Opening Activity

• Bring a beautiful picture and then destroy it by writing over it, tearing it etc.
• Discuss it – What happened to the picture? How does it look now?
• Explain that God created a perfect world but then it was spoiled.

Bible Story

• When the world was first made, everything was perfect but one day God’s enemy Satan, disguised as a serpent, came into the garden. The serpent spoke to Eve and told her that if she ate the fruit of “The Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil”, she would be as clever as God (Genesis 3: 1-5)
• Eve listened to God’s enemy. She then disobeyed God and took some of the fruit. She gave some to Adam and they both ate it. (Genesis 3: 6)
• That evening God wanted to talk to Adam and Eve but they knew they had disobeyed Him and so they hid from Him. (Genesis 3: 7-8) Have you ever disobeyed someone? Did anything happen as a result? Explain that Adam and Eve could not hide from God and neither can we.
• God called “Where are you?” He knew they had disobeyed Him and although He still loved them, they had to be punished for their disobedience. God sent Adam and Eve out of the garden. Their sin had spoiled God’s creation and ruined their friendship with God. Because of Adam and Eve’s sins, thorns and thistles began to grow. Animals and people became ill and worst of all, death entered the world. (Genesis 3: 9-24)
• God is also disappointed when we do wrong things. Consider together some of the things children do which displease God. Despite this He loves us very much. God’s Son Jesus died on the cross so that we could be forgiven and become God’s friend when we trust Him.