ADULT SABBATH SCHOOL LESSON
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CREATION
CARE
Adult Sabbath School Lesson
PowerPoint Presentation
February 25, 2012
1st Quarter 2012
GLIMPSES OF GOD
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Teaching Approach
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF GOD’S CREATION
As stewards of God, we need to respect
our natural resources.
Memory Verse
Genesis 2:15
“The Lord God put
the man in the
Garden of Eden. He
put him there to
work its ground and
to TAKE CARE OF
IT.”
CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE
• Be a good steward
of God’s property
• Treat the
environment for
glory of God
STEP ONE
Be a good steward
of God’s property
Good Steward
A. What do Seventh-day Adventists think
about the question of the environment?
How do we get involved?
• Seventh-day Adventists
support a simple, wholesome
lifestyle, where people avoid
abusing and wasting natural
resources).
Good Steward
B. In what ways could the principles of
Matthew 22:37–40 influence our attitude
(feeling) toward the environment?
• God created this beautiful
environment for man. It was
given to him as a gift.
• He was to work it and to keep
it.
STEP TWO
Treat the
environment for
the glory of God
Caring for the glory of God
B. Genesis 1:28 says that humans are to
“replenish [fill] the earth. How could this
meaning help us to understand the way
that the earth should be treated?
• We learn from this verse
about our responsibility, as
rulers of the world, to take
care of the world because
God created it.
Caring for the glory of God
B. Genesis 1:28 says that humans are to
“replenish [fill] the earth. How could this
meaning help us to understand the way
that the earth should be treated?
• We learn from this verse
about our responsibility, as
rulers of the world, to take
care of the world because
God created it.
CARE OF THE ENVIRONMENT
WE CAN TAKE GOOD CARE OF
GOD’S CREATION
• By being a good
steward of God’s
property
• By treating the
environment for
glory of God
APPLY
Q
How can this lesson about
environment affects my life
today?
Do I have the desire to be a good
steward of God’s property?
Do I have the desire to treat the
environment for the glory of God?
PLAN
Q
How can I use this lesson about
environment this coming week?
• What are some practical ways
I can do to take care of God’s
creation?
TRANSFER TRUTH
Q
What changes do I need
in my life?
• What biblical principle
from the lesson can we
use today?
TRANSFER TRUTH
Q
What changes do I need
in my life?
Let’s make the decision!
PRINCIPLE APPLICATION
I need to
take care
of the
environ
ment
1. By respecting
our natural
resources as gift
from God
2. By adopting a
healthy vegetarian
lifestyle
PROBLEM
Sometimes
I become
careless in
treating
God's
creation
DECISION
This coming
week, I will be a
good steward of
God's creation
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Teaching Approach
Effective for
SMALL GROUPS
ASSOCIATE truth – Why should I study this lesson?
DISCOVER truth – What does the Bible say about this truth?
APPLY truth – How can this truth affect my life today?
PLAN using the truth – How can I use this truth today?
TRANSFER truth to life – What changes do I need in my life?
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