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Slide 2 1. I love to read the holy scriptures, And, evry time I do, I feel the Spirit start to grow within my heart A testimony that theyre true. 2. So, prayerfully Ill read the scriptures Each day my whole life through. Ill come to understand. Ill heed the Lords command And live as he would have me do. Chorus Search, ponder, and pray Are the things that I must do. The Spirit will guide, and, deep inside, Ill know the scriptures are true. Words: Words: Jaclyn Thomas Milne, b. 1949. 1986 IRI Music: Music: Carol Baker Black, b. 1951. 1986 IRI Slide 3 Lesson 1: Becoming Familiar with the New Testament Lesson 1: Becoming Familiar with the New Testament, Primary 7: New Testament, 1 Slide 4 To acquaint you with the New Testament and encourage you to study the scriptures. Purpose Slide 5 Can you guess what Im thinking of? There are four of these. Someone in the class has these. They are called the standard works. They contain the word of God. They are books. Slide 6 This lesson will teach us about the scriptures and explain their importance in our lives. Slide 7 WWWWhat are the scriptures? HHHHow is scripture different from other writings? LLLLets read 2222 T T T T iiii mmmm oooo tttt hhhh yyyy 3 3 3 3 :::: 1111 6666 Slide 8 WWWWhy do we need to study the scriptures? WWWWhen should we start studying the scriptures? LLLLets read 2 2 2 2 2 T T T T iiii mmmm oooo tttt hhhh yyyy 3 3 3 3 :::: 1111 4444 1111 5555 WWWWhy is it important to start studying the scriptures when we are young? Slide 9 We call the scriptures the standard works because they are the official scriptures we use in the Church. Slide 10 Slide 11 WWWWhat do you know about the scriptures? Slide 12 IIIIn which of the standard works do we read about Jesus Christ? LLLLets read the following verses: MMMM oooo ssss eeee ssss 8 8 8 8 :::: 2222 4444 ( ( ( ( (through the words Holy Ghost) DDDD oooo cccc tttt rrrr iiii nnnn eeee a a a a nnnn dddd C C C C oooo vvvv eeee nnnn aaaa nnnn tttt ssss 2 2 2 2 0000 :::: 2222 9999 2222 N N N N eeee pppp hhhh iiii 2 2 2 2 5555 :::: 2222 6666 PPPP ssss aaaa llll mmmm 8 8 8 8 3333 :::: 1111 8888 ( ( ( ( (Jehovah is another name for Jesus Christ) Slide 13 Lets read Luke 24:27 Luke 24:27Luke 24:27 Jesus studied and taught from the scriptures often. Enrichment Activity 5 What part of the scriptures would Jesus have studied? The Old Testament. Slide 14 All four standard works testify of Jesus Christ. Slide 15 OOOOpen your Bibles to the contents page (list of the books in the Old and New Testaments). WWWWhat two major sections is the Bible divided into? WWWWhat is the list under each section? Slide 16 The The smaller books in the Old and New Testaments were written by different prophets or Church leaders. Where Where do we find the account of Jesus mortal life and ministry? The The lessons this year will focus on teachings from the New Testament. Slide 17 Lets memorize the books of the New Testament in order! Enrichment Activity 1 Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, the Acts and Romans, First and Second Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, First and Second Thessalonians, Timothy, Timothy, Titus, Philemon Then to the Hebrews, Epistle of James, Peter, Peter, John, John, John, Jude, Revelation These are the books of the New Testament. Words: Words: Anon. 1978 IRI Music: Music: Scottish folk song; adapted W. W. Phelps, 17921872 (tune of Praise to the Man) Slide 18 WWWWho were Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John? WWWWhat did they write about? EEEEach of these four men wrote an account of Jesus life, often writing about the same events, and testified that he was the Savior. Slide 19 What is your favorite story or teaching from Jesus life? Slide 20 TTTTurn to Acts, chapter 1. AAAActs tells about the Apostles teaching the gospel after Jesus death and resurrection. WWWWhat kind of things do you think the Apostles of Jesus time did? WWWWhat do the Apostles do today? Slide 21 Turn Turn again to the contents page. Most of the rest of the books in the New Testament are letters written by Jesus Apostles or other Church leaders to members of the Church. Slide 22 Why Why do you think these letters were written? These These letters helped the early members of the Church understand the gospel and counseled them to be faithful. What What do we have in the Church today that are like these letters? Articles Articles by General Authorities in Church magazines, satellite broadcasts, and general and stake conferences. Slide 23 Each book in the New Testament is divided into chapters and verses so we can easily find a phrase in the scriptures. Slide 24 Matthew 28:29 In In which of the standard works will we find this scripture? Which Which number tells us the chapter? numbers tell us the verses? What What is this scripture account about? Why Why is it important to have this event recorded in the scriptures? Slide 25 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. Enrichment Activity 2 Slide 26 OOOOur Bible was translated from old documents that had been copied and recopied by hand. MMMMistakes were made in both the translation and recopying. EEEEven though most of the Bible is accurate, the prophet Nephi wrote that many plain and precious things ( 1111 N N N N eeee pppp hhhh iiii 1111 3333 :::: 2222 8888) have been taken out. Slide 27 TTTThe Prophet Joseph Smith reviewed the Bible through the inspiration of God and added parts that had been removed or changed. These parts help us understand more things about the gospel. Slide 28 Im going to take the wordstrips off the board and put them on the table. Im going to ask some questions. If you know the answer, raise your hand. If you are correct, you can come up and display the wordstrip that has the answer on it. Enrichment Activity 6 Slide 29 Which two wordstrips mean the same thing? Which two wordstrips name books that are part of a third book? Which books are included in the standard works? Enrichment Activity 6 Slide 30 There have been many times in my life when reading the scriptures helped me. I encourage you to read from the scriptures daily. I bear my testimony of the truth of the scriptures and know their importance in our lives. Slide 31 Images and clipart are from lds.org, Microsoft office, and other websites indicating the images were in the public domain or permitted for church and home use. The hymns, Lesson and Scripture story are from lds.org. No copyrighted materials were knowingly used in this presentation. Please do not use this presentation for commercial use. Feel free to alter the presentation for use in church or home to suit personal preference. This presentation is intended to supplement, not replace, the lesson manual and scriptures. Teachers should refer to the manual, scriptures and other resources when preparing and conducting the lesson. Slide 32 2 Timothy 3:16 16 All scripture Is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: Slide 33 2 Timothy 3:1415 14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. Slide 34 Moses 8:24 24 Believe and repent of your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, the Son of God, even as our fathers, and ye shall receive the Holy Ghost, that ye may have all things made manifest; and if ye do not this, the floods will come in upon you; nevertheless they hearkened not. Slide 35 Doctrine and Covenants 20:29 29 And we know that all men must repent and believe on the name of Jesus Christ, and worship the Father in his name, and endure in faith on his name to the end, or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God. Slide 36 2 Nephi 25:26 26 And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins. Slide 37 Psalm 83:18 18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone is Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth. Slide 38 Matthew 28:2-9 2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. 3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men. Slide 39 Matthew 28:2-9 5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified. 6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay. Slide 40 Matthew 28:2-9 7 And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. 8 And they departed quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy; and did run to bring his disciples word. Slide 41 Matthew 28:2-9 9 And as they went to tell his disciples, behold, Jesus met them, saying, All hail. And they came and held him by the feet, and worshipped him. Slide 42 1 Nephi 13:28 28 Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God. Slide 43 Luke 24:27 27 And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself. Slide 44 2 Timothy 3:14-17 14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 15 And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. Slide 45 2 Timothy 3:14-17 16 All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 17 That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.