Come Follow Me for Teens: "There is a Prophet in Israel" (2 Kings 2-7)
“There Is a Prophet in Israel”
This week’s Come Follow Me lesson from 2 Kings 2–7 teaches powerful truths about prophets, simple obedience, spiritual healing, and learning to see the Lord’s help even when we feel surrounded. Through the ministry and miracles of Elisha, we see that prophets are called to point us to Jesus Christ, help us receive His power, and open our eyes to spiritual realities we may not see on our own.
In this episode of Come Follow Me for Teens, we explore how the widow’s oil teaches youth that Jesus Christ can pay the debts we cannot pay, provide what we lack, and free us from bondage as we follow His prophets. We also study Naaman’s healing and discuss how simple prophetic counsel can lead to real miracles when we are humble enough to trust and obey, even when the answer is not what we expected. Finally, we look at Elisha’s servant and the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire, reminding teens that they are not alone, God’s help is real, and “they that be with us are more than they that be with them.”
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 2–7.
In these chapters, the ministry and miracles of Elisha testify of Jesus Christ and help us see the important role of prophets in bringing us to the Savior. The widow’s oil teaches that the Lord can provide, redeem, and free us from debts we cannot pay on our own. Naaman’s healing teaches that simple prophetic counsel can lead to great miracles when we are humble enough to trust and obey. And Elisha’s servant seeing the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire reminds youth that heaven’s help is real, even when we cannot yet see it.
This guide helps youth focus on three powerful principles:
“I Perceive That This Is an Holy Man of God”
How the widow’s experience with Elisha teaches teens that prophets point us to Jesus Christ, who has power to pay our spiritual debts, free us from bondage, provide what we lack, and give us life.
“If the Prophet Had Bid Thee Do Some Great Thing”
How Naaman’s healing teaches teens that the Lord often works through simple prophetic counsel, and that humility, obedience, patience, and faith can open the door to healing and miracles.
“Fear Not: For They That Be with Us Are More Than They That Be with Them”
How Elisha and his servant teach youth that fear often comes when we can only see the danger, but faith grows as the Lord opens our eyes to see His power, His prophets, and His help.
This guide is designed to help teens see one central truth:
Jesus Christ blesses, heals, protects, and opens our eyes as we trust Him and follow His prophets.
Inside this guide:
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
Designed for:
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
Ideal for:
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 help is real, His prophets point us to Christ, and there is more power with us than against us.
As teens study Elisha, the widow, Naaman, and the fearful servant whose eyes were opened, they will be invited to consider how the Lord is trying to bless, heal, guide, and strengthen them. They will think about the counsel they may need to follow more fully, the simple acts of faith they may need to trust, and the places in their lives where they need to pray, “Lord, open my eyes.”
These chapters remind youth that Jesus Christ can pay what we cannot pay, heal what we cannot heal, and help us see what we could never see on our own. As teens choose to trust Him and follow His prophets, they can find greater peace, protection, healing, and faith in a world that often makes them feel surrounded.
Everything parents and youth leaders need to teach "Come Follow Me" to teens - Without hours of prep.
