Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/05/19/revelation-intro-and-overview/ Many members of the Church find the book of Revelation difficult, and the Christian world has been debating about what it means for centuries. I have found that the majority of my students already have a preconceived notion that the book of Revelation is going to be, “hard, long, and boring” (An actual response this year […]
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/05/nt-titusphilemon.html I love those books where you can choose your own ending. Paul sent a letter to Philemon, a slave owner of Onisimus. (O-nis-i-mus) Onisimus ran away and became a follower of Pauls. He wanted to stay with Paul and Paul wanted him to stay. But he knew it wasn’t right. He told Onisimus to go back to Philemon. Paul wrote to Philemon trying to persuade him to think about…
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Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/05/seminary-graduation-and-last-day-of.html 12 more days to teach Seminary this year (but who is counting???)What traditions or ideas do you have for end of the year and Seminary graduation?Although the focus is always Jesus Christ and His teachings, I feel it is important to end on a note that reminds the students of what we learned all year as well as congratulate them for all their hard work.The reality is,…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/05/nt-1-2-timothy-holy-ghost.html Paul was faithful and courageous and encouraging to his young friend Timothy. Even though Paul was facing conviction and execution, he still had time to send off a positive letter to Timothy. How could someone be so positive when being faced with this knowledge? Simple 2 Timothy 1:7 “For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power and of love and of a…
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Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/05/armor-up.html A perfect supplement for reinforcing Paul’s teaching to put on the whole armor of God. It is written by a cast of LDS “Rock Stars” including my friend, Laurel Christensen ( the new Mrs Stephen Day)In Seminary, I just taught Ephesians and this was a perfect resource for examples and stories. It is well-organized and easy to read for youth or parents.Many pages contain boxes for scanning…
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Downloaded from: http://seminaryatsixam.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-whole-armor-of-god.html EphesiansPut on The Whole Armor of GodThis was a 2-day activity and worth the class time.One day, I introduced Paul’s teachings on the whole armor of God and they spent the last half of class divided in to groups making their armor. I had them refer to the scriptures to make sure they had all of the pieces of armor Paul taught about. The next day, they came in and…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/05/nt-1-2-thessalonians-walk-with-god.html 1 Thes. 2:12, 4:1, 4:12——–all have the word walk in them. How do we walk with God? How can we teach our peers that it is possible to walk with God? We spent the class period coming up with ways to teach our friends as well as each other how toDo the walk not just talk the talk!
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/05/nt-ephesians-6-armour-of-god.html Here is another scripture insert: We read through Eph. 6: 10-18 and discussed what some of the words meant: Be StrongPut onStandWilesDevilLoinsGirt up your loinsTruthRighteousnessPreparationSalvation I brought plastic wrap and two bottles filled with water to class For our activity today I had one of the young men wrapped in plastic wrap: He was sprayed with water…The water just bounced off.Just like when we put on the armour…
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I made this handout to help out in my teaching of Revelation chapters 1-7. I’m hoping it will help answer student questions that may come up. This handout is geared for teenagers, and all the sources are LDS. ——————– Revelation 1 Revelation 1:13 – One like unto the Son of Man This is Christ. The Book of Revelation Made Easier by David J. Ridges says this phrase was used to…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/05/nt-thank-you.html A big heartfelt thank you to all those that willing came and taught seminary while I was away!!I was able to welcome a new grandchild into the world with peace of mind. I knew those that were teaching would love my class like I do and have fun teaching them as well!
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/05/09/jude-1-the-fate-of-the-apostate-will-you-be-and-eagle-or-a-hog/ We began by having the students fill in the following blank by using a picture rather than words (Journal activity): “The wicked are like… ” I invited those that wanted to to come up and QUICKLY draw their’s on the board. Once we had a few on the board, we discussed each one by completing the BECAUSE… […]
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/1-3-peter-the-gospel-truth-is-gnot-a-secret/ I had the title song for “Mission Impossible” (an appropriate version) playing in the background as student entered class. It would be fun to dress in a way that fits the lesson, but I did not have that much forethought… There were TOP SECRET folders on each desk when the students came in (Except for […]
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