WEEK 5 LESSON: June 29, 2025

WEEK 5 LESSON: June 29, 2025

• G2K: God is always with me.

• Memory Verse: Matthew 4:4 - “It is written: Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.”

• Bible Lesson: Elijah and the Chariot of Fire: 2 Kings 2:1–14; John 6:25–35

WEEKLY CHALLENGE: This week, we taught the kids that God is always with us! No matter what we’re feeling and no matter what we have done, God continues to love us and be there for us. We can trust that God will be with us forever. To reinforce this lesson, use this activity.

Instructions: For this activity, you’ll need plastic spoons, tape, paper or foam cups, pipe cleaners, and construction or tissue paper in red, orange, and yellow. Have your child draw a face on a spoon to represent Elijah. Decorate the outside of the cup with paper flames or stickers. Poke a hole at the bottom of the cup and add two pipe cleaners attached end to end, shaped like a spiral, to stick out at both ends of the cup. Finally, stick the Elijah spoon into the “whirlwind.” See a worked example here.

Elijah had to say goodbye as he went up to heaven in a whirlwind and a chariot of fire. But God didn’t say goodbye—God would remain with Elisha as he continued Elijah’s work. Just like how God is always with me and you, too!

FAMILY TIME: Use these questions to start a conversation with your children about this week’s lesson.

• Read John 6:35. What do you think Jesus is talking about here?

• Does anyone in your life guide you as Elijah did for Elisha?

• Is there anyone who needs to know God is always with them? Why?