Come Follow Me Lessons for Kids
“Beware Lest Thou Forget the Lord”
Week 20 | May 11 - May 17 | Deuteronomy 6–8; 15; 18; 29–30; 34
Moses taught that faith is best nurtured through the natural rhythms of family life rather than through formal lessons alone. He commanded parents: "Thou shalt teach them diligently unto thy children, and shalt talk of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way" (Deuteronomy 6:7). Integrating gospel conversations into daily activities helps our children guard against "forgetting the Lord" during times of ease and prosperity.
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“Rebel Not Ye against the Lord, Neither Fear”
Week 19 | May 4 - May 10 | Numbers 11-14; 20-24; 27
Moses did not have an easy time being the Israelite’s prophet. From constant squabbles amongst the people to outright apostasy against the Lord, there was plenty of drama he had to deal with. As a prophet, Moses knew what the Israelites could be if they stayed faithful. He told Joshua it would be less of a struggle if everyone could see what the Lord had shown him: “would God that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!” (Numbers 11:29).
Read More“Holiness to the Lord”
Week 18 | April 27 - May 3 | Exodus 35-40
Moses led the Israelites out of Egypt, but he found that once they were in the wilderness, it wasn’t so easy to take Egypt out of the Israelites. Even with the many miracles and signs the people had witnessed, they still wanted to return to a life of slavery with every hardship they encountered. If the Israelites were to be the Lord’s chosen people, this could not be.
Read More“All that the Lord Hath Spoken We Will Do”
Week 17 | April 20 - April 26 | Exodus 19-20, 24, 31-34
How did Moses prepare the Israelites to make covenants with the Lord? We read in Exodus 25 that God gave commandments to His people to help them be ready for greater covenant blessings when He would “dwell among them” (Exodus 25:8). Even though the Israelites struggled to keep these commandments, they were eventually blessed as they remained true to the Lord. We will also receive all promised blessings as we live our lives in faithfulness.
Read More“Stand Still, and See the Salvation of the Lord”
Week 16 | April 13 - April 19 | Exodus 14-18
Following the 10 Plagues and the crossing of the Red Sea, you would think that the Israelites were in a powerful place spiritually. They had seen incredible miracles and had sure witnesses that the Lord was with them. Yet, upon facing a shortage of food and water, the people were willing to abandon everything God had done for them and return to slavery: “Would to God we had died by the hand of the Lord in the land of Egypt… when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness” (Exodus 16:3).
Read More“Remember This Day, in Which Ye Came Out from Egypt”
Week 15 | April 6 - April 12 | Exodus 7-13
Pharaoh resisted the call of the Lord’s prophet to let the Israelite’s leave Egypt. Signs were given as evidence of the Lord’s willingness to do whatever was necessary to free His people. The consequences of not following the prophet were very real.
Read More“He will swallow up death in victory”
Week 14 | March 30 - April 5 | Easter
We have already read several references to Jesus Christ’s atonement and resurrection in the Old Testament: the Flood that cleansed the world of wickedness, Abraham’s sacrifice of his son, and Joseph saving his family from the famine, just to name a few. These stories help us understand that the world has been readying for the Savior’s mortal ministry thousands of years before He would be born. It all leads to Him.
Read More“I Have Remembered My Covenant”
Week 13 | March 23 - March 29 | Exodus 1-6
Moses grew from a helpless Hebrew infant to Egyptian royalty. Yet that wasn't where God needed him. As a refugee, Moses was called to be the most significant prophet of the Old Testament. Through Moses, the Lord redeemed His people, established His covenant, and reminded the world that God will not forget those who follow Him.
Read More“God Meant It unto Good”
Week 12 | March 16 - March 22 | Genesis 42–50
Joseph’s forgiveness of his brothers did not come after they had paid restitution or offered an apology. He forgave them the moment he realized they had changed from their jealous ways when they offered themselves in place of Benjamin for punishment. How overwhelming it must have been for Joseph to see such love amongst his brothers. His forgiveness came with no strings attached: “be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves” (Genesis 45:5).
Read More“The Lord Was with Joseph”
Week 11 | March 9 - March 15 | Genesis 37–41
In every moment of Joseph’s story, God was with him. From his brothers’ betrayal and serving Potiphar, to a friend of Pharaoh and the savior of his family, at no time was Joseph forgotten by God. Through the good and the bad, he trusted that God knew who he was and had faith that everything would be all right.
Read More“Let God Prevail”
Week 10 | March 2 - March 8 | Genesis 24–33
Abraham’s posterity was promised many blessings of eternal significance, but that didn’t mean everything would be perfect. His grandsons, Jacob and Esau, fought over who should inherit their father’s birthright. Relatives lied to and tricked each other. The prophet’s very own family was dysfunctional, yet that didn’t stop those who were righteous from striving to follow Jesus Christ.
Read More“Is Any Thing Too Hard for the Lord?”
Week 9 | February 23 - March 1 | Genesis 18–23
Abraham and Sarah had a lot to worry about. From infertility and famine to war and the safety of their family, it could have been easy to forget their covenants while focusing on their daily concerns. Yet they showed faith by putting the Lord first each day. As a result of keeping their covenants, they knew the Lord would help them throughout their lives. As Abraham told his son, Isaac, “God will provide” (Genesis 22:8). We should follow Abraham’s example of faith and always put the Lord first.
Read More“To Be a Greater Follower of Righteousness”
Week 8 | February 16 - February 22 | Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2
Abraham lived a life of violence and peace, of trauma and healing, and of promises and faith. Through every trial, Abraham trusted in the Lord and chose to follow Him even when his world was at its darkest. He was rewarded with a covenant that encompasses all of God’s children and will last into the eternities. This covenant and its blessings are extended to our families today.
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