LESSON 2: GOD TELLS JOB ABOUT HIS CREATION
Dig In to the Bible
Read: Job 38–39; Psalm 8
In This Passage: In response to Job’s questions about his suffering, God speaks. He declares the wonder of his creation, showing that he’s in control because he made everything just as he planned. In Psalm 8, David marvels at what God has made, pointing out that God put humans in charge of his creation.
Bible Point: God is the Creator.
Summary Verse: “O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens” (Psalm 8:1).
Dig Deeper
You’ll Be Teaching: God is the Creator. Your kids may be more familiar with the account of creation from Genesis 1 and 2, so this could be a new take on creation for them! Exploring what God himself declared about all that he made will fill your kids with a sense of awe and wonder at their Creator.
Think About: Look around you and find three things God made. What do they show you about God?
Dig In to Prayer
Ask God to show you and your kids more and more about himself through the wonderful things he made.
Quick Tip
Encourage creativity! When kids are creative, they’re reflecting the God who made them in his image. So if kids go a little off from the craft directions or march to the beat of their own drum, encourage it if it’s genuine creative expression and not intentional distraction.
LESSON 2: Opening Music Videos!
Lesson 2: Step # 2
Core Bible Discovery
Supplies: Bible * Paper *Markers
Lesson 2: Step #3 Talk about it with your family and play this game!
Lesson 2 Bonus Fun!!
Kids make constellations that can shine on the ceiling.
Supplies
cupcake liners (3-5 per child)
black construction paper*
pencils*
glue sticks
3-ounce cups (1 per child)
toothpicks
“Job’s Constellations” handout (1 for every few kids)
flashlight (a phone flashlight will work)
Make Stargazers
Dim the lights, and place your sample craft on top of a flashlight. Turn on the flashlight, and point it at the ceiling to shine a constellation. Set out the supplies and handouts to share, and have kids follow these directions to make stargazers.
Trace the bottom of a cupcake liner onto black construction paper. (This is already done for preschoolers.)
Cut out the circle, and glue it to the bottom of the cupcake liner. (Preschoolers will glue the pre-cut ones.)
Place the cupcake liner upside down over the mouth of a cup.
Use a toothpick to poke holes in the cupcake liner. You can make up your own constellations or copy the ones from the handout. (Leaders, monitor preschoolers to help them stop before they destroy the paper. If any preschoolers are having a difficult time poking holes, allow them to use pencils to color on the black paper instead, then you can make a few holes for them.)
Repeat, making a few different constellations.
If you’re able, let kids take turns using the flashlight to try out their constellations.
Talk About It
Ask: • Tell anything you know about constellations or stars.
• Share about any constellations you just made up for your stargazers.
Say: God is the Creator, and he made all the stars in the sky. It’s pretty cool that when God talked to Job, he named some constellations we can still see today! And David wrote about how the stars made him feel.
Read Psalm 8:3-5.
Ask: • What thoughts come to your mind when you look at stars?
Have kids take their stargazers home and shine a flashlight through them to show their friends and families that God is the Creator.
HIGH-ENERGY GAME
Critter Creation Room Runs
Supplies
index cards (3 per elementary child plus a few extras)
paper
pencils*
crayons
upbeat music (optional)
music player (optional)
Tips
The beginning of this game involves writing, but it’s more set-up than part of the actual game. Younger kids will love joining in the game even though they won’t be able to help with the set-up. To keep them engaged as older kids submit ideas, give younger kids paper and crayons, and tell them to draw a funny animal.
If you used the Music Video block, consider repeating songs from today’s lesson during the game. You can find the downloadable album here.
Impersonate Weird Animals
Say: Today we’re talking about how God is the Creator. Let’s see what insights we can gain about creating by doing a little creating ourselves!
Give each child who can write three index cards and a pencil. Give younger kids paper and crayons and have them draw a funny animal.
Ask kids to write on their first card the name of an unlikely animal: one that’s extinct (dodo bird, brontosaurus), not native to your area (kangaroo, penguin), or fictional (unicorn, ankle-biting snark). Collect these cards and put them in a stack.
For the second card, ask kids to write a way to move (running, dancing, hopping). Collect these cards and put them in a separate stack.
Have kids write on the third card an “-ly” adverb—a word that describes an action (boldly, happily, loudly). Collect these cards and put them in a separate stack.
Line kids up side by side against a wall.
Explain you’ll mix and match the cards to describe the way kids will cross the room. For instance, you might say “boldly juggling unicorn,” and that’s what kids will impersonate as they move to the far wall. Continue sending them back and forth as a different animal each time.
If kids don’t provide many intriguing terms to string together, here are a couple of options to have handy: Silently Swimming Tasmanian Tigers, Happily Toe-touching Panda, and Blindly Backstroking Wooly Woodpecker.
There are no “right” ways to travel, so let kids be creative and have fun!
If you’d like, play music as kids cross the room.
To keep this high-energy, don’t allow much time between rounds. Keep kids moving!
Talk About It
Ask: • How did it feel being on the spot to instantly “create” an animal?
• Which of the animals you acted out do you most wish was actually around? Why?
• God included a lot of variety when he made animals. What does that show you about him?
Say: Our silly creatures had a lot of variety—but not as much as God’s creation! He made everything from a platypus to an axolotl to a cuddly puppy. God is the Creator, and all the variety shows just how creative he is!