ADAM AND EVE SINNED LEADER BIBLE STUDY. 20 Unit 1, Session 3. LIFE POINT: God knew that people would sin, so He planned to send the Savior.

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1 ADAM AND EVE SINNED LIFE POINT: God knew that people would sin, so He planned to send the Savior. LEADER BIBLE STUDY CREATION LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING God is still at work in His creation and cares what happens in it. BIBLE PASSAGE 3 WEEKLY BIBLE VERSE Be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or the left. Deuteronomy 5:32 UNIT VERSE In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 1:1 Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Familiar words in any court, but one might ask, What is truth? Truth is defined as the actual state of reality. Telling the truth is stating what is or was actually real. Truth is an essential characteristic of God. His Word is always indisputably true. Adam and Eve enjoyed a perfect environment in the garden of Eden. God provided everything they needed. They were free to do whatever they wanted with one exception: they were not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. The sly serpent, however, planted a seed of doubt in the woman s mind. He told her that if they ate from the tree they would not die but would become like Him. Their eyes would be open, and they would know good and evil. The serpent (identified as Satan in Rev. 12:9) attacked God s Word saying it could not be trusted. He implied that God just wanted to keep mankind from being like Him. Instead of rebuking the serpent, Eve ate the fruit of the tree and gave some to Adam. Part of what the serpent said was true: their eyes were indeed opened, but not to be like God. The consequences were soon manifest. When God came looking for them, they hid. When He confronted them, they tried to pin the guilt on someone else. Adam blamed God and Eve. Eve blamed the serpent. God cursed the serpent and issued judgment on the couple: they were expelled from the garden; the woman would suffer in childbirth; and the man would labor to grow crops for food. God then declared they would indeed die and return to the dust. How many versions of any story can be true? Explain. How are many people still being deceived about God s Word? NOTE: Downloadable versions of items identified as CD are available in the Music and Print Extras Bundle. Items identified as DVD are available in the Digital Video Bundle. SUGGESTED DATE: week of September 18 Additional training for Bible Studies for Life: Kids available at ministrygrid.com/web/biblestudiesforlife. 20 Unit 1,

2 PRACTICE BIBLE SKILLS Time Line: Week Three, Time Line Events: Week Three (Pack Items 3, 4) 1. Place the Time Line: Week Three and Time Line Events faceup on the table. 2. Direct preteens attention to the focal wall. Invite a volunteer to read the Time Line events from the past two weeks. 3. Instruct kids to complete the third piece of the time line by reading the Scripture references on the time line, describing each event, and gluing them to the correct location. 4. Place the time line on the focal wall, in the correct position, after the previous sections. 5. As time allows, challenge preteens to share information they know about the stories on the time line. Encourage preteens, sharing that you are proud of them for learning about the Bible. INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY Circle Game 1. Explain to preteens that they will play a game. Instruct each person to state his name, what he wants to be, and how he will prepare for his future. (Example: The first preteen could say, My name is Mary. I want to be a teacher, and I m going to prepare for my future by tutoring children. ) The second person should state his plans as well as repeat Mary s plans. Continue until each preteen has had a turn or until time runs out. 2. Choose one preteen to begin. Allow preteens to help each other as they work their way around the room. 3. Ask: Did you know someone else made plans for you long before you were born? 4. Explain that when God made people, He also made plans for our future! He knew people would sin, and He knew we would need a Savior. Share that from the beginning of the world, God s plan for our future was Jesus! 5. Show the Adam and Eve Sinned: Introduction video for the session. Pack Items 3, 4 glue dots, tape DVD No special preparation needed. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE PRETEENS 21

3 STUDY THE BIBLE GETTING TO THE POINT God s Amazing World Title Banner (Pack Item 1) Direct preteens attention to the title banner. Invite preteens to share things they have learned thus far in the unit. Explain that preteens will learn that God knows all things that have happened in the past and all things that will happen in the future. Pack Items 1, 2 Teaching Picture 3 Activity Pages DVD West Africa Photos (CD) yarn, 2 clipboards, markers, copy paper, stopwatch or timer blue and green sticky notes Write the review questions (page 90) on the blue sticky notes and the answers on green sticky notes. Note: If you have more preteens than questions and answers, play again allowing each one to have a turn. index cards Write A, B, or C on individual cards. Prepare enough so that each preteen can have 1 of each. Option: If possible, order a Bible Storying Scarf ($10) from imbresources.org or by calling (800) LOOK IN THE BOOK Teaching Picture 3, Sin in the Garden (Activity Page) Display the Teaching Picture. Point preteens attention to the Bible people in the picture, and guide them to think about what their plan might have been. Form three groups. Assign each group a section of Sin in the Garden on the Activity Page. (Eve 3:1-6,13,16; Adam 3:6-12,17-19; Serpent 3:1-5,14-15) Lead groups to read 3 and then complete their portion of the activity. Encourage groups to choose a volunteer, and lead them to report their findings. Explain that even though God created a perfect world, He knew people would sin. He had a plan in place for us from the very beginning. ABCs of Becoming a Christian Guide preteens to realize that, just like Adam and Eve, people today are tempted to disobey God. Ask: What are some areas in which preteens can be tempted to disobey God? Explain that our sin separates us from God, and God wants us to have a relationship with Him. Because God knew people would sin, He provided a way for us to be forgiven and welcomed into God s family for eternity. Give each preteen a card. Invite volunteers to share what they think the ABCs of Becoming a Christian are. Ensure all Admit, Believe, and Confess are discussed. Use Sharing the Gospel with Kids (page 98) as you share how to become a Christian with the group. Encourage preteens to write the word on the appropriate card and to list at least one Scripture reference on each card they have. Tell preteens you will be glad to talk with any of them after the session if they would like to know more about becoming a Christian. Invite preteens to keep their cards in their wallet or purse so they can share the information with a friend or family member who asks them about Jesus. 22 Unit 1,

4 LIFE POINT God knew that people would sin, so He planned to send the Savior. REVIEW CHALLENGE Human Connect the Dots Distribute sticky notes, and guide them to stick the notes on their clothing. Explain that preteens will match the questions with the correct answers by connecting them with yarn. Instruct preteens to stand around the room. Invite a volunteer with a question on his sticky note to begin. Give her the yarn and instruct her to say the question aloud. Next, instruct her to toss the yarn to the preteen who calls out the correct answer. Repeat until all the questions have been answered correctly. Encourage preteens to pass the yarn to someone who hasn t had it. UNIT VERSE CHALLENGE Pass It On, 1:1 Unit Verse (Pack Item 2) Enlist a preteen to say 1:1 aloud. Form two teams, and guide them to stand in a line. Give each team a clipboard, a piece of paper, and a marker. Explain that teams will to race to see which can write the Unit Verse legibly in the shortest amount of time. Instruct teams to begin at the front of the line with each preteen writing one word of the verse before handing it on to the next person. Direct teams to begin. Congratulate teams with the fastest time. Option: Memorize the Weekly Bible Verse: Deuteronomy 5:32. MISSIONS Show the Storying Cloth photos. Explain that this cloth is an important tool for Christians who are teaching the Bible. Each block represents a story from the Bible. It starts with the creation of the world and ends with stories about Jesus. If you have an actual storying cloth, let preteens identify Bible stories they recognize from the pictures. Call for several volunteers to pray for Kimberly Cain and other Christian workers in West Africa. APPLY THE BIBLE AND PRAY Show the Adam and Eve Sinned: Life Action video. Pray and dismiss preteens to their groups. BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE PRETEENS 23

5 LIVE IT OUT CHOICE 1 Activity Pages clear, small beads 4-inch nails Provide 2 for each girl. thin jewelry wire Cut the wire into 8-inch and 4-inch strips. Provide each girl with an 8-inch and 4-inch piece of wire. CHOICE 2 Activity Pages simple Lego construction toys Choose a set that can be completed during the session. Practice putting the kit together. Set aside 1 or 2 important pieces along with instructions and pictures. Put the remaining blocks in a separate container. CHOICE 1 (GIRLS) Beaded Wire Cross, It s Up to Me (Activity Page) 1. Invite a volunteer to say the ABCs of Becoming a Christian. Explain to girls that they will be making a beaded wire cross to remind them that God s plan for them includes salvation through Jesus. 2. Distribute supplies. 3. Give girls the following instructions on how to make a cross: --Form a cross with 2 nails, and wrap them in place with a piece of 4-inch wire. --String a bead onto a strand of 8-inch jewelry wire, and begin to wrap the wire around the bottom of the cross. --Work your way up the cross by adding beads as you continue to wrap the wire. --Repeat the process, starting on the horizontal piece of the cross. --Show girls how to create a loop for hanging the cross by twisting a 4-inch strip of wire around the top. 4. Allow girls to display their crosses. 5. Share with preteens that once they decide to follow God s plan for their lives and accept Jesus, there are still many choices they will have to make. 6. Lead girls to complete It s Up to Me on the Activity Page. CHOICE 2 (BOYS) The Perfect Plan, It s Up to Me (Activity Page) 1. Invite boys to join you as you set the Lego construction toys out on the table. Divide the blocks up among the boys. 2. Invite boys to take turns building the object. 3. After a few minutes, lay the remaining pieces and instructions on the table in front of the boys. Challenge boys to try to build the structure again, this time following the proper plan. Provide assistance when necessary. 4. When boys have completed the project, compliment them on following the instructions. 5. Explain to boys that God also had a plan in place when He created the world. God knew people would sin. He planned on sending Jesus from the very beginning of the world. Help preteens realize that only God has the perfect plan for them. 24 Unit 1,

6 LIFE POINT God knew that people would sin, so He planned to send the Savior. 6. Lead boys in repeating the ABCs of Becoming a Christian. 7. Challenge preteens to complete It s Up to Me on the Activity Page. CHOICE 3 (BOYS AND GIRLS) What Will You Wear? It s Up to Me (Activity Page) 1. Point out the box in the middle of the room. 2. Explain that preteens will participate in an activity where they get to choose one or two items from the box. Encourage them not to share their items until you tell them to do so. 3. Once each preteen has chosen a piece of clothing, instruct them to put it on and wear it until the end of the session. 4. Distribute Activity Pages, and direct preteens to complete It s Up to Me. 5. Once preteens have completed the activity, invite volunteers to share how they felt about wearing the item of clothing they picked out. 6. Explain that sometimes when we make a choice, it seems like a good one until we have to live with the consequences either good or bad. Say: Some of the choices in the box seemed funny until you had to wear them. Ask: --Would you have chosen a different item if you had known you had to wear it? --What bad choice did Adam and Eve make? What were the consequences of their bad choice? 7. Explain that our choices do not surprise God. Share that He even knew what item they would choose out of the box. Remind preteens that God knew we would sin, so He planned to send Jesus to be our Savior. WRAP UP Play the Adam and Eve Sinned: Wrap Up video for the session. Dismiss with prayer. Remind preteens that you will be glad to talk with them after the session about how they can become a Christian. Encourage preteens to give their One Conversation pages to their parents. CHOICE 3 Activity Pages large box of clothes Fill the box with several different styles of clothing. Make sure to include some bizarre, humorous choices as well as normal ones. WRAP UP DVD BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE PRETEENS 25

7 ADAM AND EVE SINNED GENESIS 3 TEACHING PICTURE 3

8 ADAM AND EVE SINNED Adam, the first man, named his wife Eve. They lived in a beautiful garden God created. Now the serpent was tricky and said to Eve, Did God really say you can t eat from every tree in the garden? Eve said to the serpent, God said we must not eat from the tree in the middle of the garden, or even touch it, or we will die. The serpent replied, No! You will not die. God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil. Eve saw that the fruit on the tree looked delicious, and she wanted the knowledge the fruit offered. She took some of the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to Adam, who ate it, too. At that moment, their eyes were opened and they realized they were naked. So they sewed fig leaves together and made clothing for themselves. Adam and Eve heard God walking in the garden, and they hid. God called out to them, Where are you? Adam replied, I heard You and I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid. God asked Adam, Who told you that you were naked? Did you eat from the forbidden tree? Adam replied, The woman You made gave the fruit to me, and I ate it. Eve said, It was the serpent. He tricked me and I ate it. God punished the serpent saying, You are cursed more than any wild animal, and you will crawl on your belly and eat dust all your life. God punished Eve saying, You will have pain in bearing children, and your husband will rule over you. God punished Adam saying, You will have to work very hard to grow food to eat all the days of your life. God made clothing out of skins for Adam and Eve. Then God removed Adam and Eve from the garden of Eden forever. BASED ON GENESIS 3

9 UNIT 1. SESSION 3 Adam and Eve Sinned UNIT VERSE In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. GENESIS 1:1 S I N IN THE GARDEN Read 3 to find the answers to the questions below. Write the answers in the space provided. EVE Why did Eve disobey? Who tempted Eve to disobey God? What did Eve do to disobey God? Whom did Eve blame for her sin? What were the consequences of Eve s sin? SERPENT How is the serpent described in 3:1? What did the serpent ask Eve in 3:1? What did the serpent tell Eve in 3:4-5? IT S UP TO ME God s plan for you is to be like Jesus. There will be times you are tempted to do what is wrong, but you can make a choice to do what is right even when others do wrong. Draw a check mark in the box beside each situation in which you can choose either right or wrong. ADAM Who tempted Adam to disobey God? What punishment did God give to the serpent? A friend gossips about me The way I take care of my possessions What I say about people What did Adam do to disobey God? How often I pray If someone steals from me Whom did Adam blame for his sin? What I watch on TV How other people treat me IMAGE CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM What were the consequences of Adam s sin? If I obey my parents When I take my turn How I treat others Whether or not I listen to others BIBLE STUDIES FOR LIFE PRETEENS 7

10 TM THE BIBLE MEETS LIFE Parents, your preteen heard that sin entered the world through Adam and Eve s disobedience. Sin and disobedience brings consequences. But God planned to redeem His people, even from the beginning. PRETEENS LEVEL OF BIBLICAL LEARNING God is still at work in His creation and cares what happens in it. ADAM AND EVE SINNED GENESIS 3 BIBLE VERSE: Deuteronomy 5:32 LIFE POINT: God knew that people would sin, so He planned to send the Savior. LIVE IT OUT Help your preteen memorize Deuteronomy 5:32, the Weekly Verse for this session. Discuss the meaning of turning to the right or to the left. Guide your preteen to write down some choices that reflect that turn away from God. DAILY BIBLE READING Sunday: Isaiah 43:1 Monday: Romans 8:39 Tuesday: Luke 15:10 Wednesday: 1 John 4:14 Thursday: Philippians 3:20 Friday: John 14:6 Saturday: Jude 25 Adam and Eve lived in the garden God created. A serpent was tricky and said to Eve, Did God really say you can t eat from any tree? Eve answered, God said we must not eat from the tree in the middle of the garden, or even touch it. If we do, we will die. The serpent replied, You will not die. God knows that when you eat it your eyes will be opened and you will be like God. Eve saw that the fruit looked good. She ate it and gave some to Adam, who also ate it. Their eyes were opened, and they knew they were naked. God asked Adam, Have you eaten from the forbidden tree? Adam replied, The woman You made gave the fruit to me, and I ate it. Eve said, It was the serpent. He tricked me and I ate it. God punished the serpent saying, You will crawl on your belly and eat dust all your life. To Eve, He said, You will have pain in bearing children, and your husband will rule over you. God punished Adam saying, You will have to work very hard to grow food to eat all the days of your life. Then God removed Adam and Eve from the garden of Eden forever. TAKE IT FURTHER Check out the Adam and Eve Sinned section of the Bible Studies For Life: Kids Family App. 8

11 IMAGE CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM GOD S AMAZING WORLD TITLE BANNER 1 Preteens Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Use as directed during Unit 1.

12 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (HCSB) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. IMAGE CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM (NKJV) 2 GENESIS 1:1 UNIT VERSE Preteens Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Use as needed during Unit 1.

13 In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. (ESV) In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (NIV)

14 IMAGE CREDIT: SHUTTERSROCK.COM 3 GENESIS TIME LINE Preteens Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Session 2 Instructions: Use as directed during Practice Bible Skills, Unit 1, Sessions 1 4.

15 : : 1-6 Session 2 22 : 1-19 Session 2 24 Session 2 25 : Session 2 25 : Session Session 2 Session 2 28 : : 1-12 Session 2 29 : : : : 1-11 IMAGE CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM 37 : : : : : : : : TIME LINE EVENTS Preteens Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Use as directed during Practice Bible Skills, Unit 1, Sessions 1 4.

16 Learning the Stories INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS Children all over the world are important to Jesus. He loves them and wants them to learn about Him when they are very young. Christian workers, like Kimberly Cain in West Africa, love the children like Jesus does. Sometimes Kimberly teaches kids as they sit on mats on the dusty ground. Sometimes she teaches kids at a local church where the roof is made of woven grass. That church building might not look KIMBERLY CAIN like yours, but the children in West Africa are learning the same stories from the Bible that you are! Kimberly uses a storying cloth to tell stories from the Bible. Each picture on the cloth tells a story. Kimberly tells children the story of creation and continues with stories about Jesus so children can grow up knowing Him and telling others about Him. Ways to pray for the people and missionaries in West Africa: k Pray that missionaries will be willing and able to learn the language spoken by the people so they can tell the people about Jesus. k Pray for missionaries as they adjust to a different culture in a part of the world where the temperature stays very hot all year. k Pray that the children of West Africa will learn to follow Jesus at a young age. MISSIONS STORY: WEST AFRICA Bible Studies for Life Preteens, Fall LifeWay. Published in the United States of America. Instructions: Print and use during Study the Bible, Unit 1, Session 2. This item may be reproduced for church use only.

17 Read the following facts. Allow preteens to decide if they are true or false. 1. Your eyes stay the same size from birth to old age. (True) 2. Most people lose 50 to 100 hairs on their scalp every day. (True) 3. Eyelashes only live for about five months and then they fall out and are replaced. (True) 4. Normally, girls have shorter tongues than boys, but their hearts beat faster than boys hearts. (True) 5. Babies cannot cry tears until they are three days old. (False. Most babies can t cry tears until they are about six weeks old.) 6. The hardest bone in your body is in your ear. (True) 7. You sneeze at 50 miles per hour. (False. You actually sneeze at about 100 miles per hour.) 8. The length of your body is about the same as the width of your arms when they are stretched out. (True) 11. Your brain is more active at night than during the day. (True) 12. Different places on your tongue taste different things salty, sour, bitter, and sweet. (False. All parts of your tongue can taste these things.) 13. You are taller in the evening than in the morning. (False. You are taller in the morning than the evening.) 14. You do not hear as well after eating a large meal. (True) 15. Most people have tiny, microscopic creatures living in their eyelashes. (True) 16. Everyone s tongue print is the same. (False, tongue prints are like fingerprints. They are all different.) 17. The left side of your brain controls the left side of your body, and the right side of your brain controls the right side of your body. (False. The opposite is true.) 18. It is not possible to tickle yourself. (True) IMAGE CREDIT: SHUTTERSTOCK.COM 9. You can live longer without food than you can without sleep. (True) 10. The acid in your stomach could dissolve a razor blade. (True) Sources: A person s nails and hair continue to grow for two weeks after he dies. (False. This is a myth.) 20. Your nose and ears keep growing your whole life. (True) ALL GOD S PEOPLE FUN FACTS 8 Preteens Leader Pack, Fall 2016 Instructions: Use as directed during Live It Out, Choice 2 (for boys), Unit 1, Session 2.