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The Creation and Fall
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Outline: Story of Creation and Fall, in simple language.
Style: Monolog
Level: Simple
Aim: Evangelism
Scripture Quotation: Paraphrase
Slant: General
Script number: 238
Language: English
Script Text
Long ago there were no trees on these mountains. No animals lived here. Not
even water flowed in the streams.
God made all of these things just the
way He wanted them. He just commanded them to begin. He said, "Let there be
light; and it was light." Then He said, "Let there be rivers, and lakes, and
apart let there be dry ground." Immediately it was so.
Next He said,
"Green grass, trees and all plants sprout up." Up they sprouted; fruit trees,
tomatoes, squash, everything that grows began to grow. In the same way God made
birds, and fish, and animals; all that there is, God made in this way.
Of course, He made us, too. But at first He just made one man whom He
called Adam. Later He caused Adam to sleep a deep sleep. While Adam slept God
took out one of Adam's ribs and from it made the first woman. God gave the woman
to Adam for a helper (to be his wife.) Adam called her Eve.
Now God had
placed Adam in a good place where every kind of fruit grew. He had told Adam,
"You may eat of all the trees except that one which grows in the center of the
orchard. Don't eat that fruit." But one day Satan came to the garden in the form
of a serpent. He told Eve that it was good to eat the forbidden fruit. Eve
listened to Satan and was deceived. She ate some of the fruit and gave some to
Adam and he ate of the fruit also.
Then they heard the voice of God in
the orchard. They were afraid and hid themselves.
God called, "Adam,
where are you?" Adam answered, "I hid myself because I was afraid." God asked,
"Have you eaten of the fruit I commanded you not to eat?" Adam replied+ "The
woman you gave me gave the fruit to me and I ate it."
God spoke to Eve
and said, "Because you have disobeyed my word, you will have much pain each time
you give birth, and you will be subject to your husband always."
To Adam
God said, "Because you disobeyed me the ground will not produce abundantly for
you. It will produce thorns and thistles. You will work hard and earn your
living by the sweat of your brow. Later you will die and return to the ground
from which I made you."
Then God cast Adam and Eve out of that good place
and they could not live there. Off they went to find a place to farm.
My
friends, we are like Adam and Eve. We disobey God's Word also. We do many other
bad things that displease God. We too deserve to be punished. But God loves
us.
That is why God sent Jesus to live in the world; to make a way for us
to come back to God again. Jesus received our punishment. He died but came back
to life. Because He took the punishment we deserved, we do not have to suffer.
If we trust Jesus, God will receive us. You can talk to God. Thank Him for
sending Jesus to help us. Trust Him and obey Him.
Languages in which GRN has recorded this script
ACEH;
ACHHAMI;
ACHODE;
ADELE: Lower;
AHIRANI: Dhulia;
AKA: Koro;
ALKARI;
AMAHUACA;
ANII: Bodi;
ANII: Giseda;
ANIMERE;
ANYIN;
APALAI;
ARABELA;
AWADHI;
AYMARA;
BAGARI;
BALAI;
BANGLA: Sylheti;
BAZIGAR;
BEAVER;
BECHE;
BEMBI;
BENGALI: Manbhuiyan;
BHILI: Banaswara;
BHILI: Jhabua;
BHOJPURI: Southern Standard;
BIRHOR;
BIRJIA;
BISSA: Lebir;
BLE;
BOBO MADARE, SOUTHERN;
BOBO MADARE, SOUTHERN: Benge;
BRAJ;
BRONG;
CAKCHIQUEL, CHIMALTENANGO;
CAKCHIQUEL, XENACOJ;
CAPANAHUA;
CHAKALI;
CHALA;
CHATINO, NOPALA;
CHATINO, WESTERN HIGHLAND: Yaitepec;
CHATINO, ZACATEPEC;
CHATTISGARHI;
CHATTISGARHI: Upparraj;
CHEREPON;
CHINANTEC, PALANTLA;
CHIRRIPO;
CHOL;
CHUJ, SAN SEBASTIAN COATAN;
CHUMURU;
CHUMURU: Yeji;
COCHIMIA;
CORA;
CUICATEC, TEPEUXILA;
CULINA;
DIRIM;
DOGHOSIE;
DOKPA;
DOLPO;
DWANG;
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DZUNGO;
EPERA PEDEA-CATIO;
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FULFULDE: Liptaako;
FULFULDE: South Camp;
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HNAHNU, Mezquital;
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INOR: Enegegny;
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JAMAMADI;
JIBU;
JIREL;
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JUKUN: Dampar;
JUKUN: Kona;
JUKUN: Waanu;
KADAZAN, TANGAA`;
KALAMSE: Loroni;
KAM;
Kambaata: Timbaro;
Kambaata: Timbaro;
KAMNAM;
KARABORO, EASTERN;
KAREN, SGAW;
KHAM: Char Hajar;
KIBILA: Kibanza;
KIKAMBA: Kitui;
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KIMBUNDU;
KINYALI: Kilo;
KIOWA;
KOKAN;
KOLAMI;
KOLAMI: Metla;
KOMA: Damti & Beya;
KOMA: Sudan;
KONKOMBA;
KOTIA: Aruku;
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KULANGO, BOUNA;
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KURUMBA, JENNU;
KURUMBA, JENNU;
KURUMBA: Wooraly;
KUVI;
KWA-KWA-LA;
LARTEH;
LATUKA;
Libido;
LIGBI;
LIKPE;
LODHA: Narayangarh;
LODHA: Solapur;
MAGAHI: Central;
MAGAHI: Central;
MAITHILI;
MAM: Tacaneco & MAME: Frontera;
MARING UIPO NAGA;
MARING UIPO NAGA;
MAROPA;
MAZATEC, HUAUTLA;
ME`FAA, MALINALTEPEC;
ME`FAA, MALINALTEPEC: Zilacayotitlan;
MIXE, JUQUILA: Alta;
MIXE, QUETZALTEPEC;
MIXTEC, ALACATLATZALA: Guerrero Alto;
MIXTEC, ALCOZAUCA: Xochapa;
MIXTEC, APASCO-APOALA: Apoala;
MIXTEC, ATATLAHUCA;
MIXTEC, JAMILTEPEC: San Cris. Amoltepec;
MIXTEC, JUXTLAHUACA;
MIXTEC, MIXTEPEC: Yucunicoco;
MIXTEC, NUNI: Sn. S. Nicananduta;
MIXTEC, SAN JUAN COLORADO;
MIXTEC: San Martin Peras;
MIXTEC, TEZOATLAN: Yucunuti;
MIXTEC, YOSONDUA: Yolotepec;
MIXTEC, YUCUANE;
MONPA: Tawang;
MU BOMU;
MUDHUVEAN: Idukki Mangulam;
MUMUYE: Dong;
MUMUYE: Yoro & Sagwe & Daffe;
MUMUYE: Zing & Ya/Mannang;
MUSTANG;
NAFAANRA;
NAHUATL, DURANGO;
NAHUATL, GUERRERO: Olinala;
NAHUATL, ISTMO PAJAPAN;
NAHUATL, ISTMO PAJAPAN;
NAHUATL, SOUTHEAST PUEBLA;
NANCOWRY;
NATUORO;
NAWURI;
NEPALI: Kathmandu;
NEWARI: Bhaktapur;
NICOBARESE, CAR;
NOUMOU;
NTRUBO;
NYANGBO;
NZARE: Chon;
ORIYA, TRIBAL;
OROMO: Arusi;
OZHA: Monghia;
PAME, CENTRAL;
Pardhan;
PAUMARI;
PHOM NAGA;
POUGOULI;
POWRI: Barela;
POWRI: Noiri;
PUMA;
QUECHUA, ANCASH, CORONGO;
QUECHUA, AREQUIPA: La Union;
QUECHUA, PUNO;
QUECHUA, S. BOLIVIAN: Cochabamba;
QUECHUA, S. BOLIVIAN: Sucre;
RAI: Kulunge;
RAI, Thulung;
RAJKOYA;
SAFAREBA;
SANTALI: Nepal;
SENOUFO, NANERIGE;
SENOUFO, SICITE;
SEPIK: Gaifundi;
SHARANAHUA;
SHERPA: Helambu;
SIKKIMESE;
SININKERE;
SIPAKAPENSE;
SPANISH;
SUBIYA;
TAMANG, EASTERN;
TAMANG: Western;
TANGSA: Chamchang;
TANIMUCA;
TAPIETE;
TCHOKOSSI;
TEPEHUAN, Del NORTE;
TERESSA;
TIMEINI;
TOBA: Pilaga;
TOUSSIAN, SOUTHERN;
TURKA;
TUYUCA;
TZELTAL, BACHAJON: Amatenango;
TZOTZIL, ZINACANTAN;
URARINA;
VADARI;
VIGUE;
WADAR;
WAKIEN;
WIASE;
YACHE;
YAKHA;
YANA;
YAWANAWA;
Yerukula;
YUCUNA;
YUQUI;
YURACARE;
ZAORE;
ZAPOTEC, ALBARRADAS;
ZAPOTEC, CHICHICAPAN;
ZAPOTEC, COATECAS ALTAS;
ZAPOTEC, GUAVEA: San Miguel;
ZAPOTEC, GUELAVIA: Valle;
ZAPOTEC, LACHIXIO;
ZAPOTEC, MIXTEPEC de MIAHUATLAN;
ZAPOTEC, OCOTLAN: Santa Lucia;
ZAPOTECO, TLACOLULITA;
ZAPOTEC, XANICA;
ZUNI;