Passage: Genesis 2
Big Idea: God made people special (above everything else in creation).
Ages: 1-2
Twenty lessons for 1 and 2 year olds exploring humanities unique place in God's creation. Note: both Cycle A and Cycle B are included in the one pack (ten lessons per cycle).
God made this world and everything in it. And out of everything that God made, human beings are the most important. Only humans are made in the image of God. Only humans are given the task of ruling this world under God.
Made in the image of our creator not only means we’re to rule this world under God, but that, like our God, we’re built to be in relationship. God is Father, Son and Spirit. He is one God and there is perfect relationship within the God-head.
God has made us to be like him. We’re built to be in relationship. Relationship, firstly with him, and secondly with each other. He’s hard wired each of us with the desire to know others and be known by others. To love others and to be loved by others. This is especially true in the context of the family.
The family unit is God’s good idea. Families come in different shapes and sizes but each significant family relationship is a gift from God. Children are to be loved and nurtured by parents, grandparents and siblings in the family context. This is God’s good design.
This unit comes complete with the following resources:
1. Leaders Manuals
2. Active Play Ideas
3. Picture Book (full of Bible stories)
4. Songs & Prayers
5. Story Book Craft (sent home at the end of ten lessons for parents to read with their child)
6. Parent Pamphlet (detailing what children will learn)
7. Bonus crafts for Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day, Father's Day
This cyclic series has four units:
1. Made By God
2. Made Special By God
3. I Can Talk To God
4. Only God Can Do That
Each unit has ten lessons per unit, with both Cycle A lessons and Cycle B lessons included (twenty lessons in total). Four units for Cycle A in the first year and four units for Cycle B in the second year, then repeat.