I Am the Good Shepherd – John 7-10

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 John 7-10. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!

Everyone

Radio Drama – I Am the Light of the World – In this episode, we hear Jesus’ discourses on love and His testimony that He is the Light of the World. We hear the parable of the good Samaritan, hear portrayed the cleansing of the ten lepers, and see in our mind’s eye the story of the woman taken in adultery. In this episode, we also learn of Jesus’ continued confrontations with the scribes and Pharisees and hear, again, His prophecies regarding His own death. The Light of Men is a series of radio dramas depicting the life and ministry of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Video – The Good Shepherd and Other Sheep I Have – Jesus is the Good Shepherd. He declares that His Father commanded Him to lay down His life, and take it up again. (3:24 minutes)

Video – Go and Sin No More – Jesus teaches about compassion when confronted with a woman accused of adultery. John 8:2-11

Video – Jesus declares “I am the Light of the World, the Truth Shall Make You Free” – Jesus declares that He is the light of the world, and the Son of God. Whosoever will embrace His gospel and follow Him can be freed from sin. John 8:12-58

Video – Jesus Heals a Man Born Blind – On the Sabbath day, Jesus heals a man born blind. John 9:1-41

Video – Discovering Truth – Heavenly Father is pleased with us when we seek to discover truths. He loves teaching us line upon line, precept on precept. As we strive to learn and have faith in Him, He will bless us to see things as they really are. (4:48 minutes)

Children

Activity – I Am the Light of the World – coloring page

Lesson – Jesus Christ Heals a Man Born Blind – To help each child understand that we can overcome trials and challenges by coming to Jesus Christ.

Lesson – The Good Shepherd – To teach the children to trust Jesus because he is the Good Shepherd.

Podcast – Jesus Heals a Blind Man, The Good Shepherd – A Primary teacher and children discuss how Jesus has the power to heal others, even someone blind since birth. The blind man that Jesus heals tells his neighbors of the miracle that Jesus has performed on him. Also, Jesus calls Himself the Good Shepherd— the one who gave His life that we might live.

Keeping the commandments will help me know they are true. The truth can make me free.

Activity – Jesus Tells a Woman to Sin No More – Coloring page and spot the differences

Activity/Article – Guided by Love – Dieter F. Uchtdorf teaches how we become disciples of Jesus Christ by keeping His commandments. Includes a maze.

Activity/Article – Sharing Time: Keep the Commandments – Includes an activity where children can envision themselves getting closer to the Savior as they keep the commandments.

Article – What’s on Your Mind Question: – “My friend asked me why it matters if I keep the commandments. I’m not sure what to say.”

Story – Safe Ground – A family learns about the importance of staying on safe ground while visiting Yellowstone National Park and compares it to following the commandments.

Jesus obeyed His Father.

Activity – Fathers in the Scriptures – Children match fathers in the scriptures to things they did to help their families.

Activity/Article – Sharing Time: We Grow To Be Like Our Parents – Color puzzle pieces and match items with what they will grow up to be.

Story – Jesus Learned and Grew – A retelling for young children about how Jesus grew in wisdom, stature, and in favor with God and man and how we can do the same.

Story – Friend to Friend: Jumping Fences – Daryl Garn teaches why we should obey our parents by sharing a story about a horse he owned that liked to jump fences.

Jesus knows me and loves me. Jesus is like a shepherd to me.

Activity – Jesus Knows Me and Loves Me – Coloring page

Activity – The Good Shepherd – scripture figures

Activity – The Good Shepherd – flannel board figures and story

Activity/Article – The Good Shepherd – Learn about the Good Shepherd. Create a fan with images on both sides.

Article – The Good Shepherd – Teaches what a shepherd does

Video – Jesus Heals a Blind Man – New Testament Scripture Reader

Video – The Good Shepherd – New Testament Scripture Reader

Youth & Adults

Article – Christ: The Light that Shines in Darkness – If you feel that the beacon of your testimony is sputtering and darkness is closing in, take courage. Keep your promises to God.

Article – The Light and Life of the World – Jesus Christ is the light of the world because his example and his teachings illuminate the path we should walk to return to the presence of our Father in Heaven.

Teaching Resources – Come Follow Up: John 7-9 – Artwork, quotes, and video clips to aid teachers in leading the discussion for this lesson.

As I live the truths taught by Jesus Christ, I will come to know they are true.

Article – Receiving a Testimony of Light and Truth – Your personal testimony of light and truth will not only bless you and your posterity here in mortality, but it will also accompany you throughout all eternity.

Article – Now is the Time – If there is anything in your life you need to consider, now is the time.

Video – In Search of Truth – When we seek the truth about religion, we should use spiritual methods appropriate for that search. (3:03 minutes)

The Savior’s mercy is available to all.

Article – Mercy, the Divine Gift – Why, then, do we see on every side those instances where people decline to forgive one another and show forth the cleansing act of mercy and forgiveness? What blocks the way for such healing balm to cleanse human wounds? Is it stubbornness? Could it be pride? Maybe hatred has yet to melt and disappear.

Article – Do Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly with God – To do justly means acting honorably. We act honorably with God by walking humbly with Him. We act honorably with others by loving mercy.

Article – The Merciful Obtain Mercy – When our hearts are filled with the love of God, we become “kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving.”

Video – Tolerance – Russell M. Nelson speaks of the vital virtue of tolerance. 

If we have faith, God can manifest Himself in our afflictions.

Article – Remember Thy Suffering Saints, O Our God – Keeping covenants unlocks the power of Jesus Christ’s atoning sacrifice to provide strength and even joy to you who suffer.

Article – The Test – Neither mobbings nor the army could turn the Saints aside from what they knew to be true.

Article – We Can Do Hard Things through Him – We grow in our discipleship when we exercise faith in the Lord during difficult times.

Video – Not All Suffering Results From Sin – (John 9:1-5) Elder Boyd K. Packer clarifies that disabilities and handicaps do not come because of sin.

Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd.

Article – Good Shepherds – We can better understand the Savior and ourselves by observing what He taught about sheep and those who love them.

Article – Thoughts on the Good Shepherd – In introducing his mission among men, Jesus identified himself as the Good Shepherd. In the Savior’s time and place, a shepherd who was the owner of the sheep not only loved them but would risk his life for them.

Article – Good Shepherd, Lamb of God – Jesus Christ calls us in His voice and His name. He seeks and gathers us. He teaches us how to minister in love.

Article – Our Good Shepherd – Jesus Christ, our Good Shepherd, finds joy in seeing His diseased sheep progress toward healing.

Video – Good Shepherd – (John 10:1-28) Elder John R. Lasater shares an experience of a loving shepherd in Morocco caring for an injured sheep.

Video – The Good Shepherd – M. Russell Ballard shares a personal story to help to a group of students understand a principle in the scriptures better.

Adults

Article – Jesus Christ and the Feast of Tabernacles – BYU Religious Studies

Article – Nicodemus: Coward or Convert? – BYU Religious Studies

Article – Jesus, the Great Shepherd-King – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – Jesus the Christ—Our Master and More – BYU Religious Studies Center

Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: The Feast of the Tabernacles – Religious scholars discuss when Jesus attends the Feast of the Tabernacles, as required by law, and the persecution He begins to experience that lasts until His crucifixion. BYUtv (26:47 minutes)

Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: Light of the World – Religious scholars discuss the lessons we can learn from Jesus’ treatment of the woman caught in adultery and how He deals with her accusers. BYUtv (26:26 minutes)

Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: The Good Shepherd – Religious scholars discuss the miracle where Jesus healed the blind man with clay and washing, how we can apply this miracle, and how He will always take care of His flock. BYUtv (26:46 minutes)

Video – Come Follow Up: John 7-10 – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu leads the discussion with gospel scholar Melissa Inouye and special guest Blake T. Ostler on the following topics: Jesus Christ Is the Good Shepherd and I Can Come to Know Christ by Following His Example. BYUtv (56:16 minutes)