The Fall: How Authority Was Lost

Lesson Overview

Key Focus:

Understanding how sin caused humanity to forfeit their God-given authority and how Christ restores it.

Lesson Objectives:

By the end of this lesson, participants will:
✅ Understand how Adam and Eve’s sin led to the loss of dominion.
✅ Recognize the immediate and long-term effects of sin on human authority.
✅ Identify how Satan deceives believers into relinquishing their authority today.
✅ Learn how to reclaim their authority in Christ through faith.

Lesson Outline

I. Introduction: The Authority Given to Humanity

• Genesis 1:26-28 – God’s original plan was for humanity to have dominion over the earth.
• Definition of Authority: The right to exercise power or rule over something.
• Adam and Eve’s Role:
  • Rulers under God’s sovereignty.
  • Given dominion over creation, including the power to subdue the earth.

Discussion Prompt:

• What do you think authority looked like before the Fall?
• How did Adam and Eve express dominion over creation?