Children Sabbath School Lesson #141 for 8-22-2015 Song for opening the Sabbath School: Sabbath day of rest and cheer! Day divine, to me so dear! Come, O come to old and young, Gath ring all for prayer and song. Now the week of toil is o er, And in peace we sit once more At our Father s ample board, Listening to His gracious Word. Hymn Sabbath Day! Lord, our God, we seek Thy face, Bless us with Thy saving grace; May Thy heralds everywhere Clear Thy Gospel truth declare. Let Thy mighty Word hold sway Over men on earth today; Our poor souls, good Shepherd, feed, Into pastures green us lead. May, O Lord, the day be near, When we pass from trials here Into Thine eternal rest, In the mansions of the blest. May, O Lord, the day be near, When we pass from trials here Into Thine eternal rest, In the mansions of the blest. Opening Prayer requesting one of the little ones or mommies or daddies to give prayer Lesson #141: The Sabbath Part 5 2 Corinthians 4:15 (KJV) For all things [are] for your sakes, that the abundant grace might through the thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God. This week boys and girls, we will end with part 5 in our lesson entitle, The Sabbath of our study book Desire of Ages! 1 Corinthians 3:22 (KJV) Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; 1 Corinthians 3:23 (KJV) And ye are Christ's; and Christ [is] God's. John 1:3(KJV) All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. Deuteronomy6:24 (KJV) And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as [it is] at this day. Psalms 100:2 (KJV) Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Psalms 100:3 (KJV) Know ye that the LORD he [is] God: [it is] he [that] hath made us, and not we ourselves; [we are] his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Children s Sabbath School _ Lesson#141 (8.22.15) Page 1
Psalms 100:4 (KJV) Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, [and] into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, [and] bless his name. Isaiah 56:6(KJV) Also the sons of the stranger, that join themselves to the LORD, to serve him, and to love the name of the LORD, to be his servants, every one that keepeth the sabbath from polluting it, and taketh hold of my covenant; Isaiah 56:7(KJV) Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices [shall be] accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people. Ezekiel 20:12 (KJV) Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I [am] the LORD that sanctify them. Isaiah 58:13 (KJV) If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, [from] doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking [thine own] words: Isaiah 58:14 (KJV) Then shalt thou delight thyself in the LORD; and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken [it]. Matthew 11:28 (KJV) Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matthew 11:29 (KJV) Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. Matthew 11:30 (KJV) For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light. Children s Sabbath School _ Lesson#141 (8.22.15) Page 2
Let s continue in our book Desire of Ages, Chapter #29, pages 288 289 The Sabbath was made for man, and not man for the Sabbath, Jesus said. The institutions that God has established are for the benefit of mankind. All things are for your sakes. Whether Paul, or Apollos, or Cephas, or the world, or life, or death, or things present, or things to come; all are yours; and ye are Christ's; and Christ is God's. 2 Corinthians 4:15; 1 Corinthians 3:22, 23. The law of Ten Commandments, of which the Sabbath forms a part, God gave to His people as a blessing. The Lord commanded us, said Moses, to do all these statutes, to fear the Lord our God, for our good always, that He might preserve us alive. Deuteronomy 6:24. And through the psalmist the message was given to Israel, Serve the Lord with gladness: come before His presence with singing. Know ye that the Lord He is God: it is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture. Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Psalm 100:2-4. And of all who keep the Sabbath from polluting it, the Lord declares, Even them will I bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Isaiah 56:6, 7 {DA 288.1} Question: What was the law of Ten Commandments for of which the Sabbath forms a part of? Answer: It s for our good always, that He might preserve us alive God gave them to His people as a blessing. Song: Let s learn a beautiful scripture song together dear ones, from the book of Psalms! Psalms 100:1-4 (KJV) Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he [is] God: [it is] he [that] hath made us, and not we ourselves; [we are] his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, [and] into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, [and] bless his name. Question: What did the Lord declares of all who keep the Sabbath from polluting it? Answer: Even them will I bring to My holy mountain, and make them joyful in My house of prayer. Song: Let s us learn this verse in a song together dear ones, from the book of Isaiah! Isaiah 56:7 (KJV) Even them will I bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer: their burnt offerings and their sacrifices [shall be] accepted upon mine altar; for mine house shall be called an house of prayer for all people an house of prayer Isaiah chapter 56 the7 verse Children s Sabbath School _ Lesson#141 (8.22.15) Page 3
"Wherefore the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath." These words are full of instruction and comfort. Because the Sabbath was made for man, it is the Lord's day. It belongs to Christ. For "all things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made." John 1:3. Since He made all things, He made the Sabbath. By Him it was set apart as a memorial of the work of creation. It points to Him as both the Creator and the Sanctifier. It declares that He who created all things in heaven and in earth, and by whom all things hold together, is the head of the church, and that by His power we are reconciled to God. For, speaking of Israel, He said, "I gave them My Sabbaths, to be a sign between Me and them, that they might know that I am the Lord that sanctify them,"--make them holy. Ezekiel 20:12. Then the Sabbath is a sign of Christ's power to make us holy. And it is given to all whom Christ makes holy. As a sign of His sanctifying power, the Sabbath is given to all who through Christ become a part of the Israel of God. {DA 288.2} Question: Why are these words, Wherefore the Son of man is Lord also of the Sabbath. full of instruction and comfort? Answer: Because the Sabbath was made for man, it is the Lord's day. It belongs to Christ. For all things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made. Question: What is the Sabbath and what it is a sign of? Answer: The Sabbath is a sign of Christ's power to make us holy. And it is given to all whom Christ makes holy. As a sign of His sanctifying power, the Sabbath is given to all who through Christ become a part of the Israel of God. And the Lord says, "If thou turn away thy foot from the Sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on My holy day; and call the Sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable;... then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord." Isaiah 58:13, 14. To all who receive the Sabbath as a sign of Christ's creative and redeeming power, it will be a delight. Seeing Christ in it, they delight themselves in Him. The Sabbath points them to the works of creation as an evidence of His mighty power in redemption. While it calls to mind the lost peace of Eden, it tells of peace restored through the Saviour. And every object in nature repeats His invitation, "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest." Matthew 11:28. {DA 289.1} Question: How does every object in nature repeats His invitation? Answer: "Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest." Song: Let s learn the scripture song with Jesus invitation together dear ones, in Matthew s book! Matthew 11:28-30 (KJV) Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke [is] easy, and my burden is light. Children s Sabbath School _ Lesson#141 (8.22.15) Page 4
Gather the little ones together! It s Story Time! Our book selection this Sabbath is entitle, Sons and Daughters of God Chapter 2-We Shall Not Serve Any Graven Images Narrated by our dear Brother Graves! Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them. Exodus 20:4, 5. {SD 57.1} Our Creator demands our supreme devotion, our first allegiance. Anything which tends to abate our love for God, or to interfere with the service due Him, becomes thereby an idol. With some their lands, their houses, their merchandise, are the idols. Business enterprises are prosecuted with zeal and energy, while the service of God is made a secondary consideration. Family worship is neglected, secret prayer forgotten. Many claim to deal justly with their fellowmen, and seem to feel that in so doing they discharge their whole duty. But it is not enough to keep the last six commandments of the Decalogue. We are to love the Lord our God with all the heart. Nothing short of obedience to every precept... can satisfy the claims of the divine law. {SD 57.2} There are many whose hearts have been so hardened by prosperity that they forget God, and forget the wants of their fellow-men. Professed Christians adorn themselves with jewelry, laces, costly apparel, while the Lord's poor suffer for the necessaries of life. Men and women who claim redemption through a Saviour's blood will squander the means intrusted to them for the saving of other souls, and then grudging dole out their offerings for religion, giving liberally only when it will bring honor to themselves. These are idolaters. {SD 57.3} Anything that diverts the mind from God assumes the form of an idol, and that is why there is so little power in the church today. {SD 57.4} The second commandment forbids the worship of the true God by images or similitudes.... The mind, turned away from the infinite perfection of Jehovah, would be attracted to the creature rather than to the Creator. {SD 57.5} God is a searcher of the heart. He distinguishes between true heart-service and idolatry. {SD 57.6} Next Week We will begin a new chapter in our lesson entitle, He Ordained Twelve of our book Desire of Ages Closing Prayer request one of the little ones or mommies or daddies to give prayer. Next Sabbath: Chapter 30 He Ordained Twelve, Sabbath August 28, 2015. Children s Sabbath School _ Lesson#141 (8.22.15) Page 5
A Summary of The Sabbath to Remember The Sabbath was embodied in the law given from Sinai; but it was not then first made known as a day of rest. The people of Israel had a knowledge of it before they came to Sinai. On the way thither the Sabbath was kept. When some profaned it, the Lord reproved them, saying, "How long refuse ye to keep My commandments and My laws?" Exodus 16:28. {DA 283.1} The Sabbath was not for Israel merely, but for the world. It had been made known to man in Eden, and, like the other precepts of the Decalogue, it is of imperishable obligation. Of that law of which the fourth commandment forms a part, Christ declares, "Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in nowise pass from the law." So long as the heavens and the earth endure, the Sabbath will continue as a sign of the Creator's power. And when Eden shall bloom on earth again, God's holy rest day will be honored by all beneath the sun. "From one Sabbath to another" the inhabitants of the glorified new earth shall go up "to worship before Me, saith the Lord." Matthew 5:18; Isaiah 66:23. {DA 283.2} No other institution which was committed to the Jews tended so fully to distinguish them from surrounding nations as did the Sabbath. God designed that its observance should designate them as His worshipers. It was to be a token of their separation from idolatry, and their connection with the true God. But in order to keep the Sabbath holy, men must themselves be holy. Through faith they must become partakers of the righteousness of Christ. When the command was given to Israel, "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy," the Lord said also to them, "Ye shall be holy men unto Me." Exodus 20:8; 22:31. Only thus could the Sabbath distinguish Israel as the worshipers of God. {DA 283.3} As the Jews departed from God, and failed to make the righteousness of Christ their own by faith, the Sabbath lost its significance to them. Satan was seeking to exalt himself and to draw men away from Christ, and he worked to pervert the Sabbath, because it is the sign of the power of Christ. The Jewish leaders accomplished the will of Satan by surrounding God's rest day with burdensome requirements. In the days of Christ the Sabbath had become so perverted that its observance reflected the character of selfish and arbitrary men rather than the character of the loving heavenly Father. The rabbis virtually represented God as giving laws which it was impossible for men to obey. They led the people to look upon God as a tyrant, and to think that the observance of the Sabbath, as He required it, made men hard-hearted and cruel. It was the work of Christ to clear away these misconceptions. Although the rabbis followed Him with merciless hostility, He did not even appear to conform to their requirements, but went straight forward, keeping the Sabbath according to the law of God. {DA 283.4} Children s Sabbath School _ Lesson#141 (8.22.15) Page 6
Have a Blessed Sabbath dear one, and enjoy your activities. God Bless! Children Sabbath School Lesson #141 Psalms 100:4 (KJV) Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, [and] into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, [and] bless his name. Children s Sabbath School _ Lesson#141 (8.22.15) Page 7
Word Search Puzzle H G A K T S E Q M A I D S U H C B D J L E N R F E R A E D N B E R B E O U L K K A C D A U E M B S E K U R S A V R R T A V R A T C O M T B A L E N N R E D T F D Y D A E R E R N S A I I G D T N E S R I L N R I P U Y O Y F T I C P A A N E U E A W A F C W I I I K S H S N M N P R S S D L T T N O I T A T I V N I O T T Q T L E Y I Q H H C P O I N T S L A C Z H N U N O F C W N L M H O N O R A B L E R A F N H A I A S I E R U S A E L P A L R V Y N D U S T R H D A U L R G C V A R E R O W C R F U C S E T R E I T E B L C W E J C J S F G D N R V G S C N O W W A O S M B G G O E F M A N U E I R H V I J P Z T N I O J U N C A S H T R E D O U N D F K Y L W O L L R F M Z B A Y O K E L X F F T M Y U W T S U W O D G U S E R V E P F Y E A I S Q Z L X L K P X K C H S N I V K P S N B V H L B D V A W X B A G U Q T ABUNDANT BURDEN COVENANT FULL GRACE HEAD HEART HEAVEN HEAVY-LADEN HONORABLE INSTRUCTION INVITATION ISAIAH ISRAEL JOIN JOYFUL LABOR LOWLY MAN MEEK MEMORIAL NATURE PEACE PLEASURE POINTS POWER RECONCILED REDEMPTION REDOUND REST SABBATH SAKES SANCTIFIER SANCTIFY SERVANTS SERVE SIGN SOULS STRANGER YOKE 40 of 40 words were placed into the puzzle. Children s Sabbath School _ Lesson#141 (8.22.15) Page 8
Cryptogram Puzzle #1 Cryptogram Puzzle #2 Unscramble each cryptogram of the clue words. The character style to solve the two cryptogram puzzles phrase is by Number There clues are on page #1 Children s Sabbath School _ Lesson#141 (8.22.15) Page 9
Crisscross Puzzle ACCEPTED ALIVE ALTAR APOLLOS BURNT CEPHAS COMMANDED COURTS DEATH DELIGHT FEAR FEED FOOT GATES GLADNESS GLORY HERITAGE HOUSE JOYFUL LABOUR LADEN LIFE LOVE MIGHT MINE MOUNTAIN OFFERINGS OWN PASTURE PAUL PLEASURE PRAISE PRAYER PRESERVE SACRIFICES SHEEP STATUTES STRANGER THANKFUL THANKSGIVING 40 of 40 words were placed into the puzzle. Children s Sabbath School _ Lesson#141 (8.22.15) Page 10
Double Puzzle ABATE DECALOGUE DEVOTION DIVERTS FORBIDS IDOLATRY IDOLS LACES REDEMPTION SQUANDER Unscramble each of the clue words. Copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the same number. A clue is found on page #5 Children s Sabbath School _ Lesson#141 (8.22.15) Page 11
Activities Answer Key Word Search Puzzle Solution H G + K + S E + M A I + S + H C B + + + E + R + E R A E D N B E + + E O U + + + A C + A U E M B S E K U R + A V R + + + V + A T C O M T B A L E N N R E D T + + Y + A E R E R N S A I I G D T N E S + + L N + I P U + O + F T I C + A A N E + + A + A + C + + I I + S H + N + N + R S + D L + T N O I T A T I V N I O T T + T L E Y I + + + C P O I N T S + + C + H N U N O F + + N L M H O N O R A B L E + A F N H A I A S I E R U S A E L P A L R V Y + + + S T + + D A + + R + + V A + E R O + + + + + C + E + R E + + E B + + W E J + + S + + + N R + G S + N O + + + O S + + + + O + + + A N + + I R H + + + P + + N I O J U + + A S + + R E D O U N D + + Y L W O L L R F + + + A Y O K E + + + + + M + + + T S U + + D + + S E R V E + + + + A + S + + L + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + N + + + L + + + + + + + + + + + + (Over, Down, Direction) ABUNDANT (10, 1, SE) BURDEN (17, 1, S) COVENANT (16, 1, S) FULL (8, 17, S) GRACE (2, 1, SE) HEAD (14, 15, SW) HEART (15, 1, S) HEAVEN (18, 9, SW) HEAVY-LADEN (1, 1, S) HONORABLE (9, 10, E) INSTRUCTION (11, 1, SW) INVITATION (14, 8, W) ISAIAH (7, 11, W) ISRAEL (12, 15, NW) JOIN (4, 16, W) JOYFUL (20, 13, N) LABOR (17, 11, SW) LOWLY (5, 17, W) MAN (2, 18, SE) MEEK (7, 4, NW) MEMORIAL (9, 1, SW) NATURE (2, 6, NE) PEACE (5, 6, NW) PLEASURE (15, 11, W) POINTS (8, 9, E) POWER (18, 15, N) RECONCILED (18, 11, NW) REDEMPTION (8, 14, N) REDOUND (12, 16, E) REST (18, 7, N) SABBATH (6, 1, SE) SAKES (9, 5, NE) SANCTIFIER (4, 12, NE) SANCTIFY (9, 16, NW) SERVANTS (19, 14, N) SERVE (14, 18, E) SIGN (11, 7, NE) SOULS (3, 14, SE) STRANGER (5, 19, NE) YOKE (13, 17, E) 40 of 40 words were placed into the puzzle. Cryptogram Puzzles #1 Solution The final completed cryptogram puzzle #1 verses from page #9 Deuteronomy6:24 (KJV) And the LORD commanded us to do all these statutes, to fear the LORD our God, for our good always, that he might preserve us alive, as [it is] at this day. Cryptogram Puzzles #2 Solution The final completed cryptogram puzzle #2 verses from page #9 Ezekiel 20:12 (KJV) Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I [am] the LORD that sanctify them. Children s Sabbath School _ Lesson#141 (8.22.15) Page 12
Crisscross Puzzle Solution For the final crisscross words puzzle in page #10 Across 3. 6. 8. 10. 11. 15. 19. 20. 23. 26. 27. 28. 29. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 39. 40. Down 1. 2. 4. 5. 7. 9. 12. 13. 14. 16. 17. 18. 21. 22. 24. 25. 30. 31. 38. 34. 35. 36. Place each word in their proper place in the puzzle. There are 21 words across and 19 words down Double Puzzle Solution For the final scramble double words puzzle in page #11 10 Of 10 words were placed into the puzzle DEVOTION ABATE IDOLS DECALOGUE LACES REDEMPTION SQUANDER DIVERTS FORBIDS IDOLATRY The Double Puzzle Final Message Solution For the final message double puzzle phrase in page #11 Exodus 20:4, 5 (KJV) Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them. Children s Sabbath School _ Lesson#141 (8.22.15) Page 13