New Testament LESSON 50
Teaching Sunday School – Come Follow Me just got easier with our activities for DECEMBER (week #2)
Theme: “Glory, and Power, Be unto … the Lamb for Ever”
Revelation 1-5
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 50 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 49-53 Scripture Scholars
December’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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Invite Sharing
As you begin a discussion, it may be helpful to invite class members to share some of the messages they found in the book of Revelation during their personal or family study. For example, what did they learn about Heavenly Father’s plan to save His children? What did they learn about the Savior and His role in this plan? Encourage class members to keep looking for important messages about Jesus Christ and the plan of salvation as they continue reading Revelation at home. Give them an opportunity during future lessons to share what they find.
. . . JESUS LIVES & LEADS HIS CHURCH . . .
Teach the Doctrine
Jesus Christ is the Living Son of the Living God.
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The imagery and symbolism in Revelation 1 vividly testify that Jesus Christ lives and that He guides His Church. Perhaps class members could write on the board several phrases from Revelation 1 that include imagery or symbolism and share what each phrase teaches them about Jesus Christ. For example, what do we learn from these symbols about how Christ leads His Church today? How does John’s description of the Savior compare to the one in Doctrine and Covenants 110:1–4?
. . . JESUS WILL GUIDE OUR EVERY STEP . . .
Jesus Christ knows us personally and will help us overcome our challenges.
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Reading the Lord’s messages to the various branches of the Church in Revelation 2–3 could help reassure class members that the Savior is aware of them. Maybe you could invite them to scan these chapters to find evidence that Jesus Christ knew each branch’s trials and strengths. They could also share experiences in which they felt that the Savior was aware of their unique circumstances. What counsel did the Lord give the Saints that can also help us overcome our struggles?
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In these same chapters the Lord made inspiring promises to those who overcome. You could invite class members to work in pairs to search Revelation 2–3 to find the Lord’s promises. Perhaps they could also draw pictures to represent some of these promises, then share with the class what they find. How do these promises inspire us to continue striving to overcome our own trials and weaknesses?
. . . JESUS UNLOCKED THE DOOR TO SALVATION . . .
Only Jesus Christ could make Heavenly Father’s plan possible.
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Would an object lesson help your class understand the symbolism in Revelation 5 about the Savior opening the sealed book? You might bring a treat in a locked container to share with the class. Before class, secretly give one person the key to the lock. Describe to the class what is inside the container, and allow several class members to try opening the box before the person with the key opens it. Then the class could compare this object lesson to Revelation 5. Questions like these might help: How is the salvation of Heavenly Father’s children like the locked container or the sealed book? Why was Jesus Christ the only One who could open the seals? (see the quotation in “Additional Resources”).
JOHN 14:6 scripture poster/card set. Youth can know from this verse that Jesus Christ is the only way we can reach heaven, get back to heaven, or feel God’s light. “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
Youth can record their feelings about the Savior and what He has done for them. They start by reading six faith-filled testimonials of apostles and prophets. Then youth and leaders can have a testimony meeting where they can testify of His love for us and their love for Him.
. . . WE CAN PRAISE GOD’S NAME “JESUS” . . .
Only Jesus Christ could make Heavenly Father’s plan possible.
Like the jubilant people mentioned in Revelation 5, today we can also raise our voices to praise the Savior as the One who is worthy to offer us salvation. Perhaps class members could sing together a favorite hymn of praise about the Savior, such as “Glory to God on High” (Hymns, no. 67). Class members could identify truths the hymn teaches about Jesus Christ. What similarities do we see between the messages of our hymns of praise and the declarations in Revelation 5:9–14?
“We know he is coming To gather his sheep”
WEEK’S BUNDLE TO SAVE
or download activities individually (above)
INDEX FOR THIS MONTH’S ACTIVITIES
