Game

Talk about the portion of the story where Adam takes a bite of the forbidden fruit. Note that the Bible does not tell us what kind of fruit it was.

Why did Adam take a bite of the fruit? Some children may suggest that Eve made Adam taste the fruit. 

Has someone ever tried to convince you to do something wrong?

The world is full of temptations, and you will be tempted many times in your life. It is important to keep in mind that all of our actions have consequences, just like those of Adam and Eve! But there is good news. You have help available—“24/7”! What does 24/7 mean? 24 hours a day, 7 days a week; all the time!

When we have Jesus in our hearts, we have a Helper—24/7. Jesus understands how hard it is to obey God’s ways, so He gives us His Spirit to help us around the clock. Let's read what Jesus tells us in John 14:15–17 (nkjv):

“If you love Me, keep My commandments. And I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever—the Spirit of truth, … for He dwells with you and will be in you.” 

Jesus gives us His Spirit in our hearts to show us how to please God. Have you ever heard a quiet voice in your heart warning you not to do something bad, or telling you to do something kind? 

God is ready to help you 24/7—and He wants us to help others, too!

Some other good news is that even when we make bad choices and sin against God, He has a plan to bring us back to Him! We can go to Jesus in prayer and He is faithful to forgive us! The Bible promises in 1 John 1:9 (cev):

But if we confess our sins to God, He can always be trusted to forgive us and take our sins away.

Let’s say our SuperTruth together: “God has a plan to bring me back to Him.”

God made that wonderful plan long ago, and people have passed along this good news to each other from generation to generation! Let’s play a game where we pretend this ball is God’s plan, and we pass it along to each other! The tricky part is that we must do this without using our hands! 

Have the children move close together in a circle with their elbows up and their hands on their shoulders. Give the ball to a child, who must secure it between his or her elbows and pass it to the child on the left, who takes it with his or her elbows - remember, no hands! Try to pass it all the way around the circle without any drops and back around again until it returns to the first child. If it falls, the child must try to pick it up with his or her elbows. If necessary, assist any child who finds this very difficult.

For added fun and greater action and participation, divide the class into smaller teams of six. Each group forms a circle. Play the above game, except see which group can pass the ball around their circle first. If time permits, play additional rounds or increase it to two times around the circle!