Youth Lesson Plan: Genesis 5;Moses 6

THE OPENER (2–3 minutes)

Object lesson: Bring a pair of sunglasses (or ask a student if they have some). Put them on and say, “Okay, class. I’m ready to teach… but also I can’t really see you.” Then take them off and ask: What are some real-life things that ‘tint’ how we see people, ourselves, or God? (Stress, guilt, social media, fear of judgment, etc.)

Now connect it to this week’s theme with one line from the Come, Follow Me bundle: “Sin limits my ability to see, feel, and hear the things of God.” (Moses 6:26–36, Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Old Testament 2026, “Learning at Home and Church”)

Tell them: Today we’re going to watch God help someone who felt wildly unqualified—Enoch—learn to “walk with” Him anyway.

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SCRIPTURE DEEP DIVE (12–15 minutes)

Invite students to open to Genesis 5:24 and read it aloud. Then ask: What do you notice about how little we get? What questions does that one sentence make you want to ask? Point out the bundle’s own curiosity: “Surely there’s a story behind that verse!” (Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Old Testament 2026, “Introduction”)

Now move to Moses 6:26–36. Tell them you’re going to do “scripture detective work.” Have them read in pairs and underline:

1. What’s going on in the people’s world?
2. What’s going on in Enoch’s heart?
3. What does God do to help?

Bring them back and ask, What did you find? What surprised you? Then read this line from the bundle together and let it frame the whole discussion: “We learn of Enoch’s humility, his insecurities, the potential God saw in him, and the great work he performed as God’s prophet.” (Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Old Testament 2026, “Introduction”)

Next, briefly scan Moses 6:37–47 (whole class, a few verses each). Ask: What are the “support systems” God gives Enoch? Then connect it to the prompt in the bundle: “look for ways the Lord supported Enoch and empowered him to do His work.” (Moses 6:37–47, Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Old Testament 2026, “God calls me to do His work despite my weaknesses.”)

Finally, shift to Moses 6:50–52 and ask: What doctrine shows up here that sounds like… the gospel right now? Let them say it first. Then read this bundle line: “Especially precious is what we learn about the doctrine these parents taught: faith in Jesus Christ, repentance, baptism, and receiving the Holy Ghost (see Moses 6:50–52).” (Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Old Testament 2026, “Introduction”)

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THE BIG IDEA (8–10 minutes)

Principle 1: God’s work doesn’t wait for you to feel “ready.”
The bundle teaches: “God calls me to do His work despite my weaknesses.” (Moses 6:26–36, Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Old Testament 2026, “Learning at Home and Church”)
Ask: Why do you think God often calls people while they still feel inadequate?
Follow-up (real-life): What are teen versions of “God’s work”? (Being kind in a harsh friend group, telling the truth, defending someone, repenting, ministering, praying when you don’t feel like it.)

Principle 2: Sin shrinks spiritual senses—but God can restore them.
Read this exact line again because it’s blunt and helpful: “Sin limits my ability to see, feel, and hear the things of God.” (Moses 6:26–36, Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Old Testament 2026, “Learning at Home and Church”)
Ask: What does it feel like when your spiritual “volume” is turned down?
Then ask a harder question: Why do you think sin doesn’t just “break rules,” but also messes with what we can notice and enjoy?

Principle 3: The gospel has been the gospel since the beginning.
Read this line from the bundle carefully and let it land: “That doctrine, like the priesthood that accompanies it, ‘was in the beginning [and] shall be in the end of the world also’ (Moses 6:7).” (Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Old Testament 2026, “Introduction”)
Ask: Why would it matter to a teenager that faith, repentance, baptism, and the Holy Ghost were taught to Adam and Eve’s family?
Possible angle to explore: it means God’s plan isn’t trendy, improvised, or experimental—it’s consistent, and it’s for them too.

Also connect to this year’s youth theme from the bundle: “Walk with Me,” is based on Moses 6:34. (Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Old Testament 2026, “God calls me to do His work despite my weaknesses.”)
Ask: What do you think it means to “walk with” the Savior instead of just “believe in” Him?

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MIX IT UP – ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITY (5–8 minutes)

Case study (whole class): Present one realistic scenario and let them talk it through.

“You get a prompting to text someone who’s struggling—or to apologize—or to stop watching something you know messes with your spirit. But you also feel like, ‘I’m not spiritual enough to do that,’ or ‘I’ll look weird,’ or ‘I’ve messed up too much.’”

Ask three questions, and don’t rush the silence:

1. What would Enoch’s insecurity sound like in this situation? (Moses 6:26–36)
2. What might it look like for the Lord to ‘support and empower’ you here? (Moses 6:37–47; Come, Follow Me prompt)
3. Which part of the “doctrine taught from the beginning” would actually help most right now—faith, repentance, baptism, or the Holy Ghost? (Moses 6:50–52; Come, Follow Me “Introduction”)

Let a few students share, volunteer-only.

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THE LANDING (3–4 minutes)

Return to the sunglasses. Put them on again and say, “When I can’t see well, I start guessing. And guessing is a terrible way to live the gospel.” Take them off and say: God doesn’t just command people to “be better.” In Enoch’s story, He calls, teaches, and empowers—and He invites us to walk with Him (Moses 6:34, referenced in Come, Follow Me).

Invitation for the week: Encourage teachers to invite students to choose one simple “walk with Him” step—something small but real—based on the bundle’s focus: either (1) do one act of God’s work despite feeling weak (Moses 6:26–36), or (2) do one act of repentance to clear spiritual “vision” (Moses 6:26–36), or (3) review the first principles in Moses 6:50–52 and ask which one they need most right now.

Bear testimony simply from the sources: God saw “potential” in Enoch and did not disqualify him for feeling insecure (Come, Follow Me—For Home and Church: Old Testament 2026, “Introduction”). I trust that same Lord calls today’s youth to walk with Him—not because they’re already perfect, but because He intends to make them powerful in goodness.