Sun and Moon, Stand StillSun and Moon, Stand Still

““How we thank God for all of this! It is How we thank God for all of this! It is he who makes us victorious through he who makes us victorious through

Jesus Christ our Lord!”Jesus Christ our Lord!”1 Corinthians 15:571 Corinthians 15:57

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God Created the sun God Created the sun and then moon to and then moon to make day and night make day and night on earth and to divide on earth and to divide our seasons and our seasons and years. Without them, years. Without them, every living thing every living thing would die.would die.

More Facts, Please!More Facts, Please! The solar system is made The solar system is made

up of the sun, the planets, up of the sun, the planets, and all the other heavenly and all the other heavenly bodies-such as moons, bodies-such as moons, asteroids, and many asteroids, and many meteors. The planets meteors. The planets and smaller bodies are and smaller bodies are held in place by the pull held in place by the pull of the sun, as they travel of the sun, as they travel around it and receive and around it and receive and reflect its light and heat. reflect its light and heat. Each has a regular path Each has a regular path (orbit) around the suns.(orbit) around the suns.

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The diameter of the sun is 865,400 miles, The diameter of the sun is 865,400 miles, which is 109 times the diameter of the which is 109 times the diameter of the earth and 400 times the diameter of the earth and 400 times the diameter of the moon. If the sun were a two-foot ball, the moon. If the sun were a two-foot ball, the earth would be the size of a pea. The earth would be the size of a pea. The earth makes one revolution around the earth makes one revolution around the sun in a year’s time. At the same time, it sun in a year’s time. At the same time, it spins once around its axis daily, giving us spins once around its axis daily, giving us light (day) and darkness (night).light (day) and darkness (night).

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Our solar system is a small part of a Our solar system is a small part of a galaxy called the Milky Way, which galaxy called the Milky Way, which consists of 100 billion stars. Some are 10 consists of 100 billion stars. Some are 10 miles in diameter; some are as big as 330 miles in diameter; some are as big as 330 times the size of our sun. Today’s times the size of our sun. Today’s telescopes can identify more than one telescopes can identify more than one billion galaxies n the universe.billion galaxies n the universe.

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If God can make this huge universe and keep it If God can make this huge universe and keep it all running in place and in order, he can also all running in place and in order, he can also change any part of it if he chooses to do so. change any part of it if he chooses to do so. The Bible tells an incredible story about a day The Bible tells an incredible story about a day when he did that-the day the sun stood still. when he did that-the day the sun stood still. How did this come about? Did God stop the How did this come about? Did God stop the rotation of the earth, so that the sun appeared to rotation of the earth, so that the sun appeared to stand still? Did he cause the whole solar system stand still? Did he cause the whole solar system to stop in place for a day? It doesn’t matter how to stop in place for a day? It doesn’t matter how to happened, but we know it did because the to happened, but we know it did because the Bible says so.Bible says so.

Verse Maze: No one can defeat God. Verse Maze: No one can defeat God. Do you have friends or family members Do you have friends or family members who oppose you in your Christian life? who oppose you in your Christian life?

Are temptations, sinners, or Satan Are temptations, sinners, or Satan making it difficult for you to right? making it difficult for you to right?

Romans 8:31 says, “If God be with us, Romans 8:31 says, “If God be with us, who can be against us?” who can be against us?”

On the handout, with a pencil, trace On the handout, with a pencil, trace these words, in order through the maze these words, in order through the maze

five times, going up, down, right, and five times, going up, down, right, and left.left.