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Genesis 18:20-33; Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 132-144

D o you talk to God when someone you care

about needs help? Do you ask God to
do something for them? Even when people are
“Please, stay awhile at my tent. I will give
you water and some food to eat. You can sit in
the shade of the trees and rest.”
bad, we can speak out for them. A long time ago, “Thank you, we will,” the men agreed. “Go
Abraham bargained with God for some people. It and do as you said.”
happened like this . . . Abraham hurried back to the camp and

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into his tent.
ne hot day Abraham sat in the shade of “Sarah,” he called to his wife, “we have
his tent, looking out upon the valley guests. Please bake some bread for them.”
where he lived. A movement caught his eye. Then Abraham hurried to get food for his
Three men stood just beyond his camp talking servant to cook. Soon the food was ready.
together. Abraham, himself, served his guests. While
Abraham jumped up, ran out to meet them, they ate he stood in the shade of a tree
and bowed low. nearby. Sarah stayed just inside the tent, where
she could listen to
the men.
“Where is
Sarah, your
wife?” one
of the guests
asked.
“She’s in
the tent,”
Abraham
answered.
“Next year
at this time she
will have a
son,” the guest
said.
­­Back in
the tent Sarah
chuckled.
Imagine having
a son at her age!
“Why did
Sarah laugh?”

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 The Message
God wants me to speak
out for others. Memory Verse
“Not looking to your
own interests, but each
the stranger asked. “Is anything too hard for
the Lord?”
of you to the interests
Now both Abraham and Sarah knew that of the others”
their guest was the Lord Himself.
(Phillippians 2:4).
When Abraham’s guests finished their
meal, they got up to leave. As was the custom,
Abraham walked a short distance with them.
The Lord stopped to talk to Abraham as the
others walked on. Abraham thought some more. His kind
“I have heard how very wicked Sodom is,” heart made him ask the Lord again, “What if
the Lord said. there are only 45 good people?”
Abraham had heard of evil things that “I will not destroy Sodom, if there are 45
people did in Sodom. He thought of Lot and good people.”
his family who lived there. Abraham loved Still Abraham was not satisfied. Three more
his nephew’s family. He was sure Lot was not times he asked the Lord to save the city. The
wicked, but Abraham worried about the people sixth time Abraham begged the Lord, “Don’t be
of Sodom. Many of them did not yet know angry with me, Lord, but let me ask one more
God. time. Will You save the city for just 10 good
“Lord,” Abraham people?”
said, “are You going The Lord
to destroy the answered, “For
good people of the sake of 10
Sodom along good people
with the I will not
wicked? destroy the
Suppose there city.”
are 50 good Then the
people in Lord went on
Sodom. Will to Sodom,
You not save and Abraham
the city?” went back
The Lord to his tent
answered, knowing that
“If I find 50 God would do
righteous what was right
[good] people and what was
in Sodom, I will good.
not destroy it.”

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 S A B B A T H S U N D A Y
R E A D If possible, go with your family R E A D Read the lesson story for family worship
to sit under a shady tree or draw a picture
today. Why did Abraham care what happened to the peo-
of a tree. Read and discuss Genesis 18:20-
ple in Sodom? Who cares about us?
33 together. Talk about the great trees at
Mamre and how they provided shade to D R A W Draw a picture of something that especially
Abraham’s visitors. Then thank God for
trees. interests you. Is your interest something that God is
interested in? Why? Ask God to help you use your
S H A R E Read the memory verse interest for Him.
together. Ask your family what it means. D O Use the motions learned in Sabbath School to
teach the memory verse to your family.
M O N D A Y
T H I N K With your family, think
of another story you know about T U E S D A Y
Abraham helping people. (Hint: See D O During worship today, count out 50 small stones (or
Genesis 14.) Why did Abraham help dried beans or rice grains) and pretend that they are the people
those people? Did Abraham receive a of Sodom. Remove stones as you read the lesson story together,
reward? Should people receive a until only 10 stones are left. Does God still care about 10
reward for helping others? people? About one person? How did Abraham help the people of
Sodom?
S H A R E Share the prayer
pledge made in Sabbath School with T H I N K Are there bad people in your town? Does Jesus
the person of your choice. Tell them love them? How do you know? (See Romans 5:8.) Pray for
how much you care about them. people in your town who do not know Jesus.
Remember to pray for them every
day.
God changed Abram’s
name to Abraham (Genesis
17:5). God did it to show that
Abraham would be the father of
W E D N E S D A Y a great nation.
R E A D With your family, read and discuss
Isaiah 58:7. What needs are found in that verse?
How can your family help someone with those
needs? Make a plan and do it.
S I N G Sing a song about helping others. Then
pray that God will help you to help people in need.

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 F R I D A Y
T H U R S D A Y D O Act out the lesson story during family
D O With your family’s help, make a list of five worship tonight. Or read about the lesson in
people you know who need to know Jesus. List one Patriarchs and Prophets, pp. 138-140.
interest you think each person has. How might your
D O Ask each family member to choose a
family “look to their interests”? Ask God to show
you a way to help one person from the list you made yesterday.
of them today. Think of something of interest to that
Save your list person that could help you tell them
for tomorrow. more about Jesus. Then send a card
(one you make is best) or a Bible verse
A S K Ask to them. Tell them that you care about
your family to them.
say the memory S I N G Sing about God’s love for
verse with
you. people. Then pray for the people you
care about.

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