First Communion: Session 1
Chapter 1: God Made Everything
Introduction for parents
Key Questions
Who made you? God made me
Why did God make you? God made me to know Him, Love Him and serve Him in this world and to be happy with Him forever in the next.
We are all made in the image and likeness of God
We are all unique and special
We all have individual talents which God wants us to us to share with others and show how much we love Him
The Creation—God created the world and all that is in it
God made us humans, the animals, nature, oceans, seas etc
God Gave us humans a soul—that makes us different from all other species on this earth
Activities for children
Read page 6 together God Made Everything
Complete the To Do and To write activities on page 7
Prayer to say with family
“Glory be to the Father,
and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit.
as it was in the beginning,
is now,
and ever shall be:
world without end.
Amen”
Chapter 2: We need God to Save Us
Introduction for parents
Key Questions
What is sin? Sin is deliberately going against what God wants us to do
Does God forgive sin? God always forgives anyone who says sorry
Can we save ourselves from sin on our own? We need God to save us with His love and His help
Let’s look at the Bible…
The Bible is made up of:
The Old Testament
The New Testament
Look at who we know in the Old Testament:
Abraham—who had a great love for God and did what God asked of Him
God made Abraham the father of a new nation: Israel
God rescued the people of Israel when they were slaves in Egypt and gave them wonderful food in the desert when they were hungry (Manna from Heaven). He gave some laws to their leader who was then Moses so that the people of Israel would know what is right and wrong. The laws that he gave to Moses are called:
The Ten Commandments
God gave the Israelites their own country to live in and sent them Kings and Prophets (other leaders) to help them keep His laws. He wanted his people to follow Him.
Some leaders and Prophets in the Old Testament:
Abraham
Samuel
Solomon
Moses
David
Isaiah
Daniel
Activities for children
Read page 8 together: We Need God to Save Us
Watch Moses and the 10 Commandments cartoon:
There are further activities on page 9 (optional)