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LESSON TENWho Is My Neighbor?ReferencesLuke 10:25-37;The Desire of Ages,pp. 497-505Memory Verse“ ‘Love the Lord yourGod with all yourheart’ . . . and, ‘Loveyour neighbor asyourself’ ” (Luke 10:27).Monthly ThemeWe are members of God’s family.The Bible Lesson at a GlanceA lawyer asks Jesus, “Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus replies, “You shall love the Lord your God with allyour heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with allyour mind, and your neighbor as yourself.”Then Jesus tells the story about a man who is robbed on thehighway and left to die. A priest and a Levite pass him by and donot help. Then a Samaritan stops and takes care of him, saving hislife.This is a lesson about community.ObjectivesThe children will:Know that God’s lovehas no boundaries.Feel that in God’s sightall are equals.Respond by accepting andhelping others as God’s childrenregardless of their background.The MessageEveryone is includedin God’s love.People in a community of faith are brothers and sisters inChrist. They care about one another, regardless of who they are orwhere they have come from. All people are God’s children. All areincluded in His love.Teacher EnrichmentSamaritans—“The religion of the Samaritans did not differ muchfrom that of the Jews in the time of Christ, for with them theyaccepted the Pentateuch. They also expected a Messiah to come(John 4:25). However, their religious beliefs were more liberal thanthose of the orthodox Jews, especially than those of the Pharisees,and may have been somewhat similar to those of the Sadducees”(The SDA Bible Dictionary, p. 973).The origin of the Samaritans is described in 2 Kings 17:24-34.Christ “showed that our neighbor does not mean merely oneof the church or faith to which we belong. It has no reference torace, color, or class distinction. Our neighbor is every person whoneeds our help. Our neighbor is every soul who is wounded andbruised by the adversary. Our neighbor is every one who is theproperty of God” (Christ’s Object Lessons, p. 376).Room DecorationsSee Lesson 9.100 LESSON TENwww.gracelink.net/primary
COMMUNITYProgram OverviewLesson SectionMinutesActivitiesMaterials NeededWelcomeongoingGreet students atnonedoor; hear pleased/troubledReadiness Options up to 10A. Love-Your-Neighborpaper hearts (see page 148), pencilsHeartsor markers, scissorsB. God Loves Everyoneheart or Jesus stickers; pictures:criminal, pastor, teacher, boy, peopleof other lands and races, peopleworshipping idols, etc.C. Exclusion ExercisenoneD. Who’s My Neighbor? nonePrayer and Praise* up to 10FellowshipAny eSongbookSing for JoyTimMissionChildren’s MissionOfferingdecorated shoe box from last weekPrayernoneBible Lessonup to 20Experiencing the Story long strip of paper; large blanket;sticky bandage strips; ace bandages, gauze, first-aid kit, etc.; threecopies of the script; tapeMemory Verselong strip of paper with memoryverse written on it, large blanketBible StudyBibles, 10 clean socksApplying theup to 15Hurting Heartspaper hearts (see page 148), adheLessonsive bandage for each child, pensor markers, scissorsSharing theup to 15Tell Them!paper, pencils, markers, crayonsLesson1234*Prayer and Praise may be used at any time during the program.www.gracelink.net/primaryLESSON TEN 101
TEACHING THE LESSONWelcome1Prepare in advance. Have someone lying moaning on a cot near theentrance. Welcome students at the door. Invite them into the room. Look atthe reactions as they pass the moaning person. When everyone is seated,ask: Did you see the person moaning on the cot? Did you stop? Why?Why not? What do you think is the matter with him (or her)?Readiness ActivitiesSelect the activity most appropriate for your situation.You Need: paper hearts(see p. 148) pencils ormarkers scissorsA. Love-Your-Neighbor HeartsGive a paper heart (see page 148) to everyone. Ask the children to cut it out andwrite the name of someone that they do not like, or who is different, or who is not theirfriend. Have the children keep what they wrote to themselves. Suggest that they tape theirhearts somewhere in their bedroom and pray about that person in the coming week.DebriefingAllow response time as you ask: Do you think Jesus loves the people whosenames you wrote on your paper hearts? How does it make you feel to knowthat Jesus loves them just as He loves you? Do you find it hard to love them?What can you do to learn to love them? Jesus can help us to love one another.When you pray, ask Jesus to help you love this person. Jesus can love themthrough you. Today’s message tells us:EVERYONE IS INCLUDED IN GOD’S LOVE.Say that with me.You Need: pictures: criminal, pastor,teacher, boy,people of otherlands andraces, peopleworshippingidols, etc. heart or JesusstickersB. God Loves EveryoneLay the pictures on a table. Ask the children to put a sticker on the pictures of thepeople whom Jesus loves.DebriefingAsk: Whom does God love? (everyone, everywhere) How do you know? Didyou put a sticker on all of the pictures? (yes, no) Why? (Accept answers.) Say: Godloves EVERYONE. Everyone is valuable to Him. Today’s message tells us:EVERYONE IS INCLUDED IN GOD’S LOVE.Say that with me.C. Exclusion ExerciseForm groups of six. Five children huddle together and refuse to let the sixth childin. Allow 15 seconds; then change. Give everyone a turn on the outside.DebriefingAllow response time as you ask: How did you feel about being kept on the outside? on the inside? Do we sometimes keep others out? What can we do if wesee someone being excluded? God wants us to love those around us, because:102 LESSON TENwww.gracelink.net/primary
EVERYONE IS INCLUDED IN GOD’S LOVE.Say that with me.D. Who’s My Neighbor?Have the children stand or sit in a circle, with one child in the middle. The groupchants: “Jeremy, Jeremy, who is your neighbor? Tell us, tell us now!” Jeremy responds:“Sally, Sally is my neighbor.” Rule: A person can be named only once. Sally joinsJeremy in the center of the circle. Group chants again for Sally, etc. Keep it fast-pacedand end the game in three minutes.DebriefingAsk: Whom did you choose as a neighbor? One of your friends? Someoneyou like? Who do you think your neighbor is? Today’s message tells us:EVERYONE IS INCLUDED IN GOD’S LOVE.Say that with me.Prayer and PraiseAny eTimFellowshipSince this month’s lessons are on community, promote this concept each week by choosing two children as welcome buddies to greet any visitors. Review the memory verse andallow time for sharing experiences from last week’s lesson study. Acknowledge any birthdays,special events, or achievements.Suggested Songs“The Family of God” (Sing for Joy, no. 139)“God Calls Us” (Sing for Joy, no. 130)“Jesus Bids Us Shine” (Sing for Joy, no. 133)“Cross Over the Road” (Sing for Joy, no. 131)MissionShare a story from Children’s Mission. Emphasize that everyone is welcome in God’s family.OfferingSay: Our offering today will be used to let others know thateveryone is included in God’s love.PrayerYou Need: decorated shoebox used lastweekMake a prayer circle, holding hands, to show that everyone isincluded in God’s love. Ask for requests. Pray sentence prayers. Thank God that everyone isincluded in His love.www.gracelink.net/primaryLESSON TEN 103
2You Need: long strip ofpaper large blanket adhesive bandage strips ace bandages gauze first-aid kit, etc. three copies ofthe script tapeBible LessonExperiencing the StoryCharacters: Lawyer (adult male), Jesus(adult male who will tell the story), narrator (adult), injured man, priest, Levite, goodSamaritan. Provide copies of the script tothe lawyer, Jesus, and the narrator.Props: blanket, first-aid suppliesSetting the ScenePrepare in advance a long strip ofpaper with the words of the memoryverse printed on it. (You will use this later,during the memory verse activity.) Tapethe strip of paper to the floor underneatha large blanket at the front of the room.Have available adhesive bandage strips,ace bandages, gauze, first-aid kit, etc.Dress the characters in Bible-timescostumes. Choose one of the children tolie on the blanket, pretending to be theinjured man.Refer to the welcome activity. Ask:Did you wonder about the “sick” person in the bed (or corner)? (yes) Whatdid you think when you saw the person? (This is strange. What is he or shedoing in our classroom? etc.) Did you goover to the person and ask about howhe or she was feeling? (yes, no) Ourstory today is about a sick man.Have the “lawyer,” “Jesus,” and narrator tell the story.Opening Scene: The lawyer and Jesusin conversation.Narrator: The young lawyer stoodup and cleared his throat.Lawyer: “Teacher, what shall I do tohave eternal life?”Jesus: “What do the scriptures say?”Lawyer: “I should love God with allof my heart, soul, strength, and mind,104 LESSON TENand love my neighbor as I love myself.”Jesus: “You’re right. Keep doingthese things, and eternal life is yours.”Lawyer: “But who is my neighbor?”Jesus: “Let me tell you a story.”Middle Scene: Jesus tells a story.Jesus: “Once there was a manwho left Jerusalem to travel to Jericho.Along the way, robbers attacked him.They beat him, took his money andclothes, and left him lying there in thehot sun, almost dead. [Child representingthe injured man lies on the blanket on thefloor.]“A Jewish priest was traveling thesame way. When he saw the injuredman, he thought, Oh, no! That man’s inbad shape! I can’t tell if he’s a Jew or not—I’d better not help him. And the priestwalked over to the other side of theroad. [“Priest” looks at injured man, quicklyturns away, walks to other side of theroom.]“Soon a Levite who worked in theTemple came by. Poor man, he thought,I really ought to help him. I wish I hadn’tcome this way. Surely someone else will helphim. And the Levite hurried on down theroad. [Levite looks quickly at the injuredman. Hurries away.]“Then a Samaritan came by.”Narrator: Jesus looked around. Heknew that the Jewish people hated thepeople of Samaria.Jesus: “The Samaritan felt sorry forthe poor man and stopped right awayto help him. He put medicine on theman’s wounds. [Good Samaritan putsbandages on the man’s “wounds.”] He gently helped him up on his own donkey.[Good Samaritan helps the injured manget up. Walks with him to another part ofthe room.] Carefully he took the injuredman to the nearest inn, stayed with himwww.gracelink.net/primary
through the night, and gave the innkeeperextra money in the morning to take careof the injured man. ‘Let me know if thatisn’t enough,’ said the Samaritan, ‘and I’llbe glad to pay you more when I comeback this way.’ “the verse, then go back to the group andinvite another child to go with him/herto read and say the verse. Repeat untilall have had a turn, then say the versetogether.Closing Scene: The lawyer and Jesustalk again.Narrator: Jesus looked into theyoung lawyer’s eyes and asked:Jesus: “Now, my friend, which of thethree was a neighbor to the woundedman?”Lawyer: “The one who helped him.”Jesus: “Go now, and be that kind ofneighbor!” [Lawyer walks away.]Narrator: Today Jesus asks us to begood neighbors. In God’s eyes every person is equal. Every person is someone tolove and accept. Ask Jesus to make yourheart like His, so you can show His loveto your neighbor.Assign characters to be representedby simple sock puppets:NOTE: LEAVE THE BLANKET ONTHE FLOOR FOR USE DURING THENEXT ACTIVITY.DebriefingAsk: What did you like about thegood Samaritan? (He was willing toshow love and caring to everyone, evenpeople who didn’t like him.) If you seesomeone in trouble and you are ableto help, what should you do? (Help thatperson the best I can.) Why? Because:EVERYONE IS INCLUDED INGOD’S LOVE.Memory VersePick up theblanket revealingthe memory versetaped to the floorunderneath. Invitea child to read (orlisten as you read)You Need: long strip ofpaper withmemory verseprepared earlier large blanketused earlierwww.gracelink.net/primaryBible StudyYou Need: Bibles 10 clean socks(1) expert in the law (2) Jesus(3) injured man(4, 5) two robbers(6) priest(7) Levite(8) Samaritan(9) donkey(10) innkeeperHave the children open their Biblesto Luke 10:25-37. Give 10 childreneach a clean sock to put over onehand. The sock puppets will act out the10 characters in the biblical narrative.(If you don’t have 10 children, havesome children represent more thanone character.) Assign the character(s).Appoint children to read aloud the storyfrom Luke 10:25-37. Have the othersfollow along in their Bibles. Each puppet is to act out their character as theirverse is being read.DebriefingAsk: What do you think aboutthe good Samaritan? (I am glad thathe helped. I admire him, etc.) How doyou feel about the priest and Levite?(I am disappointed. I am unhappy withthem, etc.) How do you feel aboutthe injured man? (I wish that I couldhelp.) How are we sometimes like thepriest or Levite? (We make excuses;don’t try to help, etc.) How can we begood Samaritans? (Help all those wecan, even if they are not our friends.)Always remember:EVERYONE IS INCLUDED INGOD’S LOVE.LESSON TEN 105
3You Need: paper heart foreach child (seep. 148) adhesive bandage for eachchild pens or markers scissorsApplying the LessonHurting HeartsSay: You probably have neverfound an injured person on the sideof the road. That doesn’t happen veryoften. But there are many other kindsof hurts. What other kinds of hurtsare there? (lonely, sad, crying, beingleft out of a game, being shut in, beingteased or insulted, homeless, hungry,poor, sick, etc.)Give the children a paper heart (seepage 148) to cut out and an adhesivebandage; have them write a “hurt” on theheart and then cover it with the bandage.Write the word “Jesus” on the bandage.106 LESSON TENDebriefingSay: We don’t always see thatanother person around us is hurting unless we look. Do you knowany hurting people? Maybe someonein your neighborhood, in school, arelative, or friend? (Let them think andrespond.) What can you do to showGod’s love to them and help heal theirhurt? (Take responses.) How do youfeel when you help someone to learnabout God’s love and healing? (happy)Does it matter whom you help? No!Because . . .EVERYONE IS INCLUDED INGOD’S LOVE.www.gracelink.net/primary
4Sharing the LessonTell Them!Say: Make a card for a child who isnot in Sabbath School today, a friendwho you wish were in Sabbath Schoolwith you, or someone who often getsleft out; someone who is hurtingfor another reason. Write “You areincluded in God’s love” on your cardand then decorate it. To whom willyou give your card?DebriefingAsk: Who is your neighbor?(Anyone who needs our help.) How canyou include the person to whom youare giving your card and help themwww.gracelink.net/primaryto feel God’s love through you? (Shareideas.) How would you feel if you werethat person and received a card?(loved, accepted, encouraged) Make aneffort to invite that person to yourhome or include them in an activity this week. Let’s say our messageagain:You Need: paper pencils,markers,crayonsEVERYONE IS INCLUDED INGOD’S LOVE.ClosingSing “We Are His Hands” (Sing for Joy,no. 129). Pray that each child will makean effort this week, and every day thereafter, to share God’s love with someonewho is hurting or left out.LESSON TEN 107
STUDENT MATERIALWho Is My Neighbor?ReferencesLuke 10:25-37;The Desire of Ages,pp. 497-505Memory Verse“ ‘Love the Lordyour God with allyour heart’ . . . and,‘Love your neighbor as yourself’ ”(Luke 10:27).The MessageEveryone is included in God’slove.Jake sat down in an empty chair in theSabbath School room. The other childrenwere talking together, but Jake sat alone. Hedidn’t know anyone. He felt out of place. Noone spoke to him. His family had just arrivedfrom a faraway country. He spoke with anaccent. It hurt to be lonely. Why wouldn’tanyone speak to him?In today’s Bible lesson Jesus told a storyabout a man who was hurting and neededhelp. Who would pay attention to him?The young lawyer stood up.He straightenedhis belt andcleared his throat.“Teacher, whatshall I do tohave eternallife?”“What do thescriptures say?”asked Jesus.“That Ishould loveGod with all ofmy heart, soul,strength, andmind, and love my neighbor as much asI love myself,” the lawyer replied.“You’re right,” Jesus said. “Keep doingthese things, and eternal life is yours.”“But just who is my neighbor?” questioned the young man.“Let me tell you a story,” said Jesus,smiling.“Once there was a man who leftJerusalem to travel to Jericho. Along theway, robbers attacked him. They beathim. They took his money and clothes,and left him lying in the hot sun, halfdead.108 LESSON TEN“It just so happened that a Jewishpriest was traveling the same way. A littlelater he came to the place where theinjured man was lying. Quickly he lookedaway. He may have thought, Oh, no! Thatman’s in great pain! I can’t tell if he’s a Jewor not—I’d better hurry on. And the priestcrossed to the other side of the road andwent on his way.“Soon a Levite who worked in theTemple came by. Curious, he stoppedto look at the wounded man. Poor man,he may have thought, he looks terrible. Ireally ought to help him. But I don’t want toget involved. I wish I hadn’t come this way.Surely someone else will help him. And theLevite hurried on down the road.“It wasn’t long until aSamaritan came by.” Jesuslooked around.He knew thatthe Jewishpeoplehated theSamaritans.ButHe continued.“TheSamaritanfelt sorry forthe poor man and stoppedright away to help him. He gave himwater. He put medicine on the man’swounds. He gently helped him up on hisown donkey.“Carefully he took the injured manto the nearest inn, where he stayed withhim through the night. In the morning hegave the innkeeper money to take careof the hurt man. ‘Let me know if that isn’tenough,’ said the Samaritan. ‘I’ll gladlypay you more when I come this wayagain.’ ”Jesus looked into the young lawyer’seyes. “Now, my friend,” He quietly asked,www.gracelink.net/primary
“which of the three was a neighbor to the wounded man?”“The one who helped him,” the young man answered quietly.Jesus spoke kindly, “Go now, and be that kind of neighbor!”Today Jesus asks us to be good neighbors too. In God’s eyes, every person isequal. Every person is someone to be loved and accepted—no matter where theycome from, how they sound when they speak or the color of their skin. This week,ask Jesus to make your heart like His. Ask Him to help you show His love to yourneighbor.Daily ActivitiesSabbath If possible, go with your family and follow apath or narrow road for a while. Sit in a quietspot and read your Bible story. Imagine that youare the man who was traveling to Jericho. Howdo you feel about “Samaritans”—people who aredifferent from you? Ask God to help you be afriend to all people. Read Luke 10:27 together before you pray. Sing “Cross Over the Road” (Sing for Joy, no. 131).Sunday For family worship, read and discuss Luke10:25-29 together. Teach your memory verse toyour family. Read Song of Solomon 2:4. Make a “Banner ofLove.” (See directions on page 22 of the Biblestudy guide.) Sing “His Banner Over Me Is Love” (Sing for Joy,no. 25). Thank God for people who care aboutyou. Ask Him to make you a caring person.Monday At family worship, read and discuss Luke 10:3037 together. Then tell the story in your ownwords. Ask Jesus to help you become a goodSamaritan. Use the code to unscramble the memory verse.Z LO MX AZmve the zmrd ymur Gmd with xzz ymur hexrt.Zmve ymur neighbmur xs ymursezf. Zuke 10:27. Sing “Give Me Oil in My Lamp” (Sing for Joy, no.132).Tuesday During family worship today, read and discussJohn 13:34, 35. Say your memory verse together. The Samaritan helped someone who was nothis friend. Think of someone you know who iswww.gracelink.net/primarynot a best friend. Ask your parents if you couldinvite them to do something special with you.Say a special prayer for them. Have you givenaway the “You are included in God’s love” cardyou made in Sabbath School?Wednesday In the Bible we read about people who becamereally good friends, even though they werenot alike. During worship, read the texts, thenunscramble their names.Ruth 1:15, 16turh and aimno1 Samuel 19:1, 3 vidad and thananoj2 Timothy 4:11luap and kmar Say your memory verse to an adult. Pray forsomeone who is different from you in some way.Thursday During family worship, role-play a situationin which a new child comes to your SabbathSchool. They are not dressed up, and theirclothes are dirty. You are the greeter. What willyou say? Read and discuss Romans 14:13. Sing “TheFamily of God” (Sing for Joy, no. 139). Say your memory verse before prayer. Ask Godto help you accept all people, even though theymay not accept you.Friday For worship today, act out your lesson storywith your whole family. What have you learnedfrom this lesson? Give the people in your family a hug. Tell themhow much you love them. Sing “Love at Home”(Sing for Joy, no. 137). Read Galatians 6:10together before prayer. Draw something to illustrate the memory verseand explain it to your family. Then say the versetogether.LESSON TEN 109
your mind, and your neighbor as yourself." Then Jesus tells the story about a man who is robbed on the highway and left to die. A priest and a Levite pass him by and do not help. Then a Samaritan stops and takes care of him, saving his life. This is a lesson about community. People in a community of faith are brothers and sisters in Christ.
