The Word of God Grew and Multiplied – Acts 10-15

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 Acts 10-15. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!

Everyone

Video – Peter’s Revelation to take the Gospel to the Gentiles – Bible Video

Video – The Jerusalem Conference – Bible Video

Video – True Christianity – When their best friend passes away, two men embark on an epic road trip to discover the meaning of “true Christianity.” (3:04 minutes)

Videos – One in a Million – There are a million Primary children all around the world! Meet some of them through this series of short online videos.

Children

Lesson – Peter and Cornelius – To help each child understand that Heavenly Father loves all his children and wants all of them to have the opportunity to learn the gospel of Jesus Christ. New Testament Primary Manual

Heavenly Father loves all His children. “God is no respecter of persons.”

Activity – Peter Teaches the Gospel – scripture figures

Activity – Because I know We are All Children of God I will Share the Gospel With Others – coloring page

Activity – I Can Be a Missionary Now – coloring page

Activity/Article – Peter and Cornelius – A retelling of the story with a missionary mobile to make.

Activity/Article – Seek, then Follow the Prophet’s Counsel – a retelling of the story of Peter and Cornelius with picture strips for the children to tell the story in their own words.

Activity/Article – How You Can Be a Missionary – Learn ways you can share the gospel. Includes a search and find activity.

I am a Christian because I believe in and follow Jesus Christ.

Activity – I am a Christian – Color the badge or necklace

Activity – I Can Tell Others About Jesus – Coloring page

Activity/Article – Article of Faith 9 – Use this Friend article to review the ninth article of faith with your family.

Heavenly Father hears and answers prayers. When I pray in faith, Heavenly Father will answer.

Activity – I Can Pray to Heavenly Father and He will Hear and Answer My Prayers – coloring page

Youth

What Does It Mean to Be a Disciple of Jesus Christ?

Article – You’re a Mormon?  – Learn how to explain to friends and family members that you’re a Christian.

Article – Share What You Love – Your love for the gospel, for others, and for the Lord empowers you to share the gospel.

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.

Article – Becoming a Disciple of Our Lord Jesus Christ – The constellation of characteristics that result from faith in Christ are all necessary to our standing strong in these last days.

Video – We Believe in Christ: Personal Testimony – Youth from around the world share their testimonies of Jesus Christ. (2:54 minutes)

Video – Respector of Persons – James M. Paramore shares a story of a Mormon American soldier administering to a wounded German soldier in World War II. (Acts 10:34)

Video – Culture of Christ – Dallin H. Oaks talks about following the culture of Christ. (Acts 15:1-29)

Youth & Adults

Teaching Resources – Come Follow Up: Acts 10-15 – Artwork, quotes, and video clips to aid teachers in leading the discussion for this lesson.

“God is no respecter of persons.”

Articles – The Blessings of Diversity – This Ensign article explains that being unified in Christ doesn’t mean we all have to be the same.

Article – Gather, Don’t Scatter – God doesn’t show favoritism among people, and neither should we.

Article – Our Call to Share the Savior’s Gospel – As God’s servants, we are called to share the hope the Savior offers through His life, teachings, Atonement, and restored gospel.

Article – Seven Days of Sharing – You can share the gospel in normal and natural ways. Are you up for the challenge?

Heavenly Father teaches me line upon line through revelation.

Article – Line Upon Line, Precept Upon Precept – If you and I would learn to discern the difference between our own emotions and the promptings of the Holy Ghost, then we must come to recognize the Lord’s pattern and process for giving us spiritual knowledge. And the phrase “line upon line, precept upon precept” describes a central feature of the Lord’s pattern.

Article – “Revelation for the Church, Revelation for Our Lives  – In coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directing, comforting, and constant influence of the Holy Ghost.

I am a Christian because I believe in and follow Jesus Christ.

Articles – Taking upon Ourselves the Name of Jesus Christ  – May we faithfully take upon ourselves the name of Jesus Christ—by seeing as He sees, by serving as He served, and by trusting that His grace is sufficient.

Article – The Correct Name of the Church – Jesus Christ directed us to call the Church by His name because it is His Church, filled with His power.

Article – “Thus Shall My Church Be Called”– In the Bible the term “saint” is used much more frequently than the word Christian.

Adults

Article – Paul the Apostle: Champion of the Doctrine of the Resurrection – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – Peter, Cornelius, and Cultural Boundaries – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – The Jerusalem Council – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – The Jerusalem Conference: The First Council of the Christian Church – BYU Religious Studies Center

Video – Come Follow Up: Acts 10-15 – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu leads the discussion with gospel scholar Josh Matson and special guest Milton Camargo on the following topics: “God Is No Respecter of Persons” and The Lord Directs His Servants through Revelation. BYUtv (54:42 minutes)

Video – The Acts to Revelation: God is No Respecter of Persons – Religious scholars discuss Acts chapters 10 through 13 which detail the teaching of the Gospel to the Gentiles, the martyrdom of James, and Saul’s name change to Paul. BYUtv (26:46 minutes)