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KEY PASSAGE: Ezekiel 11:19-20

BIG PICTURE QUESTION:

• Why should we obey God? We obey God because He loves us.

BIBLE STORY: GOD CALLED JEREMIAH

• God chose Jeremiah as a prophet to the nations.

• Jeremiah was afraid he was too young to be God’s messenger.

• God showed Jeremiah two visions.

• Jeremiah’s second vision meant that kings from the north would come attack Judah.

FAMILY DISCUSSION STARTERS:

• Who can be a part of God’s plans?

• When did God first plan to send Jesus?

• What might be God’s plan for you?

FAMILY ACTIVITY:

• Go through an old photo album and show your kids pictures of when you were a child. Talk to them about the ways God has worked in your life, and the ways you have seen Him working in your children’s lives.

Younger Kids Activity PagesUnit 15, Session 1

When You Were YoungINSTRUCTIONS: Draw lines to match each living thing to what it looked like when it was young.

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MAIN POINT: GOD CHOSE JEREMIAH AS A PROPHET TO THE NATIONS. God Called JeremiahJeremiah 1 20

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BIBLE STORY: JEREMIAH PROPHESIED A NEW COVENANT

• Jeremiah explained that Judah had a sin problem.

• God said that our hearts are sick and can trick us.

• God promised to give people new hearts and write His law on their hearts.

• God promised a new and better covenant.


• What do you think it means to have God’s law written on your heart?

• What makes the new covenant better?

• Who initiated the new covenant?

FAMILY ACTIVITY:

• Read Jeremiah 17:7-8 aloud to your family. Then take a trip to a home improvement store and buy a young tree to plant in your yard, or (with permission) in a park or at a school.


Deceptive EyesINSTRUCTIONS: Look at the images below. Label the top and bottom of each face. Then rotate the paper. Do they look different?

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MAIN POINT: GOD PROMISED A NEW AND BETTER COVENANT. Jeremiah Prophesied a New CovenantJeremiah 17:1-10; 31:31-34 22

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BIBLE STORY: JUDAH WAS TAKEN INTO CAPTIVITY

• Judah continued to sin against God.

• God allowed Babylon to come and capture the king of Judah and steal many treasures from God’s temple.

• God sent Judah into captivity because of their sin.


• How did God warn Judah before sending them into exile?

• Why doesn’t God send us away when we sin?

• Who took the punishment for our sin?

FAMILY ACTIVITY:

• Organize a game of capture the flag with your family and neighbors. Afterwards, share the Bible story of Judah’s captivity, and explain how Jesus took the punishment for our sin.


Obey the LawINSTRUCTIONS: Circle the images that show someone obeying a law or rule. Place an X over those that show someone disobeying.

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MAIN POINT: GOD SENT JUDAH INTO CAPTIVITY BECAUSE OF THEIR SIN.

Judah Was Taken Into Captivity2 Chronicles 36:1-21 24

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BIBLE STORY: EZEKIEL TOLD ABOUT A FUTURE HOPE

• God gave Ezekiel two visions about His people’s future.

• Ezekiel’s first vision had bones rebuilt into bodies, and then brought to life.

• Ezekiel’s second vision showed a broken stick becoming whole again.

• God planned to bring His people back to their land and give them new life.


• How did God plan to give His people new life?

• How are we like the dry bones?• How can we experience new

life, too?

FAMILY ACTIVITY:

• Dissect sterilized owl pellets with your family. Pick out the bones and try to arrange them correctly on paper, gluing them down. Remind your kids how Jesus makes us alive.


Dry Bones MazeINSTRUCTIONS: Find the correct path to navigate through the valley of dry bones.

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MAIN POINT: GOD PLANNED TO BRING HIS PEOPLE BACK TO THEIR LAND AND GIVE THEM NEW LIFE.

Ezekiel Told About a Future HopeEzekiel 37 26

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