Big Idea: Who is the greatest? We are not the greatest, God is the greatest! 

Bible Passage: Genesis 11

This week the kids learned the story of the Tower of Babel. After the flood, it didn't take long before the people of God's earth began to mess up God's world again. Instead of spreading out and filling the earth as God had told the people, they gathered together to make a big city, with a tower all the way to heaven! Instead of saying 'God, you are great', the people were saying "Look how great we are!". The people thought they didn't need God. God was not happy about this, so he confused their languages. The people could not build the tower any more. All the glory for being great belongs to our God, not to people. He is far smarter, stronger and more powerful than we can ever imagine!

This is why God had a plan to rescue us from our sin. He knew we could never save ourselves from our sin, or be like Him on our own. God's plan was not for us to climb up to Him, but for Him to come down to us. That is why Jesus came to save us. We are not great, God is great! All the glory for bringing us back to His family belongs to Him alone. 

Family Activity

As a family, build a tower out of anything you like in your home. (Tupperware, blocks, cardboard etc) Be as creative as you like. Each piece you put on the tower, say 'this is for God's glory – our God is great!'. Ask children to discuss their heroes, and who they think are people of 'greatness'. Remind children that God's word teaches us that the greatest thing we can do with our lives is not live for our own glory, but for the glory of God who saved us. How can we give God glory in our lives?

See you next week!