Come, Follow Me Jul 22-28 "The Lord Had Called Us for to Preach the Gospel"

Welcome, welcome to Simply Family Home Evening! We are so happy you're here. This week in Come, Follow Me the lesson title is "The Lord had Called us for to Preach the Gospel" and we are studying Acts 16-21. I'm excited to talk about the lesson this week with my kids. There is a discussion topic about being a missionary now and another about how the scriptures testify of the Savior. I can't think of a better way to invite The Spirit into our homes! It is going to be a great week! If you are looking for some lesson ideas for family home evening - you're in the right place! Simply Family Home Evening is a quick, one stop place to get a few different simple ideas for lessons and if you scroll down to the bottom of each post we also have links to all the Bible Videos, New Testament Children's Videos, Scriptures and General Authority messages that relate to the lesson. Let's get started! Scroll down just a bit to find Simply Family Home Evening's lesson ideas for July 22-28!

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July 22-28
Acts 16-21
"The Lord had Called us for to Preach the Gospel"

Simply Family Home Evening Lesson Plan

• The Lord Had Called us for to Preach the Gospel

The lesson idea we decided to focus on for Family Home Evening this week is:

The scriptures testify of Jesus Christ

Preparation: Print out the scriptures and hide them around the room.

Opening Song: “I Am A Child Of God” Children’s Songbook pg 2 

Scriptures:  Acts 17:2–4, 10–12; 18:28
Lesson: 
Watch the videos; read the scriptures or use a combination of both.

Ask the kids what stories about Jesus are their favorite. Remind them of some you've studied this year if they need help.

Hide some scripture references around the room and have the kids find them and look them up. Ask them what can they can learn about Jesus from these scriptures.
(There are quite a few of these. If there are too many for your children to stay interested, save some of them. There is another lesson in about a month that you can use them in.)

Luke 2:7, 21 

Luke 2:39-52 

Matthew 3:13–16; 2 Nephi 31:5–9 

John 2:1-11 

Luke 8:22–25 

Mark 5:25–34 

Luke 7:36–50; Doctrine and Covenants 58:42–43 
Mark 6:34–44 

Matthew 16:13-20 

Mark 10:13–15 

Matthew 26:36–46; Doctrine and Covenants 19:16–19 

John 20:1–17 

Activity Ideas: 
It's Pioneer Day this week. Visit this website and play some Pioneer games together as a family

Additional Lesson or Discussion Ideas:

 
Missionaries teach people about Jesus

Preparation: If you didn't do the missionary activity from the May 27-June 2 lesson - go print off the missionary tags. (We've updated them and they are SUPER cute!)
Scriptures: Acts 16:25–34 
Lesson: 
Read the scriptures 
Review our missionary lesson May 27-Jun 2. Ask the kids how they have been doing developing their character traits from the badges. If you didn't have an opportunity to do that lesson, now would be a great time! Move onto the next missionary lesson below.




I can be a missionary now

Preparation: Print out these pages from The Friend.

Scriptures: Acts 16:14–15 ,25–34; 18:7–8,24–28 

Videos: 
New Testament Stories: 
     Chapter 61: Paul and Silas in Prison 

Lesson: 
Read the scriptures; watch the videos or use a combination of both.

Tell your kids that there are some questions they could be asked often on their missions and/or throughout their life by those who don’t understand or know much about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Use the Friend handout . Answer as many as you can now, but keep the handout handy so you can discuss the questions and answers often. 

Activity Ideas:
Play scripture would you rather from One She, Two She.
This is seriously the cutest little game and even the younger ones understood the concept.

Let us know what worked for your family this week. We want to know how it went! Feel free to comment below, or show us how it's going using #simplyfamilyhomeevening on social media. You can also tag us in your photos on Instagram and Facebook. We'd love to see you there!

Discussion Topics:

• Missionaries teach people about Jesus. Acts 16:25–34 
• The scriptures testify of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Acts 17:10–12 
• I am a child of God. Acts17:22–31 
• I can be a missionary now. Acts 16:14–15, 25–34; 18:7–8, 24–28 
• The scriptures testify of Jesus Christ. Acts 17:2–4  10–1; 18:28 

Bible Videos:

• We Are the Offspring of God

New Testament Stories:

• Chapter 61: Paul and Silas in Prison

General Authority Messages:

• President Oaks; Sharing the Restored Gospel 
• Elder Nielson; Hastening the Lord's Game Plan! 
• Elder Arnold; To the Rescue: We Can Do It 
• Elder Andersen; A Witness of God 
• Elder Bednar; Come And See 

Other Resources From The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints:
Link to Come, Follow Me for Primary
Link to Come, Follow Me for Individuals and Families
The Friend - For ideas on how to use The Friend Magazine see our Activity Ideas page