GOD IS GOD
OF HEAVEN ABOVE
AND EARTH BELOW

Lesson Aims

• God is distinct (above and beyond) from everything he made.
  (He is above and beyond creation—transcendent!)

• God doesn’t need anything from us. He is already complete and perfect!

• God takes care of everything he made.
  (He is close to us and keeps the whole universe going - Immanent)

• God doesn’t come to us needing anything.
  Instead, he comes to help us when we are in need. (See Isaiah 57:15)

• We worship God because he is God, not because he needs something from us, or because he owes us something.

But look at what is happening, can you see all these beautiful colours coming into the water

from above it? Remember we said that the water represents all that God has created.
God, even though He is above all and separate from everything, He looks at His creation and said: "It is good!" 

God loves everything He made, and He very much wants to be close to what He

created, especially you and me. He is not a distant God, He is here with us, and he wants to

know us in a very personal way.

THIS IS WHAT THE STORY OF CREATION TEACHES US!

SEE HOW GOD MAKES A SPACE, AND FILLS IT WITH THE RIGHT STUFF

Below is a fun way to try and show how God created the spaces in the first three days, and then filled them in days 4, 5 and 6. Did you notice that in the story? 

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS 

1. Who created everything? 

God created the world and everything else in the universe. 

2. Why did God create everything?

God created everything for His Glory.  

3. How did God create everything? 

God created everything by His spoken word. 

John 1:1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 

4. In what condition was everything God created? 

God created everything and it was good.   

5. How does God rule over His creation?

God rules over his creation perfectly and with his loving care according to His purposes.    

6. What did God create on the 1st day? 

On the first day, God created light and formed day and night. 

Genesis 1:3  Then God said,: “Let there be light,” and there was light.  

7. What did God create on the second day? 

God created the sky. 

Genesis 1:6 Then God said, “Let there be an expanse between the waters, separating the water from water.” 

8. What did God create on the third day? 

On the third day, God created land, seas, plants and trees.  

Genesis 1:9 Then God said,: “Let the water under the sky be gathered into one place, and let the dry land appear. 

9. What did God create on the fourth day? 

On the fourth day, God created the sun, moon and the stars. 

Genesis 1:14 Then God said,: “Let there be lights in the expanse of the sky separate the day from the night.” 

10. What did God create on the fifth day? 

On the fifth day God created the birds, and the sea creatures.  

Genesis 1:20 Then God said, “Let the water swarm with living creatures and let the birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.”

11. What did God create on the sixth day?

On the sixth day, God created animals and people.

Genesis 1:26 Then God said, : Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.” 

12. What did God create on the seventh day? 

On the seventh day God rested. 

Genesis2:3 God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, for on it he rested from all his work of creation.