 Caring For The Earth
Opening Prayer : Join in prayer thanking God for the witness and countless blessings He provides through His Word , His Spirit , through Jesus Christ and throughout all of His creation on Earth and in Heaven .
May He help us to care for appreciate this
beautiful earth and everything He made.
Today's Focus Verse :
Psalm 69: 34 Let the heaven and earth praise him, the seas,
and every thing that moveth therein.
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Hymntime : This Is My Father's World -- Stanza's 1,5 and 6.
This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears
All nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres. This is my Father’s world: I rest me in the thought Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas; His hand the wonders wrought. This is my Father’s world, should my heart be ever sad?
The lord is King—let the heavens ring. God reigns—let the earth be glad. This is my Father’s world. Now closer to Heaven bound, For dear to God is the earth Christ trod. No place but is holy ground. This is my Father’s world. I walk a desert lone.
In a bush ablaze to my wondering gaze God makes His glory known. This is my Father’s world, a wanderer I may roam Whate’er my lot, it matters not, My heart is still at home. __________________________________________________
Drawing Activity and Bible Reading - Crayons needed.
Have the children color the earth and talk about what God created
as written in Genesis. Next ,Read out loud all of Genesis Chapter 1 .
If you have young readers in your group who would like to share in the
reading-- by all means , encourage them to do so .
 Follow Up Discussion Questions :
1.What are some ways in which we can help our Earth ?
2.Have you ever been on a nature walk ?
3.What are some of things you have seen on your walk ?
4.Have you ever come across a polluted area where you live or
on one of your walks ?
5.What is pollution ?
6.What solutions can you think of for this particular problem ?
7. Read the following verses :
11 Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad;
let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof.
12 Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein:
then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice
Psalm 96
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Put this lesson into practice:
Be thankful always to God
for the earth we live on and let's do our part
to maintain a healthy clean environment.
We have a job to do .
Let us all help care for this
wonderful Earth God created!
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Close in Prayer.
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