Belonging 301
Creation
Lesson 1
Genesis 1-2:1
In the Beginning
The first book of the bible is Genesis. Genesis means “beginning”. This first book of the Bible was God’s inspired word given to Moses. Genesis tells us the true story of how God created the world and all that is in it.
Hebrews 11:3
“By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.”
God created Heavens and Earth
In the beginning, God created the
heavens and the earth.
the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
God said, “Let there be light.”
And there was light.
God saw that the light was good. He separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day.” He called the darkness “night.” There was evening, and there was morning. It was day one.
Evening and morning – Night and Day- Day 1
Who created the heavens and the earth?
a. Trees
b. Animals
c. The moon
d. Light
What did God create on the first day?
Genesis 1:1 says, “ In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
God created everything with the power of His word.
We believe this with faith.
On the first day God created light. God saw that the light was good.
Genesis 1:3
Water Above and water below – sky- Day 2
God said, “Let there be a huge space between the waters.
Separate water from water.”
God called the huge space “sky.”
There was evening, and there was morning. It was day two.
Dry Land and plants- Day 3
God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place.
Let dry ground appear.”
And that’s exactly what happened.
God called the dry ground “land.”
He called all the water that was gathered together “seas.”
All Plants with their own seeds- Day 3
God said, “Let the land produce plants. Let them produce their own seeds. And let there be trees on the land that grow fruit with seeds in it. Let each kind of plant or tree have its own kind of seeds.”
God saw that it was good.
There was evening, and there was morning. It was day three.
What was good on day two?
a. God created animals
b. God rested
c. God created sky
d. God created stars
�What happened day 3 when the waters gathered together?
a. Dry land appeared
b. The moon appeared
c. Animals walked the earth
d. The sun appeared
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Day 2 God made the huge space between the waters. He separated the water under the space from the water above it. 8 God called the huge space “sky.” Genesis 1: 7-8
Day 3 God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place. Let dry ground appear.” And that’s exactly what happened. Genesis 1:9
Sun, Moon, Stars – Day 4
God said, “Let there be lights in the huge space of the sky. Let them separate the day from the night. Let the lights set the times for the holy celebrations and the days and the years.
God saw that it was good.
There was evening, and there was morning. It was day four.
Day 4 – Why two great lights in sky?
Which God made first?
God made two great lights. The bigger to rule the day and the smaller to rule the night. God made stars.
Genesis 1: 16
God Created plants with their own seeds on day 3. Genesis 1:11
Sun was created on day 4 to give light on the earth. Genesis 1:15
Water fill with fish – sky fill with birds – Day 5
God said, “Let the seas be filled with living things.
Let birds fly above the earth across the huge space of the sky.”
God saw that it was good.
God blessed them. He said, “Have little ones so that there will be many of you. Fill the water in the seas. Let there be more and more birds on the earth.” There was evening, and there was morning.
It was day five.
Day 5 – God blessed the birds and sea creatures . Why?
Day 5 God filled the seas with living things and created birds to fly above the earth. God blessed them. He said, “Have little ones so that there will be many of you. Fill the water in the seas. Let there be more and more birds on the earth. Genesis 1:22
Animals that move across the ground- Day 6
God said, “Let the land produce every kind of living creature. Let there be livestock, and creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals.” And God saw that it was good.
All made same time – God’s variety
God made man and woman – husband and wife
Then God said, “Let us create people so that they are same-as us. Let them rule over the fish in the seas and the birds in the sky. Let them rule over the livestock and all the wild animals. And let them rule over all the creatures that move along the ground.”
God created people in his own likeness.
He created them to be same-as himself.
He created them as male and female.
God saw everything he had made.
And it was very good.
There was evening, and there was morning. It was day six.
Day 6- God made wild animals
The animals were made in God’s image.
Man was made in God’s image.
Day 6. True. God made wild animals. God said, “Let the land produce every kind of living creature. Let there be livestock, and creatures that move along the ground, and wild animals.” And that’s exactly what happened. Genesis 1:24
False. No Bible words tell us animals were made in God’s image.
True. God created man in God’s image. Then God said, “Let us make human beings so that they are like us.
Genesis 1:26
God rested from His work- Day 7
Seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing.
God rested from all his work.
God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.
Heavens and the earth and everything in them were completed.
What did God do on the seventh day?
God is holy and perfect.
By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing. So on that day he rested from all his work. 3 God blessed the seventh day and made it holy. Genesis 2: 2-3
True. God is holy and perfect. Each day of creation God saw that the world was good. God created a place for man to live without fear or want. Only a good and perfect God provides peace to us.
God made everything perfect
God makes you and me special
NOT evolution – NOT by chance
SAD sin destroy perfect world
Genesis 3:15 – God promises send Jesus
God will make perfect again – Heaven
We stand for HIS truth!!
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