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God
’s Unfold
ing Story
Hou
r B
Suggested
Sch
edule:
Arriv
al
Cente
rs – 2
5 m
inute
s
Cle
an-u
p T
ime –
5 m
inutes
Bib
le S
tory
Tim
e –
15 m
inutes
Cra
ft Tim
e –
10 m
inu
tes
Snack
Tim
e –
10 m
inutes
Gam
e T
ime/D
ismissa
l
Go
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ldin
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tory fo
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er P
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Lesso
n 5
Ho
ur B
Pag
e 1
1. G
od
create
d e
veryth
ing
.
2. P
eo
ple
diso
beyed
Go
d.
3. G
od
cho
se a sp
ecial p
eo
ple
.
4. G
od
sent Je
sus to
help
us.
5. Je
sus b
eg
an th
e C
hurch
.
6. Je
sus is p
rep
aring
heave
n fo
r us.
Old
Testa
men
t Unit 0
1: Go
d’s C
reatio
n L
esson 5: P
eo
ple
Diso
beyed
Go
d
Unfold
ing G
od’s Story
for Tea
chers
After G
od
created this b
eautiful wo
rld, H
e set aside a sp
ecial place called
the g
arden o
f Ed
en. There He p
laced A
dam
and E
ve. Daily, the first m
an and the
first wo
man enjo
yed a p
recious relatio
nship w
ith Go
d as they w
alked and
talked
with H
im. E
ach day they tend
ed the g
arden and
enjoyed
the animals. A
ll their im
med
iate and future need
s could
be m
et in this special g
arden. G
od
had b
een g
racious to
this coup
le. He had
blessed
them and
told
them to
be fruitful, to
m
ultiply, and
to sub
due the earth. A
ll was w
ell in parad
ise. O
nly one thing
was o
ff limits to
Ad
am and
Eve—
the fruit of the tree o
f the kno
wled
ge o
f go
od
and evil. G
od
wanted
them to
choo
se to lo
ve and o
bey
Him
. The tree offered
them that cho
ice. Go
d d
idn’t use it to
op
press them
, but
to extend
to A
dam
and E
ve a chance to trust H
im fo
r what w
as best. Trusting
, they w
ould
ob
ey. A
s the account unfo
lds, w
e beco
me aw
are that against the b
ackdro
p o
f all this p
ure go
od
ness wo
uld co
me a d
ark stain called sin. Satan used
a serpent to
q
uestion G
od
’s go
od
ness and to
plant d
oub
t in Eve’s m
ind. Then he enticed
her, d
enying the Lo
rd’s d
eclaration that if she ate fro
m the tree she w
ould
die, and
telling
her she wo
uld b
ecom
e like her Maker. E
ve “saw that the tree w
as go
od
for
foo
d and
delig
htful to lo
ok at, and
…d
esirable fo
r ob
taining w
isdo
m” (G
en. 3:6). So
she ate, and g
ave fruit to A
dam
, who
also ate. E
ve’s desires fo
r foo
d, b
eauty, and
wisd
om
were no
t evil in themselves, b
ut Eve so
ught to
fulfill her desires in
the wro
ng w
ay. Bo
th Ad
am and
Eve had
know
n a close relatio
nship w
ith Go
d,
so w
hy did
they diso
bey H
im? They b
elieved Satan’s lies rather than G
od
’s truth. Prid
efully, they thoug
ht they could
beco
me like G
od
on their o
wn. The w
ay to
go
dliness, ho
wever, is thro
ugh hum
ility and service—
with G
od
’s help. A
dam
and
Eve faced
conseq
uences for failing
to b
elieve Go
d knew
best. A
refusal “to
app
reciate Go
d’s g
oo
dness lead
s to d
istrust of his g
oo
dness. D
istrust leads to
d
issatisfaction and
finally to d
isob
edience.”
1 This sound
s familiar, d
oesn’t it?
Each of us will strug
gle w
ith sin and Satan until w
e die or until C
hrist returns. Sin,
of which all of us are g
uilty, bring
s shame, g
uilt, and sep
aration from G
od. Just
ask Ad
am and
Eve! Yet just as God
pursued
them w
hen He asked
Ad
am, “W
here are you?” (see 3:9), H
e pursues us. G
od’s overtures g
ave them, and
give to us, a
chance to acknowled
ge w
rong and
to be released
from sin’s b
ondag
e. Because of
sin, death entered
the picture. A
lso, Ad
am and
Eve were exp
elled from
parad
ise and
had to live w
ith their respective curses. Yet G
od w
as gracious to them
, covering
them and
prom
ising that the w
oman’s seed
somed
ay would
destroy the
serpent’s w
ork (see Gen. 3:15). W
e never can cover our own sins; only C
hrist’s b
lood can effectively b
lot out our evil deed
s. God
offers us life in Christ, b
ut we
must receive H
im. G
oing one’s ow
n way d
efies God
’s good
ness and g
race.1. Step
hen J. Bram
er and K
enneth O. G
angel, autho
rs; Max A
nders, g
en. ed., H
olm
an Old
Testament C
om
mentary:
Genesis, (N
ashville: B&
H Pub
lishing G
roup
, 2002), 42.
Arriv
al
Gre
et ch
ildre
n a
t eye
leve
l and
exp
ress h
ow
hap
py
you a
re to
see th
em
.B
e su
re e
ach
child
has a
nam
e ta
g a
nd
the se
curity
measu
res o
f your ch
urch
are
follo
wed
.Lab
el a
ll coats a
nd
perso
nal b
elo
ng
ing
s. Stro
ng
ly enco
ura
ge ch
ildre
n w
ho
have
bro
ug
ht ite
ms fro
m
ho
me, su
ch a
s toys a
nd
bo
oks, to
pla
ce th
em
on a
sh
elf w
hile
they a
re w
orkin
g w
ith o
ther m
ate
rials.
Assu
re ch
ildre
n th
eir ite
ms w
ill be sa
fe a
nd
they
can ta
ke th
em
ho
me a
t the e
nd
of th
e se
ssion.
Help
each
child
make
a ch
oice
where
he o
r she
wo
uld
like to
be
gin
his o
r her C
ente
r Tim
e.
Lesson Pla
n
Bib
le S
tory
: P
eo
ple
Diso
beye
d G
od
(G
enesis 2
:15-1
7;
3:6
,8-1
0,2
2-2
3)
Bib
le P
hra
se: G
od
cared
for
Ad
am an
d E
ve (G
enesis 3
:21).
Bib
le Tru
th: G
od
love
s an
d care
s for m
e e
ven
when I d
isob
ey.
Cen
ter T
ime
Puzzle C
enter:
Wo
rk Pu
zzles
Sup
plie
s:
wo
od
en
or card
bo
ard p
uzzle
s for th
e
child
ren
to w
ork.
What to
Do
: En
cou
rage
each
child
to
fin
ish a p
uzzle
be
fore
leavin
g th
e ce
nte
r. O
ffer g
uid
ance
rathe
r than
wo
rking
the
p
uzzle
for th
e ch
ild.
Lin
k to
the B
ible
Sto
ry: A
s child
ren
wo
rk, take
advan
tage
of o
pp
ortu
nitie
s to say
the
Bib
le P
hrase
or to
brie
fly te
ll the
B
ible
story.
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01
Lesso
n 5
Ho
ur B
Pag
e 2
Art C
enter: S
tring
Pain
ting
Sup
plie
s:
(1 sh
eet p
er ch
ild)
pap
er cu
ps fo
r pain
tW
hat to
Do
: Prin
t tod
ay’s Bib
le P
hrase
on e
ach
pap
er. P
our a d
iffere
nt co
lor o
f pain
t on e
ach cu
p. If
the p
aint is to
o th
ick, thin
it with
a dro
p o
r two
of w
ater.
Cu
t yarn in
to 1
0” le
ng
ths an
d tie
a pap
er clip
to o
ne
en
d
of e
ach strin
g. P
lace a strin
g in
to e
ach co
lor o
f pain
t. Invite
ch
ildre
n to
take strin
gs an
d to
drag
them
across th
eir p
ape
rs. E
nco
urag
e th
e ch
ildre
n to
use
seve
ral diffe
rent strin
gs an
d
colo
rs on th
eir p
apers to
create
desig
ns.
Lin
k to
the B
ible
Sto
ry: A
s child
ren w
ork, say to
day’s B
ible
P
hrase
, “Go
d care
d fo
r Ad
am an
d E
ve” G
enesis 3
:21.
Exp
ress to
child
ren th
at Go
d h
ad g
iven A
dam
and
E
ve o
nly o
ne ru
le in
the g
arden. E
xplain
that G
od
allo
wed
them
to e
at from
all the tre
es e
xcep
t o
ne, b
ut A
dam
and
Eve
cho
se to
diso
bey
Go
d b
y eatin
g fro
m th
e tre
e H
e h
ad p
ut
off lim
its. Co
mm
ent th
at Go
d still lo
ved
an
d care
d fo
r Ad
am an
d E
ve.
Block
Cen
ter: B
uild
with
Blo
cksSup
plie
s:
What to
Do
: Pro
vide a sm
all carpe
t if p
ossib
le. B
locks are
be
st locate
d in
a co
rner o
f the ro
om
away fro
m th
e traffi
c flo
w.
Lin
k to
the B
ible
Sto
ry: A
s child
ren
build
, liste
n fo
r op
po
rtun
ities to
share
the B
ible
P
hrase
or to
tell a p
art of th
e B
ible
story.
Hom
e Livin
g C
enter:
Ro
le P
laySup
plie
s:
un
it, small tab
le an
d ch
airs; plastic
dish
es, ch
ild p
ots an
d p
ans, p
lastic foo
d
item
s; and
do
ll item
s such
as bab
y do
ll, do
ll b
ed
, do
ll bag
, blan
ket, clo
the
s, bo
ttles, an
d
diap
ers.
What to
Do
: Ho
me
living
item
s will e
nco
urag
e
child
ren
to ro
le p
lay ho
me
activities su
ch as
coo
king
, clean
ing
, and
caring
for th
e b
aby.
Lin
k to
the B
ible
Sto
ry: A
s child
ren
play, lo
ok fo
r o
pp
ortu
nitie
s to e
ng
age
in co
nve
rsation
abo
ut
the
Bib
le sto
ry, Bib
le P
hrase
, or B
ible
truth
.
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d’s U
nfo
ldin
g S
tory fo
r Old
er P
resch
oo
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op
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Bib
le Learn
ing C
enter:
Do
t-to-D
ot
Sup
plie
s:
“Peo
ple
Diso
beye
d G
od
”, (Re
pro
du
cible
)
What to
Do
: Invite
each
child
to u
se a crayo
n
or m
arker to
con
nect th
e d
ots to
com
ple
te th
e
pictu
re.
Lin
k to
the B
ible
Sto
ry: A
s child
ren
wo
rk, talk ab
ou
t the
pictu
re to
give
child
ren th
e
op
po
rtunity to
hear w
hat h
app
en
s in
tod
ay’s Bib
le sto
ry. Re
ad th
e B
ible
Phrase
an
d e
xpre
ss that e
ven
tho
ug
h A
dam
an
d E
ve d
isob
eye
d G
od
and
had
to
leave
the
gard
en, G
od
still love
d an
d
cared
for th
em
.
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d’s U
nfo
ldin
g S
tory fo
r Old
er P
resch
oo
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op
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Lesso
n 5
Ho
ur B
Pag
e 3
Clea
n-u
p T
ime
Introduction
the boys and girls that even though there are many
stories in the Bible and all of them
are true, there is one overall story w
e can call God’s U
nfolding
Story. Tell children that each picture on the cube represents a part of G
od’s Unfolding Story. Turn the
cube and talk about each point in the story. (Refer to page 1.) Express that every story in the B
ible is from
one of these main points in G
od’s Unfolding
Story. Today’s story is from
the second point: Peo
ple D
isob
eyed G
od
.
know w
hat a rule is? A rule is guideline w
e follow to
keep us safe or to help us in some other w
ay. Some
rules might be: D
on’t run into the street; don’t put your fingers in a fire; don’t run w
ith a sharp object in your hands. Rules are m
ade by people in authority such as our parents, grandparents, teachers, police officers, and m
ost important, G
od. Sometim
es we
don’t like rules, and we m
ight not want to obey
them. W
hen God m
ade Adam
and Eve, He gave
them only one rule. Listen to hear w
hat happened
when A
dam and Eve did not follow
God’s rule.”
Bible Story
Peo
ple D
isob
eyed G
od
(G
enesis 2:1
5-1
7; 3
:6,8
-10,2
2-2
3)
God
had p
ut Ad
am and
Eve in a special g
arden
that was very b
eautiful. In it were fish, anim
als, and
lovely plants and
trees. There also was p
lenty of food
to eat. Ad
am and
Eve worked
every day
taking care of the g
arden. They talked
with G
od
each day as w
ell. God
loved A
dam
and Eve, and
they loved
God
. G
od had
only one rule for Ad
am and
Eve. He
told them
not to eat the fruit of a certain tree. O
ne day, Eve saw
the tree from w
hich she was
not supp
osed to eat. It w
as lovely and the fruit
was b
eautiful. Satan, God
’s enemy, used
a very sly anim
al called a serp
ent to lie to Eve about the
fruit and ab
out God
. Even though she knew
God
’s rule, Eve chose to eat from
the tree. She also gave
Ad
am a p
iece of the fruit, and he ate it.
Sudd
enly, Ad
am and
Eve knew they had
done
something
very wrong
. They felt afraid and
sad.
They even tried to hid
e so God
could not find
them
, but no one can hid
e from G
od! G
od knew
w
hat they had d
one. God
asked A
dam
, “Where
are you?” even though H
e knew w
here they were.
God
was trying
to help A
dam
understand
what
he’d d
one and w
hat had hap
pened
because of
what he d
id.
Ad
am said
, “I am hid
ing b
ecause I am afraid
.” G
od w
as sad that A
dam
and Eve had
disob
eyed
His rule. H
e told the m
an and the w
oman that they
would
have to leave the gard
en. Still, God
did
not stop
loving and
caring for A
dam
and Eve. G
od
mad
e clothes for them. H
e loved A
dam
and Eve
even though they had
disob
eyed H
im. G
od loves
us, too, even when w
e disob
ey Him
. We d
on’t need
to try to hide from
God
but should
adm
it to H
im w
e’ve done w
rong w
henever we realize w
e’ve d
isobeyed
Him
. We also should
tell Him
we’re
sorry for what w
e’ve done.
Talk
Tim
e1.
Show the teaching
picture for tod
ay’s Bib
le story. A
sk questions like these. “W
hat did
God
ask A
dam
and Eve not to d
o? Did
they follow
His rule? W
hat happ
ened w
hen they decid
ed to
disob
ey it? Did
God
stop loving
and caring
for A
dam
and Eve even after they had
disob
eyed?
What d
id G
od d
o to show H
is love?”
2. Say today’s B
ible Phrase tog
ether, “God
cared
for Ad
am and
Eve” (Genesis 3:21).
Express the follow
ing in your ow
n word
s. “Everyone has d
isobeyed
God
, including
p
arents, grand
parents, teachers, and
pastors.
We all d
o things that are ag
ainst God
’s laws.
When w
e disob
ey, we face conseq
uences. A
consequence is som
ething that hap
pens as
a result of our choice. Bad
choices bring
bad
conseq
uences. Yet God
never stops loving
us, even w
hen we d
isobey.”
3. Close the B
ible Story Tim
e in prayer, thanking
G
od for H
is love and asking
for His help
in ob
eying H
im.
4. Direct child
ren to Craft Tim
e.
Bib
le Story
Tim
eSup
plie
s:
“Pe
op
le D
isob
eye
d G
od
” (R
ep
rod
ucib
le)
(Re
pro
du
cible
/Card
stock)
Enco
urag
e
pre
scho
ole
rs to
help
at clean
-up
time.
Assig
n sp
ecifi
c tasks for
pre
scho
ole
rs to d
o su
ch as
placin
g all th
e crayo
ns in
the
baske
t, thro
win
g aw
ay the trash
, g
atherin
g all th
e g
lue sticks,
etc. G
uid
e ch
ildre
n to
the
Bib
le S
tory T
ime are
a.
Snack
Tim
eB
e su
re to
wash
han
ds o
r use
han
d san
itizer. S
ay a than
k-you
praye
r to G
od
for th
e sn
ack. W
hen sn
ack time h
as end
ed
, enco
urag
e p
resch
oo
lers to
help
with
clean
ing
up
.
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Lesso
n 5
Ho
ur B
Pag
e 4
Cra
ft Tim
eP
op
Up
Bib
le P
hrase
Rem
ind
er
Sup
plie
s:
What to
Do
: Cut an
d p
re-fo
ld th
e stan
d p
art of th
e B
ible
Ph
rase R
em
ind
er.
Give
each
child
the B
ible
story p
icture
to co
lor. S
ho
w ch
ildre
n w
he
re to
g
lue th
e p
icture
on th
e stan
d. D
em
onstrate
ho
w th
e p
icture
“po
ps” u
p
when th
e card
is op
en.
Lin
k to
Bib
le S
tory
: Talk abo
ut w
hat p
art of th
e sto
ry the
pictu
re re
pre
sen
ts. E
xpre
ss that e
ven th
oug
h A
dam
and
Eve
had
to le
ave th
e g
arde
n b
ecau
se
of th
eir d
isob
ed
ience
, Go
d co
ntin
ued
to lo
ve an
d care
for th
em
.
Gam
e Tim
e/Dism
issal
Musical C
ircles
Sup
plie
s:
What to
Do
: Lay yarn in
4 o
r 5 circle
s. Each
circle sh
ould
be larg
e e
no
ug
h fo
r 3 o
r 4 ch
ildre
n.
Exp
lain to
child
ren yo
u w
ill play th
e m
usic, an
d th
ey are
to w
alk aroun
d th
e o
utsid
e o
f the
circles. W
hen th
e m
usic sto
ps, e
ach ch
ild is to
find
a circle to
stand
in. S
tart the m
usic ag
ain
but re
mo
ve o
ne o
f the circle
s. When th
e m
usic sto
ps, e
ach ch
ild is to
again
find
a circle. P
lay th
e g
ame u
ntil e
ach ch
ild is at le
ast touch
ing
a foo
t into
the
last circle. E
xpre
ss to ch
ildre
n
that th
ere
are tw
o ru
les: (1
) Walk, d
on’t ru
n, aro
und
the circle
s. (2) N
o p
ush
ing
or sh
ovin
g.
At th
e clo
se o
f the g
ame, ask b
oys an
d g
irls why th
ey th
ink a g
ame n
eed
s to h
ave ru
les.
Help
the b
oys an
d g
irls see th
at rule
s make
gam
es b
oth
fun an
d safe
. Talk abo
ut w
hat
hap
pens w
hen w
e d
on’t fo
llow
the ru
les. R
em
ind
the ch
ildre
n th
at whe
n A
dam
and
Eve
did
no
t follo
w G
od
’s rule
they h
ad to
leave
the g
arden, b
ut G
od
still love
d an
d care
d fo
r them
. D
ismiss ch
ildre
n w
hen p
arents arrive
. Be su
re to
follo
w yo
ur ch
urch
’s secu
rity guid
elin
es.
Old
Testa
men
t Unit 0
1: Go
d’s C
reatio
n
Lesson
5: Peo
ple
Diso
beyed
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d
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Lesso
n 5
Ho
ur B
Resou
rces a
nd S
upplies
Standard
Art S
upplies
(Sup
plie
s that a
re g
enera
lly in th
e ro
om
)
Wash
ab
le m
arke
rsC
rayo
ns
Child
scissors
Pla
ydo
ug
h a
nd
acce
ssorie
sD
raw
ing
pap
er
Ease
l (op
tional)
Glu
e/g
lue sticks
Tem
pera
pain
t, 4 co
lors
Tap
e/m
askin
g ta
pe
Pencils/co
lore
d p
encils
Ho
le p
unch
Teach
er scisso
rsSta
ple
r/stap
les
Perm
anent m
arke
rsW
ate
rcolo
rsP
ain
tbru
shes
Yarn
Standard
Equip
men
t
(Eq
uip
ment th
at is g
enera
lly in th
e ro
om
)
Bib
leSm
all b
eanb
ag
for B
ible
Sto
ry Tim
eA
ssorte
d w
oo
den/ca
rdb
oard
puzzle
sSet o
f wo
od
en b
locks
Sm
all ca
rs and
trucks
Do
ll bed
Bab
y do
ll (soft p
lastic)
Sto
ve/sin
k unit
Pla
y dish
es/p
ots a
nd
pans
Sm
all ta
ble
and
chairs
Sm
all ca
rpet fo
r blo
ck are
aP
lay fo
od
item
sSto
rag
e sh
elf fo
r blo
cksTa
ble
s and
chairs fo
r art, p
uzzle
s, and
Bib
le Le
arn
ing
Cente
rC
D p
laye
r/Child
ren’s W
orsh
ip C
Ds
Hou
r B
Rep
roducib
les(In
clud
ed
with
the le
sson p
lan d
ow
nlo
ad
s)
Activity P
ag
e: D
o-to
-Do
t, “P
eo
ple
Diso
beye
d G
od
” (1
cop
y per ch
ild)
Po
p U
p B
ible
Phra
se R
em
ind
er (1
cop
y per ch
ild, ca
rdsto
ck reco
mm
en
ded
)Te
ach
ing
Pictu
re, “
Peo
ple
Diso
beye
d G
od
” (1
cop
y per cla
ss)G
od
’s Unfo
ldin
g S
tory C
ub
e (C
ard
stock—
1 co
py p
er cla
ss)P
are
nt P
ag
e (1
cop
y per ch
ild)
Addition
al A
rt a
nd B
ible L
earnin
g M
ater
ials
White
constru
ction p
ap
er – (1
sheet p
er ch
ild)
4 la
rge p
ap
er clip
s P
ap
er cu
ps fo
r pain
t - 4
Addition
al B
lock M
ater
ials
Pla
stic anim
als
Activ
ity P
ag
e: D
ot to
Do
t, “P
eo
ple
Diso
beyed
Go
d”
Instru
ctions: O
ne co
py p
er ch
ild. U
se cra
yo
ns o
r mark
ers to
connect th
e
do
ts to co
mp
lete
the p
icture
. Co
lor th
e p
icture
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sson 5
Ho
ur B
Cente
r Tim
e: B
ible
Learn
ing
Cente
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od
’s Un
fold
ing
Sto
ry for O
lder P
resch
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8
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9
10
11
12
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Craft Time: “Pop Up Bible Phrase Reminder” Instructions: One copy per child. Teacher should cut and prefold the stand part of the Bible Phrase Reminder. Children color the picture. Picture is glued to the pop up part of the stand.
FOLDING SAMPLE:
attach oval cut-out here
OT01 Lesson 5 Hour B Craft TimeGod’s Unfolding Story for Older Preschoolers, Copyright © 2013 - SundaySchoolZone.com
Pop Up Bible Phrase Reminder
God cared for Adam and Eve. G
enesis
2
:22
CUT ON DOTTED LINES, FOLD ON SOLID LINES
God’s Unfolding Story CubeInstructions: Cut out on dotted lines, fold on solid lines. Glue or tape to form a cube.
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OT
01 Le
sson 5
Op
tional
Go
d’s U
nfo
ldin
g S
tory fo
r Old
er P
resch
oo
lers, C
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2013
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Co
lorin
g P
ag
eP
eo
ple
Diso
beyed
Go
d
God
cared
for Adam
and E
ve. G
enesis 3:21