God and us – Teaching God and us – Teaching children about God!children about God!

By Rayhab GachangoBy Rayhab Gachango

In the beginning God created In the beginning God created Adam and Eve. He wanted Adam and Eve. He wanted fellowship. God and man were fellowship. God and man were friends.friends.

But the devil tricked Adam and But the devil tricked Adam and Eve into disobeying God. They Eve into disobeying God. They sinned and God was sad. He sent sinned and God was sad. He sent them out of Eden.them out of Eden.

Because of sin man’s Because of sin man’s relationship with God changed. relationship with God changed. Man started worshipping other Man started worshipping other gods.gods.

• Some people worship idols or Some people worship idols or prophetsprophets

• Some people worship the sun.Some people worship the sun.

• Many people worship Many people worship SUPERHEROES SUPERHEROES

• Other people worship Other people worship musicians musicians

• Many people without even Many people without even knowing it worship money.knowing it worship money.

God still loved us so much so God still loved us so much so he sent his son Jesus to bring he sent his son Jesus to bring us back to him. To restore our us back to him. To restore our relationship.relationship.

Jesus died on the cross for our Jesus died on the cross for our sins so as to make us right sins so as to make us right with God (to make us friends with God (to make us friends again).again).

• Now we can worship God and be Now we can worship God and be friends with him. If we believe in Jesus friends with him. If we believe in Jesus when we die we will go to heaven to when we die we will go to heaven to stay there forever.stay there forever.

To be friends with God we To be friends with God we need to:need to:

• Read the bible every dayRead the bible every day

• Pray to God through JesusPray to God through Jesus

• Be good to othersBe good to others

• Obey God’s commandsObey God’s commands

• Sing and dance for God. He loves Sing and dance for God. He loves that.that.

• THE END (WHICH IS JUST THE THE END (WHICH IS JUST THE BEGINNING)BEGINNING)