lesson 7: faith in jesus christ to help each child understand that developing faith in jesus christ...

Lesson Lesson 7: Faith 7: Faith in Jesus in Jesus ChristChrist

To help each child To help each child understand that understand that

developing faith in developing faith in Jesus Christ is the first Jesus Christ is the first principle of the gospelprinciple of the gospel

PURPOSEPURPOSE

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Our Opening Prayer will be Our Opening Prayer will be given bygiven by

Who is Who is this?this?Jesus Jesus ChristChrist

We have a visitor with us We have a visitor with us today and I would like to today and I would like to introduce them to you now.introduce them to you now.

This is This is (enter name here) (enter name here) and they are going to briefly and they are going to briefly tell us how they feel about tell us how they feel about Jesus Christ.Jesus Christ.

Enter Guests Name again Enter Guests Name again here and let them talk while here and let them talk while displaying this slide.displaying this slide.

When a person bear’s their When a person bear’s their testimony, it usually testimony, it usually includes their feelings about includes their feelings about Jesus Christ.Jesus Christ.

We want to thank you for We want to thank you for coming today and bearing coming today and bearing your testimony.your testimony.

We’d like to excuse you We’d like to excuse you now, so you can return to now, so you can return to your class. - Thank you for your class. - Thank you for helping out today.helping out today.

Who was our visitor today?Who was our visitor today?How do you know the visitor How do you know the visitor was here?was here?

Did anyone, that is not in Did anyone, that is not in class today, see our visitor class today, see our visitor in class today?in class today?

How could they know that How could they know that we had a visitor in class we had a visitor in class today?today?

If the class explained that the If the class explained that the visitor came, the missing visitor came, the missing classmate would probably classmate would probably believe it.believe it.

To believe in something that is To believe in something that is real and true even though we real and true even though we have not see it ourselves is to have not see it ourselves is to have have faithfaith..

Even though Even though we may not we may not have seen have seen

Jesus, How can Jesus, How can we believe or we believe or

have faith that have faith that he lives and he lives and

loves us?loves us?

Faith in Jesus ChristFaith in Jesus Christ

Other people Other people have seen have seen Jesus and Jesus and can tell us can tell us about him.about him.


This book on This book on the table has the table has several several forms.forms.

It can be one It can be one big book or big book or several several smaller smaller books.books.


They are call They are call “Scriptures.”“Scriptures.”


The The scriptures scriptures

tell of many tell of many people who people who

have seen or have seen or talked with talked with

Jesus.Jesus.


The Bible tells The Bible tells about the about the time when time when Jesus lived on Jesus lived on the earth, the earth, gave the gave the people his people his teachings, teachings, and organized and organized his church.his church.


The Bible tells The Bible tells about people about people who saw and who saw and knew Jesus knew Jesus and about the and about the way he helped way he helped many of them.many of them.


Having Faith Having Faith in Jesus in Jesus Christ is the Christ is the First step in First step in becoming a becoming a member of member of the Church of the Church of Jesus Christ.Jesus Christ.


During During today's today's

lesson, you lesson, you will learn will learn

about having about having faith in Jesus faith in Jesus

Christ.Christ.


And they came And they came to Jericho, and to Jericho, and as he went out as he went out of Jericho with of Jericho with his disciples and his disciples and a great number a great number of people, blind of people, blind Bartimaeus, the Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, son of Timaeus, sat by the sat by the highway side highway side begging.begging.

Scripture StoryScripture Story

And when he heard that it was And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.of David, have mercy on me.


And many charged him that he And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou cried the more a great deal, Thou Son of David, have mercy on me.Son of David, have mercy on me.


And Jesus stood And Jesus stood still, and still, and commanded him commanded him to be called.to be called.And they call the And they call the blind man, blind man, saying unto him, saying unto him, be of good be of good comfort, rise: he comfort, rise: he calleth thee.calleth thee.


And Jesus And Jesus answered and answered and said unto him, said unto him, what wilt thou what wilt thou that I should do that I should do unto thee?unto thee?


The blind man said unto him, The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my Lord, that I might receive my sight.sight.

And Jesus said And Jesus said unto him, Go unto him, Go they way; thy they way; thy faith hath made faith hath made thee whole.thee whole.

And immediately And immediately he received his he received his sight, and sight, and followed Jesus in followed Jesus in the way.the way.


What happed to Bartimaeus, What happed to Bartimaeus, the blind man?the blind man?

Jesus healed him so he could Jesus healed him so he could see.see.

Jesus said that Bartimaeus was Jesus said that Bartimaeus was healed because he had faith.healed because he had faith.

Bartimaeus believed that Jesus Bartimaeus believed that Jesus could heal him.could heal him.


What does the story of What does the story of Bartimaeus help us know Bartimaeus help us know about Jesus? about Jesus?

Jesus loves us and will Jesus loves us and will help us if help us if we have faith in we have faith in him.him.


What is What is happening in this happening in this picture?picture? John the Baptist John the Baptist

is baptizing is baptizing Jesus.Jesus.

Let’s read Let’s read Matthew 3:17. And lo a voice And lo a voice from heaven, from heaven, saying, This is saying, This is my beloved son, my beloved son, in whom I am in whom I am well pleased.well pleased.


When Jesus was When Jesus was baptized, who baptized, who spoke from spoke from heaven and said, heaven and said, “This is my “This is my beloved Son, in beloved Son, in whom I am well whom I am well pleased”?pleased”? Heavenly Heavenly

Father.Father. What do we learn What do we learn

about Jesus from about Jesus from what Heavenly what Heavenly Father said? Father said? Jesus is his Son.Jesus is his Son.


Heavenly Father Heavenly Father was bearing was bearing testimony that testimony that Jesus is his Son. Jesus is his Son.

This is the Book of This is the Book of Mormon.Mormon.

In this book, we In this book, we can read of a large can read of a large group of Nephite group of Nephite people in America people in America who saw Jesus and who saw Jesus and heard him speak heard him speak after he was after he was resurrected from resurrected from the dead. the dead.


Let’s read Let’s read 3 Nephi 11:8. .

8 And it came to pass, as 8 And it came to pass, as they understood they cast they understood they cast their eyes up again towards their eyes up again towards heaven; and behold, they heaven; and behold, they saw a Man descending out saw a Man descending out of heaven; and he was of heaven; and he was clothed in a white robe; and clothed in a white robe; and he came down and stood in he came down and stood in the midst of them; and the the midst of them; and the eyes of the whole multitude eyes of the whole multitude were turned upon him, and were turned upon him, and they durst not open their they durst not open their mouths, even one to mouths, even one to another, and wist not what another, and wist not what it meant, for they thought it meant, for they thought it was an angel that had it was an angel that had appeared unto them.appeared unto them.


Let’s read Let’s read 3 Nephi 11:9–10. .

9 And it came to pass 9 And it came to pass that he stretched that he stretched forth his hand and forth his hand and spake unto the spake unto the people, saying:people, saying:

10 Behold, I am Jesus 10 Behold, I am Jesus Christ, whom the Christ, whom the prophets testified prophets testified shall come into the shall come into the world.world.


Jesus told the Jesus told the people that he people that he was Jesus was Jesus Christ, the Christ, the Savior that the Savior that the prophets had prophets had said would said would come. come.

The Nephite The Nephite people were people were very happy to very happy to know that Jesus know that Jesus had come as he had come as he said he would. said he would.


Jesus asked Jesus asked the people to the people to touch his touch his hands and hands and feet so they feet so they would know would know that he had that he had died and had died and had been been resurrected. resurrected.


What can we What can we learn about learn about Jesus from his Jesus from his appearance to appearance to the Nephite the Nephite people? people? He died and He died and was was resurrected. resurrected.

He lives.He lives.


This is the Pearl of Great This is the Pearl of Great Price. (Hold up book)Price. (Hold up book)

The account of Joseph The account of Joseph Smith’s first vision is Smith’s first vision is written in this book.written in this book.

Modern-Day Prophets Testify of Jesus Christ

Who can tell Who can tell us about us about

Joseph’s first Joseph’s first vision?vision?


Joseph Smith Joseph Smith saw Jesus saw Jesus

hundreds of hundreds of years after years after Jesus was Jesus was

resurrected.resurrected.


While Lorenzo Snow was While Lorenzo Snow was President of the Church, he President of the Church, he had a personal visit from had a personal visit from Jesus Christ in the Salt Jesus Christ in the Salt Lake Temple. Lake Temple.

One day when President One day when President Lorenzo Snow was walking Lorenzo Snow was walking in the temple with his in the temple with his granddaughter, he told her granddaughter, he told her about the experience. about the experience.

She told the following She told the following about their conversation:about their conversation:


““After we left his room and After we left his room and while we were still in the while we were still in the large corridor [hallway], large corridor [hallway], leading into the Celestial leading into the Celestial room, I was walking several room, I was walking several steps ahead of Grandpa steps ahead of Grandpa when he stopped me, saying, when he stopped me, saying, ‘Wait a moment, Allie, I want ‘Wait a moment, Allie, I want to tell you something. It was to tell you something. It was right here that the Lord right here that the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to me Jesus Christ appeared to me at the time of the death of at the time of the death of President Woodruff. …’President Woodruff. …’


““Then grandpa came a Then grandpa came a step nearer and held out step nearer and held out his left hand and said, his left hand and said, ‘He stood right here, ‘He stood right here, about three feet above about three feet above the floor. It looked as the floor. It looked as though He stood on a though He stood on a plate of solid gold.’plate of solid gold.’


““Grandpa told me what a Grandpa told me what a glorious personage the glorious personage the Savior is and described Savior is and described His hands, feet, His hands, feet, countenance and countenance and beautiful white robes, all beautiful white robes, all of which were of such a of which were of such a glory of whiteness and glory of whiteness and brightness that he could brightness that he could hardly gaze upon Him. hardly gaze upon Him.


““Then grandpa came Then grandpa came another step nearer me and another step nearer me and put his right hand on my put his right hand on my head and said: ‘Now, head and said: ‘Now, granddaughter, I want you granddaughter, I want you to remember that this is the to remember that this is the testimony of your testimony of your grandfather, that he told grandfather, that he told you with his own lips that you with his own lips that he actually saw the Savior he actually saw the Savior here in the Temple, and here in the Temple, and talked with Him face to talked with Him face to face”face”


What does What does President Snow’s President Snow’s testimony help you testimony help you know about Jesus? know about Jesus? He lives, he has a He lives, he has a body, and he body, and he speaks to people speaks to people in our time.in our time.


Have you seen Jesus?Have you seen Jesus?How do you know that Jesus How do you know that Jesus is real and lives?is real and lives?

We can Have Faith in Jesus Christ

We can have faith that Jesus We can have faith that Jesus lives and loves us because lives and loves us because of the scriptures and the of the scriptures and the testimonies of truthful testimonies of truthful people. people.

We can Have Faith in We can Have Faith in Jesus ChristJesus Christ

We can have faith that Jesus lives and We can have faith that Jesus lives and loves us because of the scriptures and loves us because of the scriptures and the testimonies of truthful people. the testimonies of truthful people.

From the testimonies of others, we From the testimonies of others, we know that— know that—

1. Jesus is the Son of God. 1. Jesus is the Son of God. 2. Jesus loves us and wants to help us. 2. Jesus loves us and wants to help us. 3. Jesus wants us to have faith in him. 3. Jesus wants us to have faith in him. 4. Jesus was resurrected and lives again. 4. Jesus was resurrected and lives again. 5. Jesus has a body and speaks to 5. Jesus has a body and speaks to

people. people.


Having faith in Jesus Christ is Having faith in Jesus Christ is the first step in becoming a the first step in becoming a member of the true Church. member of the true Church.


1. I feel my Savior’s love1. I feel my Savior’s loveIn all the world around me.In all the world around me.His Spirit warms my soulHis Spirit warms my soulThrough ev’rything I see.Through ev’rything I see.

2. I feel my Savior’s love;2. I feel my Savior’s love;Its gentleness enfolds me,Its gentleness enfolds me,And when I kneel to pray,And when I kneel to pray,My heart is filled with peace.My heart is filled with peace.

I Feel My Savior’s LoveI Feel My Savior’s Love

ChorusChorus He knows I will He knows I will follow him,follow him,Give all my life to Give all my life to him.him.I feel my Savior’s I feel my Savior’s love,love,The love he freely The love he freely gives me.gives me.

3. I feel my Savior’s love3. I feel my Savior’s loveAnd know that he will bless me.And know that he will bless me.I offer him my heart;I offer him my heart;My shepherd he will be.My shepherd he will be.

4. I’ll share my Savior’s love4. I’ll share my Savior’s loveBy serving others freely.By serving others freely.In serving I am blessed.In serving I am blessed.In giving I receive.In giving I receive.

I Feel My Savior’s LoveI Feel My Savior’s Love

ChorusChorus He knows I will He knows I will follow him,follow him,Give all my life to Give all my life to him.him.I feel my Savior’s I feel my Savior’s love,love,The love he freely The love he freely gives me.gives me.

Words: Ralph Rodgers Jr., 1936–1996; K. Newell Dayley, b. 1939; and Laurie Huffman, b. 1948 Music: K. Newell Dayley, b. 1939

In the Doctrine and In the Doctrine and Covenants, it tells about Covenants, it tells about another time when Joseph another time when Joseph Smith saw Jesus. Smith saw Jesus.

As Joseph and Sidney As Joseph and Sidney Rigdon were studying and Rigdon were studying and thinking about Jesus and thinking about Jesus and his teachings, Jesus his teachings, Jesus appeared to them.. appeared to them..

Enrichment Activity 1Enrichment Activity 1

Let’s read Doctrine and Let’s read Doctrine and Covenants 76:22 and the Covenants 76:22 and the words “For we saw him” words “For we saw him” from verse 23. from verse 23. 22 And now, after the many 22 And now, after the many

testimonies which have testimonies which have been given of him, this is been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That which we give of him: That he lives!he lives!

23 For we saw him,23 For we saw him,


What can you learn about What can you learn about Jesus from Joseph Smith’s Jesus from Joseph Smith’s testimony? testimony? That Jesus lives.That Jesus lives.


Explain that reading from the Explain that reading from the scriptures and learning about scriptures and learning about people who have seen Jesus helps people who have seen Jesus helps us to have faith in Jesus. us to have faith in Jesus.

Even though we may not have seen Even though we may not have seen Jesus with our own eyes, we can Jesus with our own eyes, we can have faith that he lives and loves have faith that he lives and loves us because of the testimonies of us because of the testimonies of those who have seen him and have those who have seen him and have told us about him in the scriptures. told us about him in the scriptures.


We can know in our hearts that We can know in our hearts that Jesus is our Savior when we ask Jesus is our Savior when we ask our Heavenly Father in our prayers. our Heavenly Father in our prayers.


How do you feel about Jesus?How do you feel about Jesus?By expressing your Feelings By expressing your Feelings for Jesus, you are making and for Jesus, you are making and important step in your important step in your preparation for baptism.preparation for baptism.

What is this step? What is this step? Developing faith in Jesus Developing faith in Jesus Christ.Christ.


I want to testify to you that I want to testify to you that Joseph Smith had the first Joseph Smith had the first vision.vision.

Because of his efforts, we Because of his efforts, we have the true church back on have the true church back on earth for all of us.earth for all of us.

I want to testify that having I want to testify that having faith in Jesus Christ will help faith in Jesus Christ will help us to stay on that straight us to stay on that straight and narrow path that leads and narrow path that leads back to our Heavenly Father.back to our Heavenly Father.

TESTIMONYTESTIMONY

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Our Closing Prayer will be Our Closing Prayer will be given bygiven by

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