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Hiding from God

Sin Enters the World

Day 13of 180
Week 3of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that sin separates people from God

2

Recognize that God always sees us, even when we try to hide

3

Learn that God loves us even when we make mistakes

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 3:9

“Yahweh God called to the man, and said to him, 'Where are you?'”

— Genesis 3:9 (WEB)

Demonstrates God's desire to reconnect with humans after sin

📦 Materials Needed

  • Green construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Markers
  • BibleMouse Resource Guide
  • Small blanket or large towel
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Recap yesterday's lesson about Adam and Eve's choice to disobey God

💭 Review Question: What did Adam and Eve do that made God sad?
2Teaching (7 min)

Storytelling about Adam and Eve hiding from God in the garden

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Adam and Eve felt ashamed after they disobeyed
  • They tried to hide from God among the trees
  • God still loved them and wanted to talk to them
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Have you ever felt scared to tell someone you did something wrong?
  • Can we really hide from God?
3Activity: BibleMouse Hide and Seek (8 min)
game

A gentle game demonstrating that we can't hide from God's love

📝 Instructions:
  1. Create simple 'tree' cutouts from green paper
  2. One child plays God, others hide behind 'trees'
  3. God calls out 'Where are you?'
  4. Children must come out when called
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Help younger children find hiding spots

Challenge: Add memory verse recitation when found

4Closing (3 min)

Gentle reminder of God's continuous love

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did Adam and Eve do?
  • Can we hide from God?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You that You always love us, even when we make mistakes.

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about leaving the beautiful garden

💎 Memory Verse

Genesis 1:31

“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.”

— Genesis 1:31 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Hide and Seek Memory Verse: Children hide while parent calls out parts of the verse, encouraging them to pop out when they hear their part

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Children may feel shame about mistakes; emphasize God's love

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, age-appropriate language
  • Focus on God's love more than punishment
  • Be patient with emotional processing
🤔 Common Struggles:

Understanding abstract concept of sin and God's omnipresence

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's emotional understanding of being loved despite mistakes

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Create a garden scene in BibleMouse Printables Library
  • Sing a BibleMouse song about God's love

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