OT49 Cain and Abel

Cain and Abel
Introduction
A�er the Fall in the garden of Eden, two sons were born to Adam and Eve. Their names were Cain and
Abel. We find their story in Genesis 4.
Key Points:
• It is good to obey God.
• We cannot lie to God.
• We should love our brothers and sisters.
Lesson Guide:
Ask the child if they can summarise the crea�on of the world. Talk about how man fell into sin when Adam
and Eve disobeyed God. Two of their sons were named Cain and Abel.
When it came �me to sacrifice, God rejected Cain’s offering. God rejected Cain’s offering because he did
not do what God said. Play a game with your child and ask them to iden�fy obedience. Begin by asking a
ques�on such as, “If I ask you to make your bed and you paint the car pink, did you obey?” This will be
easy for the child to iden�fy disobedience. As you progress, create harder scenarios such as, “If I ask you
to wash the dishes and you take out the trash, did you obey?” Talk about how Cain’s offering was rejected
because it was not the offering God had commanded to be given.
Cain tried to lie to God. We cannot lie to God because He sees everything. Play a game of hide-and-seek in
the tradi�onal way by closing your eyes and coun�ng. Now, tell the child that this �me you will follow
them to their hiding place and watch them the whole �me. Ask them ques�ons. Was the game fun? Did
they succeed in hiding from you? Why didn’t they succeed? Because you watched the whole �me. In the
same way, God sees everything. We cannot hide anything from Him. We should never lie to God.
Cain killed his brother. When God asked him where Abel was, Cain said, “Am I my brother’s keeper?” He
did not want to be responsible for his brother, but Jesus said to love our neighbours. What are some ways
that we can show love to others? Is it love to share our toys with our siblings? Is it love to yell at a friend?
God loves His children and we should reflect that love to others. Read Ma�hew 25:34-40. Create a series
of simple drawings. Draw someone in prison, sick, unclothed, sad, etc. Now, ask your child to finish the
drawing by offering the help the person needs. E.g. On the unclothed person, the child can draw warm
clothes. You may also choose to create this game by laying out a series of items on the table such as a
coat, food, a smiley face, flowers, etc. Now, begin to act out the people in need either with or without
words. Using words, you may say something like, “I am very �red. I wish I had somewhere to lay my head.”
The child would then select a pillow. Or pantomime shivering and teeth cha�ering, and the child might
then select a coat or blanket. Allow the child to be crea�ve in their problem solving. E.g., they may choose
a smiley face, pillow, or flowers for a sick person.
Reiterate that we should always obey God and love others.
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Cain and Abel
Cain became angry and jealous. Adam and Eve left the garden of
He killed his brother. He thought Eden because of their sin.
nobody would know. They found a new place to live.
But God knew what Cain had done. A place where they could plant food
Cain had to leave, but God and keep animals.
promised to protect him. Adam and Eve had two sons.
Adam and Eve had another son.
called Seth.
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Their first son was called Cain. Cain and Abel brought gifts to God.
Cain became a farmer and grew It was a way to say thank you.
food to eat.
But Cain’s heart was different than
The second son was called Abel. Abel.
Abel became a shepherd and God was pleased with Abel, but not
looked after the animals. with Cain’.
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Games and Activities
Balloon Stomp
Inflate some balloons.
Speak with your child about some sins which
displease God.
Write one sin on each balloon.
Share how Cain became angry and let the anger
grow. We should stomp out our tempta�ons to
do wrong.
Allow your child to burst the balloons.
Giving gi�s to God

Talk about some ways we can give gi�s with a joyful
heart. Show that gi�s are more than just money or
things.
Write some index cards with gi�s your child can give.
Helping someone.
Cooking a meal for someone in need.
Giving a toy to a child.
Giving some of their pocket money to the local church
or missions.
Grow some vegetables
Cain was a farmer and grew his own food.
Let your child experience the joy of
growing their own vegetables.
Speak about how we must care for the
plants in order for them to grow.
Talk about how it is good to enjoy the
things we have but we must be careful
never to love things more than we love
God.
Who looked after these things?
Cain Abel
Connect the Vegetables
Count the sheep
Find seven differences
Cain and Abel wheel
What you need:

Template page (coloured or to colour)
Colouring pencils
Scissors
Split-pin
Tape.
What to do
Colour the template page. Cut out the parts. Fix together with a split
(If not using coloured pin. Place tape on back to
version) protect fingers.
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Worship Time
Recommend worship songs. Not produced by Trueway Kids. YouTube
Videos to be used for personal use only.
A Gift to You
https://youtu.be/n3iG1gkW9R0
Be Thankful
https://youtu.be/XR7b03c95L0
Thankful
https://youtu.be/U_ewLEvA8_o
Prayer
Thank God for everything He gives us.
Ask him to help you give with a cheerful
heart. Ask him to help you deal with sin
quickly.
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