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Acts 22–28

Acts 22–28

Overview

In this week’s lessons, you will study promises the Lord made to His Apostles and how they were fulfilled in Paul’s life. Whether bound in chains or brought before leaders and kings, Paul faithfully shared his powerful witness of Jesus Christ and His gospel. When he encountered violent storms, shipwreck, and other adversities, he provided inspired counsel and warnings to keep those with him safe. This week includes a lesson to help you memorize doctrinal mastery references and key scripture phrases, as well as an opportunity to evaluate the goals you have set and the learning and personal growth you have experienced during your study of the New Testament.

Prepare to Teach

The following information provides teachers with ideas of what may need to be prepared in advance for each lesson.

Acts 22–23, 26–28

Lesson purpose: This lesson is intended to increase students’ confidence that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ will fulfill Their promises as students strive to serve Them.

  • Student preparation: Invite students to ponder promises the Lord has made to them. For example, they could contemplate promises in the sacrament prayers (see Moroni 4:3; 5:2) or in other scriptures. Students who have received their patriarchal blessings could read them and look for promises from the Lord.

  • Video: “Be of Good Cheer” (1:32)

  • Chart: A chart showing the Lord’s promises and how He fulfills them

  • Videoconference teaching suggestion: After students have studied the promises the Lord made to the Apostles, have them use the chat feature to write one they identified. Then as they continue their study, invite them to share in the chat feature how the Lord fulfilled the promise they identified.

Acts 22–26

Lesson purpose: This lesson is intended to help students develop a greater desire to follow the example of Paul in testifying of Jesus Christ and His gospel in their daily lives.

  • Student preparation: Invite students to ponder and come prepared to share an experience when they were impacted by someone else’s testimony.

  • Chart: A chart showing how the people reacted to Paul’s testimony

  • Videoconference teaching suggestion: At the end of the lesson, consider putting students into breakout rooms to talk about their testimonies and their ideas of how to share them in normal and natural ways.

Acts 27–28

Lesson purpose: This lesson is intended to help students feel the importance of following the prophet’s counsel.

  • Student preparation: Invite students to study some of the current teachings of modern-day prophets. For example, they could read or watch a recent general conference talk, read an article by a prophet or apostle in the For the Strength of Youth magazine, or read a few subjects in the For the Strength of Youth booklet. Invite students to ponder how they feel about responding to the counsel of prophets.

  • Handout: “Paul’s Voyage to Rome”

  • Videoconference teaching suggestion: Consider displaying a copy of the handout for students to consult while they do the activity in their study journal. Then, using the whiteboard feature, assign different students to either draw or type a summary of what happened in one of the four boxes. Then ask those students to explain what they drew or wrote.

Doctrinal Mastery Review 16

Lesson purpose: This lesson is intended to help students memorize some of the New Testament doctrinal mastery scripture references and key scripture phrases.

  • Student preparation: Invite students to read one or two of the doctrinal mastery passages they have been studying. Challenge them to memorize the scripture reference and key scripture phrase or, if possible, the entire doctrinal mastery passage.

  • Video: “He Lives” (17:03; watch from time code 5:27 to 6:05)

  • Materials for students: Paper for flash cards

  • Chart: The doctrinal mastery chart to display or hand out

  • Videoconference teaching suggestion: After students have practiced memorizing the doctrinal mastery references and key scripture phrases, announce a key scripture phrase to the class and ask them to put the correct card in front of their camera within a time limit (for example, five seconds).

Assess Your Learning 7

Lesson purpose: This lesson is intended to help students evaluate the goals they have set and the learning and personal growth they have experienced during their study of the New Testament.

  • Student preparation: Invite students to come prepared to share examples from Acts of people who became converted to Jesus Christ.

  • Videoconference teaching suggestion: Give students an overview of Activity A and Activity B, and send a copy of both activities to students. Then put students into breakout rooms and allow them to choose which activity to do together. When they return to class, have them share what they discussed and learned.