Greenwood Baptist Kids Ministry
Children's Church Lesson for Sunday, September 12th
Locations & Times
Greenwood Baptist Church
10909 Farm to Market 307, Midland, TX 79706, USA
Saturday 5:00 AM
God Created People - Genesis 1:25-2:25
Dear families,
Humans are at the center of everything God created. Only God Himself is more important. That is why the creation of the first man and woman—Adam and Eve—deserved its own session.
As you talk with your kids about this week’s session, there are two words that might be unclear or even confusing. The first is our in Genesis 1:26. “Let us make man in our image.” This can be confusing because the Bible is clear that there is only one God (see Deuteronomy 6:4 and 1 Timothy 2:5). Why then does God say our image and not my image?
Bible scholars have long debated what is meant by this word, but here are two of the most common explanations. The first is that this word is affirming the doctrine known as the Trinity—that God is one in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Our in this verse is drawing from that important aspect of who God is. This would make sense here because a common, but wrong, belief of why God created people was because He was lonely. But God as three Persons in one is never alone. He has always enjoyed a perfect relationship of love within who He is. It would make sense that God wants to make that clear here.
A second explanation for our is that it is the use of what is called the “plural of majesty.” In this case, God is establishing from very early on how glorious He is, even in how He refers to Himself.
The second word that deserves a note is image. Once again, scholars have debated for ages about what this word means. But we can know what it does not mean: physical form. God is spirit (see John 4:24), so we are not made with a body like God’s body; He has no body. Instead, being made in God’s image includes attributes of people that separate us from the rest of creation (such as our ability to reason, our morality, our will, and our emotions) and our unique role in creation as ruling over it under God’s greater rule.
While we might not know what these two words mean exactly, we do know this for sure: our glorious God has made people to be special in all of His creation and designed us to be in relationship with Him.
** Next week: Creation Glorifies God (Psalm 19)
Dear families,
Humans are at the center of everything God created. Only God Himself is more important. That is why the creation of the first man and woman—Adam and Eve—deserved its own session.
As you talk with your kids about this week’s session, there are two words that might be unclear or even confusing. The first is our in Genesis 1:26. “Let us make man in our image.” This can be confusing because the Bible is clear that there is only one God (see Deuteronomy 6:4 and 1 Timothy 2:5). Why then does God say our image and not my image?
Bible scholars have long debated what is meant by this word, but here are two of the most common explanations. The first is that this word is affirming the doctrine known as the Trinity—that God is one in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Our in this verse is drawing from that important aspect of who God is. This would make sense here because a common, but wrong, belief of why God created people was because He was lonely. But God as three Persons in one is never alone. He has always enjoyed a perfect relationship of love within who He is. It would make sense that God wants to make that clear here.
A second explanation for our is that it is the use of what is called the “plural of majesty.” In this case, God is establishing from very early on how glorious He is, even in how He refers to Himself.
The second word that deserves a note is image. Once again, scholars have debated for ages about what this word means. But we can know what it does not mean: physical form. God is spirit (see John 4:24), so we are not made with a body like God’s body; He has no body. Instead, being made in God’s image includes attributes of people that separate us from the rest of creation (such as our ability to reason, our morality, our will, and our emotions) and our unique role in creation as ruling over it under God’s greater rule.
While we might not know what these two words mean exactly, we do know this for sure: our glorious God has made people to be special in all of His creation and designed us to be in relationship with Him.
** Next week: Creation Glorifies God (Psalm 19)
Bible story video and Key Passage song
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Unit 1 Memory
KEY PASSAGE
This is a Bible verse that relates to what your child will encounter each week of this unit.
● Babies & Toddlers:The heavens show God is great! — Psalm 19:1
● Younger Preschool: The heavens show God is great! — Psalm 19:1
● Older Preschool: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the expanse proclaims the work of his hands. — Psalm 19:1
● Kids: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the expanse proclaims the work of his hands. — Psalm 19:1
Big Picture Question and Answer
BIG PICTURE QUESTION & ANSWER
This is an important biblical truth that your child will encounter each week of this unit.
● Younger Preschool: Why did God create everything? God created everything to show He is great.
● Older Preschool: Why did God create everything? God created everything for His glory.
● Kids: Why did God create everything? God created everything for His glory and our good.
CHRIST CONNECTION
This is the big idea of how this week’s Bible story points to Jesus.
● Babies & Toddlers: Jesus makes everything work.
● Younger Preschool: The Bible says everything was created by God and for God and that Jesus makes it all work. Everything shows how good God is!
● Older Preschool: Jesus is Lord over everything. The Bible says everything was created by Him and for Him. Jesus holds everything together and everything brings God glory.
● Kids: 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.
Family Worship Devotions (Find three days this week to read the passage and discuss the questions together as a family).
Day 1: Read Genesis 1:26-31 (included below)- God Created Man in His image.
Why do you think God made man in His image?
What did God say about creation after He made man?
How does it make you feel that God says it was very good?
Pray together as a family and thank God for making us in His image and allowing us to get to know Him.
Day 1: Read Genesis 1:26-31 (included below)- God Created Man in His image.
Why do you think God made man in His image?
What did God say about creation after He made man?
How does it make you feel that God says it was very good?
Pray together as a family and thank God for making us in His image and allowing us to get to know Him.
Day 2: Read Genesis 2:1-17 (included below)- God gave Man a Job
What job did God give to mankind?
What did God say about the seventh day?
Why do you think it is important to rest and worship God on that day?
Pray together as a family thanking God for making us and for giving us a special purpose.
What job did God give to mankind?
What did God say about the seventh day?
Why do you think it is important to rest and worship God on that day?
Pray together as a family thanking God for making us and for giving us a special purpose.
Day 3: Read Genesis 2:18-25 - God created us to live in relationship to others
What did God say was not good?
How would you feel if there were no other people to talk to or share things with?
Pray together as a family, include a time to praise God together for allowing us to have friends and family to spend time with and to help us during difficult moments.
What did God say was not good?
How would you feel if there were no other people to talk to or share things with?
Pray together as a family, include a time to praise God together for allowing us to have friends and family to spend time with and to help us during difficult moments.