Father God Read Genesis 1: 1-3; 26-28 then answer the questions below on a
separate sheet of paper or in a journal/notebook
GENESIS 1:1-3
(1) What does it mean to you that God is your
Father?
(2) Every person on the planet has this one
thing in common—we all have a father.
Share your recollections of your biological
father. What kind of impact has your rela-
tionship with your father had on your life?
(3) Genesis 1:1 starts with the infamous words
‘In the beginning God . . .’. Describe what
it means to you that God was ‘in the begin-
ning’ of life as we know it.
(4) Kids talk about what their Dads do for a liv-
ing. It’s interesting that in Genesis 1:1, we
see our Heavenly Father involved in work!
What is the work that God is doing?
(5) In Genesis 1:2, what two words describe the
earth’s condition? Define those words. What
was the ‘Spirit of God’ doing in verse 2?
What does that mean? (look up terms using
www.blueletterbible.org or concordance).
(6) As kids some of us believed that our Dads
had ‘superman’ powers! Share about a time
that you felt that way about your father.
(7) Explain how the Spirit of God was hovering
over the waters when the earth was ‘formless
and void.’ (Gen 1:2)
(8) Fathers bring order out of chaos for their
families. Define in your own words what the
word ‘order’ means to you. Has God ever
brought order to your world? Share how.
JKMinistries
© 2010, Jennifer Keitt. All rights reserved. FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY, may not be
duplicated without permission.
WWW.JENNIFERKEITT.COM
Your Heavenly Father’s Name: The
Hebrew name of God is EL . . .
meaning “strength, might or power.”
“Before the mountains were born or
You gave birth to the earth and the
world, even from everlasting to ever-
lasting, You are God.” Psalm 90:2
(NASB)
Genesis 1: 1-3; 26– 28 (con’t) (9) Many times the order that Fathers bring comes through
the words that they speak. What are the very first words
that we ‘hear’ God saying in Genesis 1:3? What was the
result of His words (Gen. 1:3)? Explain how God brings
order and creates with His words. Is He always success-
ful? Why? (Other than the fact that He’s God!)
(10) Share what the very first words were that you remember
your biological father saying to you. How do you think
your relationship with your natural father has impacted
your relationship with your Heavenly Father?
(11) In Genesis 1:26, the creation narrative shifts dramati-
cally. God talks to Himself! What does He say? Who is
the “Us” that God is referring to in making man
(Genesis 1:26)?
(12) Have you ever talked to yourself? Why do we do this?
Why do you think God talked to Himself in reference to
creating man?
(13) Define the Hebrew word ’image’ in Genesis 1:26 (use
www.blueletterbible.org for the Hebrew definition or
use a Concordance). What does it mean that man is cre-
ated in the ’image’ of God?
(14) A cliché phrase is ‘like Father, like son.’ What does this
phrase mean to you in light of Genesis 1:26?
FATHER GOD
“Your word is a lamp to my
feet and a light to my path.”
Psalm 119:105 (NKJV)
Genesis 1: 26– 28 (con’t)
(15) God created mankind for RELATIONSHIP with Him.
Why do you think God wanted a relationship with peo-
ple? What do you think about the fact that God wants a
relationship with you?
(16) There are 5 things that God stated that man should ‘rule’
over in Genesis 1:26, what are they? What’s not in-
cluded in that list? Why do you think God wants man to
rule over those things only?
(17) Explain in your own words the significance of God cre-
ating mankind ‘male and female,’ (Gen 1:27) what does
that mean to you?
(18) This Genesis narrative sets the tone for mankind’s rela-
tionships overall. How do you think our relationship to
God impacts our relationships with members of the op-
posite sex? Imagine that we lived in God’s original in-
tent relationally, describe what that would look/be like.
(19) Good Fathers give good things to their children! The
‘blessing’ of God in Genesis 1:28 consisted of 5 compo-
nents. List and explain each one.
(20) Based on what you’ve gleaned about Father God in this
study, summarize what kind of Father God is to you.
FATHER GOD