God made everything

God made everything through Jesus, and everything He made can remind us to thank Him.

Ages: 5 to 12
Time: About 40 minutes
You need: A Bible, the chapter page on a screen or printed, and: A few things from nature (a leaf, a rock, a flower, an apple), a cup and a pencil, paper and crayons.

Memory verse

Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
John 1:3 (BSB)

It is also on the memory verse cards, ready to print and send home.

Welcome 5 minutes
Set out the things from nature next to the cup and the pencil. Ask: who made each of these? How can you tell?
Read 5 minutes
Read the chapter’s opening verse (Genesis 1:1, John 1:3) from the chapter page or your Bible. John tells us who was there at the very start: Jesus, the Word. Everything was made through Him. So when we enjoy anything God made, we can say thank you to Him.
Picture walk 15 minutes
Show each picture. Let the children find things in it first, then read the verse and ask the question.
1. The star tower
  Read: Psalm 19:1
  Ask: On the next clear night, go outside and look up. What do the stars tell you about God?
2. The flower garden
  Read: Matthew 6:28-29
  Ask: What is something you worry about? How could you give it to God?
3. The carpenter’s workshop
  Read: Mark 6:3
  Ask: Why do you think God’s Son grew up as a carpenter, and not as a prince?
Thank-you walk 10 minutes
Walk around the room or outside for five minutes. Each child finds three things God made. Back in class, each child draws one of them and says, “Thank You, Jesus, for …” Hang the drawings together under the memory verse.
Close 5 minutes
Say the memory verse together two or three times. Then pray:
Thank You, God, for making everything through Jesus. Help us see Your work all around us. Amen.

Let them hold the leaf or the rock while you read Genesis 1:1, and count the things God made in each picture.

Read John 1:1–3 together. What does John call Jesus? Why would he call Him the Word?

For parents · Lesson 1 of 7

God made everything through Jesus, and everything He made can remind us to thank Him.

Our memory verse:

Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.
John 1:3 (BSB)

Ask your child: On the next clear night, go outside and look up. What do the stars tell you about God?

Look at the pictures together: everystonespeaks.com/creation/

Copy it into your class email or newsletter, or print this page and cut the note off for each child.