THE STORY In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. God said, “Let there be

light”. God saw that the light was good and separated the darkness from the light. God said, “Let there be the sky to divide the water above it and below it,” and it was

done. And God saw that it was good. God separated the water from the land and dry land appeared. God said, “Let the

earth produce trees and plants of all kinds with seed in them.” So trees and plants of all kinds with seed in them grew on the earth. And God saw that it was good.

God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate day and night and show the times and the seasons.” God made the sun to rule the day and the moon and stars for the night to give light to the earth. And God saw that it was good.

God said, “Let the water be filled with living things and let the air be filled with birds.” So God made all the creatures that live in the water, and all the birds.

And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, “Increase in number and fill the seas and the earth.”

God said, “Let the earth produce all kinds of animals, tame and wild, large and small.” And God saw that it was good. Then God said, “Now We will make human beings; they will be like Us and resemble Us.” So God created people, male and female, blessed them, and said, “Have many children and fill the earth. I put you in charge of the earth and every living thing. I have provided you all with plants for food.”

God looked at all that He had made and saw that it was very good. Thus God finished His work of creating the whole of the heavens and the earth. God

rested after all His work. God blessed this day and made it holy.

FAITH AND FAMILY TIME • Talk about the story picture, and the children’s activities. Read

more about creation in Genesis 1 or in a Bible story book. • Practise looking at God’s creation—”I see something God made”.

Then take turns describing what you see. Look for God’s artwork (colours), music (birds), rhythm (wind and water sounds), dance (birds flying, dolphins, grasses, and trees moving).

• Say the first part of the Creed together every day. • Read through Luther’s explanation to the first article of the Creed and talk about

what it means in your life.

PRAYER Dear God, thank You for the wonderful world that You have created for us to live in. Help us to care for Your creation and to share with others what we have learnt about the wonderful things in nature and about You. Amen.

Bible Verse

In the beginning

God created the heavens

and the earth.

Genesis 1:1

God

and

Find a

beautiful

picture of God’s

creation [calendars

are a good source],

paste the words of

the Bible verse on

the back, and cut

on the dotted lines

to make a jigsaw.

God keeps

looking after

his creation.

God made

everything.

It was very

good.

___ sun

___ moon

___ tree

___ man

___ woman

___elephant

___ lion

___ star

___ planet

___ giraffe

___ flowers

___ dinosaur

___ mountains

___ fish

___ bird

___ wind

___water

___ fruit

√ what you see in the Story Picture.

In the Beginning

Our story is about the beginning of everything. We find this story at the

beginning of the Bible in the first chapter of the first book called Genesis. The Bible starts with how God created everything.

The name Genesis means beginning.

Unscramble the names of things that God created and draw pictures of them.

Bible Verse

In the beginning God created

the heavens and the earth.

Genesis 1:1

WE BELIEVE Every Sunday in church we say in the

Creed that we believe that God is the Maker of heaven and earth.

We believe that the world did not just happen. It was made by God, our almighty (powerful) Father.

He made it out of nothing.

God also has a plan for His world. People are part of that plan. He put people into the world and told them to look after it.

He put them into the world also to worship and serve Him.

Something to think

about and discuss • What made people

special, different from

the rest of creation?

• What do you think it

means to be created in

God’s image?

• What did God want

people to do with His

creation?

• How well do you think

we are caring for God’s

creation?

• Can you think of some

things that can be

done about it?

The Trinity The Apostles’ Creed is divided into three parts or three articles, which talk about what we call the three ’persons’ of the Trinity. There is one God, but that God comes to us in three persons: the Father, who made us and cares for us; the Son, who became one of us, died for us, was raised for us, and will judge us; and the Holy Spirit who guides and comforts us, and gives us power to believe in

God.

Holy

Trinity

Sunday

On the first Sunday

after Pentecost, the

birthday of the Christian

Church, many Christians

think about one of the main

things that the Holy Spirit has led us

to believe and teach. There is one God,

but that God is three persons: the Father,

the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Because God is

one God in three persons, we sometimes call

God the Trinity, or Three-in-one, so this Sunday is

often called Holy Trinity Sunday.

Bible Verse

In the beginning

God created

the heavens

and

the earth.

Genesis 1:1

In the picture find symbols

and words that tell us about

the Triune God.

In each of the letters of

CREATION write or draw

something that starts with that

letter that God has made.