The Rest is Still Unwritten - May 24 & 25

Bottom Line: The rest is still unwritten

Core Scripture: Jeremiah 31:1-6

Memory Verse:

1 Corinthians 2:9 (NIV) “However, as it is written: No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him.”

Small Group Questions:

1. What kind of legacy did the Israelites have when Jeremiah began to give this prophecy? Was it a positive or negative legacy?

2. What hope did God give the Israelites through Jeremiah? How did God show them that the rest was still unwritten? How did He promise to help them rewrite their stories?

3. How does God give us hope that the rest is still unwritten in our stories? Do you feel this hope in your life? Why or why not?

4. Why do we need to confess and admit where we are in our stories to begin a rewrite? What does it look like for us to do this in our everyday lives? How does God help us do this?

5. Why do we need to repent and turn our stories to begin a rewrite? What does it look like for us to do this in our everyday lives? How does God help us do this?

[A LITTLE MORE…]

Give each student a piece of paper and something to write with. First, ask the students to write, draw, or illustrate where their stories and their legacies are right now. This is the process of confession, of being honest about where we are and where we are not – that we talked about during the lesson. Then ask the students to take a few minutes to imagine how they can begin to rewrite their stories starting today. This is the process of beginning to turn our stories, which we can also call repentance. After your students have had time to do this, ask them to pray for each other as they seek to begin to write the rest of their stories with God’s help. Make sure every student is prayed for by name during this time, either by another student or by a leader.