Lamentations

Your students are hurting — and they don't always know what to do with it. They're anxious, grieving friendships that fell apart, processing family conflict, or wrestling with depression. But instead of bringing their pain to God, they bottle it up or scroll past it. They've never been shown that honest, raw grief has a place in their faith. That's where Lamentations comes in — a book that gives students permission to bring their broken hearts before a God who can handle it.

Teaching Lamentations well means helping students see that faith isn't about fake positivity or pretending everything's fine. It's about showing them that crying out to God in the mess is actually an act of trust. A ready-made sermon series gives you editable outlines, graphics, bumper videos, and small group questions that help you lead students into honest conversations about grief, doubt, and hope — without spending hours building it all from scratch. You get to focus on shepherding your students through the hard stuff while we handle the prep work.

Check out our Lamentations resources below and find a series that fits your youth ministry.