Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
My name is Simon, the son of Jonah. My brother is Andrew. He and I were fishermen from Galilee turned fishers of men by Jesus of Nazareth. You probably know me better as Peter (Cephas). The Savior gave me this name as we stood before the idol-encrusted banks of Caesarea Philippi. I had just born […]
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/03/holy-week-activity.html At the beginning of this seminary year, our CES director told us to go over the final week of Chris’t life several times throughout the year. We had studied it earlier and I found a handout that the colored and put in their journals. Since Easter is on Sunday, and tomorrow is Good Friday, I thought it would be good to run through it again. This time,…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/03/nt-romans-7-8-inheiritance.html I had them complete a hidden picture sheet first. This brought several smiles and enthusiastic, “YES” form many of them. They all have fond memories of sitting the doctor’s office, picking up a highlights magazine and looking at the hidden picture page first. We read Romans 8: 38-39 Paul taught the Roman Saints that Heavenly Father will see us out, looking every where for us.Why would He…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/03/nt-romans-6-baptism.html Many people Paul taught still lived the Law of Moses and did not understand that the Atonement had fulfilled that law. Paul needed to teach them that sin could be overcome by Jesus Christ. Using several scriptural references, the class picked out principals of baptism, added them to raindrops and filled a baptismal font… Isaiah: 40:30-31Mosiah 4:6-7Moroni 10: 32-33Romans 6:1-2Romans 6: 3-7Romans 6: 8-9Romans 6: 11-12Romans 6:…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/03/nt-romans-4-5.html Why do T-Shirts have logos?Today, we read through Romans 5Then I gave each of them a T-Shirt.They were to come up with a logo that Paul could wear when he was walking around Rome preaching.They were to pick our a gospel teaching that he taught.
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/spring-break-or-spring-keep-is-easter-your-hol-i-day-or-hol-y-day/ Today I helped my friend, Brother Day (Seminary Teacher’s Blog) with a couple classes. We discussed the importance of Easter and how to honor the Savior during the Easter Season. Unfortunately, many people use their vacation time around the Easter season in ways that dishonors the Living Christ. The term we use to describe that […]
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/2-corinthians-10-13-a-thorn-in-the-flesh-do-you-have-the-faith-not-to-be-healed/ Many of the lessons we are to learn in mortality can only be received through the things we experience and sometimes suffer. ELDER NEAL A. MAXWELL: “As we confront our own lesser trials and tribulations, we too can plead with the Father, just as Jesus did, that we “might not … shrink”—meaning to retreat or […]
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/scripture-march-madness-mastery-relevance-brackets/ “To help students treasure up eternal truths and to increase their confidence in the scriptures, S&I has selected a number of scripture mastery passages and prepared a list of Basic Doctrines. The study of the scripture mastery passages and these doctrines should be developed together so that students will learn to express these doctrines in their own words and use the scripture mastery passages to help them explain and testify of these truths.” (Gospel Teaching and Learning: A Handbook for Teachers and Leaders in Seminaries and Institutes of Religion, (2012), 10–37. Master Key Scripture Passages and Basic Doctrines [2.7]) This activity is a lot like the Verses VS Verses activity that I used for 2 Corinthians 3-6, but there are also some […]
Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/03/seminary-passover-seder.html As we enter Holy Week, I hosted a Passover Seder for my LDS Seminary Students.The 45 minutes in the morning goes quickly but I managed to pack a lot in.Note a place was set for Elijah and we left the door closest to him open in hopes he would join us for dinner.This post is filled with a lot of photos. Click on any of them to…
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Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/03/hot-cross-buns.html Hot Cross Buns…It’s More Than A Song…As we enter Holy Week, I served Hot Cross Buns last Wednesday.I explained that these are served in many Christian homes on Good Friday, Easter Sunday, or anytime during Holy Week.They are not generally available at bakeries year round so this was a treat.There are many recipes out there for you to make your own. If you prefer, the best I found…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/03/nt-romans-1-defiled-temple.html Look closely at this picture…What do you see? What feelings come to you when you see it?Romans 1: 24 “God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own heart”God allows the wicked to seek after the desires of their hearts. He will always honor our freedom to choose BUT we know consequences will follow.After reading Romans 1: 21-31 we saw that Rome was not that different…
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Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/03/22/2-corinthians-8-9-god-loveth-a-cheerful-giver/ What would happen if one student (or a group of four students) won a bunch of Tootsie Rolls and then tried to apply the principles taught by Paul in 2 Corinthians 8-9? Well, that is what we tried today, and the result was FANTASTIC! First we played a game to determine who would win the Tootsie […]
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