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July 10 (Preschool)

The story of God's grace begins in the Garden of Eden. This series walks preschoolers through the first sin of Adam and Eve, how to weigh if something is a sin or not, and how to obey God because He cares for us.

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Order of Service

Sample Service Time: 9am

9:00 Play & Check-in

9:15 Clean Up

9:20 Movie & Music

9:45 Picture Passes

9:50 Story Time & Wrap Up

10:00 Adventure Books & Snacks

10:05 Check-out

Picture Passes

Place the Adventure Bag around your shoulder.

Open it up and pull out the first Picture Pass.

Follow the instructions written on the back of the Picture Pass.

Repeat these steps for the each of the Picture Passes.

STORY TIME: Review

Introduce yourself.

Say the Question together: How do you make the right choice?

Say the Answer together: I ask God! God helps me make the right choice!

Say the Verse together: James 1:5 “If any of you need wisdom, ask God for it.”

STORY TIME: Read

Lay the Story Cards in order and follow the instructions below for each card.

Story Card #1

Read the caption on the card.

Question: What rule did God have? Don’t eat fruit from the tree in the middle.

Action: Pretend to be animals and plants in the garden.

Story Card #2

Read the caption on the card.

Question: What question did the evil serpent ask? Did God tell you not to eat that fruit?

Action: Cover your ears, and don’t listen to the serpent!

Story Card #3

Read the caption on the card.

Question: How did Adam and Eve disobey God? They ate fruit from the tree in the middle.

Action: Make a sad face.

Story Card #4

Read the caption on the card.

Question: Why did Adam and Eve hide from God? They were afraid.

Action: Cover your eyes like you’re hiding.

Story Card #5

Read the caption on the card.

Question: Who had to leave the beautiful garden? Adam and Eve

Action: Pretend to be an angel with a flaming sword.

STORY TIME: Remember

Shuffle the Story Cards and lay them down in the wrong order.

Say, “This story is mixed up! Let’s put it in order.”

Invite the kids to put the Story Cards in order.

Wrap Up

Talk: Adam and Eve were sad when they left the garden. What makes you sad?

Pray: Ask kids what they want to talk to God about, and pray with them.

Adventure Books & Snacks

Invite the kids to find a seat at one of the tables.

Give each kid a snack.

Give each kid an Adventure Book, six stickers, and some crayons.

Help kids do activities inside the book.

Keep kids engaged coloring and talking during check out.

Send stickers home with kids who leave early.

When a kid leaves, tell the parents something positive about their kid.

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