Read or Summarize
Genesis 19:15-17; 24-26
15 And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city.
16 And while he lingered, the men laid hold upon his hand, and upon the hand of his wife, and upon the hand of his two daughters; the Lord being merciful unto him: and they brought him forth, and set him without the city.
17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
24 Then the Lord rained upon Sodom and upon Gomorrah brimstone and fire from the Lord out of heaven;
25 And he overthrew those cities, and all the plain, and all the inhabitants of the cities, and that which grew upon the ground.
26 But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Discussion
Explain to your children that God protects us, when we are doing what is right. Sodom and Gamorah was a city where all the people were wicked and were doing bad things. An angel came and warned Lot. The angels told him to take his wife and 2 daughters and leave. The Lord told them not to look back after leaving, but Lot's wife didn't trust that she could be happy outside of Sodom and Gomorrah, and she looked back, wanting to go back to the city. She did not listen and the Lord turned her into salt.
Activity
Set up a picture of Christ on one side of the room, and tell your children to stand on the opposite side of the room. Read the following scenarios in which a friend might invite the children to do something they know isn’t right. How would we “flee” these situations? What could we say to our friend?When they provide a correct answer, have them step closer to the picture of Christ.
Scenarios
Your friend has some pictures of girls and boys that are naked or have only a little bit of clothes on. What do you do? What do you say to your friend?
You are super nervous about a test at school. Your friend is an aide in the copy center, at school. He has gotten all of the answers to the test, and he tries to give them to you. He says that now all you need to do is memorize all of the answers. What do you do? What do you say to your friend?
You are playing at your friend's house and they offer you some bad drinks. They say that it will help you feel happy and relax. What do you do? What do you say to your friend?
You are at a birthday party for one of your friends. They decide to turn on a movie. You know that this movie has a lot of swearing and other inappropriate things in it. What do you do? What do you say to your friends?
Your parents dropped you off at your friend's house and told you not to go anywhere else. After playing for a while, your friend convinces their mother to take you and your friend to go get ice cream. You say that you are not supposed to leave their house, without your parents' permission. Your friend says, "You don't need to tell your parents. They'll never know." What do you do?
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