CHRIST CONNECTION
Supplies needed: prepared stone jar.
1. Dirt
2. Plant cutting
3. Water
4. Grapes
5. Yeast
6. Calendar
Connecting the Old Testament, the New Testament, and Us
Thousands of years before Jesus came to earth and did His first miracle
here, He did His first miracle from heaven. In the beginning, before the earth
was formed, Jesus was there with God. Everything was created by Jesus and for
Jesus. Listen as we read about the day He created the fruit with seeds in
them—like grapes! Creating those things was a miracle.
Everyone,
place your Bible on your lap. Choose a child to reveal the Christ Connection
Scripture reference: Genesis 1:11. Let’s find this verse. Read Genesis
1:11.
MIRACLE MATH Let’s add up just how amazing this miracle was.
Display prepared stone jar. This stone jar will hold all the ingredients needed
for making wine. Wine is grape juice that has been treated to change taste
slowly over a few years. Let’s see how many different things it takes to make
wine. Remove and discuss the importance of each item in labeled order. Point out
that Jesus created the contents of each bag. He made the dirt, the water, etc.
1. Dirt—weed the field, and get the dirt ready for planting 2. Plant
cutting—plant grapevines in field 3. Water—rainwater or well water to grow the
grapes 4. Grapes—pick grapes, press grapes for juice 5. Yeast
(micro-organisms)—add to grape juice to make wine 6. Calendar—about two years of
waiting until the wine tastes ready for drinking Without a miracle, it
takes over three years to make wine. At the wedding, it only took Jesus a few
minutes to turn the water into make the wine. That’s a miracle!
Thousands of years before Jesus came to earth and did His first miracle
here, He did His first miracle from heaven. In the beginning, before the earth
was formed, Jesus was there with God. Everything was created by Jesus and for
Jesus. Listen as we read about the day He created the fruit with seeds in
them—like grapes! Creating those things was a miracle.
Everyone,
place your Bible on your lap. Choose a child to reveal the Christ Connection
Scripture reference: Genesis 1:11. Let’s find this verse. Read Genesis
1:11.
MIRACLE MATH Let’s add up just how amazing this miracle was.
Display prepared stone jar. This stone jar will hold all the ingredients needed
for making wine. Wine is grape juice that has been treated to change taste
slowly over a few years. Let’s see how many different things it takes to make
wine. Remove and discuss the importance of each item in labeled order. Point out
that Jesus created the contents of each bag. He made the dirt, the water, etc.
1. Dirt—weed the field, and get the dirt ready for planting 2. Plant
cutting—plant grapevines in field 3. Water—rainwater or well water to grow the
grapes 4. Grapes—pick grapes, press grapes for juice 5. Yeast
(micro-organisms)—add to grape juice to make wine 6. Calendar—about two years of
waiting until the wine tastes ready for drinking Without a miracle, it
takes over three years to make wine. At the wedding, it only took Jesus a few
minutes to turn the water into make the wine. That’s a miracle!