Introduction

The God the Maker unit aims to nurture and deepen children’s natural sense of wonder and thanks for God’s beautiful world. There are also opportunities to prepare for a harvest festival by telling the story of bread (or other local produce) and to spend one session on an extended activity in which children are encouraged to respond to God’s call for us all to become active helpers in caring for God’s world.

 

You may like to use the material from this unit during ‘Creationtide’. This is the period in the annual church calendar close to the traditional harvest festival for many, dedicated to God as Creator and Sustainer of all life. Many churches choose to hold special services and events during Creationtide to give thanks for God’s gift of creation, and to renew their commitment to caring for it. However, this unit and the stories from it can be held at any time during the year

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Build your own Sowing Seeds session

Click on the Building Blocks on the left to explore the worship material and build your own Sowing Seeds session.

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Bible Storytelling

Choose from the stories according to your own context.

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Week 1: God the Maker (Genesis 1.1—2.3)

Week 2: God Plants a Garden (Genesis 2.4–15)

Week 3: Jesus the Maker: The Calming of the Storm (Luke 8.22–25)

Week 4: The Feeding of the 5000 and More! (John 6.1–14)

Week 5: Thank You, God the Maker! (can be useful for Harvest)

Let’s Take Care of God’s World (extended activity)

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*In years with very few Sundays between Christmas and Lent, your group may need to combine Weeks 1 and 2 of John the Baptist into a single week. The storytelling material in that unit sets out how to combine the stories.

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Creative Response Starter Ideas

See Sowing Seeds Book 1 for a wide range of Creative Response Starter Ideas.