Hello, Come Follow Me friends!
I'm back with another round of teaching ideas and an original activity page to go along with each week's CFM reading. Our studies in April are full of some of the most memorable and meaningful moments of Christ's life, so I don't try to cover every topic and event, but rather spotlight some of the ones that stood out to me the most.
See here for the catalog of my other Come, Follow Me posts.
Here are some resources for the readings for March 27 - April 2, 2023, which include Matthew 14; Mark 6; John 5-6.
I AM THE BREAD OF LIFE
PRINTABLE ACTIVITY PAGE (includes an original crossword puzzle, a coloring page from the church website, and a fill-in-the-blank scripture). These are great for handing out to accompany the sacrament programs, as an attention activity in a Sunday School or Primary class, or as a fun review with your family. Enjoy!
OBJECT LESSON:
Serve a meal with some form of bread (even if it's gluten free) as a side. Spaghetti or soup would be especially good. Make sure to mention during the meal how much the bread completes the meal and makes it even better and helps us to be fuller. Then read John 6:35 and talk about how Jesus is the bread of life. When we make time for Christ in our lives every day, He blesses us and makes us better than we could be on our own. Then talk about how we even use bread to remember Christ during the sacrament each Sunday, so we can remember that it is through Him that we can have the fullness of eternal life.
QUOTES:
"The symbolism of the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper is beautiful to contemplate. The bread and water represent the flesh and blood of Him who is the Bread of Life and the Living Water, poignantly reminding us of the price He paid to redeem us. As the bread is broken, we remember the Savior’s torn flesh. Elder Dallin H. Oaks once observed that “because it is broken and torn, each piece of bread is unique, just as the individuals who partake of it are unique. We all have different sins to repent of. We all have different needs to be strengthened through the Atonement of the Lord Jesus Christ, whom we remember in this ordinance.” As we drink the water, we think of the blood He shed in Gethsemane and on the cross and its sanctifying power. Knowing that “no unclean thing can enter into his kingdom,” we resolve to be among “those who have washed their garments in [the Savior’s] blood, because of their faith, and the repentance of all their sins, and their faithfulness unto the end.”
{Elder D. Todd Christofferson, "The Living Bread Which Came Down From Heaven", General Conference, Oct 2017, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2017/10/the-living-bread-which-came-down-from-heaven?lang=eng }
"Knowing that Jesus Christ is the Bread of Life—the way by which all can receive eternal life—we have an important responsibility. We should seek to help people come to Him and partake of His word, like the people who were filled with the loaves and fishes. Our friends may not know they are hungry in spirit. They may try to consume many things to satisfy their spiritual hunger, and as a result, they may feel frustrated and lost. Let us help them know how they can be spiritually filled—by coming unto Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life."
{Elder Won Yong Ko, "Lessons from the New Testament: Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life," March 2007 https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/liahona/2007/03/lessons-from-the-new-testament-jesus-christ-the-bread-of-life?lang=eng}
VIDEOS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vci5QPRvSQk
From Elder Christofferson on why we need to make Christ our "daily bread": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJKmXtoMI5s
What resources have you found? Share them here in the comments!
Enjoy learning the gospel together!
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