New Testament LESSON 23
Teaching Sunday School – Come Follow Me just got easier with our activities for JUNE (week #1)
Theme: “In Remembrance”
Matthew 26; Mark 14; John 13
YOU WILL FIND:
• SCRIPTURE SCHOLARS to get them reading.
• Then scroll down to find Lesson-Match Interactive Activities to match the CFM curriculum
SCRIPTURE SCHOLARS is not only for SUNDAY SCHOOL youth but also for Primary, and for Individuals and Families.
Lesson 23 Scripture Scholars
Week’s Scripture Scholars BOOKMARKS & scripture POP-UP Includes:
• BOOKMARKS with Come, Follow Me scriptures to read and discuss topics for Primary and Individuals and Families. Also, for Sunday School (teens).
• POP-UP to glue in scripture binding next to scripture you underline.
EXTRA ITEMS (not included) … THERE’S MORE:
• STAMP. Award readers with a STAMP for the week’s scripture reading. See below to find matching STAMPS.
• STAMP KEEPER. These can be placed on the STAMP KEEPER (see below) where you can collect 50 stamps for the year
Lessons 23-26 Scripture Scholars
June’s BUNDLE of BOOKMARKS, POP-UPs, and STAMPS. Glue STAMPS onto the STAMP KEEPER (to download separately, below).
Click on the weekly lesson posters (below) to find interactive activities:
. . . LESSONS & ACTIVITIES . . .
Step 1 CHOOSE LESSON
Step 2 CHOOSE ACTIVITY
Step 3 CLICK ON POSTER
Step 4 DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY
. . . “LORD IS IT I?” . . .
We must examine our own lives to determine how the Lord’s words apply to us.
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We hear many gospel lessons in our lives, but sometimes it’s tempting to assume those lessons apply mostly to other people. A discussion about Matthew 26:20–22 can help us overcome this tendency. What lessons can we learn from how the disciples applied the Savior’s words to themselves? If any class members read President Dieter F. Uchtdorf’s reference to this account in his message “Lord, Is It I?,” they could share insights they gained (Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2014, 56–59). SEE VIDEO BELOW
YOUTH GOAL ACTIVITY. HOLD FAST TO THE LORD’S STANDARDS word find. Youth can realize the Lord’s ways will keep them from the fierce winds of change and keep them safe. Fill in missing statements, e.g., “I listen for and act on the impressions that the Holy Ghost gives me.” READ MORE
YOUTH POST-AND-PRESENT ACTIVITY. TRIP TO THE TEMPLE “For the Strength of Youth” car puzzle. Youth (ages 11-19) learn that by making these right choices they can travel toward the temple, a mission, and eternal marriage. They can talk about broken parts (actions) that need repair; through repentance, they can get back on the right road again. READ MORE
. . . THE SAVIOR’S SACRIFICES & PROMISES . . .
The sacrament is an opportunity to remember the Savior.
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How would class members explain the sacred ordinance of the sacrament to someone who isn’t familiar with it? Perhaps you can create a list together of questions that someone might have about the sacrament, such as “Why did the Savior give us the sacrament? Why are bread and water such powerful symbols of Jesus Christ? What do we promise as we partake of the sacrament? What promises do we receive?” Class members could look for answers in the following resources: Matthew 26:26–29; Doctrine and Covenants 20:75–79; and Gospel Topics, “Sacrament” (topics.ChurchofJesusChrist.org). You might also share the insights from Elder D. Todd Christofferson in “Additional Resources.” BELOW*
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Class members may benefit from hearing each other’s ideas about how to remember the Savior during the sacrament and throughout the week (see Luke 22:19–20; Doctrine and Covenants 6:36–37). Perhaps you could invite them to share what helps them and their families remember the Savior and keep their covenants. They could also share what they do to make the sacrament a sacred experience.
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*“Internalize the qualities and character of Christ.”
Elder D. Todd Christofferson taught, “Figuratively eating [the Savior’s] flesh and drinking His blood [means] to internalize the qualities and character of Christ, putting off the natural man and becoming Saints ‘through the atonement of Christ the Lord’ [Mosiah 3:19]. As we partake of the sacramental bread and water each week, we would do well to consider how fully and completely we must incorporate His character and the pattern of His sinless life into our life and being” (“The Living Bread Which Came Down from Heaven,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2017, 37).
YOUTH GOAL ACTIVITY. REMEMBER JESUS: Sacrament Symbols puzzle. Youth can ponder this sacrament prayer found in 3 Nephi 18 to partake of the: (verse 7) BREAD in remembrance of the Savior’s body as a testimony they will always remember Him. (verse 11) WATER with repentance and baptism, remembering the Savior’s blood shed for them. With the promise to always remember Him, they will have His Spirit to be with them. READ MORE
YOUTH GOAL PLANNER. LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SACRAMENT. Youth can ponder scriptures regarding the Last Supper, sacrament hymns and prayers, and why they partake of the sacrament bread and water. Here they can note promises to make as they partake of the sacrament thinking about their baptismal covenants. Promise Ideas are noted on the planner (from them & Heavenly Father). READ MORE
. . . HUMBLE SERVICE = TRUE DISCIPLESHIP . . .
The Savior is our example of humbly serving others.
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To help your class members ponder the significance of Jesus washing His disciples’ feet, you could invite a class member to play the role of Peter and be interviewed by the rest of the class. Class members could search John 13:1–17 and think of meaningful questions they could ask Peter to learn about his experience. What do we learn from this account that might affect how we serve others?
Our love for others is a sign that we are true disciples of Jesus Christ.
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How might you inspire class members to be more loving? Perhaps you could ask them what traits they notice when they meet someone who is a follower of Christ. You could invite them to search John 13:34–35 to learn how the Savior’s true disciples can be identified. What can we do to make love the defining characteristic of our discipleship? Perhaps you could discuss how loving others is a way of testifying of Jesus Christ. How can we do this in our families, on social media, and in other settings?
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As a class, you have learned a lot about the Savior’s life this year, including many examples of how He showed His love for others. One way to help class members ponder the commandment in John 13:34 could be to write As I Have Loved You on the board and to ask class members to list examples they recall from the New Testament that illustrate Jesus’s love. Then you could write Love One Another on the board and ask class members to list ways we can follow His example of love. Class members might find ideas in one of the videos listed in “Additional Resources.”
SCRIPTURE MEMORIZATION. JESUS TEACHES ME TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT scripture poster/card set. John 13:15: “For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you.” READ MORE
YOUTH GOAL PLANNER. GIVE SERVICE OUTSIDE YOUR FAMILY. Youth can use this in council meetings with the bishop to plan projects or individually to find opportunities on the JustServe website or app. The ideas can be written here. The reactions of the person served can be recorded. Goals for future service opportunities can be listed. It’s great for brainstorming and planning. READ MORE
“Service is not something we endure on this earth so we can earn the right to live in the celestial kingdom. Service is the very fiber of which an exalted life in the celestial kingdom is made.
Oh, for the glorious day when these things all come naturally because of the purity of our hearts. In that day there will be no need for a commandment because we will have experienced for ourselves that we are truly happy only when we are engaged in unselfish service.” – Marion G. Romney, Apostle – “The Celestial Nature of Self-Reliance”
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