Be Thou an Example of the Believers – 1&2 Timothy; Titus; Philemon

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&2 Timothy; Titus; Philemon. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!

Everyone

Activity – Faith, Not Fear – Sing the hymn “When Faith Endures” (Hymns, no. 128), and then read this story from the New Era to learn how the hymn helped calm one sister’s fears. Discuss how recognizing Heavenly Father’s love for you can help you replace your fears with faith.

Activity – A New Block Tower – This picture story and activity from the Friend can help young children learn about forgiveness.

Family Home Evening Idea: Scriptures and Righteousness – In “Truth Will Prevail” (September 2006 Liahona andFriend), President Hinckley asks us to write down a scripture and read it every morning. On small pieces of paper or sticky notes, have everyone write down 2 Timothy 1:7-8. Then write down a few more favorite scriptures. Have family members put these reminders where they will see them each day—by their bed, on the bathroom mirror, on the fridge, etc. At your next family home evening, discuss how these daily reminders helped each person follow Christ.

Video – Forgiving the Unforgivable – Watch this video about a woman who was able to forgive after her father was murdered.

Children

Bishops lead the ward as servants of God.

Activity – A Day with the Bishop – Follow the bishop’s footsteps to see many things that he does to help you and others live the gospel.

I can be “an example of the believers.”

Activity – Being an Example – This picture story and matching game can help young children learn how they can follow Jesus and set a good example for others.

Activity – You can Be a Bright Example Now – See the second page of this Friend article for a puzzle activity featuring children who set good examples around the world.

Activity – Be Thou an Example – Decipher this code to find how you can be an example.

Activity – Be a Good Example – Includes an activity to learn about good examples in the scriptures.

Activity – I Can Be a Good Example – coloring page

The scriptures will help me learn truth. Heavenly Father gave us scriptures to help us know truth from error.

Activity – The Scripture Will Help Me Know Truth – Color and make a necklace

Activity – I Love Scripture Stories – Coloring Page

Activity – Scripture Lifelines – Use this decoder to find the scriptures to fill in the blanks.

Article – How can I learn more when I read the scriptures? – Elder David A. Bednar shares five principles for reading the scriptures.

Eternal things are more valuable than money.

Article – What Can We Do When Hard Things Happen to Us? – Robert D. Hales shares some thoughts.

Youth & Adults

“Be thou an example of the believers.”

Article – Blessed by Example – In this New Era article, O. Vincent Haleck shares how his friends’ good examples led him to join the Church.

Article – Be an Example fo the Believers – Be an example of the believers in faith. Actively strengthen your own faith and testimony of Jesus Christ, thus preparing to testify by word and example to your children.

Article – Be Thou an Example of the Believers – Whether full-time missionaries or members, we should all be good examples of the believers in Jesus Christ.

Article – Rise Up in Strength, Sisters in Zion – To be converted covenant keepers, we need to study the essential doctrines of the gospel and have an unshakable testimony of their truthfulness.

“God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”

Article – Live by Faith and Not by Fear – When we choose to follow Christ in faith rather than choosing another path out of fear, we are blessed with a consequence that is consistent with our choice.

Article – Fear – Why is fear part of earth life? Perhaps our Heavenly Father’s greatest hope is that through our fears we may choose to turn to him.

Article – Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear – Let us set aside our fears and live instead with joy, humility, hope, and a bold confidence that the Lord is with us.

Living the gospel provides safety from the spiritual dangers of the last days.

Article – The Moral Force of Women – Your intuition is to do good and to be good, and as you follow the Holy Spirit, your moral authority and influence will grow.

Article – Steady in the Storms – When the storms in life come, you can be steady because you are standing on the rock of your faith in Jesus Christ.

Disciples of Jesus Christ treat one another like brothers and sisters.

Article – Brothers and Sisters in Christ – May we enjoy more the spiritual kinship that exists between us and value the different attributes and varied gifts we all have.

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.

Adults

Chart – Duties of a Bishop – BYU Studies

Chart – Overview of the Epistles: 1 Timothy – BYU Studies

Chart – Overview of the Epistles: 2 Timothy & Titus – BYU Studies

Chart – Overview of the Epistles: Ephesians & Philemon – BYU Studies

Chart – Chiasmus in Philemon – BYU Studies

Video – The Acts to Revelation: 1 & 2 Timothy; Titus – Religious scholars discuss 1 and 2 Timothy and Titus which detail Paul’s counsel to teach only true doctrine and the responsibilities of priesthood offices. BYUtv

Video – Come Follow Up: 1 & 2 Timothy; Titus; Philemon – BYtv