Father God Read Genesis 1: 1-3; 26-28 then answer the questions below on a

separate sheet of paper or in a journal/notebook

GENESIS 1:1-3

(1) What does it mean to you that God is your

Father?

(2) Every person on the planet has this one

thing in common—we all have a father.

Share your recollections of your biological

father. What kind of impact has your rela-

tionship with your father had on your life?

(3) Genesis 1:1 starts with the infamous words

‘In the beginning God . . .’. Describe what

it means to you that God was ‘in the begin-

ning’ of life as we know it.

(4) Kids talk about what their Dads do for a liv-

ing. It’s interesting that in Genesis 1:1, we

see our Heavenly Father involved in work!

What is the work that God is doing?

(5) In Genesis 1:2, what two words describe the

earth’s condition? Define those words. What

was the ‘Spirit of God’ doing in verse 2?

What does that mean? (look up terms using

www.blueletterbible.org or concordance).

(6) As kids some of us believed that our Dads

had ‘superman’ powers! Share about a time

that you felt that way about your father.

(7) Explain how the Spirit of God was hovering

over the waters when the earth was ‘formless

and void.’ (Gen 1:2)

(8) Fathers bring order out of chaos for their

families. Define in your own words what the

word ‘order’ means to you. Has God ever

brought order to your world? Share how.

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Your Heavenly Father’s Name: The

Hebrew name of God is EL . . .

meaning “strength, might or power.”

“Before the mountains were born or

You gave birth to the earth and the

world, even from everlasting to ever-

lasting, You are God.” Psalm 90:2

(NASB)

Genesis 1: 1-3; 26– 28 (con’t) (9) Many times the order that Fathers bring comes through

the words that they speak. What are the very first words

that we ‘hear’ God saying in Genesis 1:3? What was the

result of His words (Gen. 1:3)? Explain how God brings

order and creates with His words. Is He always success-

ful? Why? (Other than the fact that He’s God!)

(10) Share what the very first words were that you remember

your biological father saying to you. How do you think

your relationship with your natural father has impacted

your relationship with your Heavenly Father?

(11) In Genesis 1:26, the creation narrative shifts dramati-

cally. God talks to Himself! What does He say? Who is

the “Us” that God is referring to in making man

(Genesis 1:26)?

(12) Have you ever talked to yourself? Why do we do this?

Why do you think God talked to Himself in reference to

creating man?

(13) Define the Hebrew word ’image’ in Genesis 1:26 (use

www.blueletterbible.org for the Hebrew definition or

use a Concordance). What does it mean that man is cre-

ated in the ’image’ of God?

(14) A cliché phrase is ‘like Father, like son.’ What does this

phrase mean to you in light of Genesis 1:26?

FATHER GOD

“Your word is a lamp to my

feet and a light to my path.”

Psalm 119:105 (NKJV)

Genesis 1: 26– 28 (con’t)

(15) God created mankind for RELATIONSHIP with Him.

Why do you think God wanted a relationship with peo-

ple? What do you think about the fact that God wants a

relationship with you?

(16) There are 5 things that God stated that man should ‘rule’

over in Genesis 1:26, what are they? What’s not in-

cluded in that list? Why do you think God wants man to

rule over those things only?

(17) Explain in your own words the significance of God cre-

ating mankind ‘male and female,’ (Gen 1:27) what does

that mean to you?

(18) This Genesis narrative sets the tone for mankind’s rela-

tionships overall. How do you think our relationship to

God impacts our relationships with members of the op-

posite sex? Imagine that we lived in God’s original in-

tent relationally, describe what that would look/be like.

(19) Good Fathers give good things to their children! The

‘blessing’ of God in Genesis 1:28 consisted of 5 compo-

nents. List and explain each one.

(20) Based on what you’ve gleaned about Father God in this

study, summarize what kind of Father God is to you.

FATHER GOD