Big Idea: Our perfect God made a home for His children.

Bible Passage: Genesis 1

Our first week back! This week we started the whole Bible – God's Big Story- right from the very beginning!

We talked about how in the very beginning, there was nothing, but God was there. God is holy and perfect and forever, and three in one. Father, Spirit & Son. And God, in His perfect holiness and love, spoke everything into existence. He spoke, and it was made – the whole entire universe. And it was beautiful. 

God was making a home for His children. And everything God created – all the stars, the skies, the clouds, the mountains, the trees- was all for His glory, so that His children would know how marvellous and loving He is. God made a beautiful home for His children. He made a special garden called Eden, and he put His children in the beautiful garden, and He was with them there. 

It was very good. That's what God said. It was perfect. And God did it all, just because. Just because He is God, and just because He wanted to share His glory and love with His children. 

In Colossians 1:16, we read this: "For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him." This verse is talking about Jesus, and it tells us that everything in the whole world points to Him, and that He is King over everything.

Family Activity

Read Genesis 1 when you are all together. As you go about your week, make a game of pointing out parts of creation that you can see. (Trees, clouds, stars, water, fish, birds, animals, sun, moon, people) Everytime someone in your family calls out "God made that!" Other members of your family call out which day of creation God created whatever you can see. (Eg. "God created the stars and moon!" "Day 4!") Each time you point something out, remind children that God created all these things to remind us how great He is and how much He loves us. Talk about how God made all of creation to point to His glory and as a beautiful home for His children.

Together, you can pray, "Thank you Jesus for creating all these things so that we could know how wonderful you are." 

See you next week!