Elementary Lesson • Week 4 of 5

Have you ever wanted to speed up time to get to the good parts? This week, we'll hear God's message to the prophet Jeremiah about a challenging time that would help Israel and Judah like clay pots. While they might have wished they could fast-forward through their discomfort, God used this story to shape them and to show us that God takes the time to forgive.

BIG IDEA: God takes the time to forgive.

BIBLE STORY: Jeremiah the Prophet (Jeremiah 18:1–10)

MEMORY VERSE: “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart.” — Ecclesiastes 3:11a (NIV)