YOUTH LESSON ACTIVITY. “BUILD UPON MY ROCK” Sure Foundation rock & body puzzle. Youth will know why Jesus is their “rock” their sure foundation that they can lean on Him as He had proven His love, is our example, suffered for our sins, taught us how to be happy, and gave His life for us.
USE FOR: COME FOLLOW ME, Primary and Home lessons, Family Home Evening, Activity Days, Sunday School, Bible Study
Little LESSON LIFESAVER Activity
Jesus is my rock, my sure foundation.
“Build upon My Rock” Rock & Body Puzzle
OBJECTIVE: (See above)
ACTIVITY: Create a rock and body puzzle to show youth ways they can obey the commandments, showing that the gospel of Jesus Christ is our rock. Read “Build upon my rock, which is my gospel” (D&C 11:24), and tell the youth that Jesus is the rock. He is our Redeemer, the Son of God. We must build a firm foundation by living the gospel of Jesus Christ, or we will not have the power to overcome the mighty winds and storms of the devil, who would “drag you down into the guilt of misery and endless woe.” (Read Helaman 5:12.)
TO MAKE Print and cut out the Rock Puzzle for each youth using the girl’s or guy’s head. Put puzzle pieces together. Glue-mount puzzle on an 8 1/2″ x 11″ piece of colored paper, or store it in a plastic bag.
OPTION 1: An extra 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheet of plastic contrasting colored cardstock paper (if you glue-mount puzzle on paper).
OPTION 2: A zip-close plastic sandwich bag (if you are storing puzzle pieces in a bag).
THOUGHT TREAT Rock and body cookies. Make gingerbread cookie dough. Roll and cut out gingerbread boys and girls, and then roll the other half of the dough into 2″ rocks (dip cookie top in granulated or powdered sugar before baking) at 350 for 8-10 minutes. Decorate cookies.
SCRIPTURE CHALLENGE CARD: Help children Search and Ponder this scripture card by filling in the blanks. PRINT this 5 x 7 scripture card from the pdf included with the above activity. You can punch the two holes on the left and tie a ribbon to attach cards or use two metal rings to connect cards.
Matthew 7:24-25 “Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.”
. . . MORE LESSON IDEAS . . .
For the “Built upon My Rock” rock and body puzzle
The above activity illustrates ENRICHMENT ACTIVITIES #3 in the lesson (see ideas below*).
LESSON. To add to and enhance the above activity see (HERE) Lesson 12 – Primary 7 Manual – The House Built on Rock.
*LESSON IDEAS:
SCRIPTURES TO STUDY: Luke 7:21; Luke 11:28; and John 15:10-11 (see verse 11 poster below). Also, D&C 11:24 “Build upon my rock, which is my gospel.”
Help youth study these scriptures to learn what Jesus said about obedience. By obeying Jesus’ commandments we can build a firm foundation. This will bring us happiness and blessings. Disobedience can bring unhappiness and unwanted consequences.
Help youth memorize the following scriptures to BUILD A FIRM FOUNDATION. DOWNLOAD the scripture posters or card sets below.
• John 15:11 “These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full.”
• The Family: A Proclamation to the World paragraph 7 “Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
• Articles of Faith 1:3 “We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.”
Sing with youth “The Wise Man and the Foolish Man,” and “How Firm a Foundation” DOWNLOAD the song visuals below.
You may also like these BUILD A FIRM FOUNDATION activities:
• Wise Man and Foolish Man flip-flag (HERE)
• Wise Man “Built His House upon a Rock” Post-and-Present Activity (HERE)
DOWNLOAD the activities below.
“Happiness in family life …”
This it’s great lesson that I will use for youth camp