New Testament LESSON 27
Teaching Primary & Home – 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
TEENS
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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 the 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).
JULY STAMPS $1.50
Stamps for weeks 1-5 Scripture Scholars Lessons 27-31 – New Testament – Included in the BUNDLE
STAMP KEEPER (1-53 stamps) $3.00
This is included in the January BUNDLE (or, download it below)
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. . . MY SPIRIT & BODY WILL LIVE AGAIN . . .
Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20:1–23
I will live again after I die, just as Jesus did.
The Atonement of Jesus Christ, including His Resurrection, is the most important event in history, and it is the foundation of Christian faith. As you read about the Resurrection, ponder how you will help the children build their faith in Jesus Christ.
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Tell the story of Jesus’s Resurrection in your own words. (If needed, use “Chapter 54: Jesus Is Risen,” in New Testament Stories, 139–44, or the corresponding video on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.) Explain that when Jesus died, His spirit left His body. When He was resurrected, His spirit and His body came together again. Ask the children to take turns repeating the story back to you. Ask the children how they would have felt if they had seen Jesus alive again.
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Show the video “What Happens after We Die?” (ChurchofJesusChrist.org), and tell about someone you know who has died. Share your testimony that everyone will be resurrected someday. Invite the children to share their testimonies.
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Sing a song about the Savior’s Resurrection, such as “Did Jesus Really Live Again?” (Children’s Songbook, 64). Ask the children to imagine what it will feel like to see Jesus. Let them share their thoughts with the class.
OLDER CHILDREN
Because Jesus was resurrected, everyone will be resurrected.
It’s natural for children to wonder what happens after we die. Consider how you can teach about the Resurrection in a way that will build their faith.
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Invite the children to close their eyes and imagine that they are sitting by Jesus’s tomb while you read John 20:1–17 or summarize the story of His Resurrection (see also “Chapter 54: Jesus Is Risen,” in New Testament Stories, 139–44, or the corresponding video on ChurchofJesusChrist.org). What does it mean to be resurrected? What would it have been like to see the resurrected Savior?
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Ask each child to study the experience of someone who saw the resurrected Savior and share with the rest of the class what he or she learned.
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Watch one or more of these videos with the children: “Jesus Is Laid in a Tomb,” “Jesus Is Resurrected,” “Christ Appears on the Road to Emmaus,” and “The Risen Lord Appears to the Apostles” (ChurchofJesusChrist.org). Invite the children to share why the Savior’s Resurrection is important to them.
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ACTIVITIES FOR:
I will live again after I die, just as Jesus did.
Becasuse Jesus was resurrected, everyone will be resurrected.
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
AGES 8-11
. . . FAITH IN JESUS – UNSEEN . . .
I can have faith in Jesus Christ even though I can’t see Him.
Consider how you can help the children understand what faith is and how they can exercise faith in the Savior.
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Show the picture Christ Approaches Thomas (ChurchofJesusChrist.org) while you tell about Thomas’s experience in John 20:24–29. Repeat the story, but this time ask the children to provide some of the details.
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Show a box with an object inside that the children can’t see, and describe the object to the children. Ask them if they believe the object is really inside the box and why. Then show them the object, and explain that faith is believing in things we can’t see. The most important faith we can have is faith in Jesus Christ.
OLDER CHILDREN
How can you help the children strengthen their faith in Jesus Christ?
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Invite the children to read John 20:24–29. (See also the video “Blessed Are They That Have Not Seen, and Yet Have Believed” on ChurchofJesusChrist.org.) How can we know Jesus Christ lives, even if we can’t see Him?
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Write each word in the phrase “Blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed” on separate pieces of paper. Invite the children to put the words in order. Invite them to tell of experiences in which they felt the Savior’s love even if they did not see Him.
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Invite the children to draw pictures of things they can do to strengthen their faith this week. Ask them to share what they drew, and share what you have done to strengthen your faith in Jesus Christ.
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ACTIVITIES FOR:
I can have faith in Jesus Christ even though I can’t see Him.
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
AGES 8-11
. . . SERVICE SERVES JESUS . . .
I can show my love for Jesus by serving others.
How can you inspire the children to love and help those around them?
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Read John 21:15–17, or show the video “Feed My Sheep” (ChurchofJesusChrist.org). Help the children understand what Jesus wanted Peter to do: share the gospel and invite everyone to believe in Jesus. Give each of the children a paper sheep, and ask them to write or draw on it something they can do to help someone they know to come closer to Jesus.
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Help the children think of things they are doing to love and serve others. What else can we do to show our love?
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Write the name of every child in your class on pieces of paper cut into the shape of sheep, and scatter these sheep around the room. (Include the names of children who don’t attend regularly.) Invite the children to gather the sheep by finding the one with their name on it. Help the children think of ways they can reach out to a friend who doesn’t come to church.
OLDER CHILDREN
I can show my love for Jesus by feeding His sheep.
Children can greatly influence those around them. How can you encourage them to strengthen others in the gospel?
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Read John 21:1–17 together. When you read verses 9–13, ask the children to think about a time when someone made a special meal for them, and invite them to think about ways that Jesus feeds us spiritually. When you read verses 15–17, replace Simon’s name with names of the children. Who are Jesus’s sheep? How can we help Him feed them?
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Share a simple snack with the children. As they are eating, ask them how sharing the gospel with someone is like feeding them.
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ACTIVITIES FOR:
I can show my love for Jesus by serving others (“feed my sheep”).
Munch on a half a banana as you play this “Go Bananas” Match Game.
AGES 1-5
AGES 4-7
AGES 8-11
SUMMARY OF SUBJECTS FOR:
NEW TESTAMENT
Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20-21
JULY (week 1)
Lesson 27: June 26 – July 2, 2023
“He Is Risen”
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