Game / Bible / Life Connection:  We See the Results of the Wind in the Game / We see the Result of God Working in the Bible / God Works in Your Life Even if You cannot See God

This is Step 1

Coach we suggest balloons, a small light leaf can also be use
1. Set up a table (or could be played on the ground.  Divide into 4 teams each team with a balloon or a leaf.
2. Instruct players that they must blow the leaf towards the other end of the table or a spot on the table.
3. Each time a team gets to the end first that team gets a point.
4. The first team to get 5 points is the winner. Play as much as time allows. Explain: Boys and Girls we can not see wind, but we can see the results of the wind.  Just like we         can see the results of the wind blowing the leaves in the trees, but we can not actually see the wind. 

 Game / Bible / Life Connection:    We See the Results of the Wind in the Game / We see the Result of God Working in the Bible / God Works in Your Life Even if You cannot See God

GOD:
Do you know who our most Supreme Creator is?  It is God! God made our universe and all its wonderful stars and planets.

Just like a mason lays brick upon brick to build a wall, so also God created the world in order.  But who is my heavenly Father?  What is he like?

Allow the children to talk about the things they know about God. Lead a discussion and explanation of each of the characteristics mentioned below. 

He is Everlasting: Where do stars begin and end? Just like the stars have no beginning and no end, GOD is ETERNAL and EVERLASTING! (Romans 1:20)
He is Spirit: He doesn’t have a human body.  He is a spirit.
He is Almighty: God is all-powerful. It is by His word that the heavens, the earth, and all its creatures were made! (Job 37:23)
He is All-knowing:  God knows everything about you!
He knows your past, your present, and your future. God even knows when you do something big or small, good or bad.
He is Holy: Being Holy is to be without sin.  Yet we sin every day.  We tell lies, we are naughty, we steal, we do wrong, but God never does any of these bad things. Rev 14:15 says God alone is holy.  He is sinless.
He is Love: Just like your parents love you, and you love your family, God loves you, but even more!
He is Merciful: He is a merciful God. 

He is Forgiving: God is a forgiving God. 

Repeat these things many times, making sure the children can understand what they all mean. As a group, see if they can remember them all, ask if any child can name all 8 or as many as possible.  

We have looked at 8 things we can learn about God so that we can know Him better. Who thinks they can remember all 8 of them.

 Game / Bible / Life Connection:    We See the Results of the Wind in the Game / We see the Result of God Working in the Bible / God Works in Your Life  Even if   you cannot See God

Memory Verse:  “From eternity to eternity I am God.  No one can snatch anyone out of my hand. No one can undo what I have done.”   Isaiah 43:13