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Jeremiah 31–33; 36–39; Lamentations 1; 3: I Will Turn Their Mourning into Joy
Discover God's promise of a new covenant written on hearts, the courage of Ebed-melech, and hope amid sorrow
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This week's lesson is ready to play as a live group game — 30 questions across 12 game types, built from these exact chapters. Everyone plays from their phone; the game shows on your TV. Free for up to 5 players, no account needed.
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Use these around the dinner table, in Sunday School, or for companionship study — each comes from this week's chapters.
- When has standing up for someone cost you something? Was it worth it?
- What holds us back most from speaking up — fear, convenience, or something else?
- Why do you think these verses about hope are so much more powerful because they come from a book of deep sorrow?
- What does it feel like when you follow a commandment because you truly want to, versus because you feel you have to?
- How can we tell if God's law is being written on our hearts?
- What small detail in Ebed-melech's rescue (like padding the ropes with rags) shows that true courage comes with compassion?
- Who has been an 'Ebed-melech' in your life — someone who stood up for you when you needed it?
- Which of these parallels do you see most often in your own life?
Sample questions from this week's game
You're a servant in the king's palace, and you just found out that the prophet Jeremiah has been thrown into a muddy dungeon pit to die. The powerful princes who put him there are watching. What do you do?
Jeremiah 38:7-10
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Go directly to the king and plead for the prophet's life — Ebed-melech didn't wait for someone else to act or try to stay safe by being anonymous. He went directly to the king and advocated for Jeremiah. His boldness wasn't reckless — it was righteous courage. And God rewarded it: when Jerusalem fell, Ebed-melech was specifically promised divine protection (Jeremiah 39:17-18).
Lamentations 3:22-23
Lamentations 3:22-23
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It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. — These beloved verses come from the middle of Lamentations — a book of pure grief. Yet even in the darkest chapter, Jeremiah's faith breaks through. God's mercies aren't just available — they're 'new every morning.' This has become one of the most quoted verses about God's faithfulness, reminding us that every day is a fresh start with Him.
Read the lesson
This week covers Jeremiah 31:3, 31:33, 32:27, 33:3, 38:6-13, Lamentations 3:22-23. Read the chapters at churchofjesuschrist.org.
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