11/9/2023 0 Comments Youth bible study idea![]() ![]() Jacob - Genesis 27-32 - Jacob deceived his father Isaac, lied to him and stole His brother's blessing. There are many characters in the Bible that are wonderful examples for this puzzle object lesson: *This gives a great opportunity to share about turning to God for salvation also. He can forgive us and give our life meaning even when we may have lost a few pieces. Point out that even though a couple of pieces of the puzzle were missing the complete verse was still there. Have students line up to walk towards a wall where you have written MY WAY have them stop, turn around, and walk in the opposite direction towards a wall you have written GOD'S WAY. When we turn away from going the wrong way (sin) and turn back to God, we call this "repentance." We make a complete turn around from going away from God and we turn to Him and seek His face with our whole heart. Therefore, He gives us hope by letting us know we can always come back to Him. He wanted them to have hope though and explained to them that He still had good plans for them if they would seek Him with their whole heart, He would be found.Įxplain that God's plan is the very best for us, but He knew we would mess up. The consequences of their sin would be they would be taken away into captivity in Babylon for seventy years. God had Jeremiah write this to His people after they had wandered away from Him and began serving other gods or idols again. 13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart." 12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. ![]() "For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope. Have students look up Jeremiah 29:11-13 in their Bibles. The point is that God gives us free will we make choices and sometimes they are the wrong choices, but that doesn't mean our life is ruined! When they realize there are a couple of pieces missing, ask them if the verse was still complete. Give them time to put the puzzle together using the verse. Read the verse out of several translations and discuss so students understand other words for welfare & calamity. ![]() Ask them to hold up the pieces they have when they hear them in the verse. Hold up the verse, Jeremiah 29:11, to read together. Have each student pick up one or two pieces of the puzzle. God knows the whole picture of our life and He has a plan we can trust. When we buy a puzzle do we usually know what the picture will be? How? (The picture is on the box.) Ask students if they know what the picture will be when the puzzle is put together. Lay the pieces of the puzzle face down with the Bible verse words facing up. Puzzle Object Lesson "For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for welfare and not for calamity to give you a future and a hope." Jeremiah 29:11 Place a sheet of paper on one wall with MY WAY written and another sheet on the opposite wall with GOD'S WAY written. Leave two pieces blank and remove them from the rest. ![]() Prep: Use a 24 piece puzzle to write Jeremiah 29 on the back of the pieces as in the picture above. Key Takeaway: We can trust God holds all the pieces and has a plan for our life. Object Lesson Topic: God has a plan we can trust. ![]()
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