New Testament LESSON 27
Teaching Sunday School – Come Follow Me just got easier with our activities for JULY (week #1)
Theme: “He Is Risen”
Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20-21
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 27 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 27-31 Scripture Scholars
July’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:
. . . 4 LESSONS & 8 ACTIVITIES . . .
Step 1 CHOOSE LESSON
Step 2 CHOOSE ACTIVITY
Step 3 CLICK ON POSTER
Step 4 DOWNLOAD ACTIVITY
. . . RESURRECTED LIKE JESUS . . .
Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20
Because Jesus was resurrected, we too will be resurrected.
-
You might give class members a few minutes to review this week’s reading assignment and “Resurrection” in the Bible Dictionary and write down truths they learned about the Resurrection. Let a few share what they wrote, and encourage class members to raise their hands when they hear someone share a truth that is similar to what they wrote down. Why are these truths important to us? How do they influence our relationships? How do they influence our choices?
YOUTH GOAL ACTIVITY. GIFTS OF RESURRECTION & ETERNAL LIFE gift package. Prophets foretold of Jesus Christ coming to bring these gifts. Create these gift packages to hold treats: #1 Gift of Resurrection (a free gift given to all men). #2 Gift of Eternal Life to live with God again (a gift we must earn through living God’s commandments). READ MORE
POST-AND-PRESENT ACTIVITY. RESURRECTION MIRACLES Easter match game. Jesus volunteered to be our Savior, to die for us so that everyone will live again. Learn resurrection miracle stories by matching body-part cards. For example, “Marsha was blind and wanted to read books in Braille. Because Jesus was resurrected, Marsha can read all books someday.” READ MORE
. . . INVITING JESUS & THE SPIRIT . . .
We can invite the Savior to “abide with us.”
-
To help class members see connections between their experiences and the experience of the disciples on the road to Emmaus, draw a road on the board, and invite class members to write details from the account in Luke 24:13–35 on one side of the road. Then, on the other side of the road, they could write parallels they see to their own experiences as followers of Jesus Christ. For example, they could write “Their eyes were holden” (Luke 24:16) on one side of the road and We sometimes don’t recognize the Lord’s influence in our lives on the other side. How can we invite the Savior to abide with us?
Heavenly Father speaks to us through the Holy Ghost.
President Dallin H. Oaks, First Counselor in the First Presidency said, “Heavenly Father can speak to us in many different ways. When Joseph Smith prayed about which church was right, Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him and talked to him face to face. But usually, Heavenly Father speaks to us through the Holy Ghost. He gives us thoughts in our minds and feelings in our hearts.
Here are some of the ways we can hear Him: (1) A feeling that Jesus loves us and that the gospel is true (2) A feeling of comfort when we are sad or lonely (3) A happy feeling after we have repented (4) A good feeling when we hear beautiful music or see inspiring art (4) A peaceful feeling that something is a good choice (5) A warning feeling that something is wrong. How Does Heavenly Father Speak to Us? (See Liahona March 2020)
INVITATIONS FOR JESUS AND THE HOLY GHOST
POST-AND-PRESENT ACTIVITY. INVITE THE HOLY GHOST Invitation Brainstorm. Youth choose an invitation, e.g, “You’re Invited! because I read the scriptures.” Then tell why this ACTION (obeying that commandment) would invite the Spirit. Invitations are posted, then placed in an envelope. This commitment-filled envelope can actually serve as a time capsule to review again at a later date. READ MORE
AS WE OBEY, WE INVITE THE SAVIOR TO GUIDE US
QUOTE MEMORIZATION. OBEDIENCE – HOLY GHOST ColorQuote poster or notecard. “Obedience opens the door to the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost. And the spiritual gifts and abilities activated by the power of the Holy Ghost enable us to avoid deception – and to see, to feel, to know, to understand, and to remember things as they really are.” David A. Bednar, Apostle, “Things as They Really Are” READ MORE
. . . BLESSED BELIEVERS . . .
“Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.”
-
Your Sunday School class can be a place for class members to strengthen each other’s faith in things that they cannot see. Perhaps you could start by asking someone to summarize Thomas’s experience in John 20:19–29. You could also show the video “Blessed Are They That Have Not Seen, and Yet Have Believed” (ChurchofJesusChrist.org). Class members could list on the board some things God asks us to believe without seeing. Then you could ask them to share experiences that have strengthened their testimonies of these things and blessings that have come to them as they have exercised faith.
POST-AND-PRESENT ACTIVITY. FAITH BRINGS MIRACLES story starters. Youth can learn of five miracles that started with faith. Learn from these story starters that started with their faith in Jesus Christ. STORIES and Images: • MOSES & THE EGYPTIAN PLAGUES (frogs) • ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW OF ZAREPHATH (oil & grain) • DANIEL AND THE LIONS (lions) • THE BROTHER OF JARED (stones) • NEPHI AND LEHI IN PRISON (fire) READ MORE
ALL AGES LESSON ACTIVITY. MIRACLES OF JESUS three stories picture-match poster. Youth can know that Jesus Christ healed miraculously with God’s priesthood power. By faith, we too can today receive God’s priesthood miracles of healing. Create a picture poster of these three miracles: #1 Jesus heals a man with palsy (Mark 2:1-12) #2 Jesus raises Jairus’s daughter (Mark 5:21-24, 35-43) #3 Jesus heals a woman of faith (Mark 5:25-34) READ MORE
. . . FEEDING THE SAVIOR’S SHEEP . . .
The Savior invites us to feed His sheep.
-
What might help your class members accept the Savior’s invitation to “feed [His] sheep”? You might start by inviting them to read John 21:15–17 silently, replacing Simon’s name with their own name and “my lambs” and “my sheep” with the names of people they feel the Lord wants them to serve—for example, people they minister to, neighbors, or people they know at work or school. After a few minutes, class members could share impressions they had. What do we learn about the Savior from His actions in John 21:4–13? What can we do to feed the Savior’s lambs and sheep? The statement by Elder Gary E. Stevenson in “Additional Resources” could help answer this question.
How can we “feed [His] sheep”?
Elder Gary E. Stevenson explained how we can fulfill the Lord’s commandment to feed His sheep:
“Who is a shepherd? Every man, woman, and child in the kingdom of God is a shepherd. No calling is required. From the moment we emerge from the waters of baptism, we are commissioned to this work. We reach out in love to others because it is what our Savior commanded us to do. … Whenever our neighbors are in distress temporally or spiritually, we run to their aid. We bear one another’s burdens that they may be light. We mourn with those who mourn. We comfort those who stand in need of comfort [see Mosiah 18:8–9]. The Lord lovingly expects this of us. And the day will come when we will be held accountable for the care we take in ministering to His flock [see Matthew 25:31–46]” (“Shepherding Souls,” Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2018, 111).
“MOURN WITH THOSE WHO MOURN” Is a Baptismal Covenant We Make
POST-AND-PRESENT ACTIVITY. BAPTISM PROMISES TO SERVE match game. Youth can renew covenants when they are baptized. They promise to: Bear one another’s burdens, Mourn with those who mourn; Comfort those that need comfort; Stand as a witness, and Keep the commandments (Mosiah 18:8-10). 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
WEEK’S BUNDLE TO SAVE
or download activities individually (above)
INDEX FOR THIS MONTH’S ACTIVITIES
