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

If we are to know many ol the things that God wants us to know, He hadprovide ^ way to tell us. That way is the revelation of His pian in the book call the Bible.Can we believe what the Bible says? We probably have an immediate retion to that question. !/e say, "Of coursel" Have you ever stopped long enouto realize how amazing it is'that yo:u c6n believe it? In the first place, thebook of the Bible was completed about a.o. 95 or 96,1,900 years ago. Thebooks of the Bible were written over a period of 1,400 years or more and

more than 40 different writers. These people, in most cases, had never meach other. They came from different backgrounds and cultures. Some of thspoke different languages. There is no human explanation as to why the Biis a unit and how a1l of it has the same message. The Holy Spirit is the oanswer.

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

What a privilege we have to sn:dy the inspired Iford of God. Just thinklhave in our possession the words of the great God who created and caresali things. Remember, the Bible reveals God's plans. Let us read it to discothose plans.

ScnrPTURENote: The storyfor today is based on thehistorically documented account of ashepherd who found the Dead SeaScrolls in i947.Brsrs AArmony VrnssTbe plans of tbe lord standfirmforeuer,tbe pnyxes of bis beart tbroughall generations. Psalm 33:1 1LrssoN FocusTl1e Bibie is God's !flord and tells aboutHi3 plan for the world and for me.Brsrr ArmsDuring this session, the sn-rdent mayi. IDENTIFY the Bibie as God's ![ord,which tells about His plan;2. USE a Bible to answer seyeral

questions about God's Vord;3. PIAN a way to learn moreabout the Bible;4. CHOOSE to become a member of

God's famiiy, as the Holy Spirit leads.

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Each day at AmazingJournE; to Bible Times inciudes ahumorous skit used to introduce or reinforce the session'sBible story. For children in first grade and older, the skitsare presnted at the beginning of each session during

Opening Assembly. The assembly is done with all childrin grades 1{ together and also includes songs, prayer aannouncements. (For complete skit scripts, skit charactecostumes, props, backdrop and staging, see the Skrt Pduction Guidefound nrhe Arector's Pack)In the skit for Session 1, Sassy \(anlalot, a young, moern-day explorer embarks on a search for the FountainYouth. Her quest unexpectedly takes her through a secpassage to Bible Times, where she meets M.C. Scriberscribe from ancient days, who is copying pages of tBible-words that last forever.

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in small groups, lead students to complete one or moreof these activities. (Choose activities based on staff andschedule considerations.) The Occupation Center and BibleTimes Animals Center (marked *) are used for all age lev-els-Primary, Middier and Junior. We recommend that thesebe implemented by special coordinators as all-school cen-ters. Teachers accompany students to these centers.1. MemoRY VERTE Acrvmr:Scnoru rN A rARMaterink: Bible, brown wrapping paper or paper groceryba!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 largerectangle cut from paper bag and display in a visible loca-tion. Repeat to make lno more verse charts. Cut these into16 pieces each--cne word on each piece. Roll paper piecesinto scrolls and tie with string or yarn. Place one set of 15scrolls in each pot. Place pots on floor. (Option for smallgroups: Make only two verse charts" Display one chart andcut 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 groupinto two teams. Give each team a roll of tape. Teams line upsix to eight feet lrom pots. First student on each team tossesbeanbag into ciay pol (Student gets as many tries as neces-sary to get beanbag in pot.) Vilien beanbag lands in pot, stu-dent runs to the pot, removes a scroll and the beanbag andruns back to his or her team. The beanbag is'given to thenext person in line who repeats process. $7hen all scrolls areremoved from the pot, each team works to-gether to tape words in order and reciteverse together. fuk, What does the phrase"God's plans stand firm forever"mean? (God's plan foi the wolld and forus will remain the same forever-from thetime of Adam until now, and even into thefuture.) What would it be like if God'splans kept changing? This (week) at AmaztngJourneyto Bible Times, we'll be learning about God's plans andhow we can be part of them.)k2. OccupanoN CENTER: ScRtBEA volunteer dresses in Bible Times clothes and acts thepart of a scnbe. (For complete instructions and materials, seethe Bible Times Occupation Centers brochure in the Direc-tor's Pack. Conversation suggestions are provided below toprovide information for the teaeher as he or she accompa-nies students to center.) Scribe demonstrates the different

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methods of n'riting used in Bible Times.Contytsatiort Sugestions: Scribe says, I'm one of thefew pecple in my time who knows how to read andwrite. Do you know what I'm called? (Scribe.) The word"scribe" in Hebrew, sopber, tneans "one who writes." Ihave a very important and powerfirl job. I read andcopy important letters, laws, bills and other docu-ments. Some scribestarefully copy God's Word, mak-ing sure every letter is exactly coffect. Many years agoscribes wrote on clay tablets using a pointed stylus tomalie marls. Some scribes also carve letters on waxedboards.I[e Bible scribes write on scrolls using pensdipped in ink- Scrolls are made of strips of papyrusplan6 crossed over each other and pounded together.Scrolls are also made of goat or sheep skin, which iscalled parchmentffi are higbly educated- Since we copy and un-derstand the Iaw, (God's Word), people treat us likelawyers and teachers. They ask us to explain what theIawmeans.)&-3. Bteu Tl,rtrs ANr'tats: 60ATA rolunieer brings a goal to visit your class. (For com-plete ia*ruaions, see the Bible Times Animals brochure inthe Direciar's Pack.) Volunteer dresses as a Bible Timesshepherd and telis about him- or herself and goat using sug-gestions given below. Students pet, feed, water or brushgoat and ask shepherd questions. Optional: If goat is un-available, show several pictures of goats or read a bookabout gmts"

Conrcrsation Sugestions:I'm a shepherd and my jobis to talie care of goats. One part of my job is to makesure the goats have enough to eat. What do you thinkgoats eat? (srudents respond.) I lead the goats to placeswhere there is gra-ss to eat andwater to drink. I protectthem from wild animals. If one of the goats wandersaway from the others; I go look for it until I find it.Goats are very important because they give us milk Wedrink the milk and we make cheese from the milk.\ilhat do you thin'ri we use goafs hair for? We use goat'shair to'make strong cloth for tents. Goat's hair is alsowoyen to make warm clothes and curtains. Goat skinsate maie into water bottles. Later today you'll hearabour another shepherd and how his goats helped himfindsomahingBotrus Acnvrv:Tt-ts 3lc Ptcrung Blgtr Garvtg(2-dplayers)Materiab: Game board, game cards and instructions fromTeacbing Rmurceq lmarker for each player (coins) etasers,buttons. calored paper clips), number cube, scissors. Op-tiona!.--clear adhesive paper.Pr@ratiorz: (Optional--cover cards and game boardwith dear adhesive paper.) Cut apart game cards. Set gamecards facedox'ri on board.Hoa'io [5* lntroduce sn-idents to game by saying, The

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

remains the same. It is His plan for people to knand love Him. The Big Picture Bible Game will helpremember that throughout time C'od has been helppeople to know and love Him. Students play gamelowing instructions fron Te aching Rexrurces.'

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Materiah:Bibles, Session 1 Photographs.A-D and BibleLands map from Teccbing Res*urces, Session 1. Bible Beatpapers, pencils, felt pens, tape *r tacks. Optional-bucket,pebbles.

Preparation:Hang map in vkible location. (Map will beused during Bibie story time each day.)THI AmazlNc BooK r1o/vlrNurEt

(Use Photos A and B")That day in the spring of 19+7 started like most everyother day*Mohammed was out doing his "shepherd thing"with his herd of goats" lle led his goats to grass and waterand made sure none of them got lost or gobbled up by wildanimals..;,. This particular day n'hen il{c was hanging out with hisgoats near the Dead Sea in Israel, he decided to take a headcount. (Point to Dead .Sea an map} Swe enough, one goatwas missing. He scamed the sunounding desert. No straygoats. Then he looked above at rhe rocky cliffs. Goats aregreat climbers, so it was possibie that the missing goat hadscrambled up the hill iooking for shade.Mo noticed a cave up near the top of the cliff andthought, I wonder if my goat is in tbat caue? Mo bent downand picked up a rock" lf he's in tbere, tbis uill startle bimand he'll come runrcing a:tt. t}ptional: Toss a few pebblesinto bucket,)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. Heheard 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. Thecracking sound had gouen his attention-he wanted to tindout what was in that cave. Quickiy he started making hisway over the dirt, sand and rock, up the cliff. He cruisedup that ciiff and before you could say "Dead Sea Scrolls" hewas 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 thebright sunlight of the desert, the eave was dark and Mo

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could barely see. Slowly he crawled inside and let hisadjust to the darkness. Then he saw it. Toward the bacthe cave was a tall clay jar and broken bits of potterythat's w-hat his stone hit. But what wa.s this? Theresomething in the jar.Mo stepped toward the jar. It #as dusty and dirtylooked as if it hadn't been touched in years. Part of himexcited about what he had discovered, but part of himvely nervous about what he might find or what else mbe in &e cave. Carefully Mo reached into the jar and puout what was inside. He carried it over toward the lighthe opening of the cave. He was holding an ancient scHe saw that it was covered with strange markings. Itsome kinci of writing, but Mo couldnt read it.ANcrrxr JcnorrsMo didn't know it yet, but the scroll he had just fowas a very, very o1d copy of part of the Bible! It was aim1,000 years older than any copy of the Bible still in etence.

A long time ago, books like the Bihle weren't typed ocomputer, run off on a copy machine, or printed on a ping press. They were copied word for word, by hand.cause it was such a difficult job, very few copies wmade. Each copy of the Bible was truiy valuable.

Two thousand years before Moharnmed and his gwandered through those hills above the Dead Sea, peohad lived in a nearby village. A brutal s/ar was going onlween the Roman army and a large group of Jewish rebThe people in the viliage knew that ftornan soldiers mattack their village at any time. They wanted to maketheir carefully copied scrolls of the Bible remained safethey put them in clay jars and hid them in nearby caSure enough, the town was attacked and completelystroyed, but the scrolls remained safely hidden" They wundisrurbed until found by Mohammed, the shepherdmost 2,0ffJ years later.

Since the day Mohammed found the first scroll, peohave searched the sunounding caves and found many mscrolis. Scholars studied the scrolls and found out they wwritten about the time that Jesus 1ived. Copies of allbooks of the Old Testament, except Esther, were founthose caves. They are the oldest copies of the Bible ediscoveredl Amazingly, the words on the Dead Sea Sctranslate into the same words we read in our Bibles todGod protected His \ford for 2,000 yearslLtrg AppLlcATloN (1i MrNUTrt

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and Mohammed the shepherd on page 1. Ask" s-b-.v is itmore exciting to find ancient copies of the Bibie thancopies of any other book? (The Bible is God's W;rj. IneBible tells about God's plan,) Optional: Read an; ,ilsr,:sswith 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 *reWord." Repeat verse aloud with students. Ask, Fhat aresome things in nature that stand frm? (Gianr s:quli:sand other large trees, boulders, mountains.) What are scmethings in nature that don't stand firm? (Leaves- s:eaias"grass, etc.) What does it mean to say that God',i plansstand firm forever? (Students respond.) Ever since thebeginning of time, God's plans for the wodd aad forpeople have not changed. His plan is that we know- andlove Him and show His love in the world. Altr fweek) at

Amazing Journey to Bible Times, we'll be str :yingGod's plan book, the Bible, to find out how w,: ,,n fitinto His good plans.Studen$ turn to page 4 and cornplete "Sounds .rke aPlan' aciivity. (Optional: Sn:dents work in pairs or sma1l

groups to complete page.) Volunteers share answers. ;irieflyshare with students ways you learn fiom God's WorL,. Leadshdents in a prayeq thanking God lor His Word.

"As we learn more about God and His Word wcover that it's Go4's plan for each of us to bel.Hirn and trclong to His fannily. Be prepared to talkualiy with anyone indicating an interest in knowinaboui becoming a member of God's famrly. (See "LeChiid to Christ,' p. 10.)

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The foilowing activities are ail-school centet-. io leplanned and implemented by special coordr,rators. Tr:chlsaccompany children to centers.S I BLE Tlivtfi$ A&Lls!( oo-,0 ^'*rtruFor complete instructions and materials, see -r: Blr,;Times l'[usicbrochure nthe Directors Pcrck.Hotu to Use.'Students gather in large room. Say. Ia BibleTimes, music was an important part cf life acd wor-ship. Hebrew music was simple because the instru-ments were simple. Sometimes the people sang a fewwords over and over as they danced simple xeps"Today we'll learn a song that has words from thr BibleThe words are from Psalm JJ:11, our memorr Ferse'Students learn "The Lord Is God".Say, Some people don't want to read the BiblE be-cause they think it's a list of rules to follow. -{c:naihthe Bible is the exciting story of God's plan of lcre. Inthe Bible we read how very rnuch God loves re; andthat He wants us to love Him and each other. A-fi q-eekat Am'azingJourney to Bible Times we will be lcarningatrout God's plans from God's plan book--+he B&ie"

Optional: Junior studen$ use this time to practict .1eak-ing parts for Mini-],Iusicale Clostng Program (see ,;:::i :cMini-hlusicale songbook), in addition to learning so.:..ffi!ffiLg Tf,Mffs dtr{AtrT$ oo-,0*'*rt,lTuurc AFiD TwtsTEp-yARN EILTFor complete craft instructiolts, see "Tunic" and " r ', -stj-yarir Belt" in Bibie Tinrcs CraftsJbr,(ids (see bacl, -,:'';:.Children meke Blble Times clothes to wear dunl: --nei

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AmazittgJoLLrrrcy to Bible Times.Cant;enstion Sugestions:\Vhat type of ciothes i ]oulike to wear? In Bible Times, men, wornen, ber-, and

girls all wore tunics. Tunics were like loose- lingrobes and were tied at the waist with betrts. At t: endof tlie day, people didn't put on night clothes. Ti: justloosened their bele and slept with their fi"rnics qrr&!BLE Tl,\49$ $NACK$ oo-roMrNUrEtBaRrry (errs

SfudenLs gather in kitchen or dining area to prrtic'. :e inbaking and eating traditional shepherd's Barle,r, Cak . Forconrplete snack instructions, see page 9 ol refer r r the.Sn acfu Guide in the Director's Pack.

Conuersation Strygestions: Each day at Arnazingl 'lur-ney to Bible Times we n'ill be making and ea, i.g aBible Times snack. Today we learned about tFie .:lep-herd who discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls. Ncr- ietsmake Barley Cakes, a kind of food eaten by shep :rdsin Bitrle lands.6ucs"lxgjsaiNsial{st erial s : BibIe, M irti -M tts c a Ie 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'rit-ien over 2,000 years ago, its ftessage is still as truetoday as it was then. What Bible verse tells that God'splans will last forever? (Psalm 33:11.) CHldren repeat vei-se.Prayet': I)ear God, thank You for gyiflg us the Bible sowe can know about You and Your plan. This week atAmazingJourney to Bible Times, teach us how we canfit into Your plan. InJesus'name, ameil.Announcernents/Dismiss: Tornorrow we'll iook atthe very first story in the Bitrle to find out about God'splan for the beginning of the world.

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ScnrPTUREGenesis l:20-3:24

Brsrr /vls,\Aony VsnsrKnow thattbe lord is Gad.It ts be who made us. and we are his.Psalm 100:3

LrssoN Focus_God created people and it is |iis planfor us to know Him.

Brsrs Arr*sDuring this session, the student may1. PARIICIPATE in a rerelling of thestory of Creation;2. DPLAIN that people are differentfrom God's other creatures becausewe can know God;3. WRITE how he or she feels aboutknowing God;4. CHOOSE to become a mernber ofGod's family, as the Holy Spirit

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As the book of cxnesis begins we see these words untarnished by the agetbe beginning cd created the beauerc and the earth. rn these few iimplehothe Bible declares dle origin of this material universe. God calied all tiringsbeing by the g-ord cf His power. He spoke and worlds were framed. Interptions of the method of fu may vary but the truth of the fact remains.The dirnar of al} crearion is mankind. God did nor creare people until Heprepared a place forus. we may think *rat we are noi very imporrant when weat the vastness of thb universe, yet men and women,.we are told, were madGod's image, We mn &ink God's thoughts after Him. We can do God,s will. l;(erespond to Gods lorc" Therefore, God has built this worid to be our dwelling plThere are fi\-o accer.lnts of God making people. The first in Genesis f memakes the saremeci rhar .male and female he ireated them" (v. z7). The sein-Genesis 2 goes kck over the story and adds certain particulars. It teilsAdam w'as made- Ir rells 9f the bringing to him of his life companion and hmate, who r-as t2kffi out from Close to his own heart.

God piaced ,rdan and Eve in a perfect place, the Garden of Eden, andthem-to keep ir for ifim- They had the freedom and use of the whole garden' cept for one ttring. God- said, " yo,u arg free to eat from any tree fu the {arden;Jnu rnust nct eat frctm tbe tree of tbe hnowledge of good and euit, for uben J)ouof it you will wrely die'{Genesis 2:76,17).God wanted Ad**i and Eye to obey Him, but He gave them the righchoose to obey" He did nor make them obey. The Lord God gives us rhelapower 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 chis your savior. Bur rely day you are faced with more choices. Be sure that wyou- decide will pleese our Lord and savior. seek His win in prayer and instudy of the Bibie, ksult wirir cluistian leaders, seek your pajtor,s advice. Twhen you know the dght choice, do it.

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cffiumes, props, backdrop and staging, see the Shit prodti*n Guidefotnd in the Director's pack)Ia tlre skit for.Session 2, Sassy Wantalot continues:eerch for the Fountain of youth and is surprised to fberself in the Garden of Eden. She watches as Adam, afteh:rd day of naming animals, falls asleep. FIe is then awened by Eve who has just been created. Sassy natiees

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In small groups, lead sudents to complete one or more ofthese activities" The k;pation Center and Bible Times Ani-mals Center (marked *) are used for all age leveis-Pri-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.1. Ms,uoRY VERsE Acrrvlw:(nrarunEs Spra*Materiak: Bibles, laige sheets of butcher paper or posterboard, felt pens, scissors- Salge paper bags, tape or tacks.Preparatbn: Letter Bf*e -\lemory Verse on butcher paperor poster board and disphv in visible location.

How ta Use; Read ve:= aloud n'ith students. Divide groupinto pairs. Working tog*irer each par outlines a large zni-mal on sheet of paper 'Ji postei board and ietters the wordsto Psalm 100:3 inside rl:: animal outline (see sketch). Snr-dents then cut animal in:o about tn'elve puzzle pieces andplace pieces in bag. Each pair exchanges bags with anotherpair. Pairs remove puzzles from bags and work together tocomplete pnzzles and cemorize verse. What two impor-tant truths do we learn about ourselves from this verse?(God made us. We are Hs.) Vhat makes people differentfrom the other creatures C,od has made? (\7e can knowGod.) It is God's plan for each of us to know llim.*2" OccuparroN CENTER: PorrER

A volunteer dresses ia Bible Times clothes and acts thepart of a potter. (For cm=*lae instructions and materials, seerke Bible Times Accup.tir.tn Centen brochure in the Direc-tor's Pack. Conversatioa u.rggestions are provided below tohelp teacher as he or sh: accompanies students to center.)Potter shows potten a$d deioonstrates shaping of a clay oil1amp.

Conuersation Jaggaii:,ar,t: Who can guess what theword "pottero means? fm a potter and I make dishes,

lamps and water pots from clay.I dig up clay from the ground and use my feei t,mix the clay with ahttle water until it is soft" I use :nhands to mold very simple prqects, but I use a potter'rwheel 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.)4r3. Brsrr Tmrs Axmnars: SHEEPA 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 Bii-Times shepherd and tells about caring for sheep and laml,Srudents pet lamb and ask questions of shepherd. OptionrIf sheep is unavailable, show students pictures or boo'about sheep.Conuersation Sugestions: I'm a shepherd. It's my jrto 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,ipin it to make yarn. Then the yarn is woven in:cloth. The cloth is sewn into warm clothes, like thtunic I am wearing. Sheep horns are used as containe,for oil and as trumpets. On special occasions we e,boiled or roasted sheep meatBoxus Acrvrw:Btgtg Tlaus FviEnrrrpLACE CAME (2-5 pl,y.,,Materiak: Game board, business ownr figures and lstructions from Teacbing Resources, marker for each playr,number cube,; tape, gold construction paper, scissors. O; ,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) circies from construction paper (for shekels).Hou to Use: Introduce students to game by saying, Iamost Bible Times villages, peoplq set up shops in a cen-tral marketplace. There they bought, sold and tradedfood and everything else they needed for daily living.With all of its sights, sounds and smells, the market-place was an exciting place to be. Srudents play game fol-iowing instructions n Teacbing Renurces. When snrdentsare finished say, There were many different jobs ortrades in Bible Times. People worked hard to make aliving, just as your parents do today. Ttihat kind of jobdoes your mom or dad have? What kind of job wouldyou like to have when you grow up?

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Materiak:Bibles, Session 2 Motion Cards A-F and BibleLands map from Teaching Resources, Session 2 Bible Beatpapers, pencll3o felt pens, scissors, masking tape. Op-tional-photocopy of Adam and Eve Time line picfure fromTeacbing 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 pas-sage as you tellthe story.)

Gop Cn*rrs Analrt aNp EvE oo^,**,,r(Divide class intei six groups and assign a Motion Card toeach group. Each group plans a motion and sound to repre-sent its animal. fu you tell the story, groups do motions andmake 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 oceanswere huge. The rivers ran fast. And the lakes were deep be-yond imaginatiori. But waitl The dry land was even betterlEverywhere God covered it with flowers and trees. Andvegetables and fruir" Not the blah, pale kind you find in aCan at the store. These fruits and vegetabies asted great. Ev-eryone would love them. But everyone wasn't here yei. Infact, no one was here. No baboons to bite bananas. Nopdrpoises to play in the Pacific. No horses to hikethrough the hills" rllo cows ta graze contentedly in greenmeadows. No dogs tc chase sticks into streams. No sassysongbirds to fill the air with melodies. As God gazed outover the land ard the seas, He began to smile at what Hewas about to do.(nmrunrs GnonrFirst God made fish. Some iooked goofy. Some lookeAdangerous. Some looked like little horses. Some could evenfly. He made the little ones tc) swim in schools where therewas never any homework" He made the bigger ones, likeporpoises, to swim with just a few friends so ihere wouldbe enough rooo to romp around without bumping intoeach other. But God wasn'r finished.Next, He made birds" And some, like the sassy song-birds couldn't lrclp bursting into song anltime, day ornight. Maybe they were just excited because they could fly.The big birds looked like kings and queens as they soaredthrough the slqz. The little ones looked like court jesters asthey flined from lrre to rhere. But God wasn't finished.Next, He made animals. There were friendly dogs andcontented cows" There were the huppy horses and therewere the boisterous baboons. God chuckled to Himself as

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He worked. He made bazillions of animals and pur :neerywhere; under rocks and in the irees; in the ms.rand by the seas. But God wasn't fini.shed" Now F{eready to make the coolest thing of ali-people.(nrnrunrs wtrH A DlrrrRsNctGod's next creation wouid be rcally differezzt frmthing else He had created. Different from the boistebaboons and the friendly dogs and the contented cPeople would be different because they would be abunderstand things about God and talk to God. Fewould be able to know God. And this was yery excitingThe first person God created was a man named AGod let Adam take care of all the neat sruff He had nHe let Adam be the boss over all the flish and birds aadmals. Adam even got to make up narnes for the animisporpoise and songbird and horse. God could harea better job at this than Adam. But l{e kngv/ ddrm n

enjoy it. He also wanted Adam to know that He trustxiAdam really liked playing with the bears. And he shee-haw with the donkeys unrii all hours of the nighrsometimes the donkeys didn't get his jokes. And the bcouldn't understand why he didn't want to sleep all *-inrAdam needed someone iike him-another personunderstood what it was like to be God's friend. 5o, Gcdated a friend for Adam, a woman, And Adam namedEve. Together they lived in the Garden of Eden andtook care of all that God had made" ipoint to GardeEden on map.) God was very pleased wirh rhe peoplehad made and loved them more than a little. And thef ral1 very happy. So God rested.Tnr Tnrr tN THr AAlpou oF THE GanprNNow God had given Adam some friendly advice alife in the garden. ActLrally it was rnore than frien&-vice-it was a cofi]mand. God said Adam could ear lany of the many scrumptious fruit trees in the gardeacept one-the tree in the very center of the garden Vedidn't take long for Adam and Eve, being rypicai humsnsdecide to try the fruit on rhar one forbidden rree. \[could happen? Well, right away what happened is thevnaked and ashamed. Adam blamed the whole thing onand Eve blamed it on the serpent who had invited her rthe fruit. But Adam and Eve alone werc the ones *hochosen to disobey. And what happened nexl is tharsent them out of the garden and they weren't as cleeGod as they had been before.\(ell, even though God had to punish Adam and Ere.good news is that He still loved rhem every bit as mucHe had before. And God had a plan. He would make aso one day pebple could be juit as close to God as -\dand Eve had been when they first lived in the garden- Cplanned to send His own Son, Jesus, to show all peopleway to be close to God. Because God made people, iialways been His plan for us to know Him and be clmHim.


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

Lt FE APPLT(ATtoN r,', ^,*.,,.,,rPass out Bibles, Bible Beat papers, feit pens and pencils.To review Bible story, volunteers read the parts of M.C.Scriber and Adann on page 1. Ask, What makes people dif-ferent from the other creatures God made? (People canknow God and be His friends.) Optional: Students completeand discuss page 2 and the top of page 3.Then students complete "Eve's Leaves" activily on page 3.Repeat verse aloud with students. Ask, What does Godwant us to know? (That He is God.) Why do we belongto God? (Because He made us.) Each one of us has beenespecially created by God, and it is His plan for each ofus to know Him. Students turn to page 4 and complete

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For complete instructions, see the Bible Times Musicbrochure inthe Direcktr's Pack.How to tsei Sftldents gather in large room. Review n'ordsand steps of "The lord Is God." Sing several times, Thensay, In Bible Times, it was common to hear words ofthe Bible set to music. The singing wasantiphonakhat means one group sang a part andthen another group sang a part. At celebrations, peo-ple sang and danced as a way of worshiping God.Antiphonal singing was a sfyle of music in BibleTimes. What are so'me music styles today? (Rock, fo1k,rap.) Today we'll learn a rap song about God's plan. Stu-dents watch "God's Got a Plan" on video. Then play cas-sette 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 partsfor the ],lini-Musicale Ciosing Program (see script in t{ini-Musicale songbook)" in addition to learning songs.B I tst F TIMET_CRAFT5 oo,o ^,*rr,,rOprNwonr HelpsaHp AND HrAD CovrnlxcFor complete ciafi instructions, see "OpenwoLk Head-band and Head Covering' in Bible Tirnes Crafts for Klds Gee

back cover). Children thrread string tirough straw pie,ffeate a Bible Times headbandConuersation Sugestions: In Bible Times, most p llewore some kind of cloth to protect their heads ;mthe heat of the sun. To keep the cloth in place, ieywore headbands similar to the one;ou're making

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Srudents gather in kitchen or dining area to particip. : inpreparing and eating traditional Fruit/Nut I'Iix. For corr r:tesnack instructions see page g or refer to rhe Snack Gu. ,:L inthe Director's Pack.Canuersation Sugg4estions: C'od filled the Gardc , ofEden with plants that provided food for Adam anil ,'lveto eal Adam and Eve could pick from the nut and i;'rlittrees in the garden to prepare a snack very much i:hethe one we will prepare today.C[oslNG to,*'**,,r

Matgdals: Bib\e, Mini-Musicale songbook and cassr jite)cassette player, word chart for song.' PIay A,fini-i4u.sicale cassetre as children gather.Song: Sing "The Lord Is God"'Bible Memory Vetse If I want to find a yerse rn theBible that tells who made me, where should I look?(Psalm 100:3.) Invite all srudents wearing blue to recitePsalnr 100:3.Prayer: Dear God You have made each person in thisfoom, and You want each of us to know You. Help usget to know You better and better this (week) at Anaz-ingJowney to Bible Times. InJesus' narne, arnen.Announcements/Dismiss: Tomorrow we'll find outatrout a man naned Abraham who had a very irnpor-tantpart in God's plan.

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