Kid's Lesson for September 26
Creation Glorifies God
Psalm 19
God’s glory can be thought of as God’s greatness. The Bible often uses the picture of a brilliant white light when it comes to God’s glory. When Moses came down from Mount Sinai after spending time with God, his face shone. When Jesus was transfigured, He shined like a brilliant white light. And when Paul encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus, he saw a blinding light. Such an intense light helps us understand how pure and powerful God’s glory is.
But we don’t just see God’s glory revealed in bright light. In this session, we looked at a Psalm that King David wrote many years after Adam and Eve. David used creation to speak of God’s glory. For David, it was easy to see God’s glory—at least its fingerprints—all around him.
If you have ever looked up into the heavens on a clear, dark night, maybe you have sensed it too as you consider all the stars that cannot be counted and think that each is a giant sun, like ours—only our sun is relatively modest in comparison—and that they stretch over billions and billions and trillions and trillions of miles. And that is just what we can see!
Or maybe you have caught a glimpse of God’s glory as you looked over a stunning mountain range or walked on a beach. Creation is full of beauty, wonder, and power—all of which hints at the greater beauty, wonder, and power of the Creator who made it all. God is glorious indeed.
But one of the greatest ways we can know of God’s glory is that the Creator who made everything not only made us too, but wants to have a friendship with us. That is why He gave us the Bible—so that we might come to know Him, love Him, and live for Him.
As you talk with your kids, seek to leave them in awe of how big and how good and how loving God is.
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.
Next week, we will learn about sin entering into the world from Genesis 3.
Have kids bring their Sunday bags with their Bibles to Sunday School and worship! Don't forget to label them with their names so we can distinguish their bags from their friends.
Together for the Kingdom,
Melissa Davis
Children's Ministry Director
Holly Richards
Children's Ministry Assistant
Psalm 19
In the first two sessions of this unit, we have seen a common thread of God’s glory. God created everything, including people, to display His glory. In this session, we want to make sure that our kids understand what that means. What is God’s glory?
God’s glory can be thought of as God’s greatness. The Bible often uses the picture of a brilliant white light when it comes to God’s glory. When Moses came down from Mount Sinai after spending time with God, his face shone. When Jesus was transfigured, He shined like a brilliant white light. And when Paul encountered Jesus on the road to Damascus, he saw a blinding light. Such an intense light helps us understand how pure and powerful God’s glory is.
But we don’t just see God’s glory revealed in bright light. In this session, we looked at a Psalm that King David wrote many years after Adam and Eve. David used creation to speak of God’s glory. For David, it was easy to see God’s glory—at least its fingerprints—all around him.
If you have ever looked up into the heavens on a clear, dark night, maybe you have sensed it too as you consider all the stars that cannot be counted and think that each is a giant sun, like ours—only our sun is relatively modest in comparison—and that they stretch over billions and billions and trillions and trillions of miles. And that is just what we can see!
Or maybe you have caught a glimpse of God’s glory as you looked over a stunning mountain range or walked on a beach. Creation is full of beauty, wonder, and power—all of which hints at the greater beauty, wonder, and power of the Creator who made it all. God is glorious indeed.
But one of the greatest ways we can know of God’s glory is that the Creator who made everything not only made us too, but wants to have a friendship with us. That is why He gave us the Bible—so that we might come to know Him, love Him, and live for Him.
As you talk with your kids, seek to leave them in awe of how big and how good and how loving God is.
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.
Next week, we will learn about sin entering into the world from Genesis 3.
Have kids bring their Sunday bags with their Bibles to Sunday School and worship! Don't forget to label them with their names so we can distinguish their bags from their friends.
Together for the Kingdom,
Melissa Davis
Children's Ministry Director
Holly Richards
Children's Ministry Assistant
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