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Parents' Corner | November 25, 2018

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Dear Parents,

This week, kids learn that on the sixth day of creation, God created man in His own image. God formed the man out of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. (Gen. 2:7) Man was set apart as different from the rest of God’s creation. God skillfully formed man out of dust as a potter forms a pot out of clay. (See Isa. 64:8.) He put His own breath into man

God sustained and provided for the man. He planted a garden in Eden and put the man there to work it and keep it. (Gen. 2:8,15) Then God gave the man a command. God told the man, “You must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.” Then God explained the consequences, “For on the day you eat from it, you will certainly die” (Gen. 2:17).

Then God made woman from the man’s rib. She was a suitable helper for him. Both man and woman were created in God’s image. The first man, Adam, and the first woman, Eve, lived in the garden and enjoyed God’s friendship.

This week, help your kids think about what it means to be made in the image of God. It means we are made like Him, or patterned after Him. God does not have a physical body; He is Spirit, and He has given each of us a spirit. God gives people the ability to think and to feel emotions and to make choices. He gives us the ability to understand right and wrong.

God created people in His own image and provides for everything He made. People are special because God made people to live forever in a relationship with Him. Through His Son, Jesus, we can have eternal life with God just as He planned. Out of His great love for the people He made, God sent His Son, Jesus—“the image of the invisible God” (Col. 1:15) and “the exact expression of his nature” (Heb. 1:3). God the Son became fully man, acting as the second Adam, to bring life to those who are in Him. (See 1 Cor. 15:45-49.)

God Bless,

David Feiser
Family Ministry Director
The Well Community Church

Family Starting Points

Scripture Memory: Ephesians 2:8

“For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith. It is not from yourself. It is the gift of God.”

Big Picture Question:

Who is God? God is our Creator and King.

Bible Story: “God Created People” (Genesis 1-2)

  • God made people on Day 6 of creation.
  • God created a man, Adam, and a woman, Eve.
  • God put Adam and Eve in charge of the animals and gave them everything they needed.
  • God created people in His own image, and He loves us.

Family Discussion Starters:

  • How do we know each and every person is important to God?
  • How did God make us like Him? How are we different from God?
  • How does God show His love for us?

Family Activity:

  • As you are out and about this week, make a game of people watching. Each time you see a person say, “That person is important to God.”
  • Think of people in your life that you know. Write little notes saying, “God loves you!” and leave the notes on their windshield wipers or mailboxes.

Next Week:

  • “Sin Entered the World” (Genesis 3)