Ye Must Be Born Again – John 2-4

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 John 2-4. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!

Everyone

Activity – Life of Christ Map – An enhanced study experience that includes map, scripture references, videos, and more!

Map – Seeing the Savior’s Ministry – The accompanying maps of the Holy Land and Jerusalem can enhance your study of the Savior’s ministry. Each event is numbered, and corresponding numbers are found on the maps.

Video – Jesus Turn Water into Wine – Bible video

Video – Jesus Cleanses the Temple – Bible video

Video – Jesus Teaches of Being Born Again – Bible video

Video – Jesus Teaches a Samaritan Woman – Bible video

Video – I Stand All Amazed – The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square sings this beautiful hymn (5:41 minutes)

Children

Article – I Want to Follow Jesus – for young readers

Podcast – Nicodemus, The Woman at the Well – Scroll down at that link to find the podcast. A Primary teacher and children read the stories of Nicodemus the Pharisee and the woman at the well. Listen as the children discuss and give answers to how we can be born again and inherit the Kingdom of God.

I need to be baptized and confirmed to return to live with Heavenly Father. Being baptized and confirmed is like being born again.

Activity – I Need to Be Baptized – Coloring page

Activity – The Baptism Covenant – Cut out and mix up these cards. Then take turns matching cards that go together. With each match, talk about that part of the baptism covenant.

Article – Journey to Baptism – Children from around the world share how they prepared for baptism.

Story – My Big Decision – After the missionaries invite her to be baptized, Nicole is nervous about the responsibility that comes with baptism.

Video – Nicodemus – scripture reader

Video – How to Draw a Child Being Baptized – In this video learn how to draw a happy young girl entering the waters of baptism. Gospel for Kids (13:23 minutes)

Heavenly Father loves me, so He gave me a Savior.

Activity – Jesus Loves Me – action rhyme

Activity – My Book About Jesus – Make your own book of Jesus with the words to the song “I Know That My Savior Loves Me.”

Activity – Jesus Loves Me – coloring page

Article – Jesus Loves Me – A simple telling about Jesus and His place in Heavenly Father’s plan.

Jesus Christ is my “living water.”

Activity/Video – The Well of Living Water – In the Bible, Christ taught a woman near a well. In this video we’ll draw a well, which will represent Christ and how His message can help make our spirits stronger if we follow Him. Gospel for Kids (17:42 minutes)

Video – The Woman at the Well – scripture reader

I can honor my mother as Jesus did.

Article – Friend to Friend: A Mother’s Influence – Elder Carlos H. Amado tells of his mother’s influence in his life and how happy he is to honor his parents.

Article – Lessons from Mother – Elder Jairo Mazzagardi of the Seventy shares some things he learned from his mother, including honesty and paying tithing.

Article – Remembering Mothers: Stories from our Prophets – Prophets share memories of their mothers.

Story – 1-2-3! We’re Here to Help! – Two brothers show appreciation for their mom.

Video – The Wedding in Cana – scripture reader

Video – Jesus and His Heavenly Father’s House – scripture reader

Youth

How Can I Improve My Worship of God?

Article – The Blessings of Worship – Worship is essential and central to our spiritual life. It is something we should yearn for, seek out, and strive to experience.

Article – Improving Your Personal Prayers – What would listening to your personal prayers reveal about you and your relationship with Heavenly Father?

Video – Want to Increase Your Faith? – Struggling with faith? Want to gain a testimony? What might you need to do…”Your faith will grow, not by chance, but by choice.”- Neil L. Andersen (1 minute)

Video – Our Spiritual Passport – Youth consider what they will do to add stamps to their “spiritual passports” and bless the lives of others. (3:17 minutes)

Youth and Adults

Teaching Aids – Come Follow Up: John 2-4 – Includes video clips, quotes, and artwork to aid in teaching about being born again and Chris is our “Living Water.”

Jesus Christ’s miracles “manifested forth his glory.”

Article – Will Miracles Happen for Me? – As we see in the New Testament, miracles have always been performed through priesthood power and faith. Some might wonder, but how do I have the faith that miracles will happen for me?

Article – Tomorrow the Lord Will Do Wonders Among You – Keep loving. Keep trying. Keep trusting. Keep believing. Keep growing. Heaven is cheering you on today, tomorrow, and forever.

Article – The God that Doest Wonders – Among the signs of the true church, and included in the evidences of God’s work in the world, are the manifestations of his power which we are helpless to explain or to fully understand.

Video – The Miracle of the Ordinary – How can we faithfully discover the answers to our difficult questions? Elder Corbridge suggests how to keep the faith when we have moments of uncertainty. (3 minutes)

I must be born again to enter the kingdom of God.

Article – Ye Must Be Born Again – Through faith in Christ, we can be spiritually prepared and cleansed from sin, immersed in and saturated with His gospel, and purified and sealed by the Holy Spirit of Promise.

Article – Cleansing the Inner Vessel – Nowhere are the generosity and the kindness and mercy of God more manifest than in repentance.

Heavenly Father shows His love for me through Jesus Christ.

Article – Hallowed Be Thy Name – The reverence of the Savior for our Father and the understanding of his love made the whole world hopeful and holy.

Article – For God So Loved Us – God so loved us that He sent His Only Begotten Son—not to condemn us, but to save us.

Article – Consider the Goodness and Greatness of God – I invite you to remember each day the greatness of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ and what They have done for you.

Is God a spirit?

Article – Godhead – Gospel Topics essay

Video – What is the Godhead? – God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost form a group known as the Godhead. Each member is a different, individual being, yet all three are united in thought, desire, knowledge, power, and purpose. (7:03 minutes)

Christ offers me His living water.

Article – Living Water to Quench Spiritual Thirst – The Savior’s promise to that woman extends to all of our Heavenly Father’s children. By living the gospel of Jesus Christ, we develop within ourselves a living spring that will quench eternally our thirst for happiness, peace, and everlasting life.

Article – Come Drink the Living Water – We have tasted of the living water, for we know the source.

Article – Blessed by Living Water – Living water heals. It nourishes and sustains. It brings peace and joy.

Article – A Reservoir of Living Water – As water is necessary to sustain physical life, so the Savior and His doctrines, principles, and ordinances are essential for eternal life.

We can defend sacred places and things.

Article – Stand Strong in Holy Places – Standing obedient and strong on the doctrine of our God, we stand in holy places, for His doctrine is sacred and will not change.

Article – Defending the Faith – The Lord needs a people willing and able to humbly yet firmly defend Christ and the kingdom of God.

Article – Your Holy Places – Whether [your holy places] are geographic or moments in time, they are equally sacred and have incredible strengthening power.

Video – Defenders of the Faith – Marie Madeline Cardon and her family were holding a Church service in their home in Italy when an angry mob of men gathered and began shouting for the missionaries to be brought outside. It was Marie who marched out of the house to confront the mob. (6:56 minutes)

Adults

Article – Jesus and the Temple – What was Herod’s Temple like during the Lord’s life? A look at the Temple—from the Pinnacle to the Holy Place.

Article – The Savior’s Respect for Women – By studying Christ’s interactions with women in the book of John, we can better understand our potential relationship with Him.

Article- The Message of Nicodemus – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – Spiritual Rebirth: Have Ye Been Born of God? – BYU Religious Studies Center

Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: Woman at the Well – Religious scholars discuss Jesus’ journey to Galilee through Samaria where He meets and speaks with the woman at the well despite that Jews avoid the area and people. BYUtv (26:46 minutes)

Video – Come Follow Up: John 2-4 – Why do we need to be “born again?” Guests Jennifer Lane, Neal A. Maxwell Research Associate at the BYU Maxwell Institute, and leadership coach speaker Kevin Jones Giddins join host Ben Lomu. BYUtv (54:46 minutes)