The Captain and Kind Lady: A Sabbath Puppet Story

I would be happy to help you with that! Here is the revised puppet script and outline featuring a Grandma puppet and a little boy named Sidney, designed for five-year-olds. 🎨

🎭 The Captain and the Kind Lady: A Discovery Story 🎭

Characters:

• Grandma: A gentle, wise puppet with a cozy shawl and glasses.
• Sidney: An energetic five-year-old boy puppet with a baseball cap.

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Scene 1: A Secret in the Bible

Sidney: (Running onto the stage) Grandma! Grandma! I found a secret in my Bible about the very first week of the world Genesis 2:1-3!

Grandma: That is the best secret of all, Sidney! It is the story of the Sabbath, which God made as a special rest for us when the earth was newGSAM 255.2+1.

Sidney: But why didn't everyone know about it?

Grandma: Well, many people had forgotten, but a kind lady named Rachel Preston moved to a place called New Hampshire and brought the truth with herGSAM 249.2. She was a Seventh-day Baptist who loved to share her Bible with her new friendsGSAM 249.2.

Sidney: So she was a helper for Jesus?

Grandma: She surely was, and because she shared her faith, a whole church of forty people started keeping the seventh day holy Exodus 20:10GSAM 249.2.

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Scene 2: The Brave Sea Captain

Sidney: Did anyone else find the secret, Grandma?

Grandma: Yes! A famous sea captain named Joseph Bates heard about itHSFD 503.2. He had sailed big ships across the wide ocean for twenty-one yearsLIFSK 376.1+1.

Sidney: (Acting like a captain) Aye, aye, Captain! Did he find the Sabbath on a map?

Grandma: (Laughing) He found it in his Bible! When he read that the seventh day was still God's holy day, he decided to follow Jesus right away John 21:22SC1 40.2.

Sidney: Was it hard for him to stop his work on Saturday?

Grandma: He was very brave and said that he would follow Jesus even if it was a big change John 21:22SC1 40.2. He spent the rest of his life traveling to tell others that the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord Exodus 20:10LELJB 309.1.

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Scene 3: The Light from Heaven

Sidney: Is the Sabbath important to Jesus in heaven too?

Grandma: It is so important that the Lord showed a lady named Ellen White a vision of the temple in heaven Revelation 11:19GSAM 255.2. Inside the temple was the ark of God, and she saw the Ten Commandments written on stoneGSAM 255.2+1.

Sidney: Were they glowing?

Grandma: The fourth commandment had a soft halo of light all around itGSAM 255.2+1! The angel told her it is the only commandment that shows God is the one who made the heavens and the earth Exodus 20:11GSAM 255.2.

Sidney: Wow! The Sabbath is like a birthday for the world!

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The Big Question & Appeal

Grandma: It is, Sidney! Rachel Preston and Joseph Bates were "repairers of the breach" because they helped fix the broken law of God Isaiah 58:12LIFSK 236.2.

Sidney: I want to be a helper too, Grandma!

Grandma: We can all be helpers! Jesus tells us that if we love Him, we will keep His commandments John 14:15.

Sidney: (To the children) Do you love Jesus too? If you want to be brave like Captain Joseph and kind like Rachel, let's stand up togetherARSH January 15, 1861, page 72.12!

Grandma: Let's ask Jesus to help us follow Him and keep His special day holy because we love Him very much John 14:15+1.

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📜 Sermon Outline: The Captain and the Kind Lady

I. Introduction: The Creation Gift

• The Seventh Day: God rested and blessed the seventh day at the very beginning of the world Genesis 2:1-3.
• The Foundation: The Sabbath was made when the foundations of the earth were laidGSAM 255.2.

II. Rachel Preston: The Lady Who Shared

• Moving to New Hampshire: Rachel Preston brought the Sabbath truth to a church in Washington, N.H.GSAM 249.2.
• Missionary Labors: She was a Seventh-day Baptist who helped forty people discover the fourth commandment Exodus 20:10GSAM 249.2.

III. Joseph Bates: The Brave Sea Captain

• A Life at Sea: Joseph Bates was a captain for twenty-one years before becoming a reformerLIFSK 376.1+1.
• The Big Decision: After reading the Bible, he decided that there was no change to God's lawSC1 40.2.
• Following Jesus: He committed to the Sabbath, saying, "What is that to thee: follow thou me" John 21:22SC1 40.2.

IV. The Heavenly Vision: The Glowing Commandment

• A View of Heaven: Ellen White saw the temple in heaven opened Revelation 11:19GSAM 255.2.
• The Halo of Light: The fourth commandment was seen in the center of the ten with a soft halo of lightGSAM 255.2+1.
• The Creator: The Sabbath defines the living God who made everything Exodus 20:11LIFSK 236.2.

V. Conclusion and Appeal

• Repairing the Breach: We are called to help restore the Sabbath Isaiah 58:12LIFSK 236.2.
• Loving Jesus: Keeping the commandments is how we show our love for Him John 14:15.
• The Invitation: A call for the children to stand and commit to following JesusARSH January 15, 1861, page 72.12.