Bible Stories: Sins and Love part two

   

This story is called "Day 243: Sins and Love part two" from 365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories by Daniel Partner.

Bible Stories: The Punishment of Jeroboam

 

This story is called "Day 130: The Punishment of Jeroboam" from 365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories by Daniel Partner.

Bible Stories: The Sin of Jeroboam

 

This story is called "Day 129: The Sin of Jeroboam" from 365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories by Daniel Partner.

Bible Stories: "You Are the Man!"

   

This story is called "Day 115: 'You Are the Man'" from 365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories by Daniel Partner.

Bible Stories: The Death of Uriah

   

This story is called "Day 114: The Death of Uriah" from 365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories by Daniel Partner.

Bible Stories: Israel Forgets God

 

This story is called "Day 76: Israel Forgets God" from 365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories by Daniel Partner.

Bible Stories: Worshiping a Golden Calf

 

This story is called "Day 53: Worshiping a Golden Calf" from 365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories by Daniel Partner.

July 5: A Very Sad Day

Last week we talked about how God created everything. He spoke the words and the heavens and earth were created. He spoke the words and the sun and the moon appeared. He spoke the words and made every thing come alive- even us! Last week we learned that God created Adam and Eve in His image. He created you and I in His image, too!

God put Adam and Eve in a place called the Garden of Eden. Some people think that its where the Middle East is, now. It was not a desert then, though, it was the most wonderful place on earth! God told Adam and Eve that they were in charge of all of the plants and animals- they got to pick out names for them, and everyone there lived peacefully. There was a big tree that God put in the center of the garden. Their only rule was that they could not eat the fruit from that tree. As long as they obeyed God's rule, then they were in charge of everything. 

{Read the story from The Big Picture Story Bible.}

Some people say, "Oh, I would never have eaten the fruit from the tree!" but honestly, we likely would. Have any of you ever done something you shouldn't have? Our hearts want to follow God's rules, but sometimes we still mess up and sin. Even though we know something is wrong, we choose to do it anyway.

God does not want us to live like that. He wants us to obey Him. God had to punish Adam and Eve so they would learn an important lesson about obedience. Sometimes our parents punish us to teach us to follow the rules too!

{I also showed "Creation" from The Beginner's Bible: Volume 2 DVD that I picked up at Sam's Club this week. It has the story of Creation through the Fall. It was a little long, but all 23 kids ages 3-12 sat in their seats and watched the whole thing!}

While the kids were watching the dvd, they colored an important reminder to take home with them.