Divide children into two teams and assign one team to be the “cup up” team and the other team to be the “cup down” team. Explain that for 3 minutes each team will work to run around the room and place the cups up or down depending on their team’s objective. After 3 minutes, players freeze while a leader counts how many cups are facing each direction. The team with the most cups in their direction wins that round. Play three rounds, and the team who wins two of the three rounds is the winner! Remind children that, like Jeremiah, we may feel everything is working against us, but we should continue doing what God commands.

Have children line up shoulder to shoulder facing forward. The teacher chooses one person to be the “prophet” and that person stands facing the group about 10 feet away. Explain that they are to obey each command of the prophet. And when they hear the prophet say “Stop sinning!” they must try to run to the other side of the room without getting tagged. Then the teacher whispers a command to the prophet (e.g., do ten jumping jacks, hop in place like a bunny, act like a monkey, run in place). The prophet communicates the message to the group, and they obey. The teacher can decide how many separate commands to give, but the final message will always be “Stop sinning!” As the children run, the prophet tries to tag one person. That child is the new prophet in the next round. If no one is tagged, the previous child continues to be the prophet.

Have children stand in a circle, foot to foot with legs spread shoulder-width apart. Explain that the goal is to hit the ball between other players’ legs while blocking the ball from going through their own legs. They must use an open palm rather than grabbing or throwing the ball. If the ball does go through a child’s legs, that child gets the first letter of the word obey. The next time the ball goes through the same child’s legs, he or she gets the next letter of the word obey, until someone spells the entire word. When you have all four letters, you are out. The last two players remaining win the game.

Divide children into two teams and assign one team to be the “cup up” team and the other team to be the “cup down” team. Explain that for 3 minutes each team will work to run around the room and place the cups up or down depending on their team’s objective. After 3 minutes, players freeze while a leader counts how many cups are facing each direction. The team with the most cups in their direction wins that round. Play three rounds, and the team who wins two of the three rounds is the winner! Remind children that, like Jeremiah, we may feel everything is working against us, but we should continue doing what God commands.