including me. Life Lesson: I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation.

the Life Lesson (with your time limits,

On day seven, God saw that His work was finished� There was nothing more to create, so He
rested� God blessed this seventh day and made it holy�
Option 1: I Am Special
Preparation:
Yes, God created everything in the world and thought it was veryWrite a including
good, list of twoyou
dozen
and special
me� physical features� You may duplicate an idea,
using a different color� For example: Brown (or other color) eyes or hair, left or right-handed,

APPLY AND ACT

Life Lesson
short or tall, glasses, hearing aids, braces, freckles, large or small family�
Instruction
• Say: If what I say applies to you, stand� If it does not apply to you, sit down� If I say, “I will
teaching style, and students in mind,
prayerfully decide the best way to help
enjoy being with God � � � ”, everyone stands and finishes the sentence by saying, “ � � � in
His wonderful creation�”
I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation�
• Read the list at a quick pace, causing students to stand or sit in rapid succession�
Periodically insert the Life Lesson phrase� Repeat the list several times�
Preparation

your students apply the Life Lesson)

Application:
• Choose a method for students to create characters� We see
Suggestions many good things in God’s creation� Every day God provides sunshine so
include:
» Allow students to draw caricatures on largeplants can
pads of grow� He sends rain to keep the earth watered� He added color to make the world
paper�
» Offer construction cones, plastic buckets, orbeautiful� God
gallon jugs toalso made
create us beautiful�
characters� He looks at us and says, “It is good�” Because we are
Provide
googly eyes, pom-poms, construction paper, special to Him,
and yarn God wants
to decorate theto save us� Review the New Birth slide .
characters�
» Let students create characters using Mr� Potato Head toys�
Option 2: Tossing Game
Instruction

Prayer and Response: Simple ideas to

• Display the Life Lesson 1�1 slide Preparation
and have students repeat it�
• Say: Think of something special about yourself and • Mark a throwing
tell your line�
neighbor Place
what four buckets at various throwing intervals�
it is�
• Let students work in teams to create characters� •AsWrite
each team colorisnames
character on theteams
completed, board� Under each name, make ten tally marks� Task a
helper with adding and subtracting marks�
say, “I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation�”
Instruction
Application: God is the Master Creator� Lead students in reciting the series 1 MW slide � God
• For each round, select one volunteer from each color team�
made each of us with all our unique features, and He loves us� We are special to Him� We are so
• Say: The goal for this activity is to earn and not lose marks� Each team begins with
special that Jesus came to die for our sins� He wants to save us from our sins� Raise your hands
ten marks�
pray and do with students as parents pick
them up
and thank Jesus for making you and for saving you�
1� Players earn a new mark for their team whenever their ball lands in a new bucket�
12 2� Teams lose a mark for each throw that misses the buckets or gets in the same bucket�
• Play three rounds using different volunteers each time� The team with the most marks wins�
Application: In this game, all the buckets were important� To earn marks, you had to get a ball
in every bucket� No bucket was more important than another bucket� This game reminds us

Home Connection: Ideas to connect

of how special we are to God� No person is more important than another person� God made
everything, including you and me� God made us special� We could try to live life without Him,
but it would not work well� It is much more enjoyable to be with God� When life disappoints
us, He is there to encourage us� When life offers happy moments, He is there to rejoice with

with families at the end of class and

us� Join me in saying, “I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation�”

Prayer and Response

• Say: “God, thank You for creating this beautiful world� Thank You for creating me� I want

throughout the week

to spend time with You� Please be with me this week� In Jesus’ name, amen�”
• Encourage students to spend this week enjoying God’s creation and thanking Him for it�
Home Connection
• Send students home with (or email) the lesson 1�1 Activity Page �
• Send students home with the MOVE! Home Connection �
• Using My Growth Toolkit or the Student Information forms to collect or update
student information�
• In God’s Word for Families, encourage families to do Week 1 this week�
• Send families the MP3 and lyrics for the series 1 song, “Thank You, Jesus (Genesis)�”
• During the week, text or email the lesson 1�1 TAG slide to each family� Encourage
parents to use the Activity Page to review the story with their child�

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Truth about God: As the Master Creator, God made everything and saw that it was good, including me. Life Lesson: I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation.

PAGES 7-8 OBJECT LESSON OPTION

Words and Clay Activity
Supplies: “Days of Creation” slides
Instruction
, Play-Doh

• Invite volunteers to a table containing balls of

Play-Doh. Instruct them not to touch it until
told to do so.
• During the object lesson, display the
appropriate Days of Creation slide .
Application: Imagine what it was like when God JBQ OPTION
created the world. He simply said words and things
appeared. Introduction
Preparation: Select and print JBQ Verses for
• Show the light visual. He said, “Let there be each student to take home. Research Junior Bible

The end of each lesson offers two pages

light, and there was.” He said it was good. Quizzing at the website, [Link].
• Show the water and sky picture. He divided
the water from the sky, and it happened. Instruction
• Show the land picture. He commanded the • Introduce the concept of Junior Bible Quizzing.
land to appear, and it did—along with trees • Hand out one set of JBQ Verses to each

of Additional Options that can be worked and grass. Again, He said it was good. student.
• Show the sun, moon, and stars picture. God • Explain that each week, a fun activity will help
spoke again, and suddenly there was a sun, a students review the material.
ADDITIONAL OPTIONS moon, and billions of stars. Again, God said it • If you have prepared some JBQ games for

into a lesson’s plan. The Worship section

LESSON 1�1
was good. the upcoming quarter, show students some
Show the activities they will be playing.
•
Truth about God: As the Master Creator, God made everything andbirds
sawand
thatfish picture.
it was good,Then God
including me. Life Lesson: I will enjoy being with God in His wonderful creation.
filled the water with fish and the sky with birds.
What an amazing artist He is. Again, God said

suggests age-appropriate songs to it was good.

• Show the animals picture. God did not stop
with the water and sky. He spoke and the earth
was filled with animals. Can you imagine just
REVIEW QUESTIONS
• How did the earth look before God created? It

supplement the lesson. The Junior Bible

had no shape and was filled with water.
saying, “Let there be animals,” and all kinds of • What did God make first? Light
animals appearing? • What did God create that causes day, night,
Don’t show a picture. Then God did something years, and seasons? The sun, moon, and stars

Quizzing (JBQ) option provides a fun

special. He made humans in a special way. He picked • How did God create each thing? By speaking it
up some dirt and made the shape of a man. Instruct into existence
volunteers to make a person out of their Play-Doh. • What did God create on the sixth day?
After God made the shape of a body, He blew His Animals, insects, and humans

activity to help your students recall the

breath into it. Students blow on their creations. • How were humans created? God formed the
WORSHIP MEMORY
When we doWORK this, nothing happens, but when God first person from dust and then breathed life
did it, the man came alive. into him.
Preparation: On six separate index cards, write the Series 1 Memory Verse
following: “HastUnlike
thou notwhen God hast
known? made thoutrees, fish, that
not heard, birds,
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JBQ material provided by UPCI Children’s

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understanding”(Isaiah of us has a
soul and was created in God’s image. He wants us

Ministries. Memory work, Bible skills,

Instruction Preparation
to be with Him. He wants us to remember that He
• Place the prepared index cards face down on • On six pieces of posterboard, write the verse in
created everything, including me.
a table. phrases.
• Select six volunteers. Allow each volunteer to • Because God breathed
Move a table against thelife wall.
into man,
Mountwethe
are different
than trees, posterboards
fish, birds, and in animals. We have a soul.

game, snack, activity page, and craft

choose one index card. prepared random order
• After each volunteer reads the card, ask the We havethe
above God’s breath
table. Put ainpaper
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following question: Him. He wants us to enjoy being with Him in His
posterboard.
» Ask: When you think of this, how does it • wonderful creation.
Fill four ziplock bags with large marshmallows,

options are also provided.

make you feel about God, the Creator? twelve in each bag.
» Use each student’s response as a reason to 15
Introduction
worship as you lead them in worship. • Lead students in saying the verse from the
Application: Every part of creation reminds me of series 1 MW slide .
my amazing Creator and causes me to worship. • Give one student from each team a bag of
marshmallows.
» Say: Lead us in reciting the verse correctly.
Toss a marshmallow at the plate below the
GAME OPTION verse phrase. If the marshmallow lands on
the plate, we recite it and continue to the
Creation Call Out Five next phrase. If not, toss again until a marsh-
Supplies: Timer, 4 sheets of paper, markers mallow lands on the plate. The goal is to
Instruction use the fewest marshmallows while leading
• Assign a timekeeper. in saying the verse.
• Give each team a sheet of paper and a marker. • After reciting the verse, count the number of
Teams should designate someone to be their marshmallows left in the bags. Congratulate
writer. the team who used the fewest marshmallows.
• Say: I will call out a Creation topic. Your team Application: This verse declares the power of
has thirty seconds to write down five items our Creator. God created everything in the world,
God created that fit the topic. including me. Creating did not make God tired. He
• Call out topics in thirty second intervals. is wise, and we cannot begin to understand how
Examples: amazing He is.
» Five things that are green
» Five things that walk on four legs
» Five things that fly
» Five things that begin with the letter S
» Five things we can eat

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