Come Follow Me for Teens: "The Lord Raised Up A Deliverer" (Judges 2–4; 6–8; 13–16)
“The Lord Raised Up a Deliverer”
This week’s Come Follow Me lesson from Judges 2–4; 6–8; 13–16 teaches a powerful pattern of warning and hope. Again and again, Israel turned away from the Lord, fell into bondage, cried out for deliverance, and the Lord mercifully raised up a deliverer.
In this episode of Come Follow Me for Teens, we explore what the book of Judges can teach youth today about influence, temptation, spiritual strength, repentance, and covenant confidence. Through the stories of Israel’s repeated cycle, Gideon’s impossible victory with 300 men, and Samson’s tragic loss of strength, teens will see that true deliverance and lasting power come through Jesus Christ.
This week’s lesson helps teens ask important questions: What influences am I allowing into my life? Do I trust the Lord’s strength when I feel weak or outnumbered? Are my choices strengthening or weakening my covenant connection with Christ?
The message of Judges is clear: no matter how many times we fall, the Lord is willing to help, forgive, strengthen, and deliver us when we turn back to Him.
This week’s Come Follow Me for Teens Study & Teaching Guide helps teens and those who teach them explore the powerful lessons found in Judges 2–4; 6–8; 13–16: “The Lord Raised Up a Deliverer.”
The book of Judges shows a repeated pattern: Israel turns away from the Lord, falls into bondage, cries out for help, and the Lord mercifully raises up a deliverer. For teens today, that pattern teaches important truths about influence, temptation, repentance, covenant strength, and trusting Jesus Christ to deliver us.
This guide helps youth focus on three powerful principles:
Influence or Influenced
How the Israelites’ failure to remove harmful influences eventually pulled them away from the Lord — and what that teaches teens about friends, media, habits, and spiritual boundaries.
Gideon and the Strength of the Lord
How God used Gideon and only 300 men to deliver Israel, showing that real strength comes from trusting the Lord, not relying only on ourselves.
Samson and Covenant Confidence
How Samson’s choices weakened his covenant connection with God, and how teens can find lasting strength through faithfulness to Jesus Christ and their covenants.
This guide is designed to help teens see one central truth:
When we remove harmful influences, trust in the Lord’s strength, and stay faithful to our covenants, Jesus Christ can deliver us, strengthen us, and help us become who He needs us to be.
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 the Book of Judges:
“The Lord Raised Up a Deliverer…”
As teens study Judges, they will be invited to recognize the influences shaping their lives, trust God when they feel weak or outnumbered, strengthen their covenant connection with Jesus Christ, and remember that the Lord is always willing to help, forgive, and deliver us when we turn back to Him.
Scroll through the images to see a sample of one of the principles and other resources.
Everything parents and youth leaders need to teach "Come Follow Me" to teens - Without hours of prep.
