Be Not Afraid – Matthew 14; Mark 6; John 5–6

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 14; Mark 6; John 5–6. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!

Everyone

Video – The Feeding of the 5,000 – Jesus provides a meal for 5,000 people with only five loaves of bread and two fishes. (2:53 minutes)

Video – Wherefore Didst Thou Doubt? – Jesus walks on water and bids Peter to come unto Him. (2:10 minutes)

Children

Podcast – Jesus Serves – In the following two chapters children recite the stories of healing on the Sabbath and feeding 5,000 souls. Each miracle teaches us something a little bit different about the Savior and about what we need to know to return to live with our Heavenly Father.

Podcast – Jesus Walks on Water – A Primary teacher and children discuss the 5,000 people that Jesus fed with 5 loaves of bread and two small fish. The people followed Jesus to listen to him speak and didn’t have any food to eat. After he feeds the people, the Apostles departed in a boat and Jesus walked on water out to the Apostles. Peter tries to walk on water out to the Jesus.

Jesus Christ knows what I need and can help me.

Article – Jesus Works Miracles – While Jesus was on the earth, He worked many miracles that showed His power as the Son of God.

Video – Remember Jesus – We asked kids to tell us the story of Jesus healing a man on the Sabbath in their own words. (3:03 minutes)

I follow Jesus’s example when I am kind to others.

Activity – Following in Jesus’s Footsteps – Identify ways you can follow Jesus, trace your footsteps and read scriptures.

Article – Becoming Like Jesus Christ – Dieter F. Uchtdorf teaches that as we follow Jesus Christ we become more like Him.

Story – Helping Like Jesus – Ella tries to be like Jesus and learns the most important thing Jesus did was to help us return to Heavenly Father.

Faith in Jesus Christ can help me not be afraid.

Activity – Faith in Jesus Christ Can Help Me – Coloring page

Activity – Jesus Walks on Water – Scripture figures

Activity – Jesus Walks on Water – Coloring page

Activity – Jesus Walked on Water – Spot the differences

Story – Jesus Walks on the Water – A rebus story

Video – Jesus Walks on the Water –New Testament Scripture reader

Jesus Christ teaches me about Heavenly Father.

Video – Doing His Father’s Work on Earth – New Testament Scripture reader

Video – The Bread of Life – New Testament Scripture reader

My small offerings can make a difference.

Activity – Go Fish – A matching and blessing game

Activity – Loaves and Fishes – Find 5 loaves of bread and two fishes in the picture

Activity – Jesus Feeds 5,000 – Coloring page

Activity – Bread of Life – Find the hidden objects in this illustration of Jesus feeding the five thousand.

Story – Jesus Feeds 5,000 People – A rebus story

Story – Jesus Fed Many People – A retelling for young children of Jesus feeding thousands with five loaves of bread and two fish.

Video – Jesus Feeds 5,000 People – New Testament Scripture reader

Youth & Adults

Teaching Aids – Come Follow Up: Be Not Afraid – Artwork, quotes, and videos to aid teachers in leading the discussion on this lesson.

Jesus Christ honors His Father.

Article – The Grandeur of God – In word and in deed Jesus was trying to reveal and make personal to us the true nature of His Father, our Father in Heaven.

The Savior can magnify my humble offerings to accomplish His purposes.

Article – Divine Discontent – Divine discontent can move us to act in faith, follow the Savior’s invitations to do good, and give our lives humbly to Him.

Article – The Beacon in the Harbor of Peace – We all have significant opportunity to practice Christianity, and we should try it at every opportunity.

Article – Notwithstanding my Weakness – What can we do to manage these vexing feelings of inadequacy? Here are but a few suggestions. A General Conference address by Neal A. Maxwell

Article – Lessons from the New Testament: Jesus Christ the Bread of Life – Let us examine some of the details of this miraculous story and discuss why it is relevant in our day.

Article – Five Loaves and Two Fishes – We are also to understand and remember that we too, like the lad in the New Testament account, are the spirit children of our Heavenly Father, that Jesus is the Christ, our Savior, and the Redeemer of the world.

Jesus Christ invites me to set aside my fears and doubts and exercise faith in Him.

Article – Questions and Answer: Significance of Peter Walking on Water – To more fully understand the event of Peter walking on the water, we must first look at the setting in which it took place.

Article – Therefore They Hushed Their Fears – Unlike worldly fear that creates alarm and anxiety, godly fear is a source of peace, assurance, and confidence.

Video – Pure and Simple Faith – A young woman exhibits faith that God will provide a way to meet her family’s basic needs. (5:21 minutes)

As a disciple of Jesus Christ, I must be willing to believe and accept the truth, even when it is hard to do.

Article – The Living Bread which Came Down from Heaven – If we yearn to dwell in Christ and have Him dwell in us, then holiness is what we seek.

Article – To Whom Shall We Go? – In the end, each one of us must respond to the Savior’s question: “Will ye also go away?”

Article – He Hath Filled the Hungry with Good Things – Everything in the gospel teaches us that we can change if we need to, that we can be helped if we truly want it, that we can be made whole, whatever the problems of the past.

Adults

Article – The Bread of Life Sermon – BYU Religious Studies Center

Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: The Bread of Life – Religious scholars discuss Jesus’ teachings on committing to the new gospel, that He is the bread of life, and how He has fulfilled the law of Moses. BYUtv (26:46 minutes)

Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: Feeding the Multitude – Religious scholars discuss the imprisonment and beheading of John the Baptist, the miracle of feeding the five thousand, and Jesus walking on water. BYUtv (26:46 minutes)

Video – Come Follow Up: Be Not Afraid – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu leads the discussion with gospel scholar Gaye Strathearn and special guest Devin Graham on the following topics: Jesus Christ Invites Me to Set Aside My Fears and Doubts and Exercise Faith in Him and I Can Use My Unique Gifts to Accomplish God’s Purposes. BYUtv (55 minutes)