YEA Lesson Library
It’s Not Funny!
About This Lesson
This lesson teaches that God always keeps His promises, in His time.
Scriptures
Genesis 17:17
Genesis 18:1-15
Genesis 21:1-2
Psalm 25:2
Psalm 118:8-9
Proverbs 3:5-6
Mark 9:23
Romans 3:3-4
Hebrews 11:11
Words to Know
INVITED- asked to come
The Lesson
One afternoon Abram was sitting in the doorway of his tent. It was hot outside and Abram was resting in the shade.
Abram looked up and saw three men coming his way. He knew that the men must be hot, too. So Abram ran and asked them to come and rest a while. He asked Sarai to make them something to eat. Abram even brought some water for them to wash up and cool themselves.
One of the men called out, "Where is your wife, Sarai?" They had something important to tell Abram and they wanted Sarai to hear it, too. Sarai was inside the tent. But, she could hear what the men were saying. The man then told Abram that Sarai was going to have a son. Sarai and Abram were getting very old. They were as old as your great-grandparents. It was way past the time for them to have babies!
When Sarai heard what the men were saying, she laughed - not out loud- to herself. She thought the men must be joking. She was too old to have a baby. One of them asked , "Why did Sarai laugh?" Sarai wondered how they knew she had laughed.
The men told Abram and Sarai that the Lord would give them a son. Nothing was too hard for the Lord! And Sarai did have a son. They called his name Isaac. God always keeps His promises.
Daily Devotions
Sunday - Hebrews 11:11
Monday- Genesis 18:13-14
Tuesday- Genesis 17:17
Wednesday - Proverbs 3:5
Thursday- Psalm 118:8-9
Friday - Mark 9:23
Saturday - Romans 3:3-4
Objectives
At the end of this lesson, children will be able to:
1. State that Abram and Sarai were living in a tent.
2. Tell who came to visit Sarai and Abram.
3. Tell what the men told Abram.
4. Explain why Sarai laughed.
Topics & Themes
Abraham
God’s Omnipotence
God’s Promises
Isaac
Laugh
Sarah
Tents
Materials Needed
Bible, YEA Students' and Teacher's books, attendance and memory verse charts, stars, CD, CD player, songbook, blanket or sheet to throw over a table to make a tent, paper bags (2 for each student), scissors, tape, glue
Preparation
Most preschool children have a positive image of God. They can understand that God can be trusted to keep His promises. But, they may question God's wisdom when it conflicts with their own interests. They may find it hard to understand why things don't always work out the way the children think they should.
"It may help to explain that we can see only a little of what God sees. It's as if God watches an entire movie, while we miss most of the movie in the lobby refilling our popcorn bucket" (Teaching on Target, by Dr. Robert and Jane Wilson Choun). God knows how the story will end!
As you teach today's lesson about Sarai's response to God's promise that she would bear a child, keep in mind that she was looking at her own physical limitations. She forgot that it was the Omnipotent God who was making the promise.
Make a "tent" by draping a large sheet over a table. Tape the sheet in place so that it will not slide off. Have the children sit under the table while you tell the story.
Enlist some teenagers or other parents to help with today’s activity!!
Review Questions
1. Where were Sarai and Abram living?
2. Who did Abram see coming his way?
3. What did Abram do for the men?
4. What did the men tell Abram?
5. What did Sarai do when she heard what the men said?
6. Did Sarai ever have her baby?
REACH Activity
Letter: G (Note: Use only words that make the G sound, not the J sound.)
Words: God, good, give, get, great, grandparents, going
Sentence:
GOD WAS SO GOOD TO GIVE ABRAM AND SARAI A SON.
Song
“God Is So Good” is on page 87 of the Kids Classics Collection.
Closing Prayer
Lead the children in prayer thanking God for keeping His promise to Abram and Sarai and giving them a baby son.
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