Blessed Are Ye – Matthew 5; Luke 6

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 5; Luke 6. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!

Everyone

Video – Sermon on the Mount: The Beatitudes – Bible Videos

Video – Sermon on the Mount: The Higher Law  – Bible Videos

Video – How Can I Be a Peacemaker? – We can follow Jesus´ example as a peacemaker when we share our beliefs with conviction, but always void of anger or malice. (2:42 minutes)

Video – Shine Your Light So Others May See – “The Savior’s call to “shine our light” is a call to intentionally focus our light to help others see their next step forward to come to Christ,” says Bonnie H. Cordon, Young Women General President. (3:14 minutes)

Video – Look to the Light – At Christmastime and always, Jesus Christ is the Light of the World for all who seek Him.

Children

Lesson – The Sermon on the Mount – To help the children strive to become more like Jesus by following his teachings in the Sermon on the Mount. New Testament Primary Manual

Music – I Want to Live the Gospel – Sing along to this Primary song.

Podcast – The Sermon on the Mount – A Primary teacher and children recite the tales of the Sermon on The Mount, the greatest sermon ever given, and Christ’s teachings on prayer. We must do unto others as we would have them do unto us, and pray privately and earnestly to our Father in Heaven in order to obtain happiness and peace in our lives.

Video – The Sermon on the Mount – New Testament scripture reader

I can be a peacemaker.

Activity – Cease From Anger – Take this quiz to find out how patient and forgiving you are

Activity – Peacemakers –Decode this message to find out what blessing Jesus Christ promised to peacemakers.

Article – Following Jesus: Be a Peacemaker  – Read how other children are peacemakers.

Poster – Blessed are the Peacemakers – Print and put where you can see it everyday.

I can be happy when I live the way Jesus taught.

Activity – Jesus Christ Sermon on the Mount – coloring page

Activity – Beatitude Book – make a booklet about the beatitudes

Activity – Beatitudes Word Search – for older children

Activity – The Beatitudes – a matching game for older children

Activity – A Little Better Every Day – match the wrong choices with better choices, then illustrate the good choices

Activity – How to Pray – Color and Trace

Jesus wants me to be a light to others. My example can light the way for others to follow Jesus.

Activity – Jesus Wants Me to Be a Light to Others – Coloring page

Jesus Christ wants me to love everyone.

Article – Following Jesus: Be Generous – See how other children follow Jesus’s example.

Article – Following Jesus: Be a Good Example – See how other children follow Jesus’s example.

Article – Following Jesus: Be Brave – See how other children follow Jesus’s example.

Youth and Adults

Teaching Resources – Come Follow Up: Matthew 5; Luke 6 – Video clips, artwork, and quotes to aid teachers in teaching the lesson.

Lasting happiness comes from living the way Jesus Christ taught.

Article – Peace in the World vs Peace in Christ – Jesus Christ can give us lasting peace, even during hardships and trials.

Article – Idea List: Getting Along – A family in Chile shares tips on how to get along with one another.

Article – Blessed are the Peacemakers – You may well doubt that you can have much effect on the people around you. But you will have help.

Article – Guided by His Exemplary Life – Jesus Christ showed us the way to lead and guide one another in at least three significant ways during his mortal ministry.

“Ye are the salt of the earth.”

Activity – Salt and the Weight of the World – With the help of a little salty science, you can teach your family about righteous choices.

Article – Wherefore Settle This in Your Hearts – We cannot keep one foot in the Church and one foot in the world. How do we lose our savor? One way is when we stop being different from the world. Many in the Church are drifting in the direction of the world and looking and becoming more and more like the world. We must stop drifting.

The Savior’s disciples are to be the light of the world.

Article – Drawn to the Light – Are you lighting the way for others? Are you an example of the Savior in your words, thoughts, and actions?

Article – The Armour of Light – Having light is evidence that Jesus Christ is part of our life. His light—His spirit, His truth, His power—inspires, motivates, comforts, capacitates, and protects.

Article – Be a Light to the World – As you keep the flame of testimony burning brightly, you will become a beacon of righteousness—even a light—for all to see.

Article – Be a Light to the World – As you keep the flame of testimony burning brightly, you will become a beacon of righteousness—even a light—for all to see.

The law of Christ supersedes the law of Moses.

Article – The Law of Moses and the Law of Christ – BYU Religious Studies Center

Does Heavenly Father really expect me to be perfect?

Article – Be Ye Therefore Perfect-Eventually – If we persevere, then somewhere in eternity our refinement will be finished and complete.

Article – Be Ye Therefore Perfect – One area of confusion not rare among us is the notion that worthiness is synonymous with perfection. It is not! One can be fully worthy in a gospel sense and yet still be growing while dealing with personal imperfections.

Article – Be Ye Therefore Perfect – Perfection is a long, hard journey with many pitfalls. It’s not attainable overnight. Eternal vigilance is the price of victory. Eternal vigilance is required in the subduing of enemies and in becoming the master of oneself. It cannot be accomplished in little spurts and disconnected efforts

Article – Perfection Pending – When comparing one’s personal performance with the supreme standard of the Lord’s expectation, the reality of imperfection can at times be depressing.

Adults

Article – Perfection: A Daily Process – Dealing with our own imperfections will be a lifelong effort, but right now we can resolve to serve the Savior unswervingly.

Article – Meek and Lowly – Meekness is needed in order for us to be spiritually successful—whether in matters of the intellect, in the management of power, in the dissolution of personal pride, or in coping with the challenges and routine of life. With meekness, living in “thanksgiving daily” is actually possible even in life’s stern seasons.

Article – Becoming “Meek and Lowly of Heart” – Satan uses that very delicate line between self-confidence and pride to blind us. He can keep us so frenzied in our efforts to protect our self-esteem that we are blinded to the one quality that would assure it—true dependence upon the Lord.

Article – Walk in the Meekness of My Spirit – In our personal lives and in the performance of our university duties, you and I have the responsibility to do nothing that would constrain these heavenly powers from blessing those whom we serve.

Article – Blessed are the Peacemakers – Peace is a prime priority that pleads for our pursuit.

Article – “Be Ye Therefore Perfect”: The Elusive Quest for Perfection – BYU Religious Studies Center

Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: Sermon on the Mount – Religious scholars discuss the Sermon on the Mount and the direction to be perfect even as Christ is perfect as well as instructions on judging righteously. BYUtv discussion (26:46 minutes)

Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: The Beatitudes – Religious scholars discuss the beatitudes outlined in Jesus Christ’s Sermon on the Mount. BYUtv discussion (26:46 minutes)

Video – Come Follow Up: Matthew 5; Luke 6 – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu leads the discussion with gospel scholar James Goldberg and special guest Brock Blake on the following topics: Lasting Happiness Comes from Living the Way Jesus Christ Taught and The Powerful Truth of Our Potential. BYUtv (55:15 minutes)