My Memory Verses Bible Study Guide

1 “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.”
GENE SI S 1 : 3 1 , N I V .

2 “God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image.’ ”

GENE SI S 1 : 2 6 , N I V .

3 “God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.”

GENE SI S 2 : 3 , N I V .

4 “The L ORD is good and his love endures forever.”

PSALM 1 0 0 :5 , N I V .

5 “We will obey the voice of the LORD.”

JEREM I A H 4 2 :6 , N KJ V .

6 “For what you have done I will always praise you.”

P SAL M 5 2 :9 , N I V .

7 “Great is the L , and most worthy of praise.”

P SA LM 4 8 :1 , N I V .
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8 “Isign.”
have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be [a]
GE N E SI S 9 :1 3 , N I V .

9 “Follow the way of love.” 1 CO R I N T H I AN S 1 4 : 1 , N I V.

10 “Worship the LORD with gladness.” P S AL M 1 0 0 : 2 , N I V.

11 “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me.”

GEN E SI S 1 3 :8 , N I V .

12 “I will accept nothing belonging to you.”

GEN E SI S 1 4 :2 3 , N I V .

13 “Let us love one another, for love comes from God.”

1 JO HN 4 : 7 , N I V .
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 Contents
GRACE
Grace is God’s love for us.

1. “In the Beginning . . .” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (January 6)

2. God’s Friends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (January 13)

3. A Special Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (January 20)

4. Hiding From God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (January 27)

WORSHIP
We praise God for His loving care.

5. Noah Builds a Boat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (February 3)

6. An Animal Parade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (February 10)

7. A Floating Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (February 17)

8. God’s Rainbow Promise . . . . . . . . . . . . (February 24)

COMMUNITY
Community means loving one another.

9. Abram Follows God . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (March 2)

10. Abram’s Altars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (March 9)

11. Lot Chooses First . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (March 16)

12. Abram to the Rescue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (March 23)

13. Sarah’s Special Baby . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (March 30)

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 Basic Needs of
Children*
All children have certain basic needs as well as needs that are specific to their age
and stage of development. The basic needs of children are . . .

Physical
• Food
• Warmth
• Shelter

Mental
• Power—to make choices and follow plans

Emotional
• A sense of belonging
• Approval and recognition
• Expressions of unconditional love and acceptance
• Freedom within defined boundaries
• Humor—a chance to laugh

Spiritual
• An all-knowing, loving, caring God
• Forgiveness of wrongs and a chance to start over
• Assurance of acceptance with God
• Experience in prayer, answers to prayer
• A chance to grow in grace and in the knowledge of God

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The Kindergarten Child
In the Seventh-day Adventist Church, we advocate kindergarten for children
ages 3-5. However, the development of children varies from child to child.
Therefore, a knowledge of each child in your Sabbath School is important. Generally,
the description below is true of children ages 3-5.

Physical
• Start developing large muscle coordination
• Lack a sure sense of balance
• Are extremely active
• Tire easily, but soon revive after resting
• Lack fine muscle coordination
• Are curious and like to explore their environment
• Learn by exploring

Mental
• Are capable of limited listening and understanding without the help of a visual
cue, such as seeing the object being discussed
• Have quick memory
• Memorize things they don’t understand

Emotional
• Cry easily
• Are capable of verbalizing emotional responses
• Learn to delay gratification of needs without losing equilibrium
• Experience the full spectrum of negative emotions
• Learn ways to express negative emotions

Social/Relational
• Are self-centered—the world revolves around them
• Play alone in the presence of their friends, rather than playing with their
friends
• Like to make friends and be with friends

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Developmental Needs
In addition to the basic needs mentioned earlier, kindergarten children need:
• Freedom—to choose and to explore within limits
• Power—to have some autonomy in learning situations
• Limits—safe boundaries that are set by parents and teachers
• Fun—learning through play, enjoying success
• Discipline and training—to provide safety and structure in their lives

Spiritual Needs
Kindergarten children need to know:
• God loves them and cares for them
• How to show respect for God
• God made them, knows them, and values them
• The difference between right and wrong
• How to choose the right with God’s help

General Rules
A child’s attention span, in minutes, is their age plus one. Thus, an average
3-year-old has a potential attention span of four minutes, provided they are interested
in what is happening.

Kindergarten children:
• Enjoy repetition—provided they don’t tire
• Are beginning to reason from simple cause to effect
• Make some generalizations—often incorrectly
• Learn best by active participation
• Have a short attention span—3-6 minutes

*Children’s Ministries: Ideas and Techniques That Work, ed. Ann Calkins (Lincoln, Nebr.: AdventSource, 1997).

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 A Letter to Parents
Dear Parents,
In this issue of the Kindergarten Bible Study Guide you will find that the lessons are
from the Creation story, and stories of Noah and Abraham. In these lessons the chil-
dren will be introduced to three major themes—God’s grace as it is shown through
His love for us; worshiping God by praising Him for His loving care; and loving one
another as part of being in a community.
We believe that kindergarten children are able to understand God’s messages in
Scripture, so we urge you to sit with your child each day to share the lesson. As part
of your family worship, pray for understanding from the Holy Spirit; sing a happy
song; read with enthusiasm and have fun with the Do & Say activities. Use the
motions to review the memory verse. This will help your child remember it.
Let your child tell you the story from the pictures or help to read the lesson if he or
she is able. Read the story from the Bible at some time during the week. A number of
simplified children’s versions are available today. Teach by example and word that the
Bible is precious and holy. Involve your young child in worship now, and you will fos-
ter a love for Jesus and His Word that will last.
Take the time—make the time—to worship with your child every day. Years from
now you’ll be glad you did.
Our prayer is that these lessons will bring joy and peace to you and your child. Let
us pray for one another as we work together to lead little ones to Jesus.
Contact us through our Web site at www.gracelink.net.

With Affection,
The General Conference
Sabbath School Department

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REFERENCES: GENESIS 1; PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, P. 44; STEPS TO CHRIST, PP. 9–15.

“In the
Beginning . . .”
Have you ever made a good picture of an animal and felt pleased about it? God made real live
animals and a whole new world—and it was very good!

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od looked at a place of
darkness and water. It was
too dark to see anything, and
there were no sounds except the
sound of water.
Then God spoke. “Let there be light,” He said. And
there was light! God divided the light and the darkness.
The light He called day. The darkness He called night.
And that was the end of the first day of our world.
On the second day
Memory Verse God created air and the
“God saw all that beautiful blue sky to
he had made, and surround the new world.
it was very good.” And the evening and the morning made the earth’s second day.
GENESIS 1:31, NIV.
The next day God said, “Let the water under the sky come
together, and let dry ground appear.” Suddenly the waters came
The Message
God made a together in certain places, and dry land appeared. God called the
wonderful world dry places “land,” and the waters He called the “seas.” God saw
because He that this was good.
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 But there was still more work to do on this day. God spoke again, and the earth became
beautifully green with grass and trees. Red and orange and purple and yellow flowers nodded
in the gentle breeze. Plants and trees grew tasty things to eat. Before night crept over the land
on the third day, God looked at all these beautiful, delicious things. He liked what He saw.
“It’s good,” He said. S
The next day God said, “Let there be lights in the sky!” And it was so. The new, brilliant
sun warmed the earth by day, and that night the moon threw moonbeams across the peaceful ab
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On the fifth day God spoke again. “Let the water be filled with living creatures,” He said, to
“and let birds fly above the earth.”
Dolphins and whales splashed in the seas. Brightly colored fish danced in the streams.
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 Do and Say
ribbon or yarn. On it, write “God gives me breath.”
SABBATH Put the balloon in your child’s room as a reminder
Take your child to of God’s gift of air.
a beautiful place in Thank God for the air we breathe. After
nature and read the prayer, say the memory verse together.
lesson, “In the Beginning
. . .” Talk about the W E DN ES DAY
memory verse and say it Take your child outside at night to look at the
together. What does it mean? stars. If you can’t see the stars, take a flashlight
and a colander into a dark room. Shine the flash-
SU NDAY light through the colander to create the effect of
Ask your child stars in the sky. Thank God for the lights He put
to tell you the lesson story. in the sky for us. Say the memory verse together.
Then ask: What did God say about everything He
made? T H U RS DAY
Sing the memory verse to the tune of “London Take a walk with
Bridge.” (See page 60.) your child and see
Help your child share with someone the how many flowers
drawing of the six days of Creation made in (or trees or birds)
Sabbath School. you can see. If
appropriate, pick
MONDAY some flowers to
Plant some fast-growing seeds on damp cotton take home and put
balls in a saucer. (Radishes, alfalfa, and beans all in water. Thank God
sprout quickly.) Sprinkle water on them every for things that grow. See if your child can say the
day and see how fast they grow. As an alternative, memory verse from memory.
put a sweet potato or the top of an old carrot in
water. Something should begin to grow by the FRIDAY
end of the week. Ask your child to pretend to be something
Thank God for making things grow. Say the that God has made and have the rest of the family
memory verse together. guess what it is. Sing a praise song together. Then
thank God for the wonderful world He made.
TU ESDAY Have your child teach the memory verse to the
Blow up a balloon and tie it off with a colored family.
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REFERENCES: GENESIS 1:24–31; 2:4–23; 3:20; PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, PP. 45–47.

God’s Friends
Do you have a friend? Do you have someone
you like to spend time with? In the beginning
of our world, God made two special friends.
This is how it happened . . .

G
od looked happily at
the beautiful world
He had made. It
was perfect! Fresh
air! Warm sunshine!
Soft green grass and tall trees that
reached into the blue sky. Red and yellow and orange and purple flowers nodded in the
gentle breeze. Fishes jumped and splashed in the seas and rivers.
Beautiful birds soared overhead as they filled the air with happy
Memory Verse sounds. Kangaroos and bunnies hopped, kittens meowed, woolly
“God said, sheep baaed, roosters crowed, and horses galloped. What a
‘Let us make man-
beautiful place!
kind in our image.’ ”
GENESIS 1:26, NIV. God’s world was perfect. But God wanted to do one more thing.
“Let us make man in our image,” He said. So God made the shape
The Message of a man from the dust of the ground. The man lay very still on
God made people the ground. He was not alive.
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 Then God did something that only God can do. He breathed life into the man’s nose.
The man stretched. He sat up. And the very first thing the man saw was God.
God named the man Adam. He led Adam into a beautiful garden called Eden. “This
garden and everything in it is for you, Adam. Take care of it for Me.”
God and Adam watched the animals. Adam saw all the animals with their mates. S
Then God said, “It isn’t good for the man to be alone. I will make a mate for him.”
So God made Adam fall into a deep sleep. While he was sleeping, God took one of an
Adam’s ribs, and with the rib He formed a woman. When Adam woke up from his sleep,
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he saw the beautiful woman God had made. Together they would care for everything God
had made for them. Adam named the woman Eve because she was the first mother in all the
world. Adam and Eve were the first family to live on the new earth.
God blessed Adam and Eve. “Have many children,” He told them. “Fill up the beautiful
world I have created for you. Enjoy all that I have made for
you.”
God loved Adam and Eve. He wanted them to be
happy and to be His friends forever. God
watched Adam and Eve as they
enjoyed the beautiful earth
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 Do and Say
SABBATH TU ES DAY
If possible, take the Bible lesson story outside Help your child give the thumbprint people
and read it to your child. made in Sabbath School to someone. Tell that
Use the following actions as you practice person how and why God made people.
saying the memory verse together: Ask your child to teach the
God .......................... Point upward. memory verse to someone else.
said,.......................... Put hands up to mouth. Help with the actions as needed.
“Let us make............ Fists “grind” one above Have your child feed you
the other. some food; then you feed
mankind................... Place hands out in front them. Ask: How does it feel
of body, palms up. to help someone? to be
in our image.”.......... Start hands at head on helped?
either side of body and
sweep down body. W E DN ES DAY
Genesis 1:26, NIV ... Palms together, then open. Read the Bible story from Genesis 1:24–31
and 2:4–23 and 3:20.
SU NDAY With your child, name and count at least
Ask your child to tell you the Bible story. five of God’s friends you both know.
Try making a flat version of a family member by
asking that person to lie down on a big piece of T H U RS DAY
paper and trace around them. Color or decorate it. Make up a song or clap a rhythm to the
Using the actions, say the memory verse words: “God made me to be His friend.”
together. Say the memory verse together.

MONDAY FRIDAY
Look in the mirror with your Look at the calendar together. Today is the
child. Do either of you look sixth day. This is the day God created people and
exactly like anyone else? Why animals. What is the next day? Tomorrow we will
do you think God made each discover what God did on the seventh day. Act
person a little bit different? out the Bible story during worship.
Thank God for making you both.

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REFERENCES: GENESIS 2:1–3; PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, PP. 47, 48.

A Special Day
What day do you like best? Do you know that God made
a special day for you and your family to enjoy with Him? Let’s
imagine what could have happened that day.

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he warm sun was just
peeking over the edge of
the world as Adam and Eve
woke up. Last night they
had watched the sun slowly
disappear.
Tree branches rustled softly in a gentle
wind. A little bird with brilliant red and
green and yellow feathers
perched there. Adam chuckled softly. Adam raised his hand, and
Memory Verse the little bird swooped down and sat on it.
“God blessed the A huge lion ambled out of the trees. With a contented sigh the
seventh day and lion stretched out on the ground and leaned against Eve’s leg. Eve
made it holy.” rubbed his beautiful, fluffy mane. The lion snuggled closer. Butterflies
GENESIS 2:3, NIV.
played tag across the grass. Elephants trumpeted somewhere in the
distance.
The Message
God made the Just then they heard a voice close by. “It’s God!” they exclaimed
Sabbath for us happily. God had come to the garden.
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 “Come!” God said. “Let’s go exploring.”
The three of them wandered through Eden, the special garden that God had created just
for Adam and Eve.
Adam and Eve heard the rushing waters of the great river long before they saw it. The
water sparkled in the early-morning light as if it were covered with tiny diamonds. When S
the river flowed out of the garden, it split into four separate smaller rivers. Eve looked
as far as she could see and wondered where each of the rivers went. us
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God spent the whole day with Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve tasted new foods. They
skipped and ran in the meadows. They joined the angels in singing praises to God. Sa
“I have blessed this day and made it holy,” God explained as they enjoyed the day
together, “because I am resting from creating this new earth. Every seventh day will be S
Sabbath. It will be our special day to spend together.”
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 Do and Say
SABBATH
Read Genesis 2:1–3 together. Help your child
use the motions learned in Sabbath School to say
the memory verse. (See page 60.)
Help your child deliver the invitation made in
Sabbath School to a friend. Thank God for friends.
calendar space. This day God made land and
plants. Look at some of the plants God made. God
also made the oceans on this day. Have your child
say what he/she enjoys about the beach.
Using the motions, say the memory verse.
Share it with another family member.

SU NDAY W E DN ES DAY
Make a seven-day Go outside to enjoy the sunshine. Tonight,
calendar. Each day, help go outside to see the moon and stars. Thank
your child draw in the God for these lights.
calendar space a pic- Say the memory verse together. Complete the
ture of something Wednesday calendar space. This day God made
God created that the sun and moon. He made the stars also.
day. On the first
day, Sunday, God T H U RS DAY
made light and Complete the
darkness. Thank God for light. Thursday calendar
Use the motions and say the memory verse. space. This day
God made birds and
MONDAY fish. Say the memory
Read the lesson story together, then complete verse together. Thank
the calendar space. This day God made air and God for making the
used it to separate the water. Go outside and take birds and fish.
some deep breaths. Each time you drink water
today, thank God for it. FRIDAY
Review the memory verse. Take deep breaths Complete the Friday calendar space. This
as you say it together. day God made animals and people. Have your
child imitate a favorite animal. Plan to enjoy
TU ESDAY tomorrow the things God has created.
Help your child choose a friend to invite for Sing “Sabbath Is a Happy Day.” Thank
Sabbath. Help your child complete today’s God for all He made and for the Sabbath.

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REFERENCES: GENESIS 3:1–21; PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, PP. 52–62.

Hiding From God

Have you ever done something so
naughty that you were ashamed? A long
time ago Adam and Eve did just that.

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dam and Eve really
liked the Garden
of Eden home God had
made for them. Every day
they learned something new.
One day Eve found herself in the middle of the
garden beside a beautiful tree. She knew that was the
only tree in the garden whose fruit God said they were not to eat.
Suddenly she heard a voice. “Did God really say you cannot eat
from any tree in the garden?”
Memory Verse
Who was that? Eve looked up. There in the tree branches she
“The LORD is
good and his love saw a beautiful serpent, and it was talking to her! “We can eat the
endures forever.” fruit of the trees in the garden,” Eve answered. “But not the fruit
PSALM 100:5, NIV. of this tree, or we will die,” she added.
“You will not die,” said the serpent, who was really Satan.
The Message “God is just trying to keep something special away from you.
God loves us
Go ahead. Try it. It really is very good.”
all the time, even
when we do wrong.

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 Eve looked at the fruit. It did look good. So she
decided to believe the serpent and chose to
disobey God. She took some fruit and
ate it. Then she picked more and gave
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Adam also decided to disobey God.
He quickly took the fruit and ate it. sto
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lost their robes of light. So they sewed to
some fig leaves together and covered
themselves. Later that day God came to
walk with them. But when they heard
God calling, they hid from Him.
“Adam,” called God. “Where are you?
Eve! Adam! Where are you?”
Finally Adam answered. “I heard You calling, and I was afraid, so I hid.”
God knew what had happened. “Did you eat fruit from the tree I told you not to eat
from?” He asked.
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then Eve blamed the serpent.
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God was very sad. He told Adam and Eve that because they chose to disobey, they would
have to leave their beautiful garden home. But God still loved them. He used animal skins in
to make clothes for them. And He promised them that someday His own Son would die to
rescue them from their sins.
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 Do and Say
SABBATH W E DN ES DAY
Visit a park or garden and review the lesson Move the hands on a clock
story together. Help your child give the fig leaf to different times. Ask:
made in Sabbath School to someone and tell that What do we do early
person about Adam and Eve’s sin. Reinforce the in the morning, at
idea that God still loved Adam and Eve, even lunchtime, and so
after they had done wrong. Sing “Jesus Loves Me” forth? At each time
together, then help your child use the motions ask, “When does
learned in Sabbath School to say the God love you?”
memory verse. (See page 61 for Emphasize that God
memory verse motions.) loves us all the time.
Sing “Jesus Loves Me”;
SUNDAY then thank Him for His love.
Review the story together.
Ask: How do you think Adam felt T H U RS DAY
when Eve came with the fruit?* Help your child draw a picture of Eve eating
How did God feel when Adam the fruit. Explain that when we are disobedient
and Eve hid from Him?† God is sad. Then help your child draw a heart
Sing “Jesus Loves Me” (see page 63) together and around the picture. Emphasize that when we do
thank God for loving us, even when we do wrong. wrong, God still loves us. Thank Him for His love
that never ends.
MONDAY
Show your child where the lesson is found FRIDAY
in Genesis 3. Read together verses 1–13, 21–24. Read Genesis 3 to review the Bible story. Help
See page 61 to review or teach the memory verse. your family act out the story. Emphasize that
God loves us all the time, good or bad, every day.
TU ESDAY Thank God for His love.
Play hide-and-seek together. Have your child Sing “Jesus Loves Me.”
hide and pretend to be Adam or Eve while you
are God looking for him or her. “Find” your child *See Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 56.
†
You might enjoy reading chapters 3 and 4 of Patriarchs
and take him or her in your arms. Reinforce the and Prophets.
idea that God loves us even when we do wrong.

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REFERENCES: GENESIS 6:5–18; PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, PP. 90–97.

Noah
Builds a Boat
Do you know how to make a wooden boat? A long time ago God told Noah to build a big boat.
But Noah didn’t know how. Who do you think showed him what to do?

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od looked at the world He had made.
It had been very beautiful in the
beginning, but the people had
become very wicked. Just a
few people still loved and
worshiped God. Most people did every
bad thing they could think of. It made
God very sad to see so much sin and
wickedness and suffering on the earth.
God decided
He would
Memory Verse have to destroy
“We will obey the earth and start
the voice over.
of the LORD.” God went to talk to His friend Noah, a good man, and one
JEREMIAH 42:6, NKJV.
of the few people who still loved and worshiped God. God told
Noah, “I have decided to destroy the earth because it is so wicked.
The Message
We worship God I am going to send a big flood of deep water to cover all the earth.
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you and your family will be safe. Make it big enough so more people and many animals can
go into the boat with you.”
God told Noah how to make the boat. “Use wood cut from a cypress tree,” He said, “long
pieces of wood. Cover the inside and outside of the boat with pitch, so water can’t get in.
Make the boat very, very long, and very wide, and very tall.” S
The boat was to be three stories tall, with a downstairs, an upstairs, and another upstairs.
It was to be a big boat! Ta
Go
Noah listened carefully to everything God told him to do. Then he obeyed and started
H
building the boat that we call an ark today. th
Building such a big boat was a big job, and it would take a long, long time. Noah To
needed help. His three sons, Shem, Ham, and Japheth, helped him. Others helped too. Sa
They went into the forest and chopped down cypress trees. They cut the trees into boards
and made them smooth. Then they began to
S
fasten the boards together. Slowly, slowly, 6:
they put the boat together. Just as God in
told them, they covered the boat with W
pitch, a kind of tar, so it would float in
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safely.
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SABBATH
Read Genesis 6:5-8 and verse 18 together.
Talk about God’s reasons for the Flood.* Say:
God had a plan to take care of those who loved
Him and He takes care of us too. Help your child
think of ways God takes care of your family.
Together, use the memory verse puzzle made in
Sabbath School. (See page 61.)
SU NDAY
From the Bible (Genesis
6:14–16), read together the
instructions God gave Noah.
Where do we learn about God’s
instructions for us today? Emphasize that obeying
God is a part of worshiping Him. Ask: How do
you obey? (Have the child give specific examples.)
Say the memory verse together. Ask God to help
your family follow His instructions as faithfully as
Noah did.
MONDAY
Review Genesis 6:15, 16 together. If possible,
point out to your child a building or structure
of a similar size. Discuss the different kinds of
people who work/travel often on boats/ships.
Pray for their safety. Say the memory
verse together.
TU ESDAY
Use wood or a toy boat
and let your child float it in
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water. Emphasize that, if built right, a boat will
always float. Noah’s family was safe in the ark be-
cause they followed God’s instructions.
Review the memory verse. Thank God for
keeping your family safe.
W E DN ES DAY
With pots and pans, or toy tools and a
piece of wood, make the sounds heard
while the ark was being built. If possible,
visit a home construction site and see
the wooden framework. Thank God for
your home.
T H U RS DAY
Make an ark by gluing sticks or pretzels onto
the ark pattern you brought home from Sabbath
School. Or draw a simple boat outline on paper.
Review the memory verse. Thank God for the
instructions He gives us in the Bible.
FRIDAY
Read together parts of the Bible story from
Genesis 6:5–18. Ask: If you were Noah’s child,
how would you feel about building a big boat?
Sing a song about the ark. Say the memory verse
together and thank God for all you have learned
this week.
*You might enjoy reading the first half of chapter
7 in Patriarchs and Prophets.
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REFERENCES: GENESIS 6:19–7:24; PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, PP. 97–104.

An Animal Parade
Isn’t it fun to watch a parade? A long time ago
Noah and his neighbors watched a
strange animal parade. This is how it
may have happened.

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oah’s son stacked the
last sack of grain with
the other food in the
ark, then came to
stand beside his
father at the open door. Noah was quiet
for a long time. Finally he said, “It is
finished. We have done
everything the Lord told us to do.”
Noah marched down the ramp. A small crowd of people had
Memory Verse
“For what you gathered around it. People may have come there to hear Noah tell
have done I will about the coming flood.
always praise you.” “Water has never covered all the earth!” they may have shouted.
PSALM 52:9, NIV.
“Why should we believe that it ever will?”
“Because God told me it will,” Noah may have always answered.
The Message But these people didn’t love God. They didn’t care about what God
We thank God for
said.
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 “It’s almost time,” Noah said to the people. “The ark is finished. The flood is coming!
Come into the ark,” he may have begged. “God wants so much to save you!”
Nobody believed him. Nobody believed God.
Then suddenly someone may have shouted, “Lions!”
Everyone turned to see. Two lions padded together toward the crowd. But the lions S
didn’t even seem to see the people. They had their eyes fixed on the ark. They walked right
up the ramp and disappeared inside. or
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“Elephants! Elephants!” a little boy yelled. Two big gray elephants trotted toward the ark.
Go
They also climbed up the long ramp and disappeared inside.
“What kind of trick is this?” someone shouted. “How are you making the animals do pu
that?” hi
Noah’s face spread into a huge smile. “It’s the Lord!” he exclaimed. “The Lord is leading
the animals aboard. I don’t have anything to do with it!”
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All that day animals came into the ark. The crowd us
watched in silence. When the last ch
animal was safely inside, Noah once ta
again came to the door of the ark. yo
an
“This is your last chance,” Noah may
be
have pleaded. “Please come inside
and be safe.” pa
But no one moved. So Noah
turned away and walked
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quietly back into the ark. Then
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animals safely inside. Go
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 Do and Say
SABBATH
To review the memory verse, use the way he
or she learned it in Sabbath School. (See page
61.) Read together Genesis 7:1–3 and 7–9. Thank
God for giving us the Bible.
In Sabbath School your child made a finger
puppet to tell someone about God’s care. Help
him or her to do so.
W E DN ES DAY
Help your child describe ways God cares
for people and animals. Sing a “praise” song to
thank God for His care. Sing an animal song
too.
For fun, “bark” like a puppy to the tune of
“Jesus Loves Me,” then “meow” it like a cat.
Then sing the words.

SU NDAY T H U RS DAY
Together, name ways God Ask your child to make some animal
uses parents to take care of sounds. Guess which animals are being
children. Talk about ways to imitated. Make some animal sounds your-
take care of animals. Encourage self. How many can your child identify?
your child to help care for an Use animal crackers or a picture book so
animal. Providing food and water is a good your child can identify the animals. Say and clap
beginning. the memory verse together.
If possible, plan a trip to a zoo or wild animal
park. Thank God for the animals. FRIDAY
Use stuffed animals to
MONDAY act out the story of
Tell the Bible lesson to your child. Noah. Make an ark by
Ask: How many people joined Noah in the putting a blanket over
ark? Who? What did Noah do to get ready for all a table. (Have lunch
the animals? How do you know that Noah loved or supper as you sit
God? How can we show we love God? together in the
“ark.”)
TU ESDAY Review the
Help your child draw a picture of the ark. memory verse and then
How many animals can you draw going into sing “Jesus Loves Me.” Thank God for taking
the ark? Sing an animal song, then thank God care of us and for saving the animals for us to
for making animals for us to enjoy. enjoy.

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REFERENCES: GENESIS 7:6–24; 8:1-12; PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, P. 105.

A Floating
Zoo
What do you do when it rains day after day? The
Bible tells about Noah and 40 days of rain. What
did Noah do?

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oah, his wife, and his three
sons and their wives rested
safely inside the ark. So did
the animals. God Himself
had closed and sealed the
door. For seven days they waited. And then the
rain began, just as God had said it would.
Rain poured from the sky. It thundered
onto the ark’s roof.
But Noah and his
Memory Verse
“Great is the LORD, family—the people
and most worthy who loved God—were safe.
of praise.” The rain poured down. All day. Every day. Soon water covered
PSALM 48:1, NIV.
all the flat land, and the ark began to float.
Still the rain poured down. All day. Every day. But everyone
The Message inside the ark was safe. Noah and his family thanked God for
We thank God
keeping His promise.
for keeping
His promises.

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 And still the rain poured down. All day. Every day.
Noah checked on the animals often. Some snored
softly in their cages. They breathed slowly, in
and out, in and out. Others nibbled on the
food God had told Noah to put on the ark. S
“How much longer is it going to
rain?” one of Noah’s sons may have sh
in
asked. “It feels as if it’s been raining
wh
forever.” he
Noah likely smiled. “For 40 days,” sa
he answered. “God said it would rain tak
for 40 days. Don’t worry. Forty days is
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not forever.”
And still the rain poured down. All day. S
Every day.
Finally water covered the tops of the very tallest mountains. No land could be seen. 7:
Then God stopped the rain. It had rained for exactly 40 days. re

Slowly, slowly, the water began to go down. One day the ark settled on a mountain.
wi
Noah waited for many, many days. Then he sent out one of the ravens. The bird soared ar
across the water and kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up.
Then Noah set one of the doves free. But it couldn’t find dry land, so it flew back to the M
ark.
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Noah waited seven more days. Then he let the dove out again and watched it th
fly away. Noah waited. He waited and watched. Finally the dove returned to the ark. sto
This time it had an olive leaf in its beak. “Things are beginning to grow again!” Noah do
exclaimed. Go
Seven days later Noah set the dove free once more. This time the little bird did not
Sa
return. Then Noah knew that the waters had dried up. And Noah knew that God had
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SABBATH end-to-end to show that it rained for many
Encourage your child to days. Sing a song about rain. Thank God for
share the thank-you card made taking care of your family on rainy days.
in Sabbath School with someone
who takes care of him or her. Or W E DN ES DAY
help your child make a card that Talk about promises. Make a promise to
says thank-you to someone who do something together later today. When
takes care of them. done, ask who kept a promise today.
Review the memory verse. Help your child understand that God keeps His
(See page 61.) promises to watch over us every day. Thank
God for keeping His promises. Say the memory
SU NDAY verse together.
Together, read the lesson story from Genesis
7:17–20; 8:1, 6–12 so your child will know it is T H U RS DAY
recorded in the Bible. Put some crumbs or
Make a weather calendar for the week. Start seeds outside near a window
with today. According to the weather, add a sun, and watch the birds come
a raindrop, or a cloud to the square for each day. and eat. (You may have to
chase away the squirrels.)
MONDAY How many birds did you
Review the lesson story. Ask: What would it see? What colors were
have been like to live in the ark? How do you they? Say the memory
think Noah and his family felt when the rain verse together, then thank
stopped? How would you have felt when the God for the birds.
dove came back with a fresh olive leaf? What did
God promise Noah? Did God keep His promise? FRIDAY
If possible, plan a trip to an aviary this week. Act out being inside the ark while it rained.
Say the memory verse together. What would you do for 40 days? Pick some ideas
and do them together.
TU ESDAY Sing a song about rain. Thank God for
Use pebbles, dried beans, or similar objects keeping His promises. Have your child say the
to count the 40 days it rained. Place the objects memory verse to the family.

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REFERENCES: GENESIS 8:20–9:17; PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, PP. 105–110.

Have you ever seen a rainbow? Sometimes you can see one after it
rains. Noah and his family saw the very first rainbow God made. Do
you know why?

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oah and his family had been living in
the ark for a whole year, and they were,
most likely, eager to get out. The animals
were probably wanting to get out too.
Finally God said to Noah, “It is time.
It is time to leave the ark.”
So God sent an angel to open the heavy door. The animals
thundered down the ramp. Horses kicked up their heels as
they ran. Kangaroos bounced
happily back and forth.
Memory Verse
“I have set Eagles soared, and lions
my rainbow roared.
in the clouds, and Noah and his family
it will be [a] sign.” felt happy and sad at the
GENESIS 9:13, NIV.
same time. They were
very happy to be out of
The Message
the ark. But they were sad
We thank God
for His promises.

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 at what they found outside the ark. Even though
new green grass sprouted almost everywhere
and young trees were beginning to poke
up through the ground, it didn’t look
anything at all like the beautiful world S
they had left when they entered the
ark. But they were safe. God had kept Di
His promise.
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So Noah built an altar and ve
gathered his family around it. They pa
thanked God for keeping His promise ra
to save them from the terrible flood. ve
wo
They praised God for His protection.
God gave Noah’s family a special S
blessing. “Have many babies,” God said.
“Fill the earth.” 8:
Then God gave them a promise. “I am making a promise to you, and to all who come fel
th
after you. Even though rain will fall, I will never again destroy the whole world with a flood.
di
Look in the sky, and you will see the sign of My promise.” Th
Noah and his family looked up. A brilliant rainbow stretched across the heavens. They
had never seen anything like it before. “Whenever you see the rainbow in the clouds,” M
God said, “you can be sure that I will keep My promise.”
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Noah and his family stayed near the altar for a long time. They may have sung songs to
and prayed prayers of thanksgiving. They had a rainbow sign. They knew God would to
always keep His promises. And we know that too. God has never again covered the whole m
earth with water. He still keeps His rainbow promise. to
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Just as God kept His promise to Noah and his family, God will keep His promises to us
wo
today. We can find His promises in His Word, the Bible. And we can be sure He will keep
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 Do and Say
SABBATH
Go for a walk today. Look for colors in nature.
Did you and your child find all the rainbow colors?
Using red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and
violet markers (in that order) write the memory
verse, using a different color for each word. (See
page 62.) Cut the words apart, then put them in
rainbow order and say the
verse together. Save the
words for another day.
SU NDAY
Together, read Genesis
8:15–21; 9:13–15. Ask: How do you think Noah
felt when he came out of the ark? What do you
think the animals did when they came out? Why
did Noah thank God? Has God kept His promise?
Thank God for keeping His rainbow promise.
MONDAY
Find a piece of colored cellophane and have
your child look through it. Ask: What happens
to everything you see? Would you like everything
to be the same color? Put the rainbow-colored
memory verse words in order, then say the verse
together. Repeat the rainbow finger play on page
64. Thank God for all the colors He put in the
world around us.
TU ESDAY
Name all the colors of the rainbow. Ask: How
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many are there? Name or find
some fruit and flowers in
different colors. Thank God
for His rainbow promise
and for all the colors that
make our world beautiful.
Say the memory verse
together.
W E DN ES DAY
Help your child draw and color a rain-
bow. Use the colors of the rainbow in the
correct order. Write the memory verse on it, and
hang the drawing in their room to remind them
of God’s promises. Sing “Who Made the Beautiful
Rainbow?”
T H U RS DAY
Early today, promise your child you will do
something special later. Keep your promise, then
talk about God’s promises. Tell about one of God’s
promises that helped you. Together, say the mem-
ory verse, then thank God for keeping His prom-
ises.
FRIDAY
Act out the lesson story for family worship,
emphasizing God’s rainbow promise. When you
pray, ask each person to thank God for keeping a
specific promise, then close by thanking Him for
His rainbow promise.
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REFERENCES: GENESIS 12:1–9; ACTS 7:2–7; HEBREWS 11:8–12; PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, PP. 125–131.

Abram
Follows God
Have you ever moved to a new house? a new city or country? Moving is
not easy. There are so many things to pack and so many friends to leave.
A long time ago God told Abram to leave his home and go far away to
another country. What do you think Abram did?

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bram!” a Voice called.
Abram looked around. He
couldn’t see anybody. Who is
calling me? he wondered.
“Abram! I am the Lord, the
God who made the heavens and the earth.”
Abram stood very still. He held his breath. He
listened very carefully. God
really was speaking to him.
Memory Verse “I want you to leave this
“Follow the way city of Haran,” God said.
of love.” “Leave your father’s house
1 CORINTHIANS 14:1, NIV.
and go to another land that I will show you.
“I will make your family into a great nation,” God continued.
The Message “I will protect you. I will bless you. And through your family, the
Christian families
whole earth will be blessed.”
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 God explained to Abram that in his family, the Savior of the world would be born.
That Savior was Jesus, who would be born in Bethlehem many years later.
What God was asking Abram to do would not be easy. But Abram and his wife, Sarai,
wanted to follow God, so they began to pack all their belongings. Abram and his servants
S
gathered together all his sheep and other animals. Sarai and her servants prepared tents for
the journey. pa
Abram was a wealthy man. He had large flocks of sheep and other animals. He would wi
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leave nothing behind, especially not the servants who helped take care of the animals.
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So Abram and Sarai took everything they owned with them. They knew they would not ho
return. on
Abram’s nephew, Lot, decided to go with Abram and Sarai. So Lot, his family, and his un
servants packed all their belongings too. They gathered all their animals and prepared tents pa
th
for the journey.
th
Lot was also a wealthy man, though probably not as rich as his uncle Abram. It would tio
be a long, long caravan that would travel for many days before reaching the ab
special place God had for them. th
Finally the day came when everything was
m
ready. Abram and Sarai got up very early. The
servants were up too. Lot, his family, and his
servants were ready. Everyone helped to load
their belongings on the pack animals. The air
was full of ba-a-as as the sheep milled about
S
nervously. yo
At last Abram, Sarai, Lot, and all their wo
servants started down the dusty road. It was wi
a long, long way to the land where God wanted th
them to go. In fact, Abram didn’t even know exactly
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where they were going. But he knew that God was
leading them, and that was enough. Abram and tu
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 Do and Say
SABBATH TU ES DAY
Help your child share the magnet and With your child, plan
paper clip chain made in Sabbath School a long walk, but do not
with someone. If they didn’t get one in disclose your destination.
Sabbath School, provide a small magnet Decide how to dress, what
and several steel paper clips. Have your child to take, what to eat, and
hook the paper clips together and place them so forth. Lead the way to a
on the table. Then have him hold the magnet special place and share your
underneath the table and underneath where the food. Talk about Abram’s family and their jour-
paper clips are resting and use it to move or “lead” ney. What did they take? What did they eat?
them. Ask: Whom do the paper clips represent?
the magnet? Have your child do the demonstra- W E DN ES DAY
tion and tell the story to someone this week. Sing Talk about the people who went with Abram
about sharing, then pray for the one who receives on his journey. If your family were to go on a
this gift. long journey, who might go with you? Count the
Use the following motions to say the people as you name them. Thank God for leading
memory verse together each day this week: you when you travel.
Follow the way ........ Point to the distance.
of love. ..................... Cross arms over chest. T H U RS DAY
1 Corinthians 14:1 .. Palms together, then open. Sing “I Have Decided to Follow
Jesus.” Put dry rice, beans, or pebbles
SU NDAY into a small bottle. Help your child
Together, read Genesis 12:1–5. Ask: How do shake it in time to the music as you
you think Abram felt about leaving home? What sing. Thank God for leading your
would you have packed to go on the journey family today.
with Abram? Pray that God will lead your family
this week. FRIDAY
Review the Bible story for wor-
MONDAY ship. Ask each person to tell about a time God
Play follow the leader with your child. Take led them. Have your child use the rhythm in-
turns being the leader. Ask: Whom do you want to strument made yesterday as you sing “I Have
lead our family? (God) Talk about ways God leads Decided to Follow Jesus.” Thank God for lead-
your family. Thank God for His Word, the Bible, ing your family this week. Have your child say
that helps us know how He leads us every day. the memory verse for the rest of the family.
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REFERENCES: GENESIS 12:7–9; PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, PP. 127–131.

Abram’s Altars
Where does your family worship God? Do you
have a special place for family worship? Where
do you worship on Sabbath? Abram didn’t have a
church to go to. He didn’t even have a room in a
house, but he worshiped God everywhere he went.
And he led others to worship God too.

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bram, Sarai, and Lot
traveled for many days.
Sometimes they may have
walked. Sometimes Sarai may
have ridden on top of a big
camel. Servants ran back
and forth, keeping the herds of sheep and goats from wandering
Memory Verse away. Pack animals carried the tents and their other belongings.
“Worship the LORD Sometimes people came to watch the large, strange caravan as
with gladness.”
it passed by. “Who are you?” they may have asked Abram. “Where
PSALM 100:2, NIV.
are you going?”
The Message “I am Abram,” Abram would answer. “I worship the only true
Christian families God, who lives in heaven. He told me to travel to a new country. I
worship God am obeying His words.”
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 The people listening had never heard of Abram’s God. They may have said, “Tell us more
about your God.” Some of the people who listened even decided to worship Abram’s God,
and they joined Abram’s big caravan.
Finally, after a long journey, Abram and all that were with him crossed into the land
of Canaan. They camped beside a great oak tree at a place called Shechem. S
That day the Lord appeared to Abram. He pointed in every direction. “Abram,” said
God, “I am going to give this land to your children and your children’s children and th
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their children.”
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Abram saw that the people who lived in Canaan worshiped idols. They even th
worshiped their idols by the very tree where the Lord appeared to Abram. But Abram didn’t th
worship their idols. Instead, he built an altar to the true God by that tree. He and th
his family worshiped God there. They thanked God for leading them throughout their ch
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long journey. They thanked Him for keeping everyone safe. And they thanked God for keeping
da
their flocks and herds safe too.
Abram, Sarai, Lot, and their servants, and all the people who joined them traveled S
farther and farther into the land of Canaan. God led them. He was showing Abram all
the land that would belong to his children. And every time Abram 12
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stopped to camp, he built an altar and led his people in
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worshiping the true God. th
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 Do and Say
SABBATH
Find or draw six stones and number
them. Write one word of the memory
verse on each stone. Mix up the stones.
Help your child use the numbers to put
the stones in the right order while saying
the memory verse. Repeat as necessary,
then take away a stone and have your
child supply the missing word. (See page
62.) Practice the memory verse every
day this week.
SU NDAY
Together, read the lesson story from Genesis
12:7–9. Ask: How do you feel after a long
journey? How do you think Abram and his family
felt when they arrived in Canaan? How do you
think the Canaanites felt when they saw Abram’s
altar to God? Thank God that you can worship
Him wherever you are.
MONDAY
Review the story, then
ask: What did Abram put
on his altar? (a lamb) Do
we give God lambs today?
Tell your child that the lamb
represented Jesus and that our offerings today
say thank You to Him for being our Savior.
What offerings do we give today? (money, time,
obedience) Help your child think of one thing
to give to God today. Plan to do it together.
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TU ES DAY
Act out the story of Abram
and build an altar. Books or
cushions can be good building
blocks. Use the stones from
Sabbath’s activity to say the
memory verse together. Thank
God for the place where your
family worships.
W E DN ES DAY
Go for a long walk together. Talk about
the long walk Abram and his family took to
reach Canaan. If appropriate, invite friends and
neighbors to join you as you walk. When you get
home, thank God for taking care of you today.
T H U RS DAY
Tell your child about a special
worship service you have attended
or participated in (baptism,
Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter
programs, etc.).
Plan tomorrow night’s worship
with your child. Decide what songs you
will sing and what you will do.
FRIDAY
Worship God with your family tonight, just
as you planned yesterday. Thank God for your
family and for His leading you day by day. Say
the memory verse together.
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REFERENCES: GENESIS 13; PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, PP. 132, 133.

Lot
Chooses First
When you play with others, do you share? Do you let them have
the first choice? Abram did. He let Lot choose first. Let’s
imagine what might have happened.

A
bram heard loud, angry words
in the distance. He looked at
his wife, Sarai. “It must be
the shepherds,” he said sadly.
“They’re quarreling again.”
Abram stepped out into the bright sunshine.
“Oh, Master Abram! Master Abram!” several
shepherds shouted as they ran toward him.
“What is the matter
now?” Abram asked.
Memory Verse “Oh, Master,” one
“Let’s not have any shepherd began, “we started to move
quarreling between
your flocks of sheep this morning. But the servants of your
you and me.”
GENESIS 13:8, NIV. nephew, Lot, followed us everywhere. Every time we found a good
place where the sheep could graze, they threw rocks and sticks at
The Message us and the sheep!”
God’s people Abram closed his eyes. He wished the problem would just go
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away. But he knew it wouldn’t. He and Lot were both very rich men now with huge flocks
of sheep and goats. Their servants had been arguing over grassy pastures and watering holes
for a long time. It was time for the arguing to stop. “I’ll take care of it,” Abram said to his
servants. Soon he was standing in front of Lot’s tent.
“Uncle!” exclaimed Lot when he saw Abram. “How nice to see you! What brings you S
to my tent in the middle of the day?”
“Come walk with me,” Abram responded. “I want to show you something.” Sa
pu
The two men climbed a small hill. From there they could see the whole valley spread
pa
out before them. “Lot, our servants are fighting over pastures and water,” said Abram. “The to
land here can’t support both our flocks. Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me. Go
It’s time for us to separate.”
Lot nodded. He knew his uncle was right. lea
m
Abram looked across the countryside God had
promised him. “You choose where you want to S
live. If you go to the left, I’ll go to the right.
If you go to the right, I’ll go to the left.” 13
Lot looked across the land. On the H
H
left he saw good pastures. It would be
ch
a nice place to live. But on the right the
pastures offered better grass and the river
would supply plenty of water. It would be M
a great place to live!
of
“I’ll go to the right,” said Lot. ey
“Agreed,” said Abram. “I’ll go to co
the left.” ho
Abram walked Lot back to his tent as
Go
and then continued on home.
“Sarai,” he called to his wife, “we need to T
pack. The quarreling among the shepherds will
soon be over. We’re moving.”

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 Do and Say
SABBATH
Help your child give the number 1 made in
Sabbath School to the person he or she wants to
put first this week. (Or cut a large number 1 from
paper. Add the name of someone your child wants
to put first this week, and help decorate it.) Ask
God to help your child put others first.
Review the memory verse using the motions
learned in Sabbath School. (See page 62.) Say the
memory verse together every day this week.
SU NDAY
Together, read the lesson story from Genesis
13:2, 5–11. Ask: How did Abram put Lot first?
How do you think Abram felt to let Lot pick first?
How do you think Lot felt when his uncle let him
choose first? How can you be like Abram?
Thank God for loving families.
MONDAY
Make a sheep mask out
of a paper plate. Cut out
eyes, add ears, a mouth, and
cotton balls. Let your child
hold up the mask as you sing
a song about sheep. Thank
God for animals.
TU ESDAY
Take a walk together. Talk about left and right.
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Help your child point
to each direction, then
decide which way to walk.
Give some left/right directions
(hold up your right hand,
stomp your left foot, touch your
right eye, etc.). Remember,
Lot went to the right; Abram
went to the left.
W E DN ES DAY
Help your child plan a secret way to say “I
love you” to someone by letting that person
choose first. Will it be a game to play? a book to
read? By being loving we are being like Abram
and Jesus.
T H U RS DAY
Provide an opportunity to practice sharing.
Let your child invite a friend over to play or
prepare a special treat to share with someone.
Sing a “sharing” song, then thank God you
have something to share with others.
FRIDAY
Ask your child to tell the story of Abram
and Lot at family worship. Have a treat (of
different proportions) your child can share,
giving others the first choice. Sing a sharing song.
Pray that your child will put others first.
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REFERENCES: GENESIS 18:1–15; 21:1–7; PATRIARCHS AND PROPHETS, PP. 145, 146.

Sarah’s
Special Baby
Has something special ever happened to you? Something that you didn’t know would happen? God
gave Abraham and Sarah something special and it made them very happy.

A
braham sat quietly in the shade in the
front of his tent. It was too hot,
especially for an old man like
Abraham. He gazed out at
the pastures in front of him.
Why, three men were walking out there! It
was much too hot for them to be out in the
middle of the day!
Abraham scrambled to his feet and
hurried to greet
the men. “Please
Memory Verse
“Let us love one stay with me
another, for love for a while,”
comes from God.” he said as he
1 JOHN 4:7, NIV.
bowed low before them. “I will have
some water brought to wash your dusty feet. Rest under this shady
The Message tree while I get you something to eat.”
People in
“Thank you,” answered the men. “It will be good to rest.”
Christian families
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fresh bread. Then he told his servant to get some food ready for their visitors.
When the food was ready, Abraham served it himself. He stood nearby while the men
ate. One of the men looked up at Abraham. Abraham didn’t know it then, but that Man was
the Lord. “Where is Sarah, your wife?” the Man asked.
“She’s in the tent,” Abraham answered. S
Then the Man said to Abraham, “I will be back about this time next year. By then your
wife will have a son of her very own.” fam
th
Sarah heard the Man, and she laughed! I am 90 years old! she thought to herself. That’s
lo
much too old to have a baby! so
Then the Lord said to Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Why did she say, ‘I am too old
to have a baby’? Is anything too hard for the Lord? No! I will return to you next year, and m
Sarah will be holding her own baby boy in her arms.” ve
Sarah put her hand over her mouth. How could that Man know her thoughts? There was
S
only one way. That Man must be the Lord!
And what the Lord promised came true. Sarah did have a 21
baby boy. A little baby boy of her very own! ca
When he was born, Sarah told Abraham, wh
to
“I want to name this baby Isaac because
di
that means ‘he laughs.’ The Lord has
made me so happy, I want to laugh all fo
the time,” she said with a beautiful
smile. “And everyone who hears
M
this story will laugh with me. I was he
much too old to have a baby!” Sarah ab
exclaimed. “But the Lord gave me wa
one! Praise the name of the Lord!” Th
It’s true! The Man was right.
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Nothing is too hard for the Lord.
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 Do and Say
SABBATH
Name and count the people in your
family. Help your child name two or
three things each person does to show
love to the others. Sing a happy family
song, then thank God for a loving family.
Review the memory verse, using the
motions. (See page 63.) Say the memory
verse together each day.
SU NDAY
Together, read the story from Genesis 18:1–15;
21:1–7. Ask: How would you feel if the Lord
came to our house for a meal? Where was Sarah
when she heard the Lord say that she was going
to have a baby? Why did she laugh then? Why
did she laugh after Isaac was born?
Sing a happy family song, then thank God
for the joy your child brings to you.
MONDAY
Tell your child how you felt when you knew
he or she would become part of your family. Talk
about happy times before and after your child
was born. Do something “happy” together today.
Thank God for happy times with your child.
TU ESDAY
Help your child draw a family tree. Explain
the relationships, such as Grandma and Grandpa
_______ are Mom’s parents. Aunt ________is
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Dad’s sister, and so forth. Show some
family photos so your child can see
the people as you talk together.
Thank God for extended family
members.
W E DN ES DAY
If available, get out your child’s baby
book or baby pictures. Tell how he or she makes
your family special. Talk about how Abraham and
Sarah looked forward to Baby Isaac and how they
cared for him. Help your child name ways you
care for your children. Remember to practice the
memory verse.
T H U RS DAY
Help your child plan (and do) something
special to show love to someone in your family
today (help a sibling clean their room, put away
toys without being asked, etc.).
Remind your child to give a smile
to everyone in your family today.
FRIDAY
During family worship,
sing “With Jesus in the
Family,” naming each
family member in the
song. Have a family group
hug at the end. Say the memory verse together,
then thank God for each person in your family.
 My Memory Verses Bible Study Guide
1 “God saw all that he had made, and it was very good.”
GENE SI S 1 : 3 1 , N I V .

2 “God said, ‘Let us make mankind in our image.’ ”

GENE SI S 1 : 2 6 , N I V .

3 “God blessed the seventh day and made it holy.”

GENE SI S 2 : 3 , N I V .

4 “The L ORD is good and his love endures forever.”

PSALM 1 0 0 :5 , N I V .

5 “We will obey the voice of the LORD.”

JEREM I A H 4 2 :6 , N KJ V .

6 “For what you have done I will always praise you.”

P SAL M 5 2 :9 , N I V .

7 “Great is the L , and most worthy of praise.”

P SA LM 4 8 :1 , N I V .
ORD

8 “Isign.”
have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be [a]
GE N E SI S 9 :1 3 , N I V .

9 “Follow the way of love.” 1 CO R I N T H I AN S 1 4 : 1 , N I V.

10 “Worship the LORD with gladness.” P S AL M 1 0 0 : 2 , N I V.

11 “Let’s not have any quarreling between you and me.”

GEN E SI S 1 3 :8 , N I V .

12 “I will accept nothing belonging to you.”

GEN E SI S 1 4 :2 3 , N I V .

13 “Let us love one another, for love comes from God.”

1 JO HN 4 : 7 , N I V .
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he memory verse activities described here
are recommended as teaching and review
activities. These activities were suggested
for use in Sabbath School.

L ESSON 1 ------------------------------------------------------------ LES S ON 3 ------------------------------------------------------------

Sing the verse to the tune of “London Use the suggested motions as you say the
Bridge.” memory verse.
God saw all that he had made, God. . . . . . . . . . . . Point upward.
He had made, he had made;
blessed . . . . . . . . . Move hands toward
God saw all that he had made;
the floor, palms down.
And it was very good.
— GE N E SI S 1 :3 1 , N I V the seventh day . . Hold up seven fingers.
and made it . . . . . Fists “grind” one above
L ESSON 2 ------------------------------------------------------------ the other.
Use the suggested motions as you say the holy. . . . . . . . . . . . Palms together as if in
memory verse. prayer.
God. . . . . . . . . . . . Point upward. Genesis 2:3, NIV . Palms together, then
said, . . . . . . . . . . . Put hands up to mouth. open.
“Let us make . . . . Fists “grind” one above
the other.
mankind . . . . . . . . Place hands out in
front of body, palms up.
in our image.” . . . Start hands at head
on either side of body
and sweep down body.
Genesis 1:26, NIV Palms together, then
open.

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L ESSON 4 ------------------------------------------------------------ LES S ON 6 ------------------------------------------------------------
Use the suggested motions as you say the Clap the memory verse to a rhythm,
verse. putting emphasis on the syllables in bold
as shown.
The LORD is good. Wave hands above head.
“For what you have done I will always
and his love . . . . . Wrap arms around body praise you” (Psalm Fif-ty two nine, NIV).
endures forever.. . as if hugging yourself.
Psalm 100:5, NIV Palms together, then LES S ON 7 ------------------------------------------------------------
open.
Use the suggested motions as you say the
verse together.
L ESSON 5 ------------------------------------------------------------
Use the ark puzzle made in Sabbath Great . . . . . . . . . . Stretch arms out.
School. Help your child put the pieces is the LORD, . . . . . Point upward.
together; then say the verse. If you don’t have
the ark puzzle, make one by drawing and most worthy . Lift up hands in
an outline of the ark on 81⁄2" x 11" (or A4) of praise. . . . . . . . praise.
paper. Print the memory verse on it; then Psalm 48:1, NIV . Palms together, then
cut the picture into not more than four open.
pieces (keep the words together on any given
piece). Save the puzzle pieces to use again
throughout the week. The memory verse is:
“We will obey the voice of the LORD.”
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L ESSON 8 ------------------------------------------------------------ LES S ON 10 -------------------------------------------------------
Write the words to the memory verse Write each word of the memory verse
with different-colored markers, one color per on a different stone or on paper taped to
piece of paper, as indicated below. Help your the stone. Number the stones in order.
child put the papers in order of the colors of Help your child use the numbers to put
the rainbow (one above the other). Then say the stones in order. Then say the verse
the verse together. together.
I have set.................. red (1) Worship
my rainbow .............. orange (2) the
in the clouds, ........... yellow (3) LORD
and it will be ........... green (4) with
[a] sign. .................... blue (5) gladness.
Genesis 9:13, NIV ... purple (6) Psalm 100:2, NIV.

L ESSON 9 --------------------------------------------------------------- LES S ON 11 -------------------------------------------------------

Use the suggested motions as you say the Use the suggested motions as you say the
verse together. verse together.
Follow the way . . Point to the distance. Let’s . . . . . . . . . . . Spread arms open wide.
not have . . . . . . . . Shake head no.
of love. . . . . . . . . . Cross arms over chest.
any quarreling . . . Make hands into fists;
1 Corinthians . . . Palms together, then hold them up as if ready
14:1, NIV . . . . . . . open. to fight.
between you. . . . . Point to each other.
and me. . . . . . . . . Point to self.
Genesis 13:8, NIV Palms together, then
open.

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L ESSON 12 ------------------------------------------------------- FOR LES S ON 4
Use the suggested motions as you say the Kindergarten children are taught this
verse together. additional verse to “Jesus Loves Me.” We sug-
gest you sing it (followed by the chorus) with
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Point to self.
your child throughout the week.
will accept . . . . . . Shake head from
Jesus loves me when I’m good;
nothing. . . . . . . . . side to side.
When I do the things I should.
belonging to you.. Point to each other.
Jesus loves me when I’m bad,
Genesis 14:23, NIV Palms together, then
open. Even though it makes Him sad.
(Chorus)
L ESSON 13 ------------------------------------------------------- Yes, Jesus loves me!
Use the suggested motions as you say the Yes, Jesus loves me!
verse together.
Yes, Jesus loves me!
Let us love . . . . . . Hug each other.
one another, The Bible tells me so.

for love. . . . . . . . . Cross arms over chest.

comes from God. . Point upward.
1 John 4:7, NIV . . Palms together, then
open.

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 The Rainbow
Finger Play—Lesson 8

I see a rainbow in the sky. Hand sweeps over head in half circle.

Each time the sun shines Hands in big circle, then fingertips
through the rain, falling as for rain.

It tells God’s promise not Index finger points upward.

to send

A flood on all the earth Arms open wide for earth.

again.

—Ethel Grace Stones

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Copyright © 1952 by Review and Herald® Publishing Association. (Finger Plays for Tiny Tots, copyright Review
and Herald, 1952.)

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