Have several different Bibles sitting around the room and ask kids to take a look at them. How are they similar? Different? Do they have the same words? Do they look friendly to kids? Pull out the Big Picture Story Bible.
We're going to start way back at the beginning of time to see how the Bible comes together to tell the story of God's love. Even though grownup bibles are much bigger, this bible will help us understand the big picture- or what the Bible is truly about.
We're going to start today with the very first story in the Bible. No matter which of these books you go to, it's going to be at the very beginning. In fact, we can call this lesson "The Very Good Beginning." Bibles label the first stories into a book called Genesis. This story comes from the book of Genesis.
p16-19 Wow- that's pretty amazing. God made everything simply by speaking words.
p20-24 So people were made in the image of God. p25-31
Look at the picture on page 32. Adam and Eve look really happy. They were in the Garden of Eden and everything was perfect.
p33-35 God gave the people His good words to obey. What would happen if Adam and Eve disobeyed God's words? What special instructions did God give to Adam and Eve? (Do not eat from the special tree)
Today we're going to make a marble earth picture to remind us that God created the whole world. He simply spoke the words and it was created. We were created, too, in the image of God. In the beginning, Adam and Eve lived in God's place, the Garden of Eden. They ruled God's world because they obeyed His good word.
Hand out circle cut from white construction paper or cardstock. On small trays (the circle can fit into), spray a bit of shaving foam for each child. Add a few drops of blue and green acrylic paint or food coloring. Using toothpicks, allow students to marbleize the foam. Carefully set the circle onto the foam and pull back up. Wipe the foam away and a beautiful earth design will remain. While drying, have students glue small phrase on the bottom of a piece of black construction paper. (add yellow dots for stars if you wish!) Then, kids can glue their earth into their solar system. The phrase should say "In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. He created Adam and Even in His image. We are special to God because we are made in His image, too!"
Marbleized Earth Project directions
Tony Kummer's Ministry to Children lesson
P.S.- My kiddos are using an earth pattern from Creative Clips to marbleize, then will be gluing them on a sheet like this (minus the earth) created using Creative Clips and KB Fonts.
