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July 17 (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: Who gave the beautiful garden to Adam and Eve? God

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

Story Card #2

Read the caption on the card.

Question: Why was the serpent evil? It wanted Adam and Eve to disobey God.

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

Story Card #3

Read the caption on the card.

Question: Why did Adam and Eve eat the fruit? They listened to the serpent.

Action: Make a sad face.

Story Card #4

Read the caption on the card.

Question: What happened to the serpent? God punished it.

Action: Cover your eyes like you’re hiding.

Story Card #5

Read the caption on the card.

Question: Why did Adam and Eve have to leave the garden? They disobeyed God.

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

STORY TIME: Remember

Lay down all but one of the Story Cards.

Ask, “Which picture is missing?” (Group answers.)

Lay down the missing Story Card.

Repeat these steps but leave out a different card each time.

Wrap Up

Talk: Adam and Eve should have listened to God. When can you listen to God?

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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