LESSON 1GOD CREATED ME TO KNOW HIM!

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MEMORY VERSEPsalm 100:3a, “Know that the Lord, He is God; it is He who has made us.”

GOALSTHE CHILD WILL...• Hear that God is the Creator.

• Understand that he is a special creation of God.• Know that he can have a personal relationship with God through faith in Jesus.

• Know that God created him so that he could know God.

• Believe that God created him and loves him.

• Choose to follow God with his life.

REMINDERSBe intent on building relationships with the children that go beyond the program. Become their adult

friend, one they can turn to in happy times and in times of distress. You will be teaching that they can know

God. Your personal relationship with God is an example for the children. Show more than a passing

interest in the children; take time to really get to know them.

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GOD CREATES THE WORLDBIBLE STORY - GENESIS 1:1-2:3; 2:18-25Recommended Visuals

• 6-8.5x11 visuals shaped to form a large circle (day and night; air; dry land, sea, plants; sun, moon, stars;

water and flying animals; Adam, Eve, land animals)

Introduction

• God is the Creator of the whole world. He created the world just because He wanted to. That is how

powerful and amazing God is. When God made the world, He didn’t just stop with making trees,

plants, and animals. He made an incredible creation called humans. The first human He made was a

man named Adam. God created Adam so that Adam could have a relationship with God and be able to

know God. Adam was one of the last things that God created. Let’s look at all the other things that

God created.

Story

• Retell the story from Genesis 1:1–2:3 and 2:18-25.

Conclusion• God created the first two people to know Him and to be able to have a relationship with Him. He

created them because He loved them and He loves the whole world. God created each person in this

world to be able to know Him. Knowing God and having a relationship with Him is the most exciting

and amazing thing we can do. God is the so powerful and amazing, and He loves each of us so much.

We should get to know Him and love Him! God created us to know Him.

TESTIMONY• Share how you came to understand that God created everything.

• Explain how you came to know God as your Father and Jesus as your Savior.

• Share things that you do to help you know God better.

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CHALLENGERecommended Visuals

• Bible Story visuals*, pictures of trees, flowers, plants, and animals*, visuals for the attributes of God

(light, good, powerful, creative, kind, love)*, Power Phrase visual*, key point visuals*, Psalm 100:3a

verse visual*, Bible

Introduction

• In the story, we heard about what God created on the six days of creation. On the seventh day, God

rested. The Bible says that God used to walk in the Garden of Eden with Adam and Eve. He talked with

them, and they got to spend time with Him. We don’t get to do that today. God gives us His Word so

that we can know what He says and what He wants, but He doesn’t walk around where we can see

Him. I want us to look at what we can figure out about God from what He tells us about Himself in the

Bible.

Key Points

God is light.

• The Bible says that God is light and that there is no darkness in Him (1 John 1:5).

• Think about being somewhere totally dark. You might have trouble walking, or you might not know

where to go. You might become disoriented or confused. When there is light, you can see your path;

the darkness is not hiding anything. When God made light, He showed part of who He is. There isn’t

anything bad or evil about God; He is completely pure and good.

God is powerful.

• Other things that God created are the air and the water. Both the air and the water are very powerful.

Most of the time the air and the water seem gentle, but when they turn into a storm they become very

dangerous. God the Creator is more powerful than the air or the water. God the Son came to earth

about 4,000 years after God the Father made the earth. We call God the Son, Jesus. When Jesus lived

on earth, He told a storm to be still. When He did that, the strong winds and the huge waves became

very quiet and obeyed Him (Mark 4:39). Jesus is more powerful than the wind and the water.

God is creative. (Psalm 139:13-14)

• God also made dirt, trees, flowers, plants, and animals. If you look at all of these things, you will see

that they are different colors and shapes. They look different, feel different, smell different, and sound

different. God could have made everything black and white. Instead, He was creative and showed us

how much beauty there can be in life. He made sounds and laughter. He gave humans voices.

God is love.

• God did something very special when He made people. He gave us the ability to think, speak, and keep

track of what we have learned. We can write things down, learn different languages, read, and make

plans. God gave us minds to learn about Him and know Him. He wants a relationship with each of us

because He loves us (Ephesians 2:4).

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CHALLENGE CONTINUEDConclusion

• God loved people so much that when they sinned against Him, He created a way that they could still

know Him. God the Father had Jesus take the punishment for sin. God showed mercy to people. Mercy

means love or kindness. He did this so that we could know Him. God created me to know Him!

• Invite the unsaved child to know God and ask God to forgive his sin.

• Invite the saved child to know God by talking to God and reading the Bible.

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CREATIVITYARRIVING ACTIVITYSupplies

• play dough

Instruction and Application• Give the children each some play dough and instruct them to create something with it. Encourage

them to use their imagination. Give them a few minutes to work on their creation and then have them

share what they made with the team. Talk about what is special and different about each object the

children created and then ask them what they think the object they created could be used for.

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ATTRIBUTESGOSPEL PRESENTATIONVisuals

• “Who is God?” Foundational Gospel Truths visual*, pictures of things God created*, picture of the

temple*, picture of Jesus on the cross*, picture of the word Heaven*, list of attributes of God*

Supplies

• coloring tools, paper plates, white paper, small box

Instruction and Application

• Ask the children to share with the team one thing that describes them. After everyone has shared,

explain to the children that just as there are certain things that describe them, there are certain things

that describe God too. Show the team the visual of things God created, and explain to them how God

created everything. He is the Creator. Allow them to give you examples of things God has created.

Show the team the visual of the temple and share with them how God is holy, which means He is

perfect. Explain to them that people used to have to make sacrifices to God so He would forgive their

sins. Show the team the visual of Jesus on the cross and explain that God loves us and sent Jesus to die

on the cross for us, to be our Sacrifice. Show the team the visual with the word Heaven on it. Explain

that God’s home is Heaven and that if they believe that Jesus was the Sacrifice for their sins, and

choose to make Him the Boss of their lives, then God promises that when they die, they will get to live

in Heaven with Him. Use the verses found in the “Who is God?” portion of the Foundational Gospel

Truths as you walk the children through the Gospel.

Discussion

• Older Team: Ask the children to describe who they believe God is. Ask them how we can know that

God is real. Ask them how we can know who God is.

• Younger Team: Ask the children what they know about God. Ask them what they think Heaven is like.

• Quiet Team: Ask the children to think of different attributes of God. They can be ones you’ve just

discussed or different ones. Allow them to use coloring tools to draw out their answers either in words

or pictures.

• Active Team: Cut the attributes of God into strips and place in a small box. Allow the children to take

turns pulling out one attribute and acting it out for the rest of the team. Encourage the team to guess

what is being acted out.

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CREATED FOR A REASONMEMORY VERSEVisuals

• pictures of man-made things (art, cars, homes, farm equipment, toys, etc.)*, verse visual*

Supplies• marker board, dry-erase marker, play dough

A.G.A.I.N. acrostic

A — ATTENTION GRABBER

Show pictures of things made by people. Explain that the things people create are made for a reason and

have purposes. Cars are for traveling, art is for beauty to enjoy or inspire, homes are for shelter, farm

equipment helps us produce food quickly, and toys entertain us. Ask them why God created people or

what His purpose is for people. Share that God made people to know Him.

G — GOD’S WORD

Psalm 100:3a, “Know that the Lord, He is God; it is He who has made us.”

A — AWARENESS

I — IN THEIR LIVES

unsaved child (questions to ask an unsaved child)

saved child (questions to ask a saved child)

N — NUMBER OF TIMES

review game

Play Echo. Divide the Small Group into three teams. Instruct team one to say one phrase of the verse, and

then team two to echo team one, and lastly team three will echo team two. Then they will go on to the next

phrase in the verse. After they finish the verse, switch teams, and team two will start the echo. To make it

sound more like an echo, have the first team say it loudest; then each team will gradually be quieter.

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CREATED FOR A REASON CONTINUEDMEMORY VERSEDiscussion

• Older Team: Ask them what it means to know God. Ask them what things they know about God.

• Younger Team:Ask them what their favorite animal is. Ask them why they think God made those

animals.

• Quiet Team: Ask them what is their favorite thing of all God’s creations. Give each a turn to draw their

favorite things on the marker board but they can’t say what they are drawing. Everyone else guesses

what’s being drawn. Each child gets a point for any that they guess correctly.

• Active Team: Give each of them some play dough, tell them to think of something that hasn’t been

made before, and create it using the play dough. As they play, ask them what the purpose is for their

creation. Ask them why they think God made them.

FLASHBACKREVIEW QUESTIONSSupplies

• sheet of review questions with storyboard boxes to write or draw the story (one per child)*

Large Group Review Questions

• What is sin? (Anything we think, say or do that breaks God’s Law)

• What was the name of the first man? (Adam)

• What was the rule that God gave to Adam? (Don’t eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.)

• What would Adam know if he broke the rule? (He would know good from evil.)

• What was the name of the first woman? (Eve)

• Why did God create Adam and Eve? (To be able to know Him)

• Who tempted Eve to break God’s rule? (Serpent)

• What was the lie that the snake told Eve? (That God didn’t want her to be like Him)

• How many days did it take God to create the world? (Six)

• How did God create Adam and Eve? (Adam was made from the dirt, and Eve was made from one of

Adam’s ribs.)

Discussion Questions

• Why did God make people if He knew they would sin?

• Why should people know God?

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ALL KINDS OF FISHCRAFTVisuals

• pictures of fish that live in fresh water, fish that live in salt water, and colorful fish*

Supplies• paper plate with 1/5-wedge cut out, 1/5-wedge of paper plate, liquid glue, decorations (stickers,

glitter, jewels, foam pieces), googly eye, crayons

Instruction and Application

• First have the children decorate the plate and the wedge (tail) with crayons and decorations. Next,

have them glue the tail and the eye, on the side of the plate that bends outward, and set them aside to

dry. The tail will be glued directly opposite of the opening to form a tail. The result is a fish with its

mouth open. Tell about how amazing fish are, and how God made many different types of fish. Explain

that some fish live in salty water and other fish live in fresh water without salt. Talk about the colors of

the fish. Emphasize that God is the Creator of the fish. While they are creating their fish, you can learn

what the children know about fish and about God. You can ask review questions, or get-to-know-you

questions.

WHAT’S THE POINT?APPLICATION ACTIVITYVisuals

• names of several things that God has created (cut in strips)*

Supplies

• coloring tools, a small box, piece of paper for each child

Activity #1

• Give the children each a piece of paper and coloring tools and instruct them to create a symbol for

something made on each day of creation. To challenge the children, you may tell them a specific day of

creation and ask them to “create” something that God made on that specific day. As they make their

creations, talk to them about how God is the Creator of everything.

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WHAT’S THE POINT? CONTINUEDAPPLICATION ACTIVITYActivity #2

• Place the strips of paper with various names of God’s creation on them in a small box. Allow a child to

draw from the box and then mime what the piece of paper says (e.g., a tree, a river, a baby, a cow, etc.).

Instruct the rest of the team to guess what is being mimed. Allow the child who guesses correctly to be

the next one to mime.

NOW WHAT?ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIESSupplies

• “Creation” Coloring Page*

• “Creation” Dot-to-Dot*

• “Creation” Word Search*

Instruction and Application

• These activities are to be used with your team as time fillers while reinforcing the lesson concepts.

They can take these home each week or do them while they are listening to you teach during Small

Group. These activities require little to no explanation and can be great for moments when you are

transitioning or don’t have time to start another activity.

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