Burn-Proof
Tearing up a written verse that everyone can still recite shows what it means for God’s law to be written in the heart.
- SAY“Everybody up.” Hold up the paper with Jeremiah 31:33. Have the class read it aloud together twice.
- Slowly tear the paper into pieces and drop them. Say: “In Jeremiah 36 a king cut God’s words off a scroll with a knife and burned them in his fireplace, column by column.”
- Ask: “Is the message gone? Stay standing if you can still say it.” Have them say it from memory.
- SAY“The king could destroy the scroll. He couldn’t destroy the word. And the Lord promised a covenant that puts His law where no one can tear it up. Today’s question: once you know it, what do you do with it?” Everyone sits.
Class screen: 📜 Tear up the paper. Is the message gone? · Jeremiah 31:33 · Jeremiah 36:23
No supplies? Do this instead
Instead of: A sheet of paper with Jeremiah 31:33 written on it in big letters
Screen Off
- SAY“Everybody up.” Show Jeremiah 31:33 on the screen and have the class read it aloud together twice.
- Lock your phone or tablet so the screen goes black. Say: “In Jeremiah 36 a king cut God’s words off a scroll with a knife and burned them, column by column.”
- Ask: “Is the message gone? Stay standing if you can still say it.” Have them say it from memory.
- SAY“The king could destroy the scroll, not the word. The Lord promised to write His law where no one can erase it. Today’s question: once you know it, what do you do with it?”
Class screen: 📱 Screen goes dark. Can you still say it? · Jeremiah 31:33