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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD NIGERIA
ADULT TEACHER JANUARY - JUNE, 2023
UNIT 1: CREATION IN THE WHOLE BIBLE
Sunday, JANUARY 22, 2023
LESSON 4
TOPIC: SIN MARS CREATION
*MEMORY VERSE: Colossians 1:20 Having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven (KJV).*
*CENTRAL TRUTH*
Human sinfulness defiles God's creation, but He will make it new again
THE LESSON OUTLINE
*1. Creation Defiled by Our Sin* Hosea 4:1-3; Genesis 3:17-19; Isaiah 24:5 A. Sin Impacts All Humanity
B. Sin's Impact Includes Physical Creation
*2. Creation Suffers and Travails* Romans 8:18-21; Romans 8:22-25
A. Creation's Painful Present
B. Creation Waits in Hope
*3. A New World Is Coming* Colossians 1:15-18: Colossians 1:19-20; 2 Peter 3:10-13
A. Creator, Sustainer, and Lord of All Things
B. Reconciler of All Things
*LEARNING OBJECTIVES*
At the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
1. Recognise that we live in a creation that has come under bo***ge from the consequences of the Fall.
2. Develop an appreciation of God's mercy for His creation, which is subject to decay yet is given hope for redemption from sin.
3. Live as people of hope who conduct themselves as those who have been redeemed.
*INTRODUCING THE LESSON*
The creation completed by God was found to be "very good" (Genesis 1:31). The first humans, Adam and Eve, were given responsibility to care for that "very good" creation.
At the same time, humans were given free will to make a choice of obeying God or not obeying Him.
Adam and Eve made a wrong choice, choosing rebellion over obedience, and that choice affected all of God's creation.
THE HOLY SCRIPTURES
*Genesis 3:17.* And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the da