Free resources from church websites to help you teach the doctrine and principles found in this week’s Come, Follow Me New Testament reading of Matthew 4; Luke 4-5. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!
Everyone
Video – Jesus Declares He is the Messiah – Jesus announces that He is the Messiah prophesied by Isaiah, but is rejected by His neighbors in Nazareth. (3:23 minutes)
Video – Divine Potential – Becoming like Heavenly Father requires overcoming difficult times. (21 seconds)
Video – Fishers of Men – We asked kids to tell us the story of Jesus calling his Apostles to be “fishers of men” in their own words. (2:36 minutes)
Video – Follow Me, and I will Make You Fishers of Men – Jesus calls Peter, Andrew, James, and John to follow Him. Matthew 4:18–22 (1:50 minutes)
Video – Your Potential, Your Privileges – Dieter F. Uchtdorf shares a humorous parable of a man who realizes he has been living far beneath his privileges. (3:09 minutes)
Children
Article – Jesus Begins His Ministry – An illustrated overview of the beginning of the Savior’s ministry, including His 40-day fast and how Satan tempted Him.
Lesson – Jesus Christ was Tempted by Satan – To help each child learn how to resist Satan’s temptations. New Testament Primary Manual
Podcast – Jesus is Tempted – Scroll down to find the audio. A Primary teacher and children learn before the ministry of Christ began on Earth, the Savior ventured into the desert and fasted for 40 days and withstood the temptations of the Devil. Christ vowed only to use his holy powers for the benefit of mankind. Also, the savior performed his first recorded miracle by turning water into wine for a wedding feast in Cana.
I can choose the right as Jesus did. Jesus set the example for me by resisting temptation.
Activity – Choose the Right Media – A visual guide to making smart media choices.
Activity – CTR Fun – Includes several activities and ideas using the letters the letters CTR.
Activity – Choose the Right Way – A maze-like game that uses pictures of right and wrong choices. Includes ideas for parents to teach about how good choices make us happy.
Activity – Following Jesus – coloring page
Activity – I Can Make Good Choices – coloring page
Activity – CTR Pretzels – Form this pretzel dough into the letters “CTR” for a fun treat.
Activity – My Choices Have Consequences – Includes a scripture-wheel craft about choices and consequences.
Activity and Article – Decide Right Now – President Thomas S. Monson shares a story about choosing the right. Includes a short activity about choices.
Activity and Article – An Unshakable Foundation – President Henry B. Eyring teaches that choosing the right creates the solid ground under our faith. Includes three simple activities.
Video – Jesus is Tempted – New Testament Scripture Reader Matthew 4; Luke 4
Jesus Christ is my Savior.
Article – Look to the Savior – Jeffrey R. Holland of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles teaches that we must follow the Savior because He knows the way.
Poem – I Find the Savior – A poem about finding the Savior when we follow His example.
Video – Angry People in Nazareth – New Testament Scripture Reader Luke 4
Jesus Christ invites us to be “fishers of men.”
Activity – Jesus Calls His Disciples – coloring page
Activity – Jesus Invites Us to Be Fishers of Men – Coloring page
Activity – Fishers of Men – sort out which apostle caught which fish
Activity – Fishers of Men – Follow the fish to the apostles.
Story – Jesus Christ Chooses His Apostles – Rebus story
Fasting can help me feel close to Heavenly Father.
Article – Question Corner – How do I know when I am old enough to start fasting?
Youth and Adults
Communing with God prepares me to serve Him.
Article – The Law of the Fast – Fasting, coupled with mighty prayer, is powerful. It can fill our minds with the revelations of the Spirit. It can strengthen us against times of temptation.
Article – Prayers of Faith – As we pray in faith, we become a vital part in the Lord’s work as He prepares the world for His Second Coming.
Article – Ask, Seek, Knock – An important part of Heavenly Father’s plan is the opportunity to communicate with Him anytime we want.
Article – Power to Overcome the Adversary – How do we find peace, remember who we are, and overcome the three Ds of the adversary?
Jesus Christ set the example for me by resisting temptation.
Article – The Temptations of Christ – There are times in our struggle with the adversities of mortality when we become weary, weakened, and susceptible to the temptations that seem to be placed in our pathways. A lesson for us lies in the account of the life of the Savior.
Article – Questions and Answers – How do I resist temptations?
Article – Fasting is What? – Fasting can be more than just enduring
Article – What the Scriptures Say About Fasting – Our ability to rejoice on fast Sunday or at any other time we choose to fast is dependent on a number of things. One of these is our purpose in fasting.
Article – The War Goes On – The war that began in heaven continues to this day. In fact, the battle is heating up as the Saints prepare for the return of the Savior.
Jesus Christ is the prophesied Messiah.
Article – The Inconvenient Messiah – If your prayers don’t always seem answered, take heart. One greater than you cried, “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” If for a while the harder you try, the harder it gets, take heart. So it has been with the best people who ever lived. A BYU devotional by Patricia and Jeffrey R. Holland
Video – New Testament Customs—Anointed One – Jesus declares He is the promised Messiah to the people in the synagogue. (48 seconds)
As I trust in the Lord, He can help me reach my divine potential.
Article – Rise to the Stature of the Divine Within You – Great and marvelous is your place in the plan of God our Eternal Father. A General Conference talk by President Gordon B. Hinckley
Article – Understand Who You Are – This is why we partake of the sacrament each week: to renew our covenants we have made with the Lord in the waters of baptism; to remember Him and to keep His commandments; to refresh in our minds who we are and what our role is in God’s plan.
Article – Knowing Who You Are – And Who You Have Always Been – Our spirits long for us to remember the truth about who we are, because the way we see ourselves, our sense of identity, affects everything we do. A BYU Women’s Conference Talk by Sister Sheri L. Dew
Article – Your Potential, Your Privilege – As you read the scriptures and listen to the words of the prophets with all your heart and mind, the Lord will tell you how to live up to your priesthood privileges.
Adults
Article – Tested and Tempted – But Helped – We can help each other as children of our Heavenly Father in our trials and temptations.
Article – Fasting With Power – Fasting is a principle of power. It changes lives.
Article – Is Not This the Fast that I Have Chosen? – Your fast offering will do more than help feed and clothe bodies. It will heal and change hearts.
Article – Fishers of Men – All who have accepted the call to lead in the Church have accepted the Savior’s invitation to become fishers of men.
Article – Jesus’ Use of the Psalms in Matthew – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Jesus Christ: The Savior Who Knows – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – The Divine Nature of Jesus Christ during Mortality – BYU Religious Studies Center
Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: The Calling of the Twelve – Religious scholars discuss the criticism Jesus received for dining with sinners and details of the men Jesus calls to be His apostles. (26:45 minutes)
I’m Montserrat. I’m a farmer’s wife, mother of eleven children, and mega chocoholic. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A Gospel Centered Home was created to help parents unleash the power of families by transforming their homes into a sanctuary of faith.
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