Perfecting the Saints — One Lesson at a Time
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/2013/03/25/2-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://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 […]
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/2-corinthians-7-repentance-is-possible-and-then-forgiveness-is-certain/ President Ezra Taft Benson, “Godly sorrow is a gift of the Spirit. It is a deep realization that our actions have offended our Father and our God. It is the sharp and keen awareness that our behavior caused the Savior, He who knew no sin, even the greatest of all, to endure agony and suffering.” […]
Downloaded from: http://brosimonsays.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/2-corinthians-3-6-verses-vs-verses-march-madness-scripture-bracketsthe-battle-for-relevance/ I have a student be the “REF.” and lead the Game Play portion of the activity. The classes really enjoyed the activity and they did a great job identifying principles that were RELEVANT to their lives. The scriptures that they chose to focus on where not necessarily the ones that I would have chosen, but […]
Downloaded from: http://ldsseminary.wordpress.com/2013/03/19/1-corinthians-14-gifts-of-the-spirit-silence-in-the-churches/ Paul emphasizes the importance of the gifts of the Spirit in building Zion in 1 Corinthians 14. “Forasmuch as ye are zealous of spiritual gifts, seek that ye may excel to the edifying of the church” (1 Corinthians 14:12). Paul … Continue reading →
Downloaded from: http://seminarymoments.blogspot.com/2013/03/nt-scripture-mastery.html Friday, March 15, using this wonderful idea from my friend in Florida, we had the BEST scripture mastery day in a long time. We had a St Paricks Day Scripture Mastery Hunt I hid clues around the church building using these sayings from John Bushmanthe first clue was given out and the teams had to figure out which scripture mastery it referred to. Once they thought they were right,…
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