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In The Beginning: a 4-Week Teaching Series for Children's Ministry Topic: Creation Scripture: Genesis Decorating Theme: Planet Earth Age group: Preschool (Get the Elementary version here !) Take a moment to pause and get a closer look at the amazing world around us-trees, oceans, animals, and even you! What's even more amazing is that it was all created by God, for God. From the beginning of time, God created everything with care and purpose, showing incredible love for all of creation-especially us. The best thing we can do is give that love back by taking care of the world God has given us. In this 4-week series, kids will learn that God made the world and everything in it , we are made in God's image , God made a plan to save us , and God helps us make good choices ! BIG IDEAS & BIBLE STORIES God made the world and everything in it. (God Creates the World: Genesis 1:1-25, 2:1-3) We are made in God's image. (God Creates Humans: Genesis 1:26-31, 2:4-7) God made a plan to save us. (Adam and Eve: Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-15) God helps us make good choices. (Cain and Abel: Genesis 4:2-16) WEEKLY CURRICULUM SUMMARIES: This week, kids discover how God created the whole world. From sky-high mountains to the deepest oceans, nothing in our world happened by accident. This week, we'll see how God carefully created every part of the Earth, from the land and sky to plants, animals, and everything in between, filling it with beauty and purpose. Every waterfall, forest, and creature is a reminder that God made the world and everything in it . This week, kids discover how God created the first humans. Every part of nature, from tiny insects to the grandest trees, is unique-but people are extra special. This week, we'll see how God created the first humans with care and purpose, designing them to reflect who God is in a way nothing else can. Just as God made Adam and Eve with intention, we can trust that we were wonderfully made, too, because we are made in God's image . This week, kids discover how Adam and Eve disobeyed God. The world is amazing but far from perfect-animals get hurt, forests disappear, and people make mistakes. This week, we'll see how Adam and Eve lived in a perfect world and still made a wrong choice, but God didn't give up on them. From the very beginning, God had a plan to fix what was broken, proving that God made a plan to save us . This week, kids discover the story of Cain and Abel. Cause and effect are everywhere-floods grow plants, lost trees leave animals without homes, and our daily choices shape who we become. This week, we'll see how two brothers, Cain and Abel, responded differently to what God asked of them. Abel followed God's way, but Cain let anger take over, reminding us that when we're unsure what to do, God helps us make good choices . MEMORY VERSE: "The earth is the Lord's, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it." - Psalm 24:1 (NIV)

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