Kid's lesson for September 12
God Created the World
Southport Pres Kids
Sunday School Lesson-September 12th
This week, we learned about God creating the world from Genesis 1:1-25. The true story of the Bible begins where we would expect it to begin—at the beginning of all creation. Everything in the universe has a starting point except God. He alone is eternal—He has no beginning and no end. He has always existed. So the beginning in this week’s Bible story is the beginning from our perspective. It is humanity’s beginning.
You might notice that the Bible story stops a little earlier than you might be used to—before God created Adam and Eve. That happened on Day 6, along with the animals of the earth, but it is not included here because that will be covered next week in much more detail.
Instead, during this week, be sure to emphasize three things:
First, that God created everything from nothing. God did not create like we do—by taking some raw materials like clay and making a beautiful sculpture. Instead, God made everything that exists—everything we see and even that we don’t see—simply by speaking it into existence from nothing. That’s important because it teaches us that everything belongs to God because He made it all and also how powerful He is to be able to create the universe by speaking it into being.
Second, that God created everything with order. Not only do we see that God created the different kinds of plants and trees as well as animals according to their different kinds, but we also see an orderly pattern in the days of creation. God created by separating things on days 1-3 (light from darkness; sky from water; and then land from oceans) and then He filled what He had created on days 4-6 (the stars, sun, and moon in the heavens; birds and fish in the sky and waters; animals on the land).
Third, that God created everything for a reason—to bring Himself glory. We will talk a lot more about this during the next few weeks, and all of our study through Scripture. But for now help your child see that everything exists to show how good God is—to show His glory for all to see.
Jesus is Lord over all of creation. The Son has always existed. The Bible says everything was created by Him and for Him, and He holds everything together. All of creation exists to bring God glory.
Our Bible memory verse is Psalm 19:1:
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Our big picture question and answer:
Why did God create everything?
God created everything for His glory and our good.
This week, Sunday bags were distributed to kids ages preschool through 5th grade. Next week, encourage your kids to grab their Bibles and bring their Sunday bags for another great story about God's amazing creation. We will learn why God created people.
Together for the Kingdom,
Melissa Davis
Children's Ministry Director
Holly Richards
Children's Ministry Assistant
Southport Pres Kids
Sunday School Lesson-September 12th
This week, we learned about God creating the world from Genesis 1:1-25. The true story of the Bible begins where we would expect it to begin—at the beginning of all creation. Everything in the universe has a starting point except God. He alone is eternal—He has no beginning and no end. He has always existed. So the beginning in this week’s Bible story is the beginning from our perspective. It is humanity’s beginning.
You might notice that the Bible story stops a little earlier than you might be used to—before God created Adam and Eve. That happened on Day 6, along with the animals of the earth, but it is not included here because that will be covered next week in much more detail.
Instead, during this week, be sure to emphasize three things:
First, that God created everything from nothing. God did not create like we do—by taking some raw materials like clay and making a beautiful sculpture. Instead, God made everything that exists—everything we see and even that we don’t see—simply by speaking it into existence from nothing. That’s important because it teaches us that everything belongs to God because He made it all and also how powerful He is to be able to create the universe by speaking it into being.
Second, that God created everything with order. Not only do we see that God created the different kinds of plants and trees as well as animals according to their different kinds, but we also see an orderly pattern in the days of creation. God created by separating things on days 1-3 (light from darkness; sky from water; and then land from oceans) and then He filled what He had created on days 4-6 (the stars, sun, and moon in the heavens; birds and fish in the sky and waters; animals on the land).
Third, that God created everything for a reason—to bring Himself glory. We will talk a lot more about this during the next few weeks, and all of our study through Scripture. But for now help your child see that everything exists to show how good God is—to show His glory for all to see.
Jesus is Lord over all of creation. The Son has always existed. The Bible says everything was created by Him and for Him, and He holds everything together. All of creation exists to bring God glory.
Our Bible memory verse is Psalm 19:1:
The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.
Our big picture question and answer:
Why did God create everything?
God created everything for His glory and our good.
This week, Sunday bags were distributed to kids ages preschool through 5th grade. Next week, encourage your kids to grab their Bibles and bring their Sunday bags for another great story about God's amazing creation. We will learn why God created people.
Together for the Kingdom,
Melissa Davis
Children's Ministry Director
Holly Richards
Children's Ministry Assistant
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