 Jesus Christ and the Everlasting Gospel
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Lesson 1
Jesus is the Living Christ
See also
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1. Cover page |
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Jesus Is the Living Christ
Background and Student Reading
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 The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostless, Ensign or Liahona, Apr. 2000, 2-3.
 Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The Power of a Personal Testimony, Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2006, 37-39.
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 John 20:30-31; 1 Nephi 6:4; 2 Nephi 25:23, 26.
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Elevated Learning
As you go through this institute lesson make notes in your study journal of the things that impress on your mind and heart and expand your personal understanding. Take the time to review these notes and share with others after the lesson. This is an important part of your elevated learning experience and will help the gospel of Jesus Christ get down into your heart and contribute to your successful graduation of this institute course.
2. Why do you believe in him? |
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Who is Jesus Christ, and why do you believe in Him?
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Questions
What words or phrases express who Jesus Christ is and what He does for us?
How can a testimony of Jesus Christ affect us?
3. The Living Christ |
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The Living Christ
Focus on the first paragraph.
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Questions
How would you like your study of Jesus Christ this semester to influence you?
How has the Saviour influenced everyone who has lived or will live on earth?
4. Why the scriptures? |
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John 20: 30-31
1 Nephi 6:4
2 Nephi 25:23,26
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Questions
How many books have been written about Jesus Christ?
Why are the scriptures a valuable resource when studying about Jesus Christ?
5. Fill our souls with faith |
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The central purpose of all scripture is to fill our souls with faith in God the Father and in His Son, Jesus Christ. Faith comes by the witness of the Holy Spirit to our souls, Spirit to spirit, as we hear or read the word of God. And faith matures as we continue to feast upon the word.
D Todd Christofferson
The Blessing of Scripture, Ensign or Liahona, May 2010, 34, 35
Questions
How can the scriptures help strengthen our faith in Jesus Christ?
How has your faith and testimony of Jesus Christ been strengthened by studying the scriptures?
6. Student readings |
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Resources
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Questions
How can you make the student readings for this course part of your daily scripture study during this semester?
7. To know for ourselves |
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We cannot depend on the testimonies of other people. We need to know for ourselves. President Gordon B. Hinckley said, "Every Latter-day Saint has the responsibility to know for himself or herself with a certainty beyond doubt that Jesus is the resurrected, living Son of the living God."
The source of this sure knowledge and firm conviction is divine revelation, for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. The core of this testimony will always be the faith in and the knowledge of Jesus Christ and His divine mission.
Dieter F Uchtdorf
The Power of a Personal Testimony, Ensign or Liahona, Nov. 2006, 38
Questions
Why should Jesus Christ be at the core of our testimony?
What would Jesus have you do with the testimony you have of him?
8. How to emulate Jesus Christ |
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People should be able to see in us something of Jesus Christ. The way we act, speak, look, and even think will reflect Him and His ways... Although we were not present with Him in His ministry, as we search the scriptures, we see Jesus and what He said and did. And as we emulate that pattern, we bear witness of Him.
D Todd Christofferson
Becoming a Witness of Christ, Ensign, Mar. 2008, 60
Questions
How do people bear witness of Jesus Christ by their actions?
What can we do with our testimony and witness of Jesus Christ to have an impact on others?
9. Summary |
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• The Living Christ
• The scriptures were written so people might believe in Jesus Christ
• Becoming Witnesses of Jesus Christ
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How can you prepare each day to testify of Jesus Christ through your words and actions?
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