| LESSON OBJECTIVE |
| Children will learn that God made rules
to protect us and that sin entered the world when people broke God's
rules. |
| AS KIDS ARRIVE ( 15 minutes
) |
| As the children arrive, have lots of wooden blocks
for the children to play with. Tell the children that they must
obey one rule if they want to play with the blocks and that rule
is "No throwing blocks." As the children build walk around
and ask them to explain what it is their building, praise them for
doing their best work. Be excited and involved with the various
building projects.
When class is ready to start have the children sit with you in a
circle on the floor. Ask them these questions;
1) Why do you think I had the rule "No throwing blocks?"
This rule was made to protect them and the room.
2) What might have happened if someone broke the rule and threw
the blocks? Someone may have gotten hurt if they got hit by a flying
block. The room may have gotten damaged, a nick in the wall or a
broken window.
3) What should happen to a person who threw blocks? They would be
punished with a time out and wouldn't be allowed to play with the
blocks.
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| WORSHIP TIME (
5 minutes ) Further info? Click
Here |
| |
| BIBLE VERSE ( 7 minutes
) |
"In the beginning
God created the heavens and the earth." Genesis 1:1
Explain to the children that God created the earth, the sky and outer
space. God also created rules to protect us from things that are bad
for us.
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| BIBLE STORY ( 15
minutes ) |
|
Gather the children around you in preparation for story time. Tell
the children that just as we had one rule for playing with the blocks,
God had one rule for Adam and Eve to follow if they wanted to live
in the beautiful garden of Eden.
Read Genesis 3
Discussion Questions:
1. What was our story about today? (The Garden of Eden, Adam
and Eve breaking God's rule and the
punishment)
2. God said that Adam and Eve could eat the fruit of all the trees
but one, Which one? (The tree of the
knowledge of good and evil)
3. Why do you think God made this rule? (To protect them from
knowing about evil)
4. What did God say would happen if they touched the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil? (They would die)
5. What happened when Adam and Eve disobeyed God? (God made
them leave the beautiful garden, life got
much harder and now people would die.)
6. What did God put in front of the entrance to the garden to make
sure Adam and Eve could not enter the
garden again? (Angel)
7. What is another name for disobeying God's rules? (Sin)
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| FUN TIME (10 minutes) |
Classroom Rules (Activity)
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| ALTERNATE FUN TIME ( 10 minutes) |
Rules Keep Us Safe (Activity)
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| PRAYER/SNACK ( 10 minutes) Further
info? Click
here |
Start by praying to God and thanking Him
for his loving kindness and for giving us rules to protect us.
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| CLOSING ACTIVITY |
| As the children wait to be picked up, play
a game of "Red Light, Green light" with the kids. If you
don't remember how the game works or have never played the game, here
are some quick directions:
Children line up in a horizontal
line facing you. You will stand at the opposite side of the room
and call out "Green Light" or "Red Light". When
you say green light the children move towards you, when you call
red light they must stop. The first child to reach you wins. A child
must go back to the starting line if they continue to move forward
once you've called red light.
Once the game is finished ask them if it would have been the same
without rules. Would the game have been as interesting without rules?
Explain that it is much the same in real life, rules and laws make
life much better.
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| NEXT WEEK |
Come back next week to learn more about our awesome
God.
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