In the Beginning part 4

Four weeks into our series we've uncovered the first five days of creation. Let's recap... On the the first day God created the heavens, the earth, and the light. On the second day he separated the water below from the water above by creating the sky. The next day he caused land to appear and plants and trees started to grow on the dry ground. On the fourth day God created the Sun, moon, and stars, and set them in the sky to help govern over day and night, and the seasons of the year...Phewww!

Now that we got through all of that, let's check out what God created on the fifth day:

And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.” So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing that lives in the water, and every winged bird. And God saw that it was good.

God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.

Our Jesus factor was the story found in Mark 6:6b-13. It says this:

Jesus went around teaching from village to village. Calling the twelve [disciples] to him, he sent them out two by two…

These were his instructions: “Take nothing for the journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in your belts. Wear sandals but not any extra clothes. Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you leave that town. And if any place will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave…”

They went out and preached that people should repent. They drove out many evil things and anointed many sick people with oil and healed them.

We discovered how God created the sea creatures and the birds on the fifth day. Not only did he create them but he told them to spread out over all the earth. He told the creatures to fill the entire sea and he told the birds to fill the sky.

God wants his message to spread in the same way! He wants his message to spread across the earth and he wants everyone to hear it! In today’s story Jesus demonstrated how that happens. He sent out the twelve disciples to go out and spread the word! He told them to go into the villages and tell them to repent and turn their hearts back to God.

You see, God doesn’t want anyone to not know about him… so it is up to us to tell everyone about Jesus and what he did for us!

Memory Verse: "You are the light of the world." Matthew 5:14

Q's for the Fam:
1. Have you ever told someone about Jesus? What happened? Were you scared?
2. Besides telling others, what are some other ways that we can show people we believe in Jesus?