Elementary Level, Block 1—Adam to Noah
Week 1
Adam—Being the First Man
Point to Emphasize: God created Adam first and the best.
Reference Reading: Genesis 1—2
Memory Verse: Jehovah God formed man… (Genesis 2:7a)
Story Sample
Today I want to ask you a very big question. How many people in the whole world are there? [Discuss, and write 7 billion on the board.] So here in children’s meeting we want to talk about some very specific people. [Hold up a Bible.] The Bible is a very special book and inside we can read about many great men and women. Can you name some of them? [Let the children answer.] It is a great thing to know the persons that are in the Bible. And some of them are so special, I hope you will listen very closely and say to yourself, “I want to be just like that.”
Today we will hear about the very first man in the Bible. Wow – who likes to be the very first? And who is the very first man in the whole Bible? His name was Adam. And Adam was so special because not only was he first, he was the best thing in all of God’s creation. You see, at the beginning of the Bible we can read that God created so many things. Do you know some of the things? [Discuss] God created the heavens, the earth, the seas, the sun, the moon, the stars, the birds, the fish and all the animals. All of God’s creation is awesome!
But when God created man, oh wait a minute, He did something completely different from the rest of His creation. The Bible says, listen to this, God formed Adam. What does it mean He formed Adam? [Discuss with examples.] God had a specific plan. He was designing him perfectly, and He gave Adam a very particular shape. Adam was God’s masterpiece. Adam was not a tree, Adam was not a whale, Adam was not a monkey. Adam was a man!
Let’s look at the plants. They are colorful, they are beautiful, they give us food. But, would you prefer to be a plant or a man? Let’s consider the animals. Some are small, some are huge, and some can even fly! But, would you prefer to be an animal or a man? When I was growing up I always wanted to be a lion. They are so powerful. And that deep roar! But when it was bedtime, I knew poor lion had to sleep outside in the rain! I remember how my parents tucked me in bed, so warm and cozy. Oh! How happy I am that I am not a lion. I am a man! I have a mom and dad to care for me. [Insert your own example of wishing to be an animal.]
So isn’t Adam awesome? He was the first and he was the best. He was formed just perfectly by God. And what about us? We have two eyes, a nose, a mouth, two ears. We have two arms to stretch and reach for things. We have two legs to walk and run. We can talk, we can smile, we can read a book, we can sing, we can learn new things. We are awesome! You should be so happy that you are a man created by God just like Adam.