Monday, February 15, 2010

In the beginning

For the last 2 weeks we talked about how God created man. (Adam and Eve). But before God made man, He had to make the world for man to live on. So today we step back one chapter in the Bible to Genesis 1. Do you know what the first three words of the Bible are? I'll give you a hint: Look at the title of this week's blog. Yep "In the beginning". It says that in the beginning God created heaven and earth. So that means God was already there at the beginning, because God always was and He always will be. Does anyone know what "created" means? It means to make something that wasn't there before
So that means that before God "created" the earth... there was no earth. God made Adam and Eve on the sixth day. That means God worked for five days creating everything just right for them. God's creation is so amazing! He made the flowers and the mountains and the birds and the stars. He picked out the perfect colors for everything. God is the greatest artist! Imagine if He made the sky dark green and the trees pink! Next time you look out your window and thank God for this wonderful world!
God gave us the ability to create things too. Not as awesome as Him of course. Here are some examples of how we create things. Painting pictures. Writing stories. Building buildings. Cooking. Making music and many many more. Did you ever play with legos? or draw a picture? You were creating something. Let's create something! How about a sun catcher! Here's how.
Trace this picture of the earth onto wax paper and color it. Then cut out the wax paper earth. Ask your parent or an adult to help you. Take a paperclip and poke it through the top of the earth and tie a string to it. There, you created a sun catcher! Hang it in the widow and when the sun shines through it, you will se the colors glow.

Here is a fun way to remember how God created the world. God l.o.v.e.s. man. God was there in the beginning. He created man on the sixth day. The five days in between God and man spell "loves".
On the first day God said "let there be Light." On day two God created the Oceans.(lakes and land) Then he made the Vegetables (trees and plants). The Elephants (animals). And the Stars (sun and moon). Then He made man.
Here is a coloring page with the five days of creation. You can cut them out after you color them and try to put them in order. Have a blessed week!!!




14 comments:

  1. This is awesome! I am printing the color page out and will do it with my son tomorrow!

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  2. What a wonderful blog Jack!
    you let me a comment yesterday and I've just come to see yours. (it's the firt on two that i visit).
    Thanks a lot for you sharing of God'LOVE and your "simplicité" to transmit it. I've not read all your posts but I will do, little by little.
    And thanks for your creativity too. God leads your hand, I can guess it.
    Maryh K. from Nancy, Lorraine (France)

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  3. PS : "yours" refers to your blogs. I made an oversight in my sentence above.

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  4. My grandkids loved this lesson! We're going to make the sun catcher today...

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  5. This is a fun blog. My kids will enjoy looking and learning from it. :O)

    www.dianeestrella.com

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  6. Just found you by accident. Brilliant Blog. You have the patience of a Saint.

    God bless.

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  7. Thank you for visiting my Blog and for helping a charity. Thank you also for using your talents to spread God's Word.

    God bless you always.

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  8. What a wonderful activity Jack, this blog is going so well!

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  9. Thanks for stopping by Jack and leaving such a sweet comment. I am going to follow so I can tune my grand kids into your blog when they visit. They sure keep you busy don't they?

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  10. WOW...I adore this blog and it's message. I have a 7yr old that is going to LOVE it too. Thank you for being PROUD of being a CHRISTian and for sharing our Lord's word!!!

    Hugs,
    Regi

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  11. I love this! It's a great way to teach kids and adults alike how to remember the order of creation! Your Bible studies and pictures really are wonderful :) God bless you!

    http://heretofindhim.blogspot.com

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  12. do u have pictures of noah, daniel, david, and others...

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