Continue Ye In My Love – John 14 – 17

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 14-17. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!

Everyone

Article – Vines and Branches – Find out how grapevines teach us about our relationship with our Savior

Video – Preparation of Harold B. Lee: Boyhood Revelation – As a boy, Harold is warned by an unseen voice to stay away from an old barn. (1:24 minutes)

Video – Love One Another – See examples of love and kindness set to the music of a beautiful hymn.

Video – Families Sacrifice, Give, & Love – “I believe families are there to help each other.” (1:13 minutes)

Children

Video – Other Teachings at the Last Supper – New Testament Scripture Reader

I show my love for Jesus Christ by keeping His commandments.

Activity – I Show My Love for Jesus Christ by Keeping His Commandments – A simple game to play

Activity/Article – I Obey Jesus Christ Because I Love Him – Thoughts on how we feel the Savior’s love when we are keeping his commandments. Includes four activity ideas.

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

Activity/Article – The Ten Commandments Teach Me to Love God and His Children – Write down observations of people keeping the Ten Commandments. Read each one and categorize whether they honored God, respected parents and family, or respected others. Includes labels to be used for jar or bag for this activity..

Video – Jesus Taught About Heavenly Father’s Love – New Testament Stories for Kids

The Holy Ghost helps me. The Holy Ghost guides, comforts, and testifies of truth.

Activity/Article – The Gift of the Holy Ghost – Includes an activity to cut out cards about the gifts of the Holy Ghost, decorate a box or bag to look like a gift, draw a card every day, look up the scripture, and fill in the blanks.

Activity – The Holy Ghost – Fill in the blanks with some things you can do to feel the Holy Ghost. Then unscramble the letters to find another name for the Holy Ghost.

Activity – The Holy Ghost – crossword puzzle

Activity – Listen to the Still Small Voice – Includes an activity to look up scriptures about the Holy Ghost and color a paper quilt.

Activity – Names of the Holy Ghost – Word search puzzle using the scriptures to find names for the Holy Ghost.

Activity – Inviting the Spirit – Try these different ways of inviting the Spirit into your life. Then color the pictures.

Activity – The Holy Ghost Testifies to Me – coloring page

Activity – My Faith in Jesus Christ Grows When I Listen to the Holy Ghost – coloring page

Activity – I Choose to Fill My Life with Things that Invite the Spirit – coloring page

Article – The Holy Ghost Is . . – Explains who the Holy Ghost is and how he helps us

Article – Why Do We Need the Gift of the Holy Ghost? – Quentin L. Cook teaches about the Holy Ghost

I can know Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

Youth & Adults

Teaching Resources – Come Follow Up: John 14-17 – Artwork, quotes, and video clips to aid teachers in leading the discussion for this lesson.

I show my love for Jesus Christ by keeping His commandments.

Article – “If Ye Love Me, Keep My Commandments” – God’s commandments are a manifestation of His love for us, and obedience to His commandments is an expression of our love for Him.

Article – Blessed and Happy Are Those Who Keep the Commandments of God – The barriers established by the Lord create for us a safe harbor from evil and destructive influences.

Article – Living the Gospel Joyful – Trust in the saving power of Jesus Christ; keep His laws and commandments. In other words—live the gospel joyful.

The Holy Ghost helps me fulfill my purpose as a disciple of Jesus Christ.

Article – His Spirit to Be With You – I pray with all my heart that you will hear the voice of the Spirit, which is sent to you so generously.

Article – Pure Love: The True Sign of Every True Disciple of Jesus Christ – The gospel of Jesus Christ is centered on the love of the Father and the Savior for us and our love for Them and for one another.

Article – Invite Christ to Author Your Story – Let your narrative be one of faith, following your Exemplar, the Savior Jesus Christ.

Article – Spiritual Capacity – As Jesus Christ’s faithful disciple, you can receive personal inspiration and revelation, consistent with His commandments, that is tailored to you.

As I abide in Christ, I will bring forth good fruit.

Article – Abide in Me – For the fruit of the gospel to blossom and bless our lives, we must be firmly attached to Him, the Savior of us all.

Article – Roots and Branches – Simply summarized, life’s greatest blessings will come to us if our love of Jesus Christ is rooted deeply in our hearts.

Jesus Christ intercedes for His disciples.

Article – Accessing God’s Power through Covenants – As you walk the covenant path, from baptism to the temple and throughout life, I promise you power to go against the natural worldly flow.

Article – True Disciples of the Savior – We can feel enduring joy when our Savior and His gospel become the framework around which we build our lives.

Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are perfectly united.

Article – The Holy Ghost as Your Companion – We can, if we live worthy of it, have the blessing of the Spirit to be with us, not only now and then but always.

Article – One in Christ – It is only in and through our individual loyalty to and love of Jesus Christ that we can hope to be one.

Adults

Article – Helping Children Recognize the Holy Ghost – We can use the different ways the Holy Ghost communicates to help our children develop testimonies.

Article – Further Instruction to the Apostles – Jesus the Christ

Article – Lamb of God: Unique Aspects of the Passion Narrative in John – BYU Religious Studies

Article – The Legal Cause of Action Against Jesus in John 18:29–30 – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – To Know God Is Life Eternal – BYU Religious Studies Center

Video – Our Savior in the Gospels: That They All May Be One – Religious scholars discuss Judas’ betrayal and the final lessons Jesus teaches to His apostles in preparation for His crucifixion and resurrection. BYUtv (26:46 minutes)

Video – Come Follow Up: John 14 – 17 – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu leads the discussion with gospel scholar Kerry Muhlestein and special guests Greg Saylin and Jennifer Saylin on the following topics: The Holy Ghost Helps Me Fulfill My Purpose As a Disciple of Jesus Christ and Abiding in Christ Brings Me Closer to Heavenly Father. BYUtv (55:16 minutes)