In the Beginning Was God

Kingdom Kids RC
11-20-08



In the Beginning Was God

Key Concepts:
God Was in the Beginning
God=Father, Son, and Holy Ghost all three in one

Memory Verse: John 1:1 In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was God.
Put on Board in Big Letters.

Opening Activity: Obstacle Course: Memorizing portions of memory verse at each portion of the course.

Make a small course from the chairs down one side of room. Course will be wide enough for 2 children to go at one time. The children will hop on one foot through the course repeating…In the beginning…In the beginning…In the beginning…While they hop)
Second Part of course. We will get in a circle and do the hoola hoop pass. When the hoola hoop passes from one to another everyone will repeat …was the Word…Was the Word….Was the Word.
Basketball Throw: Will have two basketballs and 2 large trashcans. They will throw the basketball until ringing the can saying….And the Word was… and the Word was…And the Word was
Climbing up short 2 step stool and jumping off saying….God
Walk to the Board and jump to touch and say…John 1:1 which is written at the very top of the Board
Start obstacle course over once again.

Large Group – Discuss before there was any thing God was there. (No form and was dark)

Object Lesson: God as Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Bring Loaf Bread, Peanut Butter and Jelly. As you discuss our Triune God present the Father as the Bread, spread Peanut Butter as Jesus, and top with Jelly as the Holy Ghost.
Discuss how all of this is Sandwich but there are 3 parts to it in comparison with three parts to GOD.

Small Groups
Go back to the beginning. Teacher will talk with kids at their tables. What do they think
was before the earth and there was only God present?

Large Group
The lights will be turned off and then back on. Moderator will discuss that the earth at the beginning was void and had no form.

Snack in small groups, letting them fix own sandwich. Leaders debriefing with kids the key concepts taught.

Sword Training: Old Testament
Each child will take a Bible from the table. Leader will ask them to look up Genesis 1:1
Waiting until everyone has found the scripture. Let all the children read the verse aloud.

Go over the first 4 books of the Old Testament. Have everyone chanting the books at the same time.