New Testament LESSON 48
Teaching Sunday School – Come Follow Me just got easier with our activities for NOVEMBER (week #4)
Theme: “Rejoice with Joy Unspeakable and Full of Glory”
1 and 2 Peter
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 48 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 45-48 Scripture Scholars
November’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:
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. . . PEACE IN TRIALS . . .
1 Peter 1:3–9; 2:19–24; 3:14–17; 4:12–19
I can find joy during times of trial and suffering.
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One way to review Peter’s counsel in 1 Peter 1:3–9; 2:19–24; 3:14–17; and 4:12–19 is to invite class members to think about someone they know who is experiencing a trial. Give them time in class to write a letter to that person, including truths from these verses that would encourage that person (see also Doctrine and Covenants 121:1–8; 123:17). Then class members could talk about the truths they chose.
. . . WE ARE GOD’S FAMILY. . .
We are called to be “the people of God.”
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Peter’s teachings in 1 Peter 1:13–20 and 2:1–12 can be an inspiring reminder of how the Lord sees us—His people—and what He expects of us. Perhaps you could invite class members to search these verses looking for descriptions of what it means to be “the people of God” (1 Peter 2:10) and then discuss what they find. You might explain that the word “peculiar” in 1 Peter 2:9 means “purchased” or “preserved” (see footnote f). What does this teach us about the way God feels about us and how He wants us to live?
. . . THE DEAD ARE TAUGHT & JUDGED . . .
The gospel is preached to the dead so they can be judged justly.
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The First Epistle of Peter contains one of the few references in the Bible to Jesus Christ’s visit to the spirit world after His death—an event that modern revelation helps us understand more fully. To help class members deepen their understanding of the spirit world, you could invite them to read the following scriptures and write what they learn on the board: John 5:25; 1 Peter 3:18–20; 4:6; Alma 40:7–14, 21; Doctrine and Covenants 138:11–32 (see also “Additional Resources.”) Why is it important to know about the Savior’s visit to the spirit world? How does this knowledge affect the way we feel about God and His plan of salvation?
SEE Additional Resources (below*)
*Additional Resources
The work of redeeming the dead testifies of Christ’s mission.
Elder D. Todd Christofferson taught:
“What is the destiny of the countless billions who have lived and died with no knowledge of Jesus? With the Restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ has come the understanding of how the unbaptized dead are redeemed and how God can be ‘a perfect, just God, and a merciful God also’ [Alma 42:15].
“While yet in life, Jesus prophesied that He would also preach to the dead [see John 5:25]. Peter tells us this happened in the interval between the Savior’s Crucifixion and Resurrection [see 1 Peter 3:18–19]. President Joseph F. Smith witnessed in vision that the Savior visited the spirit world [see Doctrine and Covenants 138:30, 33]. …
“Our anxiety to redeem the dead, and the time and resources we put behind that commitment, are, above all, an expression of our witness concerning Jesus Christ. It constitutes as powerful a statement as we can make concerning His divine character and mission. It testifies, first, of Christ’s Resurrection; second, of the infinite reach of His Atonement; third, that He is the sole source of salvation; fourth, that He has established the conditions for salvation; and, fifth, that He will come again” (“The Redemption of the Dead and the Testimony of Jesus,” Ensign, Nov. 2000, 9–10).
. . . BECOMING DIVINE – GOD-LIKE . . .
Through the power of Jesus Christ, we can develop our divine natures.
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To encourage those you teach in their efforts to become more like Jesus Christ, you could invite them to identify the Christlike qualities described in 2 Peter 1:1–11. Consider writing these qualities on the board and asking class members to define them. Class members could then discuss how developing one quality leads to the development of the other qualities. Provide time for them to ponder which quality they would like to develop more fully.
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