Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
This handout shows what is meant by the sixth hour of the day or the watches of the night as mentioned in the New Testament. The Roman clock, or time of day, was divided into 12 hours (Latin horae) of light and 12 hours of darkness. Since the length of the sunlight varied with the seasons this also meant that the length of the hour changed – with shorter hours…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/02/nt-who-is-peter.html Peter…This is your life. Years ago, there was a television show called This Is Your Life. A celebrity would be picked and unbeknownst to them, the host would take them through their life accomplishments. Today, it was the Apostle Peter’s turn! Taking this 1975 Ensign article by Richard Lloyd Anderson, I was able to come up with 19 events in the life of Peter. Each class member read and…
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Here are the famed New Testament License Plates on one sheet.
This is a file from Linda D, a seminary teacher will nearly two decades of experience. She’s something of a legend around here in the Northern Virginia area. This is a 36-week pacing guide she made that incorporates Preach My Gospel along with the scriptures from the New Testament. It’s amazing. I don’t know for sure, but it looks like this reading chart has been loosely arranged by the order…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/02/nt-overview-of-acts.html I got this idea from Creative ways to teach the New Testament by Victor W. Harris. I found the book in the seminary closet. Not sure how long it has been in there, but I am grateful to have it for a resource. Today we did an overview of the Book of Acts. Using the graph below, they were to read the chapter headings. Then draw of…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/02/nt-mid-term.html Now don’t let the title worry you! I did not have them take a mid term test. Although a few of my students were sweating over the thought! After finishing up the four gospels, I felt like we needed to have a way to reinforce some of the things we had learned. Plus, several of them were not there for each and every lesson. I found this…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/02/nt-scripture-reading.html My class decided they wanted some sort of poster to record their reading of the New Testament. After attending the monthly CES training, for seminary/institute teachers, and brain storming with fellow teachers, this is what I came up with.Camel Races!!I enlisted the help of two of my children and they came up with this on the board…I then went online and googled images of camels. I found…
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Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/02/nt-resurrection.html What happens when we are resurrected?I brought in some props and divided the class up into groups.Each group was to come up with a mini lesson on the resurrection using the props, and complete ahand out of questions taken from Matthew 28: 1-10 and Matthew 27: 53-53Then one spokesperson from each group camp up and gave the mini lesson. I love days like these. The class gets immersed in the…
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This year I’ve created the New Testament License plates as larger images so that you can download them and resize them to whatever size you need. Let me know if you see any errors, and good luck teaching Seminary! Please email any handouts or games or other ideas you make for Seminary to [email protected]. I can use any and all help!
Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/01/23/acts-4-5-qualities-of-the-enemies-of-the-apostles/ Acts 4-5 give us an idea of how the enemies of Christ’s representatives operate. The following list is an excellent foil for the attributes of the apostles. Acts 4-5: Qualities of Non-Disciples Grieved at the truth (4:2). Examines good deeds … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/01/22/acts-2-5-qualities-of-disciples-of-jesus-christ/ Acts 1:8 is a great verse that outlines what the book of Acts is all about. We read, “ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/01/nt-john-21-great-commandment.html After the Savior died, the remaining disciples, were lost. They had only been learning and following the Savior for 3 years. Not knowing how to carry on, they reverted back to to what they knew, FISHING. Old habits and the familiar comforts they give us, often can drive us away from the Savior. Elder Jeffery R Holland gave a wonderful talk at the Oct. 2012 General Conference called “The First…
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