Sunday School Lesson

Cain and Abel See Also: Adam and Eve, God's Plan for Families, Cain and; Abel Main Points to Remember We can't blame others for our sin We can't hide from God Vocabulary Words Murder: to purposely kill another person Sacrifice: to give something up Prayer: Father, we know You are always watching over us. Lesson In Old Testament times, God commanded people to worship Him with burnt offerings. These offerings were burned on altars. They were called sacrifices... Read the entire lesson... Discussion: When things don't turn out the way we expected, we often look for someone or something to blame. Usually, we also need to look inward. Were we expecting too much? Did we respond the way we were expected to respond? If we are not honest about what we do, it will lead to anger, and anger opens the door to hurtful sin. True/False 1)       Cain and Abel made the same sacrifice.   F 2)       Abel provoked Cain to anger. F 3)       Cain tried to avoid God's questioning. T 4)       God forced Cain to leave home. T 5)       Adam and Eve had a third son. T Craft: http://www.daniellesplace.com/images/cottonsheep.gif Decorate sheep with cotton balls to represent Abel's sacrifice. Attach a long ribbon to make it a bookmark. Sing: He's got the whole world in his hands Memory Books of OT. Round Robin: toss stuffed animal and review books of the Old Testament. "By faith Abel offered to God a more excellent sacrifice than Cain…" Hebrews 11:4 Review Questions (can be used with gameboard)  linguistic questions 1) Name Adam and Eve's three sons. (Cain, Abel, Seth) 2) What is murder? when one person kills another on purpose 3) What is a sacrifice? to give up something of value to God   activity questions 1) Act out Cain answering God. 2) Draw an altar. 3) Draw a family tree of Cain's family.   emotion questions 1) How did Cain feel when God rejected his sacrifice? angry, jealous 2) Why do you think God warned Cain about his anger? God did not want Cain to sin - Cain was blaming the wrong person 3) How do you think Adam and Eve felt after Cain killed Abel? very sad application questions 1) Who should Cain have blamed for offering a displeasing sacrifice? himself 2) Does hurting others make us feel better? no 3) Will God punish us for hurting others? yes  fact questions 1) What did Cain offer to God? first fruits of his fields 2) What did Abel offer God? first born of his flocks 3) What punishment did God give Cain? exile, and a mark on his forehead review questions 1) Why did Cain kill Abel? he was jealous that God liked Abel's sacrifice and not his 2) What did God say cried out to him? Abel's blood 3) Did Cain admit his deed? no - but God already knew http://www.ebibleteacher.com/children/lessons/OT/Genesis/Cain_Abel.htm ********************** Ordination with the Universal Life Church, is free,  and lasts for life, so use the Free Online Ordination, button. The  ULC, run by Rev. Long, has created a chaplaincy program to help train our ministers. We also have a huge catalog of Universal Life Church materials.  I've been ordained with the Universal Life Church for many years and it's Seminary since the beginning and have loved watching the continual growth of the seminary. Try our new free toolbar at: ULC Toolbar