04/16/2017 Elder's Quorum Lesson - We Look To Christ

Sunday School Lesson: President Hinckley Lesson 8 We Look To Christ

As we go through this lesson consider the following questions:

When did you first come to believe in Jesus Christ?

How does / did your testimony in Jesus Christ help you in your life?

How does your testimony in Jesus Christ help you as a priesthood holder? A father? A husband? A son? (Feel free to insert other roles here...)

Can you think of an experience where your testimony in Jesus Christ pulled you through a challenging time or experience?

Can you think of someone who is currently struggling in their testimony with Jesus Christ (it could even be yourself)?  How could you help that individual to strengthen their testimony in Jesus Christ?

Key quotes:

… Multitudes will gather on a thousand hills to welcome the dawn of the Easter day and to remind themselves of the story of the Christ, whose resurrection they will commemorate. In language both beautiful and hopeful, preachers of many faiths will recount the story of the empty tomb. To them—and to you—I raise this question: “Do you actually believe it?”

Do you actually believe these things? If you do, then you are part of a shrinking body of literalists who more and more are being smiled at by philosophers, who more and more are being ridiculed by certain educators, and who more and more are being considered “out of it” by a growing coterie of ministers of religion and influential theologians.

That understanding and that enthusiasm are available to all who will pay the price. They are not incompatible with higher education, but they will not come only of reading philosophy. No, they come of a simpler process. The things of God are understood by the Spirit of God. (1 Cor. 2:11.) So declares the word of revelation.

I ask anew the question offered by Pilate two thousand years ago, “What shall I do then with Jesus which is called Christ?” (Matt. 27:22.) Indeed, we need continually to ask ourselves, What shall we do with Jesus who is called Christ? What shall we do with his teachings, and how can we make them an inseparable part of our lives? 

Steps for strengthening our faith in Jesus Christ.  How have these principles helped in your life?

1. Read the scriptures
2. Serve the Lord
3. Pray