This week’s Come Follow Me for Teens Study & Teaching Guide helps teens and those who teach them explore the powerful lessons found in 2 Kings 16–25.
In these chapters, Israel and Judah experience some of the most tragic consequences of turning away from the Lord. The children of Israel stop listening to God’s voice, break their covenants, reject prophetic warnings, and are carried away captive. But these chapters also include powerful examples of hope and return. King Josiah rediscovers the book of the law, allows the word of God to soften his heart, and begins removing the false worship, idols, and corrupt influences that had pulled the people away from the Lord.
This guide helps youth focus on three powerful principles:
“They Obeyed Not the Voice of the Lord Their God”
How Israel’s captivity teaches teens that God’s commandments are not meant to control us, but to protect our freedom. When we stop listening to the Lord and break our covenants, choices that promise freedom can lead to captivity. But Jesus Christ still loves His children, reaches after them, and has power to deliver them.
“I Have Found the Book of the Law”
How Josiah’s rediscovery of the scriptures teaches teens that there is a difference between having access to the word of God and truly discovering it for ourselves. God’s word can awaken our hearts, help us recognize where we have drifted, and show us the way back to Him.
“When Light Increases, Darkness Loses Power”
How Josiah’s reforms teach youth that lasting change often begins by increasing light. As we increase scripture, prayer, worship, covenant connection, honest conversations, and the influence of Jesus Christ, the things that have pulled us away from God begin to lose their hold.
This guide is designed to help teens see one central truth:
Jesus Christ can deliver us from captivity, help us rediscover His word, and fill our lives with light strong enough to overcome darkness.
Full background for the week
3 readiness / object lesson activities
3 complete teaching principles
Exact scripture blocks from the weekly study
Discovery, discussion and journal questions
Expanded teacher-friendly teaching sections
Powerful quotes from Church leaders
Testimony prompts and personal application ideas
Practical application actions for each principle
Christ-centered connections to faith, repentance, healing, obedience, and the word of the Lord
Parents teaching teens at home
Youth Sunday School support
Young Men and Young Women leaders
Seminary-style family discussions
Teens studying Come Follow Me on their own
Teachers wanting a ready-to-use weekly lesson framework
10–20 minute family gospel lessons
Youth class discussions
One-on-one parent/teen conversations
Personal study during the week
Leaders who want deeper teaching without starting from scratch
This week’s guide points youth to the central message of these chapters:
God’s commandments protect our freedom, His word helps us find our way back, and His light gives us power to remove what does not belong.
As teens study the scattering of Israel, the rediscovery of the book of the law, and the reforms of King Josiah, they will be invited to consider what voices they are listening to, what sources of light they need to increase, and what influences may be pulling them away from the Savior. They will also be reminded that captivity is not the end of the story. Jesus Christ came to deliver captives, heal broken hearts, forgive sins, and lead God’s children home.
These chapters remind youth that the Lord does not stop loving His children when they drift. He continues to call, warn, invite, forgive, and gather. As teens choose to listen to His voice, rediscover His word, and increase His light in their lives, they can find greater freedom, strength, peace, and hope through Jesus Christ.
This week’s Come Follow Me for Teens Study & Teaching Guide helps teens and those who teach them explore the powerful lessons found in 2 Kings 16–25.
In these chapters, Israel and Judah experience some of the most tragic consequences of turning away from the Lord. The children of Israel stop listening to God’s voice, break their covenants, reject prophetic warnings, and are carried away captive. But these chapters also include powerful examples of hope and return. King Josiah rediscovers the book of the law, allows the word of God to soften his heart, and begins removing the false worship, idols, and corrupt influences that had pulled the people away from the Lord.
This guide helps youth focus on three powerful principles:
“They Obeyed Not the Voice of the Lord Their God”
How Israel’s captivity teaches teens that God’s commandments are not meant to control us, but to protect our freedom. When we stop listening to the Lord and break our covenants, choices that promise freedom can lead to captivity. But Jesus Christ still loves His children, reaches after them, and has power to deliver them.
“I Have Found the Book of the Law”
How Josiah’s rediscovery of the scriptures teaches teens that there is a difference between having access to the word of God and truly discovering it for ourselves. God’s word can awaken our hearts, help us recognize where we have drifted, and show us the way back to Him.
“When Light Increases, Darkness Loses Power”
How Josiah’s reforms teach youth that lasting change often begins by increasing light. As we increase scripture, prayer, worship, covenant connection, honest conversations, and the influence of Jesus Christ, the things that have pulled us away from God begin to lose their hold.
This guide is designed to help teens see one central truth:
Jesus Christ can deliver us from captivity, help us rediscover His word, and fill our lives with light strong enough to overcome darkness.
Full background for the week
3 readiness / object lesson activities
3 complete teaching principles
Exact scripture blocks from the weekly study
Discovery, discussion and journal questions
Expanded teacher-friendly teaching sections
Powerful quotes from Church leaders
Testimony prompts and personal application ideas
Practical application actions for each principle
Christ-centered connections to faith, repentance, healing, obedience, and the word of the Lord
Parents teaching teens at home
Youth Sunday School support
Young Men and Young Women leaders
Seminary-style family discussions
Teens studying Come Follow Me on their own
Teachers wanting a ready-to-use weekly lesson framework
10–20 minute family gospel lessons
Youth class discussions
One-on-one parent/teen conversations
Personal study during the week
Leaders who want deeper teaching without starting from scratch
This week’s guide points youth to the central message of these chapters:
God’s commandments protect our freedom, His word helps us find our way back, and His light gives us power to remove what does not belong.
As teens study the scattering of Israel, the rediscovery of the book of the law, and the reforms of King Josiah, they will be invited to consider what voices they are listening to, what sources of light they need to increase, and what influences may be pulling them away from the Savior. They will also be reminded that captivity is not the end of the story. Jesus Christ came to deliver captives, heal broken hearts, forgive sins, and lead God’s children home.
These chapters remind youth that the Lord does not stop loving His children when they drift. He continues to call, warn, invite, forgive, and gather. As teens choose to listen to His voice, rediscover His word, and increase His light in their lives, they can find greater freedom, strength, peace, and hope through Jesus Christ.
