A NEW FUTURE

BIBLE BASIS: JEREMIAH 32:2-9, 14-15

BIBLE TRUTH: While Jerusalem was under siege, God instructed the prophet Jeremiah to purchase property as a sign that there was a future for the people and their land beyond defeat and exile.

MEMORY VERSE: “For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed again in this land.” (Jeremiah 32:15).

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, your students will:

• RETELL the hopefulness of Jeremiah’s purchase of a field while he awaits the invasion and siege of Jerusalem;
• APPRECIATE hope ad hopeful actions in the face of deep hardship;
• REVIEW our personal times of hardship in the past that held, and hold, hope for the future.

Hezekiah’s Prayer

Bible Basis: 2 Kings 19:14–20, 29–31

Memory Verse: 2 Kings 19:19

Lesson Aims: After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:

1. Explain the historical circumstance behind Hezekiah’s prayer.
2. Distinguish Hezekiah’s response to God from the responses of other Old Testament kings.
3. Create a plan to respond to any crisis with immediate prayer to the Lord.

Bible Basis: Numbers 14:10-20

Bible Truth: Moses intercedes for the people of Israel.

Memory Verse: “Pardon, I beseech thee, the iniquity of this people according unto the greatness of thy mercy, and as thou hast forgiven this people, from Egypt even until now.” Numbers 14:19

Lesson AIM: That we will:

– RECOGNIZE the significance of Moses’ intercession for the people of Israel;

– REPENT for rebelling against God’s plans and not trusting His strength; and

– ASK for forgiveness for our sins.

Solomon Dedicates the Temple

Unit’s quarter: Worship as Response – examples from the Old Testament of God’s people responding to God’s revelation through worship. 

Bible Basis: 1 Kings 8:22–24, 37–39, 46, 48–50a

Memory Verse: 1 Kings 8:38–39a

Lesson Aims: After participating in this lesson, each learner will be able to:

1. Summarize Solomon’s prayer.
2. Analyze the structure and movement of Solomon’s prayer at the temple dedication.
3. Write a prayer to dedicate the congregation’s meeting place(s) to the Lord.

A VISION OF THE FUTURE

BIBLE BASIS: Jeremiah 30:1-3, 18-22

BIBLE TRUTH: God’s promise to restore the fortunes of the people, Israel and Judah, and to reestablish the covenant with them.

MEMORY VERSE: “For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will bring again the captivity of my people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD: and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it” (Jeremiah 30:3)

LESSON AIM: By the end of the lesson, we will:

• REVIEW God’s written promise to restore the people and the land of Israel and Judah as of old
• IMAGINE and EXPRESS the feelings of safety in a community that has great promise for the future; and
• PLAN a way to invite people who are not part of the covenant community to become members of the church and Sunday School