Thou Art the Christ – Matthew 15-17; Mark 7-9

Free resources from church websites to help you teach the doctrine and principles found in this week’s Come, Follow Me New Testament reading for Matthew 15-17; Mark 7-9. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!

Everyone

Activity – Thou Art the Christ – Sharing time to do with your family. Includes a diorama of Jesus Christ talking with children.

Video – Thou Art the Christ – Peter testifies that Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus declares that He will give the keys of the kingdom to Peter. Matthew 16:13–19

Video Collection – Hear Him – Learn how Apostles and other Church leaders personally “hear” the Lord Jesus Christ through the Spirit.

Video – Patterns of Light: The Light of Christ – What is light? In this three part series, Elder David A. Bednar discusses how we receive and perceive light from God. Part 1 centers on the properties of light and how the Light of Christ affects all men and women everywhere. (2:33 minutes)

Video – Patterns of Light: Discerning Light – How do we recognize divine light and discern it from our own thoughts? In part 2 of this three part series, Elder David A. Bednar discusses how to discern and act upon light from God. (2:12 minutes)

Video – Patterns of Light: Spirit of Revelation – Elder David A. Bednar explains the patterns of light by which God communicates with us and how those patterns lead to the spirit of revelation. Part 3 (3:04 minutes)

Children

Podcast – Appearing in Glory – A Primary teacher and children talk about when Jesus took Peter, James, and John to the Mount of Transfiguration and taught them how to pray. They see Moses and Elias. Jesus casts an evil spirit out of a boy, and teaches the Apostles how to fast and pray in order to cast out evil spirits. Discussion topics include: Heavenly Father praise Jesus, Moses and Elias’s appearance, Building faith in Jesus and the importance fasting.

I can gain a testimony that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. A testimony of Jesus Christ comes through revelation.

Activity – What is a Testimony? – coloring page

Activity – I have a testimony of Jesus Christ – coloring page

Activity – The Holy Ghost – a fill in the blank activity

Activity – The Holy Ghost – crossword puzzle

Article – How Can You Know What’s True? – During the April 2018 general conference, President Russell M. Nelson taught how we can get answers and receive a testimony.

Article – What is Revelation? – Elder David A. Bednar shares some thoughts on this subject.

Jesus Christ gives prophets and apostles priesthood keys to lead His Church. The Church of Jesus Christ is led by those who hold priesthood keys.

Activity – Priesthood Hidden Scripture – Blacken some letters in this square to read a scripture about the priesthood.

Article – What are Priesthood Keys? – Elder Gary E. Stevenson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explains what priesthood keys are. Includes a story about Elder Stevenson losing his car keys while skiing.

Article – Is the Priesthood Just for Men and Boys? – Includes some information about how the priesthood blesses everyone and how you can help in the work of the priesthood. 

Video – Appearing in Glory: The Transfiguration – New Testament Scripture Reader

My faith can work miracles.

Activity – My Faith Can Work Miracles – Coloring page

Activity – Faith is Like a Seed – color by number

Activity – Faith is Like a Seed – action rhyme (third page down)

Activity – I Have Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ – coloring page

Activity/Article – Lessons from Seeds – President Dieter F. Uchtdorf uses a parable to teach that if we plant and nurture gospel standards in our lives, we can receive great blessings. Includes a word search.

Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

Activity/Article – Believing in Jesus Christ – article about Jesus Christ with picture strip bookmarks to put together

Article – Where is Jesus? – President Henry B. Eyring shares a message about Jesus Christ. Includes a puzzle code for older children.

Video – Peter Testifies of Christ –New Testament scripture reader

Youth and Adults

Teaching resources – Come Follow Up: Matthew 15-17; Mark 7-9 – Quotes, artwork, and videos to aid teachers in preparing to lead the discussion for this lesson.

A testimony of Jesus Christ comes by revelation.

Article – Stand Forever – We must be grounded on the rock of revelation, and although we may not know the answer to every question, we must know the answers to the primary questions. And if we do, the gates of hell shall not prevail against us and we will stand forever. A BYU devotional by Lawrence E. Corbridge

Article – The Spirit of Revelation – The spirit of revelation is real—and can and does function in our individual lives and in the Church.

Article – Hearing the Voice of the Spirit Personally – Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ speak to us in a variety of ways—it’s up to us to learn to recognize the voice of the Spirit.

Article – Revelation: The Key to Finding Truth – There are three ways we can find the eternal truths God has for us.

Article – How Can We Find Truth in a Sea of Information? – We are surrounded by misinformation and deception. How can we tell what’s true?

Article – God’s Gift to Help You Learn – Supercharge your learning by understanding the role of the Holy Ghost in it.

Video – We Believe in Jesus Christ – Youth share their testimonies of the Savior. (2:54 minutes)

“The keys of the kingdom of heaven” are on the earth today.

Article – Power in the Priesthood – A man may open the drapes so the warm sunlight comes into the room, but the man does not own the sun or the light or the warmth it brings.

Video – Priesthood Keys: The Restoration of Priesthood Keys – Through the examples of ancient apostles, Elder Perry teaches how priesthood keys were restored to latter-day prophets. (2:08 minutes)

When seeking greater faith, I can start with the faith I have.

Article – Building on the Rock: Deep Study of Simple Truths – We don’t need to know every detail about the gospel to maintain our testimonies. But we do need to have a deep understanding of gospel truths.

Article – How Can I Believe in What I’ve Never Seen? – Even when the gospel seems intangible, we can choose to have faith anyway.

Article – Lord, I Believe – Honestly acknowledge your questions and your concerns, but first and forever fan the flame of your faith, because all things are possible to them that believe.

Article – Upon This Rock – It is within our power to build a house of faith, a house of righteousness, a house of salvation.

Adults

Article – Lessons from the New Testament: Thou Art the Christ – The New Testament is full of firsthand accounts of mortals and declarations of angels proclaiming the birth, life, ministry, death, and Resurrection of the Only Begotten Son of God. From thence comes its majesty.

Article – Rebuilding My Faith after Doubt – When someone I loved was leaving the Church, I lost sight of my own testimony.

Article – The Apostolic Mission, and Events Related Thereto – chapter 21 of Jesus the Christ

Article – A Period of Darkening Opposition – chapter 22 of Jesus the Christ

Article – The Transfiguration – chapter 23 of Jesus the Christ

Article – “Whom Say Ye That I Am?”: Peter’s Witness of Christ – As we come to love and understand the Apostle Peter, we will be more ready and able to accept his special witness of Christ.

Article – Peter, Stones, and Seers – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – Peter’s Keys – BYU Religious Studies Center

Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: The Mount of Transfiguration – Religious scholars discuss the events and lessons that occurred when Jesus brought Peter, James, and John to the Mount of Transfiguration and its importance in our day. BYUtv (26:47 minutes)

Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: The Rock of Our Salvation – Religious scholars discuss Jesus calling Peter to be the rock of His church and teaching about priesthood authority and ordinances. BYUtv (26:47 minutes)

Video – Come Follow Up: Matthew 15-17; Mark 7-9 – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu leads the discussi n with gospel scholar Gaye Strathearn and special guest Morgan Jones Pearson on the following topics: A Testimony of Jesus Christ Comes by Revelation and Consecration Brings Blessings. BYUtv (55:55 minutes)