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Week 30
2 Chronicles 14–20;26;30

Come Follow Me 2026 · Week 30

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July 20–26 - 2 Chronicles 14–20; 26; 30

This week's one thing

When we are surrounded by trouble we cannot fix ourselves, our eyes can turn to God instead of our fear.

Opener: What Would You Do?

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Read this scenario out loud: 'You're at school and three different problems hit you at once: you forgot your homework, your friend is mad at you, and you have a test you didn't study for, all in the same hour. What do you actually do first?' Let everyone answer, even the little kids. Then ask: 'Now what if you also knew you could ask for help from someone way stronger than you?' Let that sit for a second before moving to the story.

Jehoshaphat faced three armies at once and chose to ask God for help before he tried to fix it himself.

Scripture Story

King Jehoshaphat gets terrible news. Three armies are marching toward his kingdom, all at the same time. He doesn't have enough soldiers to fight them all. Jehoshaphat is scared, but he doesn't run and he doesn't pretend he isn't scared. He calls everyone in the kingdom together, even the little children, and they all pray. Jehoshaphat says, 'We don't know what to do, but our eyes are upon thee' (2 Chronicles 20:12). The next morning, instead of sending soldiers to the front of the army, he sends singers. They sing songs of praise to God as they walk toward the enemy. And the three armies turn on each other and destroy themselves before Judah ever has to fight. What do you think Jehoshaphat was feeling when he stood in front of his whole kingdom and admitted he didn't know what to do?

Discussion Questions

Little Kids (ages 4–7)

  • What is something that feels too big or too scary for you to fix by yourself?
  • If you were standing next to Jehoshaphat, what song would you want to sing?

Big Kids (ages 8–11)

  • Jehoshaphat sent singers to the front of the army instead of soldiers. Why do you think he did that?
  • Have you ever had a problem where the only thing left to do was trust someone else? What happened?

Teens

  • Jehoshaphat said out loud, in front of his whole kingdom, 'we don't know what to do.' Why is that hard for people to admit, and what do you think it cost him to say it?

This Week's Challenge

This week, every time someone in our family is stuck on a problem, before anyone offers advice, the family says together: 'Our eyes are upon thee.' Then we actually pray about it as a family before trying to solve it.

Song Suggestions

🎵 A Prayer Will Help🎼 Lead, Kindly Light

Rubber Band Strong

Ages 3-10~10 min
rubber bandspapertapemarkers
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    Step 1: Take one rubber band and try to snap it by pulling. It stretches but doesn't break easily.

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    Step 2: Loop several rubber bands together into a chain.

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    Step 3: Tape your rubber band chain onto a piece of paper and write 'Our eyes are upon thee' next to it.

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    Step 4: Talk about how the chain holds together because each link is connected, just like our family stays strong when we lean on God together.

Just like one rubber band can stretch under pressure but a whole family connected together is much stronger, we are stronger when we turn to God together instead of facing trouble alone.

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