Oct 19, 2014 : Creation

Oct 19, 2014 : Creation

Summary

This week we'll learn about God's creativity at work in our world and our cooperation in His plan. We covered A LOT last week on the infinite mystery of the Trinity. This week's class is a little less complex, so we'll spend a little more time recapping what we learned last week. Then we'll check out the "how to kneel" youtube video and dive into Creation.

The usual resource prep:

• The teacher's guide is online! At google books, no less. Here.

Objectives:

• Recognize each student has a unique role in creation
• We can follow or disobey God's design in His creation
• God's creativity is living
• Creationism, Evolutionism and Catholic understanding of Genesis

Class setup

1. Per student:
1. Handbooks
2. Bibles
3. Scratch paper
2. Per table
1. Sheets of blank paper
2. Sets of markers
3. Sheets of newsprint
3. On front of classroom
1. Look up and read Genesis 1:1 - 31

Agenda

1. Trinity recap
2. Quick-Start Activity
3. Welcome/Prayer
1. Light candle
2. Prayer:
   
4. The Hairs on Your Head
1. Each student: write down how many on your head?
2. A million? Half a million? Answer: 100,000
3. We are more precious than the entire world (not including other people)
5. God's Gift of Freedom
1. Pass around a rock
1. Where does it come from? What is it made of? What makes up the rock? 
1. Lead the kids to "God made it."
2. How can we use this rock?
3. Can it be used for evil?
4. Read from the Handbook page 45 on Adam and Eve
1. God loves us so much that he let's us choose, even to choose not to love Him back.
5. What's an example of something good someone has done with creation?
6. God's creation: a work in progress
1. 
2. Who remembers the birth of a brother or sister?
3. What is God's role in all this?
1. Creationism, Evolution and… discussion
2. We believe that reason and faith cannot contradict. Creation teaches us religious truths, not scientific truths.
4. Break groups into small groups
1. Read Genesis 1:24 - 2:4
2. List at least five things where Genesis does not contradict science
3. Draw examples of God's creative work happening now
1. Where can you find people working to save lives
2. What natural events bring about new live
3. have one person from group present their work
7. Closing Prayer
1. Everyone turn to page 43
2. A volunteer reads the "Pray It" prayer