*SrsuoN

Tms&$'rAutNG Boon

t t

ScnrPTURE
Note: The storyfor today is based on the historically documented account of a shepherd who found the Dead Sea Scrolls in i947.

Blgtr BEcrcnoUND

nv HsNnrsrrn Mrans

{ I
#

Have you ever thought what you would know about God and His plan for the ages and for you, if you had no Bible? Think about it for a moment. We could not say that we know about Christ or the Holy Spirit, or the love of God, or heaven, or salvation, or so many other *rings.

Brsrs AArmony Vrnss

plans of tbe lord standfirmforeuer, pnyxes tbe of bis beart tbrough
Tbe

provide

^ call the Bible.

If we are to know many ol the things that God wants us to know, He had to way to tell us. That way is the revelation of His pian in the book we

all generations. Psalm

33:1

LrssoN Focus
Tl1e Bibie is God's !flord and tells about

Hi3 plan for the world and for me.

Brsrr Arms
During this session, the sn-rdent may

Can we believe what the Bible says? We probably have an immediate reaction to that question. !/e say, "Of coursel" Have you ever stopped long enough to realize how amazing it is'that yo:u c6n believe it? In the first place, the last book of the Bible was completed about a.o. 95 or 96,1,900 years ago. The 66 books of the Bible were written over a period of 1,400 years or more and by more than 40 different writers. These people, in most cases, had never met each other. They came from different backgrounds and cultures. Some of them spoke different languages. There is no human explanation as to why the Bible is a unit and how a1l of it has the same message. The Holy Spirit is the only
answer.

i.

IDENTIFY the Bibie as God's ![ord, which tells about His plan; questions about God's Vord;

2. USE a Bible to answer seyeral

The Bible is the only source for finding God's plan. It is a reliable source of information. The Bible is the inspired Iflord of God. Now the question is, "What should we do about it?" Really *lere seenn to be only one obvious answer-we
should read and srudy it.

3. PIAN a way to learn more about the Bible; 4. CHOOSE to become a member of God's famiiy, as the Holy Spirit leads.

What a privilege we have to sn:dy the inspired Iford of God. Just thinkl We have in our possession the words of the great God who created and cares for ali things. Remember, the Bible reveals God's plans. Let us read it to discover those plans.

OprNrNG

Opening Assembly. The assembly is done with all children in grades 1{ together and also includes songs, prayer and
announcements. (For complete skit scripts, skit characters, costumes, props, backdrop and staging, see the Skrt Pro-

Asstt'tB[Y
(1G1'MINUTE'
Each day at AmazingJournE; to Bible Times inciudes a humorous skit used to introduce or reinforce the session's Bible story. For children in first grade and older, the skits are presnted at the beginning of each session during
1')

duction Guidefound nrhe Arector's Pack) In the skit for Session 1, Sassy \(anlalot, a young, modern-day explorer embarks on a search for the Fountain of Youth. Her quest unexpectedly takes her through a secret passage to Bible Times, where she meets M.C. Scriber, a scribe from ancient days, who is copying pages of the

Bible-words that

last forever.

lNrunrsr
BurrDERt
(1')'MINUTE'
I

methods of n'riting used in Bible Times.

in small groups, lead students to complete one or more of these activities. (Choose activities based on staff and
'

1
i

+
I

schedule considerations.) The Occupation Center and Bible are used for all age levTimes Animals Center (marked els-Primary, Middier and Junior. We recommend that these be implemented by special coordinators as all-school centers. Teachers accompany students to these centers.

*)

Contytsatiort Sugestions: Scribe says, I'm one of the few pecple in my time who knows how to read and write. Do you know what I'm called? (Scribe.) The word "scribe" in Hebrew, sopber, tneans "one who writes." I have a very important and powerfirl job. I read and copy important letters, laws, bills and other documents. Some scribestarefully copy God's Word, making sure every letter is exactly coffect. Many years ago scribes wrote on clay tablets using a pointed stylus to malie marls. Some scribes also carve letters on waxed boards.I[e Bible scribes write on scrolls using pens dipped in ink- Scrolls are made of strips of papyrus plan6 crossed over each other and pounded together.

1. MemoRY VERTE Scnoru rN A rAR

Acrvmr:

Scrolls are also made of goat or sheep skin, which is

Materink: Bible, brown wrapping paper or paper grocery

ba!s, scissors, string or yarn, felt pen, two large clay pots,
two beanbags, two rolls of tape. Preparation: Letter the words of Psalm 33:11 on large rectangle cut from paper bag and display in a visible location. Repeat to make lno more verse charts. Cut these into 16 pieces each--cne word on each piece. Roll paper pieces into scrolls and tie with string or yarn. Place one set of 15 scrolls in each pot. Place pots on floor. (Option for small groups: Make only two verse charts" Display one chart and cut apart the second chart Put first eight pieces in one jar, last eight in other jar.) How to Use; Read verse aloud with srudents. Divide group into two teams. Give each team a roll of tape. Teams line up six to eight feet lrom pots. First student on each team tosses beanbag into ciay pol (Student gets as many tries as necessary to get beanbag in pot.) Vilien beanbag lands in pot, student runs to the pot, removes a scroll and the beanbag and runs back to his or her team. The beanbag is'given to the next person in line who repeats process. $7hen all scrolls are
removed from the pot, each team works to-

ffi are higbly educated- Since we copy and understand the Iaw, (God's Word), people treat us like lawyers and teachers. They ask us to explain what the
Iawmeans. A rolunieer brings a goal to visit your class. (For complete ia*ruaions, see the Bible Times Animals brochure in the Direciar's Pack.) Volunteer dresses as a Bible Times
shepherd and telis about him- or herself and goat using suggestions given below. Students pet, feed, water or brush

called parchment

)&-3. Bteu Tl,rtrs ANr'tats: 60AT

goat and ask shepherd questions. Optional: If goat is unavailable, show several pictures of goats or read a book
about gmts"

Conrcrsation Sugestions:I'm a shepherd and my job is to talie care of goats. One part of my job is to make sure the goats have enough to eat. What do you think goats eat? (srudents respond.) I lead the goats to places where there is gra-ss to eat andwater to drink. I protect

gether to tape words in order and recite verse together. fuk, What does the phrase

"God's plans stand

us

firm

forever"

mean? (God's plan foi the wolld and for

will remain the

same forever-from the

time of Adam until now, and even into the future.) What would it be like if God's

plans kept changing? This (week) at AmaztngJourney to Bible Times, we'll be learning about God's plans and
how we can be part of them. A volunteer dresses in Bible Times clothes and acts the part of a scnbe. (For complete instructions and materials, see the Bible Times Occupation Centers brochure in the Director's Pack. Conversation suggestions are provided below to provide information for the teaeher as he or she accompanies students to center.) Scribe demonstrates the different

ffi

them from wild animals. If one of the goats wanders away from the others; I go look for it until I find it. Goats are very important because they give us milk We drink the milk and we make cheese from the milk. \ilhat do you thin'ri we use goafs hair for? We use goat's hair to'make strong cloth for tents. Goat's hair is also woyen to make warm clothes and curtains. Goat skins ate maie into water bottles. Later today you'll hear abour another shepherd and how his goats helped him

findsomahing

Botrus Acnvrv: Tt-ts 3lc Ptcrung Blgtr

Garvtg(2-dplayers)

)k2.

OccupanoN

CENTER: ScRtBE

Materiab: Game board, game cards and instructions from Teacbing Rmurceq lmarker for each player (coins) etasers, buttons. calored paper clips), number cube, scissors. Optiona!.--clear adhesive paper.

Pr@ratiorz: (Optional--cover cards and game board

with dear adhesive paper.) Cut apart game cards. Set game
cards facedox'ri on board.

Hoa'io [5* lntroduce

sn-idents to game

by saying, The
13

*8

stories in the Bible span thousands and thousands of years, from the beginning of tirrre until the time Jesus returns. The Bible was writtea by 4O different people, over a time period of 1,400 years. It's amazing that wi.th all those wdters, through all that time, God's plan

remains the same. It is His plan for people to know and love Him. The Big Picture Bible Game will help you remember that throughout time C'od has been helping people to know and love Him. Students play game, following instructions fron
Te

aching Rexrurces.'

Brsls Sronv/ AppucATroN

OSMINUTE'

could barely see. Slowly he crawled inside and let his eyes adjust to the darkness. Then he saw it. Toward the back of the cave was a tall clay jar and broken bits of pottery. So that's w-hat his stone hit. But what wa.s this? There was something in the jar.

Materiah:Bibles, Session 1 Photographs.A-D and Bible Lands map from Teccbing Res*urces, Session 1. Bible Beat papers, pencils, felt pens, tape *r tacks. Optional-bucket, pebbles. Preparation:Hang map in vkible location. (Map will be used during Bibie story time each day.)

Mo stepped toward the jar. It #as dusty and dirty and looked as if it hadn't been touched in years. Part of him felt excited about what he had discovered, but part of him was vely nervous about what he might find or what else might be in &e cave. Carefully Mo reached into the jar and pulled out what was inside. He carried it over toward the light by the opening of the cave. He was holding an ancient scrolll He saw that it was covered with strange markings. It was some kinci of writing, but Mo couldnt read it.

THI AmazlNc BooK r1o/vlrNurEt

(Use Photos A and B")

ANcrrxr Jcnorrs
Mo didn't know it yet, but the scroll he had just found
was a very, very o1d copy of part of the Bible! It was aimost 1,000 years older than any copy of the Bible still in existence.

That day in the spring of 19+7 started like most every other day*Mohammed was out doing his "shepherd thing" with his herd of goats" lle led his goats to grass and water and made sure none of them got lost or gobbled up by wild
animals.
.;,. This particular day n'hen il{c was hanging out with his goats near the Dead Sea in Israel, he decided to take a head count. (Point to Dead .Sea an map} Swe enough, one goat was missing. He scamed the sunounding desert. No stray goats. Then he looked above at rhe rocky cliffs. Goats are great climbers, so it was possibie that the missing goat had scrambled up the hill iooking for shade. Mo noticed a cave up near the top of the cliff and

thought, I wonder if my goat is in tbat caue? Mo bent down and picked up a rock" lf he's in tbere, tbis uill startle bim and he'll come runrcing a:tt. t}ptional: Toss a few pebbles

into bucket,)

A long time ago, books like the Bihle weren't typed on a computer, run off on a copy machine, or printed on a printing press. They were copied word for word, by hand. Because it was such a difficult job, very few copies were made. Each copy of the Bible was truiy valuable. Two thousand years before Moharnmed and his goats wandered through those hills above the Dead Sea, people had lived in a nearby village. A brutal s/ar was going on belween the Roman army and a large group of Jewish rebeis. The people in the viliage knew that ftornan soldiers might attack their village at any time. They wanted to make sure their carefully copied scrolls of the Bible remained safe. So they put them in clay jars and hid them in nearby caves. Sure enough, the town was attacked and completely destroyed, but the scrolls remained safely hidden" They were undisrurbed until found by Mohammed, the shepherd,
a1-

THr MysrERrour CRlcrrNc SouNp (Use Photos C and D)

Mohammed aimed up at the cave and tossed the rock.

As the stone disappeared into ihe eave, Mo listened. He heard the stone hit something wkh a crack. How strange, Mo thought. Vhat could bis stane baue bit? Mo wasn't quite so nterested in the goats anymore. The cracking sound had gouen his attention-he wanted to tind out what was in that cave. Quickiy he started making his way over the dirt, sand and rock, up the cliff. He cruised up that ciiff and before you could say "Dead Sea Scrolls" he was at the top. By now NIo had f*rgotten his missing goat. This mystery in the cal"e seemed much more important! Mo peeked his head into the cave. Compared to the bright sunlight of the desert, the eave was dark and Mo
:,i

most 2,0ffJ years later. Since the day Mohammed found the first scroll, people have searched the sunounding caves and found many more scrolis. Scholars studied the scrolls and found out they were written about the time that Jesus 1ived. Copies of all the books of the Old Testament, except Esther, were found in

those caves. They are the oldest copies of the Bible ever discoveredl Amazingly, the words on the Dead Sea Scrolls translate into the same words we read in our Bibles today.
God protected His \ford for 2,000 yearsl

Ltrg AppLlcATloN

(1i

MrNUTrt

Pass out Bibles, Bible Beatpaperc, pencils and felt pens. To review story, volunteers read the parts of M.C. Scribel

i1

T4

and Mohammed the shepherd on page 1. Ask" s-b-.v is it more exciting to find ancient copies of the Bibie than copies of any other book? (The Bible is God's W;rj. Ine Bible tells about God's plan,) Optional: Read an; ,ilsr,:ss with students page 2 and top of page 3. These pag= rer ien'
Interest Builder -"2, th Scribe Occupation Center. Srudents turn to page 3 and compiete "straighl :rm *re Word." Repeat verse aloud with students. Ask, Fhat are

Amazing Journey to Bible Times, we'll be str :ying God's plan book, the Bible, to find out how w,: ,,n fit

into His good plans. Studen$ turn to page 4 and cornplete "Sounds .rke a
Plan' aciivity. (Optional: Sn:dents work in pairs or sma1l groups to complete page.) Volunteers share answers. ;iriefly share with students ways you learn fiom God's WorL,. Lead shdents in a prayeq thanking God lor His Word.
"As we learn more about God and His Word w il discover that it's Go4's plan for each of us to bel. ve in Hirn and trclong to His fannily. Be prepared to talk ,dividualiy with anyone indicating an interest in knowin more aboui becoming a member of God's famrly. (See "Le ling a

some things in nature that stand frm? (Gianr s:quli:s and other large trees, boulders, mountains.) What are scme things in nature that don't stand firm? (Leaves- s:eaias" grass, etc.) What does it mean to say that God',i plans stand firm forever? (Students respond.) Ever since the beginning of time, God's plans for the wodd aad for people have not changed. His plan is that we know- and love Him and show His love in the world. Altr fweek) at

Chiid to Christ,' p. 10.)

:.

ffirmns
(1 HR. 10

Trprss

&mavgwdchfrgns
MlN. TO'1 HR. 4c,r', iN"]

s@
The foilowing activities are ail-school centet-. io le
planned and implemented by special coordr,rators.
accompany children to centers.

of ciothes i like to wear? In Bible Times, men, wornen, ber-, girls all wore tunics. Tunics were like looserobes and were tied at the waist with betrts. At t: of tlie day, people didn't put on night clothes. Ti: loosened their bele and slept with their fi"rnics qrr
Cant;enstion Sugestions:\Vhat type

AmazittgJoLLrrrcy to Bible Times.

and ling
end

]ou

just

Tr:chls

& !BLE Tl,\49$ $NACK$ oo-roMrNUrEt

BaRrry

(errs

S I BLE

Tlivtfi$ A&Lls!(

oo-,0

For complete instructions and materials, see Times l'[usicbrochure nthe Directors Pcrck.

^'*rtru

-r:

Blr,;

prrtic'. :e in baking and eating traditional shepherd's Barle,r, Cak . For conrplete snack instructions, see page 9 ol refer r r the
SfudenLs gather

in kitchen or dining area to

.Sn

acfu Guide

Ia Bible Times, music was an important part cf life acd worship. Hebrew music was simple because the instruHotu to Use.'Students gather in large room. Say.

in the Director's Pack. Conuersation Strygestions: Each day at Arnazingl

'lur-

ments were simple. Sometimes the people sang a few

words over and over as they danced simple xeps" Today we'll learn a song that has words from thr Bible The words are from Psalm JJ:11, our memorr Ferse'
I

ney to Bible Times we n'ill be making and ea, i.g a Bible Times snack. Today we learned about tFie .:lepherd who discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls. Ncr- iets make Barley Cakes, a kind of food eaten by shep :rds in Bitrle lands.

i
I
L

t
l
I I

I
I

to read the BiblE because they think it's a list of rules to follow. -{c:naih the Bible is the exciting story of God's plan of lcre. In the Bible we read how very rnuch God loves re; and that He wants us to love Him and each other. A-fi q-eek at Am'azingJourney to Bible Times we will be lcarning atrout God's plans from God's plan book--+he B&ie"
Optional: Junior studen$ use this time to practict .1eaking parts for Mini-],Iusicale Clostng Program (see ,;:::i :c Mini-hlusicale songbook), in addition to learning

Students learn "The Lord Is God". Say, Some people don't want

6ucs"lxgjsaiNsia
l{ st eri al : BibIe,
s

M irti -M tts i c a I e

songbook and

ca :'.,

ette,

cassette plal'er,

word charl for song. P\av ffht.i-Musicale cassette as students gailrer.

$ong: "God's Got a Plan" from futini-fulusicale.

Bible Memory Verse Even though the Bible wa* x'ritien over 2,000 years ago, its ftessage is still as true today as it was then. What Bible verse tells that God's
plans will last forever? (Psalm 33:11.) CHldren repeat vei-se.

so.:..

ffi!ffiLg Tf,Mffs dtr{AtrT$ oo-,0*'*rt,l Tuurc AFiD TwtsTEp-yARN EILT

For complete craft instructiolts, see "Tunic" and " r ', -stjyarir Belt" in Bibie Tinrcs CraftsJbr,(ids (see bacl, -,:'';:. Children meke Blble Times clothes to wear dunl: --nei

Prayet': I)ear God, thank You for gyiflg us the Bible so we can know about You and Your plan. This week at AmazingJourney to Bible Times, teach us how we can fit into Your plan. InJesus'name, ameil.

Announcernents/Dismiss: Tornorrow we'll iook at the very first story in the Bitrle to find out about God's
plan for the beginning of the world.
_t)

,-:,"-.-.....,*

**;J

*SrssroN 2

6op {nrArr$ ApamANp ffivu

ScnrPTURE
Genesis l:20-3:24

'BIBLE BA(K6ROUND sv HrNnrrrra /rirans

As the book of cxnesis begins we see these words untarnished by the ages, 1z tbe beginning cd created the beauerc and the earth. rn these few iimplehords the Bible declares dle origin of this material universe. God calied all tirings into being by the g-ord cf His power. He spoke and worlds were framed. Interprerations of the method of may vary but the truth of the fact remains. The dirnar of al} crearion is mankind. God did nor creare people until He had prepared a place forus. we may think *rat we are noi very imporrant when we look at the vastness of thb universe, yet men and women,.we are told, were made in God's image, We mn &ink God's thoughts after Him. We can do God,s will. l;(e can respond to Gods lorc" Therefore, God has built this worid to be our dwelling place. There are fi\-o accer.lnts of God making people. The first in Genesis f merely makes the saremeci rhar .male and female he ireated them" (v. z7). The second in-Genesis 2 goes kck over the story and adds certain particulars. It teils how Adam w'as made- Ir rells the bringing to him of his life companion and help 9f mate, who r-as t2kffi out from Close to his own heart. God piaced ,rdan and Eve in a perfect place, the Garden of Eden, and told them-to keep ir for ifim- They had the freedom and use of the whole garden, ex' cept for one ttring. God- said, " yo,u arg free to eat from any tree fu the {arden; but Jnu rnust nct eat frctm tbe tree of tbe hnowledge of good and euit, for uben J)ou eat of it you will wrely die'{Genesis 2:76,17).

Brsrr /vls,\Aony Vsnsr

Know thattbe lord is Gad. It ts be who made us. and we are his.
Psalm 100:3

fu

LrssoN

Focus_

God created people and it is |iis plan for us to know Him.

Brsrs Arr*s
During this session, the student may
1. PARIICIPATE in a rerelling of the story of Creation; 2. DPLAIN that people are different from God's other creatures because we can know God;

God wanted Ad**i and Eye to obey Him, but He gave them the right to
choose to obey" He did nor make them obey. The Lord God gives us rhelame power of choice. He asks us to obey, and leaves the choice.up to us. If you are a chrisan you have akeady made the greatestihoice-Jesus christ is your savior. Bur rely day you are faced with more choices. Be sure that what you- decide will pleese our Lord and savior. seek His win in prayer and in the study of the Bibie, ksult wirir cluistian leaders, seek your pajtor,s advice. Then when you know the dght choice, do it.

3. WRITE how he or she feels about knowing God; 4. CHOOSE to become a mernber of God's family, as the Holy Spirit
Ieads.

OprNlNc
AssrmBrY
(101tMil"luTtt
I

cffiumes, props, backdrop and staging, see the Shit produc-

ti*n Guidefotnd in the Director's pack)

,!

(For complete Opening Assembly script, skit characrers,

r!
:tl :r.

fi

Ia tlre skit for.Session 2, Sassy Wantalot continues her :eerch for the Fountain of youth and is surprised to find berself in the Garden of Eden. She watches as Adam, after a h:rd day of naming animals, falls asleep. FIe is then awakened by Eve who has just been created. Sassy natiees the -Teciai relationship Adam and Eve have witir God.

lNruREsT BurrDERt
(1t)5 /"\lNUTE$

lamps and water pots from clay.

In small groups, lead sudents to complete one or more of these activities" The k;pation Center and Bible Times Aniare used for all age leveis-Primals Center (marked mary, Middler and Junim. \Fe recommend that these be im-

*)

plemented by speciatr *rordinators as ali-school cnters. Teachers accompany chl&jren to these centers.

I dig up clay from the ground and use my feei t, mix the clay with ahttle water until it is soft" I use :n hands to mold very simple prqects, but I use a potter'r wheel for larger proiects. After the pot is shaped on the wheel I set the pr: aside to harden- Sometimes I use tools to draw a desig: on the pot. Then I fire the pot in a huge, hot ove: called a kiln. This dries the clay and makes it har'' People use the pots I make for storing food, carqzir:, water and for cooking. At night, everyone needs i, have several oil lamps for light. Since pottery breal" easity, I am always busy making new pots.
SHEEP A volunteer brings a lamb or sheep to visit your clas (For complete instruclions, see the Bible Times Animc.
brochure in the Director's Pack.) Volunteer dresses as BiiTimes shepherd and tells about caring for sheep and laml, Srudents pet lamb and ask questions of shepherd. Optionr If sheep is unavailable, show students pictures or boo'
about sheep. Conuersation Sugestions:

1. Ms,uoRY VERsE

(nrarunEs Spra*

Acrrvlw:

)4r3. Brsrr Tmrs Axmnars:

Materiak: Bibles, laige sheets of butcher paper or poster board, felt pens, scissors- Salge paper bags, tape or tacks. Preparatbn: Letter Bf*e -\lemory Verse on butcher paper or poster board and disphv in visible location.

I'm a shepherd. It's my jr

"KrToJtt

lhaf lhe lord is fud, t'l rs lte whc && usand we arc

fti',t'fglrt

/oo:3

ipin it to make yarn. Then the yarn is woven in: cloth. The cloth is sewn into warm clothes, like th tunic I am wearing. Sheep horns are used as containe, for oil and as trumpets. On special occasions we e, boiled or roasted sheep meat

to take care of a flock of sheep. I lead my sheep to fir, food and water. I protect my sheep from wild anirn:: using a wooden stic\ called a rod. Sheep are very ir, portant to us in Bible Times. We cut off their wool a-r,

How ta

Use; Read

ve:= aloud n'ith students. Divide group

into pairs. Working tog*irer each par outlines a large zni-

to Psalm 100:3 inside rl:: animal outline (see sketch).

mal on sheet of paper 'Ji postei board and ietters the words
Snr-

ii

{'
I I I It i
x E

dents then cut animal in:o about tn'elve puzzle pieces and place pieces in bag. Each pair exchanges bags with another pair. Pairs remove puzzles from bags and work together to complete pnzzles and cemorize verse. What two important truths do we learn about ourselves from this verse? (God made us. We are Hs.) Vhat makes people different from the other creatures C,od has made? (\7e can know God.) It is God's plan for each of us to know llim.

Materiak: Game board, business ownr figures and l structions from Teacbing Resources, marker for each playr, number cube,; tape, gold construction paper, scissors. O;

Boxus Acrvrw: Btgtg Tlaus FviEnrrrpLACE CAME

(2-5

pl,y.,,

volunteer dresses ia Bible Times clothes and acts the part of a potter. (For cm=*lae instructions and materials, see rke Bible Times Accup.tir.tn Centen brochure in the Director's Pack. Conversatioa u.rggestions are provided below to help teacher as he or sh: accompanies students to center.) Potter shows potten a$d deioonstrates shaping of a clay oil
1amp.

*2" A

OccuparroN CENTER: PorrER

tional--clear adhesive paper. Preparation: (Optional-+over game board with clear ar, hesive paper.) Cut apart business owner figures. Fold an, tape to form trianguiar markers. Cut 150 1-inch (2.5-cm) cir cies from construction paper (for shekels). Hou to Use: Introduce students to game by saying, Ia most Bible Times villages, peoplq set up shops in a cen-

tral marketplace. There they bought, sold and traded food and everything else they needed for daily living. With all of its sights, sounds and smells, the marketplace was an exciting place to be. Srudents play game foliowing instructions Teacbing Renurces. When snrdents

Conuersation Jaggaii:,ar,t:

word "pottero means? fm

Who can guess what the potter and I make dishes,

are finished say, There were many different jobs or trades in Bible Times. People worked hard to make a living, just as your parents do today. Ttihat kind of job does your mom or dad have? What kind of job would you like to have when you grow up?
17

ffi

Srsrs $rony1 AppueATroN

Q5

He worked. He made bazillions of animals and pur :nem er-erywhere; under rocks and in the irees; in the ms.rnuiris and by the seas. But God wasn't fini.shed" Now F{e s?s ready to make the coolest thing of ali-people.

MINUTI'

(nrnrunrs wtrH A DlrrrRsNct

God's next creation wouid be rcally differezzt frm anr., thing else He had created. Different from the boisterous baboons and the friendly dogs and the contented cows. People would be different because they would be able io understand things about God and talk to God. Feople would be able to know God. And this was yery excitingl The first person God created was a man named Adam. God let Adam take care of all the neat sruff He had nade. He let Adam be the boss over all the flish and birds aad animals. Adam even got to make up narnes for the animis like

Materiak:Bibles, Session 2 Motion Cards A-F and Bible Lands map from Teaching Resources, Session 2 Bible Beat papers, pencll3o felt pens, scissors, masking tape. Optional-photocopy of Adam and Eve Time line picfure from Teacbing Resources. Preparatiorr Cut apart Motion Cards and tape to wall. Hang Bible Lands map. Optional: Coior Time Une picture. (Mark Genesis 7:2A-3:24 in your Bible. Refer to tbs passage as you tellthe story.)

Gop Cn*rrs Analrt aNp

EvE oo^,**,,r

porpoise and songbird and horse. God could hare done a better job at this than Adam. But l{e kngv/ ddrm nould
enjoy it. He also wanted Adam to know that He trustxi hin Adam really liked playing with the bears. And he sould hee-haw with the donkeys unrii all hours of the nighr- Bur sometimes the donkeys didn't get his jokes. And the bears couldn't understand why he didn't want to sleep all *-inrer. Adam needed someone iike him-another person rvho understood what it was like to be God's friend. 5o, Gcd cre-

(Divide class intei six groups and assign a Motion Card to each group. Each group plans a motion and sound to represent its animal. fu you tell the story, groups do motions and
make sounds whenever their animals are mentioned.)

It was the best" The world God made was wonderful.

The darkness was perfect. The light was perfect. The oceans were huge. The rivers ran fast. And the lakes were deep beyond imaginatiori. But waitl The dry land was even betterl Everywhere God covered it with flowers and trees. And

vegetables and fruir" Not the blah, pale kind you find in

Can at the store. These fruits and vegetabies asted great. Ev-

eryone would love them. But everyone wasn't here yei. In fact, no one was here. No baboons to bite bananas. No pdrpoises to play in the Pacific. No horses to hike through the hills" rllo cows ta graze contentedly in green meadows. No dogs tc chase sticks into streams. No sassy

ated a friend for Adam, a woman, And Adam named her of Eden and theltook care of all that God had made" ipoint to Garden of Eden on map.) God was very pleased wirh rhe people He had made and loved them more than a little. And thef ri-ere al1 very happy. So God rested.
Eve. Together they lived in the Garden

songbirds to fill the air with melodies. As God gazed out

over the land ard the seas, He began to smile at what He
was about to do.

tN THr AAlpou oF THE GanprN Now God had given Adam some friendly advice abour life in the garden. ActLrally it was rnore than frien&-'advice-it was a cofi]mand. God said Adam could ear lrom any of the many scrumptious fruit trees in the gardea- ercept one-the tree in the very center of the garden Vell. ir decide to try the fruit on rhar one forbidden rree. \[hat could happen? Well, right away what happened is thev felr
naked and ashamed. Adam blamed the whole thing on Ere, and Eve blamed it on the serpent who had invited her ro u1the fruit. But Adam and Eve alone werc the ones *ho had

Tnr Tnrr

(nmrunrs Gnonr
First God made fish. Some iooked goofy. Some lookeA dangerous. Some looked like little horses. Some could even fly. He made the little ones tc) swim in schools where there was never any homework" He made the bigger ones, like porpoises, to swim with just a few friends so ihere would

didn't take long for Adam and Eve, being rypicai humsns, ro

be enough rooo to romp around without bumping into

chosen to disobey. And what happened nexl is thar God sent them out of the garden and they weren't as clee to
God as they had been before. \(ell, even though God had to punish Adam and Ere. rhe good news is that He still loved rhem every bit as much as He had before. And God had a plan. He would make a sr-ay so one day pebple could be juit as close to God as -\dam and Eve had been when they first lived in the garden- C,od. planned to send His own Son, Jesus, to show all people rhe way to be close to God. Because God made people, ii has always been His plan for us to know Him and be clme to Him.

like the sassy songbirds couldn't lrclp bursting into song anltime, day or
night. Maybe they were just excited because they could fly. The big birds looked like kings and queens as they soared through the slqz. The little ones looked like court jesters as they flined from lrre to rhere. But God wasn't finished. Next, He made animals. There were friendly dogs and contented cows" There were the huppy horses and there were the boisterous baboons. God chuckled to Himself as
1B

each other. But God wasn'r finished. Next, He made birds" And some,

(Optional Attach Adam and Eve Time Line picture to wall Each day ycu may add another picture to the Time line.J

re1I

cd
b1e

Lt FE APPLT(ATtoN

ing
r,',

Pass out Bibles, Bible Beat papers, feit pens and pencils.

^,*.,,.,,r

'

:':':'
-

To review Bible story, volunteers read the parts of

M.C.

.llts.
"

Scriber and Adann on page 1. Ask, What makes people different from the other creatures God made? (People can know God and be His friends.) Optional: Students complete and discuss page 2 and the top of page 3. Then students complete "Eve's Leaves" activily on page 3.

for,'

and,. img:

rafll:r
,r,ha;.
" Be.;,

Repeat verse aloud with students. Ask, What does God want us to know? (That He is God.) Why do we belong to God? (Because He made us.) Each one of us has been especially created by God, and it is His plan for each of us to know Him. Students turn to page 4 and complete

iter{, rd'ql,

BrsHTrmrs

back cover). Children thrread string tirough straw pie, ffeate a Bible Times headband Conuersation Sugestions: In Bible Times, most

;to

ffi%

Aa'vrwCEmrns
(1 HR. 10

/vllN. TO 1 HR. 40 MlN.)

wore some kind of cloth to protect their heads ;m the heat of the sun. To keep the cloth in place, iey wore headbands similar to the one;ou're making

p lle

be planned and implemented by special coordinators. Teachers accompany children to centers.

The following activities are all-schooi centers, to

BIBLt TtMEt SNACK' oo,o*,**rl

Fnurr/Nur Mrx
Srudents gather in kitchen or dining area to particip. : in preparing and eating traditional Fruit/Nut I'Iix. For corr r:te snack instructions see page g or refer to rhe Snack Gu. ,:L in the Director's Pack.

BTBLE Tt*tE$ tlAuflc oo-,0^,*ur,,r For complete instructions, see the Bible Times Music
brochure inthe Direcktr's Pack. How to tsei Sftldents gather in large room. Review n'ords and steps of "The lord Is God." Sing several times, Then say, In Bible Times, it was common to hear words of Bible music. The singing was

Canuersation Sugg4estions: C'od filled the Gardc , of Eden with plants that provided food for Adam anil ,'lve to eal Adam and Eve could pick from the nut and i;'rlit

the

means one group sang a part and then another group sang a part. At celebrations, people sang and danced as a way of worshiping God. Antiphonal singing was a sfyle of music in Bible Times. What are so'me music styles today? (Rock, fo1k, rap.) Today we'll learn a rap song about God's plan. Students watch "God's Got a Plan" on video. Then play cassette version of song as you lead children to sing along" Teach students motions to "God's Got a Plan." Say, Music styles may change, but God's plan is the same forever. Optional: Junior students use this time to rehearse parts for the ],lini-Musicale Ciosing Program (see script in t{iniMusicale songbook)" in addition to learning songs.

antiphonakhat

set to

trees in the garden to prepare a snack very much i:he the one we will prepare today.

C[oslNG to,*'**,,r
Matgdals: Bib\e, Mini-Musicale songbook and
cassette player, word chart for song. ' PIay A,fini-i4u.sicale cassetre as children gather.
cassr

jite)

Song: Sing "The Lord Is God"'

Bible Memory Vetse If I want to find a yerse rn the Bible that tells who made me, where should I look? (Psalm 100:3.) Invite all srudents wearing blue to recite
Psalnr 100:3.

^,*rr,,r OprNwonr HelpsaHp AND HrAD Covrnlxc

For complete ciafi instructions, see "OpenwoLk Headband and Head Covering' in Bible Tirnes Crafts for Klds Gee

B I tst F TIMET_CRAFT5 oo,o

Prayer: Dear God You have made each person in this foom, and You want each of us to know You. Help us get to know You better and better this (week) at AnazingJowney to Bible Times. InJesus' narne, arnen.

Announcements/Dismiss: Tomorrow we'll find out atrout a man naned Abraham who had a very irnportantpart in God's plan.
19