The Sabbath is a Delight (Come Follow Me Lesson for Kids: Oct 12-18)
The scriptures promise that when we focus on Jesus Christ, the sabbath can truly become a delight.
This week's lesson invites family members to ponder how we can focus on the Savior as we choose to observe the sabbath day.
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➤ P R E P A R A T I O N
Clear enough floor space for each child so that they all have room to jump up and down at the same time.
➤ L E S S O N
Open the lesson with a song and a prayer.
🎶 O P E N I N G S O N G : “Come Unto Jesus”
➤ I N T R O D U C T I O N
Invite the children to stand and to spread out around the room as much as possible. Tell them that you are going to shout out several words, one at a time. Tell them to jump in the air one time after you say each word. The happier the word makes them, the higher they should jump!
Start with some things that typically aren’t very exciting for kids (washing dishes, tying shoes, bedtime, etc.) and progress to some things that are typically very exciting for kids (birthday parties, a new toy, playing with friends, Christmas morning, etc.)!
After you complete the activity, invite the children to return to their seats and discuss the following questions:
1 Do you know what the word “delight” means? (The word “delight” means great happiness! During this activity, you jumped the highest for the words that delighted you the most!)
2 Which words were you the most delighted to hear? (Discuss the words that made the children jump the highest!)
🎥 V I D E O : “The Sabbath is a Delight | Animated Scripture Lesson for Kids”
Explain: “Now we are going to watch a video about a gift that Heavenly Father has given to us! This
gift is meant to be a delight! Let’s watch the video and see what gift Heavenly Father has given us.”
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Discuss the following questions after watching the video:
1. What gift has Heavenly Father given us to be a delight for us? (The gift of the Sabbath Day!)
2. Who do we get to focus on during the Sabbath Day? (We get to focus on Jesus Christ and spend
time with Him!)
3. Can you imagine what a delight it would be if Jesus Christ were here with us in person right now?
4. Do you feel some delight just thinking about that? (Discuss.)
5. What do you think Jesus Christ would say to us if he were here with us? What do you think he
would do? (Discuss.)
➤ S C R I P T U R E
Read the following scriptures and discuss the questions that follow.
[Read the last part of Isaiah 58:13 and the first part of Isaiah 58:14]
…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, Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord…
1 Should we seek our own pleasure on the Sabbath day? (No, the scripture tells us not to seek our own pleasure on the Sabbath day.)
2 Who should we try to please on the Sabbath? (We should focus on the Lord and try to do the things that please Him!)
3 If we try to please the Lord on the Sabbath day, how will we feel? (Will feel delighted!)
[Read Exodus 20:8-10]
Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work…
1 What has God commanded us to do on the Sabbath day? (He has commanded us to rest from our own work on the Sabbath day and to worship Him and remember Him.)
[Read the last part of Exodus 31:13]
Verily my sabbaths ye shall keep: for it is a sign between me and you throughout your generations; that ye may know that I am the Lord that doth sanctify you…
1 What did the Lord say about the Sabbath day? (It is a sign between us and the Lord.)
2 If we focus on the Lord on the Sabbath day, what sign do you think we are giving the Lord? (It is a sign that we love Him, we remember Him, and we need Him!)
3 How do we feel in our hearts when we are close to the Lord? (Delighted!)
➤ A C T I V I T Y
[Pass out the Activity Pages]
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Invite the children to color the image from the video. Use this time to talk about the gift of the
Sabbath day. Discuss things that you could do on the Sabbath day that would please the Lord.
➤ T E S T I M O N Y
Bear testimony of the truths found in the scriptures.
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