Objective
Help students recognize that while we may not fully know each other, God knows each of us deeply and personally.

Material

• Small slips of paper
• Pens or pencils
• A box, basket, or container

 
Steps

• Distribute Slips: Give each student one slip of paper.
• Write a Fact: Ask them to write one unique or unusual fact about themselves that others may not know.
• Collect: Have everyone fold their slip and place it into the box.
• Draw and Guess: Draw one slip at a time and read the fact aloud. The class then guesses who wrote it.
• Reveal: After several guesses, have the student reveal themselves and share a little more about the fact.
• Reflect Together: Once all slips have been read, guide a short discussion on what they learned about one another.

Lesson
Even though we discovered new things about our classmates today, there’s still so much we don’t know about each other. But God knows everything about us — our thoughts, feelings, joys, fears, and even the things we keep hidden from others.

Material

• Recycled container for each student (Pringle can, oatmeal tub, etc.)
• Construction paper or wrapping paper
• Glue, tape, markers, crayons
• Stickers or other decorative items
• Small slips of paper and pens/pencils

 
Steps

• Give each student a clean recycled container and decorating supplies.
• Have them wrap the container with paper and decorate it with drawings, words, and stickers that honour God (e.g., “Serve,” “Love,” “Pray”).
• Cut a slit in the lid (or top) so papers can be dropped inside, like a bank or goal box.
• Give each student several slips of paper and invite them to write: Personal goals (e.g., “Be kinder to my siblings”), Specific ways they want to serve God (e.g., “Pray for my friends,” “Help at church”)
• Have them place their slips into the container, explaining that it will become their “Repurposed for God” goal container. 
• Encourage them to take it home and regularly add new goals or review what they’ve written and pray about them.

Spiritual Application

1. Explain that just like an old container gets a new purpose, God gives people new purpose when they choose to follow and obey Him.
2. Connect to a verse such as 2 Corinthians 5:17 (new creation) or 2 Corinthians 4:7 (treasure in jars of clay), emphasizing that God can use ordinary people for extraordinary, godly goals.
3. Invite students to silently pray over their container, asking God to help them live out the goals and ways of serving Him that they placed inside.

Material

• Paper (or cardstock)
• Scissors
• Marker or pen
• Tape (optional, for posting on the board or wall)

 
Steps
Use this as a simple “verse scramble” game to help students engage actively with Jeremiah 1:7 and remember that God can use them, even when they feel young or unsure.

Preparation

1.  Write Jeremiah 1:7 on paper, splitting it into separate word strips or short phrase strips (e.g., 6–10 pieces depending on age).
2. Mix the strips up and hide them around the room before class begins.

Activity Steps

1. Explain that the class will be hunting for a special Bible verse and then putting it in the correct order.
2. Let students search the room to find the hidden pieces of the verse.  
3. Once all pieces are found, gather the students and read the pieces aloud together.
4. Have students work as a team to arrange the words or phrases in the correct order on a table, on the floor, or taped to a board.
5. When the verse is correctly ordered, read it aloud several times together, inviting students to join in and then try it without looking.

Optional Variations

• Time challenge: Split into two teams with duplicate sets of verse pieces and see which team can assemble the verse correctly first.
• Human verse: Give each child one word or phrase and have them line up in the correct order to form the verse.

Spiritual Emphasis
After the game, briefly discuss that in Jeremiah 1:7 God tells Jeremiah not to say, “I am only a youth,” because God is the one sending and using him.  Encourage students that God can use them right now, no matter their age, when they listen to Him and obey His word.

Use this snack craft to visually reinforce the story of Jeremiah being thrown into the cistern (well) and how God protected and rescued him.

Ingredients

• Prepared cupcakes  
• Icing (including blue icing or white icing tinted blue)  
• Biscuit Teddy bear or similar bear-shaped cookie/candy

Steps

1. Gently cut and remove the centre of each cupcake to create a “well” or hole, leaving the bottom intact.
2. Spoon or pipe blue icing into the hole to represent the water and muddy cistern.
3. Place the biscuit Teddy bear into the hole so it looks like Jeremiah standing down in the well.
4. Optional: Add a small “rope” made of licorice or icing on top to picture Jeremiah being lifted out, and briefly retell Jeremiah 38 as you serve the snack.

Simple Application
As kids eat, remind them that Jeremiah was mistreated and left in a muddy cistern, but God saw him, cared for him, and sent help to pull him out.  Explain that God also sees children when they feel stuck, scared, or alone and can rescue and help them in His perfect time.

This hands-on object lesson uses clay to show that God lovingly shapes our lives, just like a potter shapes a lump of clay.  

Main Point
God is the Master Potter, and we are the clay. He wants to shape our lives into something beautiful and useful for His purposes, as pictured in passages like Jeremiah 18 and Isaiah 64:8.  

Materials

• Play-Doh or modeling clay for you (and optionally for each student)  
• A table or tray to work on  
• Optional: a simple finished shape (small bowl, cup, or heart made from clay) to show at the end  

Steps
1. Introduce the idea

• Say that the Bible compares God to a potter and us to clay.  
• Briefly explain that a potter takes a lump of clay and patiently shapes it into something special.  

2. Demonstrate with the clay

• Hold up a lump of Play-Doh and ask, “Is this very special or useful yet?”  
• Begin kneading and pressing the clay, explaining that the potter has to work the clay to make it soft and ready to shape.  
• Talk about how God “works” in our lives through His Word, the Holy Spirit, and life experiences to change our hearts and attitudes.  

3.  Shape something simple

• Slowly form the clay into a simple shape (a small cup, bowl, or heart).  
• As you shape, say things like: “The potter decides the shape,” “The clay doesn’t tell the potter what to do,” and “The potter has a good plan for the clay.”  
• Connect this to God having a good plan for each of their lives when they trust and obey Him.  

4. Invite reflection (optional student participation)

• If students have their own Play-Doh, let them make something while you remind them that God is shaping their character—making them kinder, more patient, more like Jesus.  
• Ask simple questions: “How do you think God might be shaping you right now?” “What is one area where you need to let God change you?”  

Simple Application

• Emphasize: “God is the Potter; we are the clay. When we listen to Him, obey His Word, and stay soft—not stubborn—He can shape our lives into something beautiful that honours Him.”  
• Close with a short prayer asking God to keep their hearts soft and willing, so He can shape them the way He wants.