'Beginnings' - Performed by Kenny Liles

This story is about a being called God, who has always existed. This story, from the Bible, describes God as the creator of all things, including the earth and everything living.

God is also described as the only one who always does what is good and right and perfect–the Bible uses the word “holy” to describe God.

Do you know what God created first?

In the Bible, God asked a man named Job, “Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?
Who decided its size and dimensions? Who stretched a measuring line across it? On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?”

The story begins like this...

When God set the foundations of the earth, the angels were already there watching–they were his first creation. When the angels saw God’s power and creativity, they sang together and shouted for joy, giving glory to God!

The most beautiful of all the angels was named Lucifer, which means “bright morning star”. When Lucifer saw the other angels praising God, he became jealous and said in his heart, “I will ascend to heaven and set my throne above God’s stars... and I will be like God.”

Then Lucifer went and convinced a third of the angels to worship him.
Although Lucifer had seen God’s power in creation, he continued to lead the fallen angels, also known as demons, in a rebellion against God. All rebellion against God and his ways is called sin.

But God knew what Lucifer was thinking and doing.
Because of God’s perfect goodness, evil is never allowed to remain in his presence.

So God showed his disapproval of Lucifer and his followers by casting them into darkness.
Like a flash of lighting they fell down to the earth.

Lucifer’s name also changed–instead of being known as the bright morning star, he was
now known as Satan, which means “adversary”.

This is the story that we call “Beginnings”.


Dialogue Questions:

• What was God’s relationship with his creation?
• How did Lucifer challenge God? What did he say?
• What do we learn about God in this story?