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 1 Corinthians 8 – 13. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!
Everyone
Activity – Sacrament Hymn Sing-Along – Check out this activity from the new Ensign series “Family Study Fun” and discuss how hymns prepare us to partake of the sacrament.
Video – Spiritual Dynamite – Invite more spiritual power into your life by combining family history with the blessings of the temple.
Children
Heavenly Father will help me make righteous choices. Heavenly Father will help me resist temptation.
Article – God’s Power Within You – Gordon B. Hinckley teaches about facing and overcoming temptations.
Article – Avoiding the Devil’s Throat – James E. Faust teaches us to be cautious and stay as far away from temptation as we can.
Heavenly Father has blessed me with spiritual gifts. I have spiritual gifts.
Activity – What are YOUR Spiritual Gifts? – Heavenly Father gives everyone spiritual gifts. What are some of yours?
During the sacrament, I can think about how I am following the Savior.
Activity – My Family is Blessed when We Remember Jesus Christ – coloring page
Activity – Making the Sacrament Special – A fill-in-the-blank activity using a sacrament prayer and tips for making the sacrament more meaningful.
Activity – Remember Jesus Christ During the Sacrament – A wheel depicting various scenes which can help children remember Christ as they partake of the sacrament.
Article – Taking the Sacrament – Ideas for helping young children understand the meaning of the sacrament.
Article – What Should I Think About When I Take the Sacrament? – Jeffrey R. Holland shares some thoughts on this subject.
I can love others.
Activity – I Can Love Others – Coloring page
Activity – My Family and I Can Serve Others – coloring page
Activity – Filled With Love – coloring page
Video – Pass it On – Children around the world have taken President Thomas S. Monson’s counsel to find a way to serve others.
Youth and Adults
Teaching Resources – Come Follow Up: 1 Corinthians 8-13 – Artwork, quotes, and video clips to aid teachers in leading the discussion for this lesson.
God provides a way to escape temptation.
Article – To Acquire Spiritual Guidance – By careful practice, through the application of correct principles, and by being sensitive to the feelings that come, you will gain spiritual guidance.
Video – Ability to Bear – (1 Corinthians 10-13) Boyd K. Packer urges us to resist the temptations of Satan.
Video – The Devil’s Side of the Line – (1 Corinthians 10:13) George Albert Smith teaches all to stay close to the Lord to find safety.
Video – Master the Flesh – (1 Corinthians 9:24-25) M. Russell Ballard explains the importance of keeping covenants with God.
The sacrament unifies us as members of Christ’s Church.
Article – Become More Christlike through the Sacrament – In this New Era article, D. Todd Christofferson teaches how preparing for and partaking of the sacrament can helps us become like the Savior.
Article – The Sacrament and Spiritual Growth – The one thing that would make for the safety of every man and woman would be to appear at the sacrament table every Sabbath day.
In God’s plan, men and women need each other.
Article – Brothers and Sisters in the Lord – “God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son”—and He gave us each other.
Article – It is Not Good for Man or Woman to Be Alone – No marriage or family, no ward or stake is likely to reach its full potential until husbands and wives, mothers and fathers, men and women work together in unity of purpose.
Article – No Greater Honor: Women’s Role – From the beginning God has made it clear that woman is very special, and he has also very clearly defined her position, her duties, and her destiny in the divine plan.
Article – Defenders of the Family Proclamation – Let us help build the kingdom of God by standing up boldly and being defenders of marriage, parenthood, and the home.
Article – Celestial Marriage – [The] proclamation on the family helps us realize that celestial marriage brings greater possibilities for happiness than does any other relationship.
Article – The Women in Our Lives – Notwithstanding this preeminence given the creation of woman, she has so frequently through the ages been relegated to a secondary position. She has been put down. She has been denigrated. She has been enslaved. She has been abused. And yet some few of the greatest characters of scripture have been women of integrity, accomplishment, and faith.
Article – Lessons From Eve – Without women, the whole purpose of the creation of this world would be in vain.
Video – Man and Woman – (1 Corinthians 11:11) Gordon B. Hinckley testifies that man and woman are God’s design.
Video – Church Callings – (1 Corinthians 12:19-23) Gordon B. Hinckley emphasizes that all callings are important to the Lord.
Spiritual gifts are given to benefit all of Heavenly Father’s children.
Article – There are Many Gifts – It is up to each of us to search for and build upon the gifts which God has given. We must remember that each of us is made in the image of God, that there are no unimportant persons. Everyone matters to God and to his fellowmen.
Article – Spiritual Gifts – We know too little about spiritual gifts. This is evident in our communications, and it is also evident in our failure to seek after and use spiritual gifts.
Article – Discover Your Gifts – This New Era article explores ways to discover and cultivate your spiritual gifts.
Adults
Article – The Unifying Power of Spiritual Gifts – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Adoption and Atonement: Becoming Sons and Daughters of Christ – BYU Religious Studies Center
Article – Saved and Enabled by the Grace of Jesus Christ – BYU Religious Studies Center
Chart – Gifts of the Spirit – BYU Studies
Chart – Overview of the Epistles – 1 Corinthians – BYU Studies
Video – Come Follow Up: 1 Corinthians 8-13 – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu leads the discussion with gospel scholar Patrick Mason and special guest Noelle Pikus-Pace on the following topics: The Sacrament Unifies Us as Members of the Church and Identifying and Developing My Spiritual Gifts. BYUtv
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