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there was a man named noah
noah loved god so much
god asked noah to do something pretty
amazing
let's watch our story video to find out
years after adam and eve's sin of
disobedience
there were many people living on the
earth god created
and they had become very wicked they
chose to disobey god and do very bad
things
all the time they were out of control
and the earth was full of evil
and violence god's heart was broken by
their evil actions
but one man was different noah
was a good and righteous man compared to
the other people at that time
god said to noah the earth is filled
with
too much evil and violence because of
man's wicked heart
i am going to destroy all my creation
man animals insects and birds of the sky
because i am sorry that i have made them
i want you to build an ark a ship made
of wood
with many rooms inside seal the ark
inside and out with tar and put a roof
on top so that it will be waterproof
i'm going to bring a flood on the earth
and it will destroy
everything that is alive then god
said to noah but i will make my covenant
with you you will go into the ark with
your family
you will bring two of every living
creature male
and female on the ark to keep them alive
with you
get as much food as you will need for
your family and the animals
and store it inside so noah did all that
god commanded
when everything was ready god said to
noah
get into the ark with your family you
alone are righteous
so only you and your family will be
saved
in seven days i will cause it to rain on
the earth for 40 days and 40 nights
and i will destroy every living thing
that i have created
noah was 600 years old when the flood
came on the earth
it didn't stop raining for 40 days and
nights the flood
covered the whole earth for 150 days
and every living creature on the earth
was destroyed
including man animals insects and birds
of the sky
but god kept his promise to noah noah
and those with him on the ark
survived because noah chose to obey god
after 150 days god made a strong wind
pass over all the earth the rain stopped
and the flood waters began to go
down several weeks later noah opened a
window on the ark
and released a beautiful white bird
called a dove
to see if there was dry land anywhere on
the earth
the dove returned to noah with a freshly
plucked olive leaf
this was a sign to noah that there was
dry ground
on the earth and plants were starting to
grow again
then god said to noah go out of the ark
with your family
release every living creature that i
told you to bring with you
so that they may multiply and fill the
earth with my good creations
once more so noah his family
and all the animals insects and birds
left the ark noah then built an altar
and offered sacrifices to god he did
this
just as god had instructed adam and eve
to do many years before
when they disobeyed god and had to leave
the garden of eden
adam and eve had to sacrifice animals as
an atonement for their sin
atonement means that god accepts the
death of a sacrificial animal
as punishment for our sin god is just
so sin must be punished and the
punishment for sin
is death god is also merciful so he
allowed man to offer animals as a
sacrificial offering
in his place but when jesus came he paid
the ultimate sacrifice
and since then no more animal sacrifices
are needed
god was pleased with noah's offerings
and he made a promise to noah and all
future generations
that there would never be another flood
to destroy the earth and every living
creature
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god said i will place a rainbow in the
clouds as a sign of my promise
to you and every living creature
when we see a rainbow today we remember
god's promise
to noah noah had three sons
shem ham and japheth and everyone on
this earth is their descendant
noah lived 950 years
before he died
do you think it was hard for noah to do
what god asked him to do
it's not always easy to do the right
thing
this week when somebody asks you to do
the right thing
and it might be hard to do it i want you
to think about noah
he did exactly what god asked him to do
even when it was hard now just like god
saved noah and his family from the flood
he saves
us from our sin sin is when we do
something wrong
sin separates us from god we can't make
our
own sin go away on our own but god
loves us so much he sent his son
jesus to take away our sin
by dying on the cross for us
after jesus died for our sin god
raised him from the dead now if you
believe this
your sin can be taken away today and you
will live forever in heaven with god
all you have to do is say this simple
prayer with me
god i know i have done things that are
wrong i'm sorry
and i ask you to forgive me of my sins
thank you for sending jesus to die on
the cross
to take away my sin amen
now if you made that decision today for
the first time
i want you to know that i am so excited
for you
you need to go tell your parents and
your friends that
you just made the best decision of your
life
parents if your child made that decision
today for the first time
we would love to hear about it if you
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crafts and activities that go with all
of our online lessons
i'm so glad you could join us today
can't wait to see you next time
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