SUNDAY SCHOOL Come Follow Me Interactive Activities – OCTOBER (week 2) New Testament “For the Perfecting of the Saints” Come, Follow Me (Ephesians)

Could you and your class build something together to illustrate how the Church is “built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets” and how the Savior is “the chief corner stone”? (Ephesians 2:20). Perhaps class members could label blocks or paper cups and assemble them into a tower or pyramid, with Jesus Christ and the apostles and prophets forming the base. Then you could demonstrate what would happen if Christ or the apostles and prophets were removed.
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Why is the chief cornerstone a good metaphor for Jesus Christ and His role in the Church? (For a description of a chief cornerstone, see “Additional Resources.”) Class members could search Ephesians 2:19–22; 4:11–16 for blessings we receive because of apostles, prophets, and other Church leaders. What can we do to build our lives on their teachings?

Could you and your class build something together to illustrate how the Church is “built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets” and how the Savior is “the chief corner stone”? (Ephesians 2:20). Perhaps class members could label blocks or paper cups and assemble them into a tower or pyramid, with Jesus Christ and the apostles and prophets forming the base. Then you could demonstrate what would happen if Christ or the apostles and prophets were removed. Why is the chief cornerstone a good metaphor for Jesus Christ and His role in the Church? (For a description of a chief cornerstone, see “Additional Resources.”) Class members could search Ephesians 2:19–22; 4:11–16 for blessings we receive because of apostles, prophets, and other Church leaders. What can we do to build our lives on their teachings?

To help class members apply Paul’s counsel about family relationships, you might write questions like the following on the board: How can we follow the Savior’s example in the way we treat our family members? (see Ephesians 5:25). What does it mean to you to “honour thy father and mother”? (Ephesians 6:1–3). How do we raise children in “the nurture and admonition of the Lord”? (Ephesians 6:4). Class members could discuss these questions, in groups or as a class, as they read the associated scriptures. You might invite class members to share examples they have seen of people living in the ways that Paul describes.

What would help inspire class members to strive to put on the whole armor of God each day? You could prepare an activity in which class members match pieces of armor with the principles or virtues they represent, as described in Ephesians 6:14–17. How can each piece of armor help protect us from wickedness? (For some help, see “Additional Resources.”) How do we put on this armor? What can we do to identify and strengthen any weaknesses in our armor?