Easter: Overview

New Testament Seminary Teacher Manual

Contents
Title Page
Introduction to the New Testament Seminary Teacher Manual
New Testament Doctrinal Mastery Passages and Key Scripture Phrases
Doctrinal Mastery Review Plan (18-Week)
Lessons 1–3
New Testament Lessons
- Lessons 1–3
  Matthew 1; Luke 1
- Lessons 4–5
  Matthew 2; Luke 2
- Lessons 6–8
  John 1
- Lessons 9–11
  Matthew 3; Luke 3; Mark 1
- Lessons 12–14
  Matthew 4; Luke 4–5
- Lessons 15–17
  John 2–4
- Lessons 18–20
  Matthew 5; Luke 6
- Lessons 21–24
  Matthew 6–7
- Lessons 25–27
  Matthew 8; Mark 2–4; Luke 7
- Lessons 28–31
  Matthew 9–10; Mark 5; Luke 9
- Lessons 32–34
  Matthew 11–12; Luke 11
- Lessons 35–37
  Matthew 13; Luke 8; 13
- Easter
  - Overview
    Easter
  - Easter
- Lessons 38–41
  Matthew 14; Mark 6; John 5–6
- Lessons 42–44
  Matthew 15–17; Mark 7–9
- Lessons 45–47
  Matthew 18; Luke 10
- Lessons 48–51
  John 7–10
- Lessons 52–55
  Luke 12–17; John 11
- Lessons 56–58
  Matthew 19–20; Mark 10; Luke 18
- Lessons 59–61
  Matthew 21–23; Mark 11; Luke 19–20; John 12
- Lessons 61–63
  Joseph Smith—Matthew 1; Matthew 24–25; Mark 12–13; Luke 21
- Lessons 64–66
  Matthew 26; Mark 14; John 13
- Lessons 67–69
  John 14–17
- Lessons 70–72
  Luke 22; John 18
- Lessons 73–76
  Matthew 27; Mark 15; Luke 23; John 19
- Lessons 77–80
  Matthew 28; Mark 16; Luke 24; John 20–21
- Lessons 81–84
  Acts 1–5
- Lessons 85–88
  Acts 6–9
- Lessons 89–91
  Acts 10–15
- Lessons 92–95
  Acts 16–21
- Lessons 96–98
  Acts 22–28
- Lessons 99–102
  Romans 1–6
- Lessons 103–105
  Romans 7–16
- Lessons 106–108
  1 Corinthians 1–7
- Lessons 109–112
  1 Corinthians 8–13
- Lessons 113–116
  1 Corinthians 14–16
- Lessons 117–120
  2 Corinthians 1–7
- Lessons 121–122
  2 Corinthians 8–13
- Lessons 123
  Galatians
- Lessons 124–127
  Ephesians
- Lessons 128–131
  Philippians; Colossians
- Lessons 132–134
  1 and 2 Thessalonians
- Lessons 135–137
  1 and 2 Timothy; Titus; Philemon
- Lessons 138–140
  Hebrews 1–6
- Lessons 141–142
  Hebrews 7–13
- Lessons 143–145
  James
- Lessons 146–148
  1 and 2 Peter
- Lessons 149–150
  1–3 John; Jude
- Lessons 151–153
  Revelation 1–5
- Lessons 154–156
  Revelation 6–14
- Lessons 157–159
  Revelation 15–22
Lessons 161–165
Life Preparation Lessons
- Lessons 161–165
  Doctrinal Mastery
- Lessons 166–170
  Scripture Study Skills
- Lessons 171–176
  For the Strength of Youth
- Lessons 177–180
  Building Self-Reliance
- Lessons 181–187
  Physical Health and Emotional Health
- Lessons 188–191
  Preparing for Future Education and Employment
- Lessons 192–195
  Succeeding in School
- Lessons 196–200
  Missionary Preparation
- Lessons 201–204
  Temple Preparation
- Lessons 205–208
  Teachings of Church Leaders
Appendix

Easter: Overview

“Easter: Overview,” New Testament Seminary Teacher Manual (2027)

“Easter: Overview,” New Testament Seminary Teacher Manual

Easter

Overview

The Easter season is a wonderful time to reflect on the Atonement and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. As we think about these glorious events, we can feel the hope, joy, and peace that Jesus Christ offers to God’s children.

Note: For this week of instruction, there is a lesson prepared to help your students reflect on the joy Jesus Christ offers through His Resurrection. It is designed to help students prepare for Easter. If there are enough teaching days available this week and you feel it would be effective to do more than one lesson to prepare your students for Easter, consider some of the following ideas:

Teach a lesson based on a general conference address about Easter. You can find Easter-centered addresses through the link “Messages from Church leaders” on the Topics and Questions page for Easter on Gospel Library. Alternatively, you can find these addresses by locating “Easter” under General Conference topics. Talks that could be relevant include Elder Gary E. Stevenson’s address “And We Talk of Christ” and Elder Gerrit W. Gong’s address “Eternity’s Great Gifts: Jesus Christ’s Atonement, Resurrection, Restoration.” Lesson 207: “Template for Teaching Messages from Church Leaders” may also be useful in preparing this lesson.
If your school schedule did not allow you to teach the following lessons when they appeared in the Come, Follow Me schedule, you might teach one or more of these lessons this week:
Lesson 77: “Luke 24:1–12, 36–48”
Lesson 78: “Matthew 28; Luke 24; John 20”
Lesson 79: “Luke 24:13–35”
Use the “Easter Holy Week Study Plan,” available in the Gospel Library to help students learn about each day of the last week of the Savior’s life. Each day in the study plan includes scriptures to study and ponder, videos to watch, and a hymn.
Teach one or both of the following lessons found in the Doctrine and Covenants teacher manual: Lesson 162: “The Living Christ, Part 1” and Lesson 163: “The Living Christ, Part 2.”

Prepare to Teach

The following information provides you with ideas of what you may need to prepare in advance for each lesson.

Easter

Lesson purpose: Help students feel the joy made possible by the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Student preparation: Invite students to identify their favorite hymn about the Savior and His Resurrection. They could review the lyrics of the hymn and select one or two of their favorite phrases.
Items to display: Composite image of the Savior’s crucifixion and burial; image of someone grieving the death of a loved one
Video: “Easter’s Exciting Message of Hope” (2:15), available at youtube.com

2:15