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Ellen White Visionary for Kids


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Captain Joseph Bates read andreread the small tract he had been given. Hecould hardly believe it. The author claimedthat the seventh day was the true Sabbathand that those who kept the rst day of theweek were Sabbath breakers.

Could this be true? Had he really

been worshipping on the wrong day? There

was only one way to nd out. Captain

Bates picked up his Bible and began to

search for the truth. As he looked up text

after text, he became more and more

convinced that the Sabbath was, indeed,the seventh day.

Captain Bates felt a strong desire

to talk this over with Frederick Wheeler,

who had initially learned about the Sabbath

truth from a Mrs. Oakes, a Seventh Day

Baptist. Frederick Wheeler had shared the

news with Thomas Preble, and Thomas

Preble had written the tract that Captain

Bates had read.

Captain Bates began the long trip

to Mr. Wheelers home. It was 140 milesaway, and he may have walked the entire

way. It was late at night when Captain

Bates nally arrived, but he knocked on the

door anyway, waking up everyone inside.

They invited him to come in, and together

they stayed up the rest of the night,

studying the Bible.

On his way back home to Fairhaven,

Massachusetts, Captain Bates thought

about what the Sabbath truth would mean in

his own life. If he kept the seventh day as the

Sabbath, what would happen to his family,

friends, and neighbors? Would they join him

in worshipping on Gods day? Or would they

ridicule him? Whatever happened, Captain

Bates knew that he had to keep the seventh-

day Sabbath as God had commanded.

As he was crossing the bridge between

New Bedford and Fairhaven, Captain Bates

met one of his friends. Whats the news,

Captain Bates? the man asked.

Captain Bates boldly replied, The

news is that the seventh day is the Sabbath of

the Lord, our God.

Captain Bates was eager to share

this new truth with others. He traveled longdistances to tell his friends about the Sabbath.

He also wrote a tract called The Seventh-day

Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign.Among those

who read the tract and became Sabbath

keepers were

James and

Ellen White.

To Captain

Bates, the

Sabbath was

a specialday, and he

wanted to

keep the

Sabbath

on the

day God

had set

aside.


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The Sabbathoh!make itthe sweetest and happiest day of the week!

Both the Sabbath and the family were rst made in the Garden of Edenand itis Gods ideal that the Sabbath and the family be linked together forever. On Sabbathmore than any other day of the weekit is possible for us to live the life of Eden. Godloves and cares for usand doesnt want us to work constantly! He puts His hand overthe Sabbath, giving families a chance to communicate with Him, to enjoy nature and to

enjoy friends and family.


Everyone who loves Jesus shoulddo what they can to make the Sabbath a

delight, yet holy and sacred. They cannotkeep the Sabbath while just trying tohave self-centered fun. We should try tomake the Sabbath the most interestingday of the week. Families can take walkstogether outdoors. They can enjoy thewoods and the bright sunshine, and they

can talk together about the wonders ofGods creation. This will help childrenunderstand that God is tender and loving,not stern and severe. The Sabbath shouldbe made so interesting to our families

that everyone will look forward to it.

adapted from

Child Guidance, pp. 532, 535, 536


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Youve Got Issues

Did You Know?

Jesus intended that honoring the seventh-day Sabbath (Saturday)

be a joy and delight! It is the Lords Day (Isaiah 58:13; Mark 2:27-28), not ours. Because it is His special day, God tells us quite clearly

how we can keep it sacred in His honor.

In fact, the Bible even specically mentions shopping! In Nehemiah

13:15-22, we nd that Nehemiah honored Gods Sabbath by not allowing

the merchants to come into the city gates on the Sabbath day. Nehemiah was

Gods agent to help Gods people understand how important it was to keep the Sabbath

holy. The Sabbath commandment (#4) also reminds us to not do unnecessary work on the

Sabbath. And in Isaiah 58:13-14 we nd that God has special promises

for those who honor the Sabbath by not engaging in recreation or

conversation that is not God-centered. After all, even the word

Sabbathmeans rest from ordinary work!

But the Sabbath is not to be a burden or to be composed of just a

bunch of rules. We can make it a delight by thinking especially of

God and how much He loves us on that day. We can go to

church to worship God on the day that Jesus honored when

He was on earth (Luke 4:16). We can spend time with our

familiesmaybe taking a walk in Gods beautiful creation orvisiting a shut-in or playing/singing praise music.

Yesterday my three-year-old friend Roderic told me, I sing

on Sabbath because its Jesus Day! He nailed it, dont you

think? The Sabbath is Jesus Dayand thats good enough

reason to sing, and even shout!

Is it wrong to go

shopping on the Sabbath?

The Sabbath is a blessing

to us when we lay aside our

regular activities and center

our thoughts on God and

heaven on His holy day.

Adapted from: Child Guidance, p. 528.

The Sabbath will be the great test of loyalty.The Great Controversy, pp. 604-605

So where did keeping Sunday instead of Saturday (Sabbath) as a holy day of worship

come from? Well, check this out! The Catholic Church says they changed it!

We observe Sunday instead of Saturday because the Catholic Church transferredthe solemnity from Saturday to Sunday. ~ Peter Geierman. The Converts Catechism of Catholic Doctrine,p. 50.

But if God blesses one day and makes it holy, no one else has the right to change it toanother day instead!

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Break out your Bible and dig deep! Match the questions below with the Bible text answers at the bottom

the page. Memorize these texts to defend your observance of Gods holy daythe Sabbath!

1. According to the New Testament, what day immediately precedes the rst day of the

week? _____

2. After the crucixion, what day was kept holy by the women who followed Jesus? _____

3. What day is the Sabbath according to the commandment? _____

4. What was Christs custom concerning the Sabbath? _____

5. In what instruction to His disciples did Christ recognize that the Sabbath would still exist

long after His ascension? _____

6. On what day was John in the Spirit? _____

7. Who is the Lord of the Sabbath? _____

8. Through the prophet Isaiah, what does the Lord call the Sabbath? _____

9. Why does the Lord call the Sabbath His day? _____

10. How long is the Sabbath to be a sign of loyalty to

God? _____

11. According to the Bible, when does the Sabbathbegin? _____

12. When does the evening begin? _____

13. Just how are we to keep the Sabbath? _____

14. Will the Sabbath be observed as a day of worship in the new

earth? _____

A. Mark 1:32

B. Luke 23:56

C. Matthew 24:20

D. Isaiah 66:22, 23

E. Mark 2:28

F. Exodus 20:11

G. Matthew 28:1

H. Exodus 20:8-11, and Isaiah 58:13, 14

I. Exodus 31:17

J. Luke 4:16

K. Isaiah 58:13

L. Exodus 20:10

M. Revelation 1:10

N. Leviticus 23:32



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Rules, rules, rules. They were

everywhere, dictating how the Jewishpeople should live every little detail of

their lives. Even young children were

surrounded by numerous dos and

donts. These rules had been made by

the Jewish rulers, known as the rabbis.

The rules had not been commanded by

God.

As a boy, Jesus did not follow the

laws set up by the Jewish rulers. Instead,

He studied the Scriptures and obeyed

the laws of God. He grew to realize that

the rules created by the rabbis were

not in tune with Gods Word. Their rules

had no virtue. Their ceremonies were

meaningless.

The Jewish rulers tried to get

Jesus to follow their rules. Jesus did notspeak disrespectfully to them, but He

tried to explain what the Scriptures

taught. When Jesus talked to themabout the Scriptures, the rabbis

became angry. They knew that their

rules were contrary to the Scriptures.

The rabbis complained about

Jesus to His parents. Joseph and Mary

thought the rabbis were good men,

so they scolded Jesus for not following

their ways. Jesus brothers took sides

with the rabbis, too. They believed a

person should do what the Jewish rulers

taught, since only the Jewish rulers

could understand the Word of God.

The rabbis thought they

were better than everyone else.

They despised the poor and the

uneducated. They offered no hope

or comfort to those who were sickor suffering. In contrast, Jesus loved

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Adapted from

TheS tory of J esus

everyone He met. He helped every

suffering person. He fed the hungry and

later when He was older, He healed the

sick, the lame, the blind, and the leper.

When His brothers spoke harshly to the

poor, Jesus would go to those same

people and speak kind and encouraging

words. He would take water to the thirsty

and sometimes give his own meal to

the hungry. Jesus kindness to others

displeased His brothers.

During His life, Jesus faced many

trials and temptations. Satan was always

watching for a chance to overcome

Him. If Jesus had done one wrong act or

spoken one impatient word, He could not

have been our Savior and the whole world

would have been lost forever. Satan knew

this, so his only goal was to make Jesus fail

His earthly mission. Satan tried everything

to lead Jesus into sin. Not one of us will

ever have to meet such fierce temptations

as He did.

The other children called Jesus a

coward because He would not join them

in doing wrong. He enjoyed being outside

in nature with God, and He loved to sing

and pray and study the Scriptures.

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Genesis 2:2, 3

God Himself set the 7th day apart as the Sabbath, His holy day.

Deuteronomy 4:13

God Himself wrote the Ten Commandments, including the 4th, on

tablets of stone to show that the commandments are unchangeable.

Matthew 5:17, 18

Jesus upheld Gods Law.

Acts 18:4, 11

Jesus disciples kept the Sabbath.

Daniel 7:25

Daniel foretold that a power would arise who

would attempt to change Gods law.

2 Thessalonians 2:3, 4

Paul also predicted that someone would arise

who would claim to have the rights of God.

Matthew 15:9

God hasnt had a change of mind about the

7th day Sabbath: men and women have.

Mark 7:6-8

If God blesses one day, people dont have theauthority to bless another day instead.

Revelation 22:14

Obedience to Gods commandments is a test of our loyalty to Him.

But obeying God doesnt save usonly Jesus can do that!

These are 2 of 41 Bible studies made especially for young people. You can nd

these studies, 41 Bible Studies by Cindy Tutsch, atAdventSource.com.

how the

SABBATH was

CHANGED

NOWHERE IN

SCRIPTURE

DOES THE BIBLE

MENTION A

CHANGE FROM

THE 7THDAY

SABBATH TOSUNDAY

So who said

people should

worship on Sunday?

(see p. 4 -

Did You Know?)

The Sabbath of the

fourth commandment is

the seal of God.Great Controversy, p. 640.

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Ask Cindy!Does it really matter what day

of the week you keep holy?

Good question! Suppose you send an invitation to

your friends to celebrate your birthday on Tuesday.

You spend a lot of time and effort to make the party fun and

happy. The decorations are up. The food is ready. Your

entertainment arrives. But your

friends decide to come on

Wednesday, instead. Would you

care? I suspect you would be hurt. The

owers would have wilted. The food wouldnt be

fresh. The band would no longer be there. Your

friends showed up a day late, and they missed

the party.


Ask youth minister Cindy Tutsch any

question about Ellen White, the Seventh

day Adventist Church, or even Bible

questions on next quarters topicJESUS

2ND COMING! Just send your e-mail to

[email protected] . All of your

questions will be answeredand well

even put some of them in the next Ve.Z

for Kids! So what do you want to know?

Every seventh-day Sabbath

is a partya celebration of the

creation of our world (Genesis 2:1-

3). We are reminded again in the

4th Commandment that the Sabbath

is the anniversary of Gods creation

of Planet Earth. The Sabbath

commandment is the heart of the

Ten (Exodus 20:8-11). When wehonor the day that God honors,

we are brought especially close to

His heart. Keeping Sabbath is a

sign to God that we have accepted

Jesus sacrice on Calvarys cross

as our only way to heaven (Ezekiel

20:12, 20; Acts 4:12).

Soon there will be a global

battle over who controls our hearts

and deserves our loyalty. The

Sabbath will be at the center of that

war. Those who believe that Jesus

is Lord of the 7th Day Sabbath

will stand bravely for the Sabbath

when it seems the whole world has

rejected it. After that war, Jesus will

return for His loyal family andwe will celebrate the Sabbath

with Him in heaven (Isaiah

66:22-23).

So, does it matter

which day I keep or honor?

Remember that you or I do

not have the power to make

a day holy. The Scripture

says that it is God that blesses,

honors and sancties* the seventh

day. We are asked to keep it holy,

not make it holy. Therefore, the

only day that can be kept holy is

the day that God made holythe

7th day.

*sancties to make holy
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S a b b a t h D e l i g h t


Honorthe Sabbath by comingtogether

with the family to singandpray as the Sabbath begins.- Adapted from Child Guidance, p. 529

M H A K E T S H E S A B R B A

T T H A D E I L I G E H E T A

N A D A A J N O Y U H U H U M

A B K N J L G X O R T N T F I

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D N N Q U I Z T L B Y Y D L O

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__ __ __ __ __ __ __ ! Adapted from Child Guidance, p. 531.

DIRECTIONS

Find the red words from the quote in the puzzle above and circle them. After you have

circled all the words, you will discover a hidden message within the left-over letters in the

puzzle describing what the Sabbath should be for you. Write the letters from left to right,

starting at the top, on the blank lines below.


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Use the cryptogram code below to discover

how we show God we are loyal to Him.(Quote adapted from The Great Controversy, p. 437.)

Loyalty God2


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Gods Hug to MeGods Hug to Me


SABBATH IS THE HUG THAT UNITES GOD AND HIS PEOPLE.

Adapted from The Faith I Live By, p. 33.

Fit each word from the quote below into the squares by counting the number of letters in the

word and the number of squares on the puzzle. One word is already put into place for you.

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Ellen White was born in 1827 in Maine, U.S.A. Seventh-day

Adventists believe that God called her to be a prophet and

gave her messages through dreams and visions, as foretold by

the Bible (Joel 2:28-29; Ephesians 4:11-13). Ellen Whites writings bring

messages of hope that express the love of Jesus for every person. She

proclaimed that the Ten Commandments are based on Gods great love

and that God will help His children keep His commandments as a

response to that love. Ellen White dedicated her entire life to

serving others.

The editors ofVisionaryinvite you to read Ellen Whites writings

for yourself. You could start with Messiah, Steps to Jesus, orA

Call to Stand Apart, all rewritten in youth-friendly language and

available through adventistbookcenter.com. Discover, enjoy,

and build a stronger friendship with Jesus!

SabbathDelight

MaketheSabbathadelightandajoy!

GodsHugtoMe

COMEON!Youcanfgurethisoneout!


Loyalty2God

KeepingSabbathisthesignthatweareloyaltoGod.


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submission. WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU! E-mail

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submissions may be published, but all questions will be answered!)

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Director: James R. Nix

Vice Director: Tim Poirier

Associate Directors: William Fagal,

Cindy Tutsch, Ivan Leigh Warden

Editor: Cindy Tutsch

Associate Editors: Joy Sorensen, Darryl

Thompson

Contract Writer: Helen Lee Robinson

Artwork and Design: Joy Sorensen,

Darryl Thompson

Writer-Researchers: Joy Sorensen,Darryl

Thompson, Cindy Tutsch

Online: Joy Sorensen, Darryl ThompsonConsultants: Larry Blackmer,

Linda Koh, Kimberly Luste Maran,

Baraka Muganda


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Estate, Inc.

Other Resources

100 Creative Activities for SabbathKaren Holford

52 Sabbath Activities for Teen GroupsDon Pate

52 Things to Do on the SabbathGlen Robinson

Bible Treasures - Sabbath - Primary Treasure pkg. of 25Guide Thematic Unit Issue Pack: SabbathStephens

Sabbath Odyssey - Guide Magazine pkg. of 10

Guides Greatest Sabbath StoriesHelen Lee Robinson, editor

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