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In the Beginning · Lesson 1

God Makes Everything

Genesis 1:1-2:3; Genesis 2:4-23 Old Testament PrincipleWorship

The Garden of Eden at sunrise: a river, fruit trees and gentle animals.

God made everything, and everything He made shows how great and good He is.

We worship God because He made everything, including us, and all He made shows how great and good He is.

  1. CreationGod made it (this lesson)
  2. FallWe broke it
  3. RedemptionJesus fixes it
  4. RestorationJesus makes it new

Memory verse

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”

Genesis 1:1 BSB

Christ Connection · God’s character

Jesus didn't begin in Bethlehem. He is the eternal Word, and everything was made through Him (John 1:3). That same Word entered His own creation as a baby, the Light of the world, not just to visit it but to save it.

John 1:1-3; Colossians 1:16; John 8:12

The Big Story · Creation

This is where the Bible's big story begins. God made a good world and made people to know Him, love Him and take care of everything He made.

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God made everything, and He made me too.

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Turn off the lights (or close the blinds) so the room is as dark as you can make it. Whisper, "Before the very first day, the world was dark. Really dark. No sun. No moon. Nothing." Wait a moment. Then click on a flashlight and say loudly, "And then God spoke!"

Bible story 6 min

In the very beginning, there was no sky, no ground and no people. It was dark and empty. But God was there. God has always been there.

Then God spoke. "Let there be light!" And light burst out of the dark. God saw that the light was good.

God kept speaking, and everything He said happened. He made the sky up high and the oceans down low. He made dry land. He filled the land with grass, trees and fruit.

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Let there be light! 8 min

You’ll need: A flashlight

  1. Darken the room. Kids freeze in the dark like the empty world.
  2. Click on the flashlight and shine it on one child. That child says one thing God made ("Elephants!") and gets the flashlight.
  3. Keep passing it. After each answer, everyone says, "God made it, and it was good!"
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