God is Love – 1 – 3 John & Jude

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 1-3 John and Jude. Find helps for children, youth, and adults!

Everyone

Activity – Pass-Along Love Cards – In 1 John we read that we are to “love one another: for love is of God” (1 John 4:7). In this family activity from the Ensign series “Family Study Fun,” family members recognize the love that each person brings to the family.

Activity – Which Christlike Attribute Should You Work On? – Take this quiz from the New Era to help determine your spiritual strengths and which Christlike attributes to focus on developing.

Video – Choose the Light – A reckless biker finds himself in a battle against time and the elements when he enters a situation he can’t get out of. He discovers his only option is to choose the light.

Children

Activity – Be a Light – This Friend coloring page can help your children think of ideas for sharing the light and love of God with others.

Activity – Following Jesus Brings Light to My Life – Coloring page

Activity – Scripture Candles – Each Sunday in December, read these scriptures about Jesus Christ’s birth. Then color in the candle!

Activity – Jesus Christ is My Savior – Coloring page

Activity – Following Jesus – Use this Friend activity to help your children understand an important way we can follow Jesus.

Activity/Article – If the Savior Stood Beside Me – A sharing time lesson that includes a diorama to make to help children remember how they will follow Jesus.

Article – The Light of the World – In this story from the Friend, a girl is comforted after the death of a classmate at Christmastime.

Youth and Adults

Teaching Resources – Come Follow Up: 1-3 John; Jude – Artwork, quotes, and video clips to aid teachers in leading the discussion for this lesson.

Article – The Greatest Expression of God’s Love – In this excerpt from a general conference address M. Russell Ballard shares how God expresses His love for us.

Article – The Challenge to Become – In this adaptation of a general conference talk Dallin H. Oaks shares how the gospel of Jesus Christ challenges us to become like Him.

Article – Like the Savior: Growing in Four Important Areas – This New Era article shares four ways we can start becoming more like Jesus Christ. It features concepts that are now an important part of the new Children and Youth program.

Article – The Hope of God’s Light – In this general conference address Dieter F. Uchtdorf assures us of the reality of God’s light and the hope it can bring to all those who feel they are in darkness.

Article – John, the Disciple Whom Jesus Loved – The New Testament writings associated with John the Beloved present him as both a teacher and a model for our own discipleship.

Article – New Testament Backgrounds: The Epistles of John – An Ensign article giving background details for each epistle of John.

Article – John: The Once and Future Witness – The New Testament records the Apostle John’s unique witness of the Savior’s love—a witness that looks backward to the Creation and forward to the Lord’s millennial reign.

Article – To Be Loved By Perfect Love: John’s Special Message of the Savior –Five principles that help us understand both the humility and the joy that come from feeling the perfect love that our Savior extends to us.

Article – God’s Love for His Children – When we look to see the evidence of creation all around us, from a grain of sand to the majestic planets, we begin to realize that we are the greatest of all God’s creations; we are created in his image.

Adults

Article – Twilight in the Early Church – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – The Overlooked Epistle of Jude – BYU Religious Studies Center

Article – The Love of God – BYU Religious Studies Center

Chart – Overview of the Epistles: 2 & 3 John; Jude – BYU Studies Center

Video – The Acts to Revelation: 1 John “What Manner of Love?” – Religious scholars discuss the general epistles of John which teach of the crucial reality of Christ in the flesh and as our Savior. BYUtv

Video – The Acts to Revelation: Jude: “Remember Ye the Words” – Religious scholars discuss Jude’s teachings of the Godhead, principles of the first estate, and the Second Coming as described in the General Epistle of Jude. BYUtv

Video – Come Follow Up: 1-3 John; Jude – Come Follow Up host Ben Lomu leads the discussion with gospel scholar Kerry Muhlestein and special guest Ayan Giddins on the following topics: As I Exercise Faith in Jesus Christ and Am Born Again, I Can Overcome the World and I Can Become Like Jesus Christ. BYUtv