Kids · About 15 minutes

Truth Instead of Hiding

Use this study to talk about trust and responsibility without asking for private confessions.

Step 1 of 5 · about 2 minutes

Connect

Use the opening prompt to connect the lesson to ordinary family life.

2 min
Connect
Use the opening prompt to connect the lesson to ordinary family life.
5 min
Read
Read Genesis 3:1-13, or retell it in four short parts for a younger child.
3 min
Understand
Ask what God said, what the people chose, and what they did next.
3 min
Play
Use four objects to mark Instruction, Temptation, Choice, and Hiding; place them in order.
2 min
Respond
Choose the weekly action, then pray together.

Action: Use one truthful repair sentence this week: “I did it. I am sorry. How can I help put it right?”

Prayer: God, help us trust You, tell the truth, and turn back when we do wrong.

Note for parents: Keep examples ordinary and fictional; do not turn family study into an interrogation.