| Each study has been structured with the following considerations: | |
| STUDY 3 | |
| Description | Time |
| Opening prayer and a short worship | 5 minutes |
| Learning the provided memory verse | 5 minutes |
| Teaching of the main study | 30 minutes |
| Revision of the memory verse | 5 minutes |
| Open counseling and questions | 10 minutes |
| Offertory | 3 minutes |
| Closing prayer | 2 minutes |
INTRODUCTION: We can safely define stewardship as “faithfully managing everything God brings into the believer’s life in a manner that honours God and impacts eternity.” Study in these scriptures how and what God created in Genesis 1 and how he expects man to manage it.
(a) What did God say before creating the first man and woman?
(b) What are their names?
(c) What were they expected to take charge of?
(d) What conclusion can you draw from Psalm 8:6 concerning the creator of the world and the place of man in the World.
(e) What does Genesis 1:27 say about the gender of Adam and Eve?
(f) How important is gender in fulfilling the command of God in verse 28?
(g) How did God demonstrate his care for the man and woman he had created in v29?
