Week 795 · about 45 minutes
Jeremiah 14
Jeremiah 14 · Memory verse Jeremiah 14:13
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Queues the lesson plan, this story’s coloring page (Jeremiah 14), the matching word search and answer key (Jeremiah 14 word search), the memory-verse tracer, and a parent slip.
Five-minute object lesson
Prop: a piece of bread
Hold a piece of bread. Read Jeremiah 14 in about four minutes, stopping at Jeremiah 14:13: “Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, the prophets tell them, ‘You will not see the sword, neither will you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.’”” Ask, “What does this prop have to do with Jeremiah 14?” Let two children answer, then say the memory verse together.
Story script
Jeremiah 14 is a real chapter from the Old Testament. It starts, “This is Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.” That is not a motto invented for a poster. It is the first sentence a family hears when this page is opened at night.
Keep going a little further. The chapter also says, “When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and meal offering, I will not accept them; but I will consume them by the sword, by famine, and by pestilence.”” Jeremiah 14 opens with these words: “This is Yahweh’s word that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought.” The line to keep is Jeremiah 14:13: “Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, the prophets tell them, ‘You will not see the sword, neither will you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in…” Carry the word “behold” from that verse into the rest of the day.
The line worth learning out loud is Jeremiah 14:13: “Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, the prophets tell them, ‘You will not see the sword, neither will you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.’”” If the rest of the chapter feels crowded, hold that one sentence until the room is quiet.
What happens first in Jeremiah 14? Then try this: Read “Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, the prophets tell them, ‘You will not see the sword, neither will you…” once more. What does it show you about God? You do not have to finish every verse. You can close the book after the memory verse and still have read the Bible together.
Group game
Walk the room as if you are moving through Jeremiah 14. Every time you freeze, a child says one word from Jeremiah 14:13. The last child says the whole verse.
Craft
On a US Letter sheet, draw one picture from Jeremiah 14 and write Jeremiah 14:13 under it. Send it home as tonight’s reminder, not as a decoration contest.
Memory verse
Jeremiah 14:13
“Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, the prophets tell them, ‘You will not see the sword, neither will you have famine; but I will give you assured peace in this place.’””
Take-home prayer
Father, thank you for Jeremiah 14. Help us remember Jeremiah 14:13 when we wake up, and teach us to notice you in an ordinary night. Amen.