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Slide 1: THE CREATION: BIBLE STORY SUMMARY
Slide 2: The opening chapter of the Bible begins with these words, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (NIV) This summarizes the drama that was about to unfold. We learn from the text that the earth was formless, empty, and dark, and God's Spirit moved over the waters preparing to perform God's creative Word. And then God began to speak into existence his creation.
Slide 3: FIRST DAY OF CREATION God created light and separated the light from the darkness, calling light "day" and darkness "night."
Slide 4: SECOND DAY OF CREATION God created an expanse to separate the waters and called it "sky."
Slide 5: THIRD DAY OF CREATION God created the dry ground and gathered the waters, calling the dry ground "land," and the gathered waters "seas." On day three, God also created vegetation (plants and trees).
Slide 6: FOURTH DAY OF CREATION God created the sun, moon, and the stars to give light to the earth and to govern and separate the day and the night. These would also serve as signs to mark seasons, days, and years.
Slide 7: FIFTH DAY OF CREATION God created every living creature of the seas and every winged bird, blessing them to multiply and fill the waters and the sky with life.
Slide 8: SIXTH DAY OF CREATION God created the animals to fill the earth. On day six, God also created man and woman (Adam and Eve) in his own image to commune with him. He blessed them and gave them every creature and the whole earth to rule over, care for, and cultivate.
Slide 9: LAST DAY OF CREATION God had finished his work of creation and so he rested on the seventh day, blessing it and making it holy.