Come Follow Me 1/25/2027 – Devotionals & FHE for Children
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Family Home Evening for Come Follow Me 1/25 for Kids
Song
Lord, Accept Our Humble Fast (Hymns for Home and Church #1062)
Scripture
Lesson
- What is fasting? What are fast offerings?
- Jesus fasted for 40 days. Why did He do that?
- What are things we can fast for?
- Fasting means giving up something that our body wants to make our spirit stronger. What could you give up to make your spirit strong? Can we do it together as a family?
Activity
Kids and marshmallow experiment.
Treat
Scripture of the Week for Come Follow Me 1/25 for Kids
Work on memorizing this scripture with your children during the week for Come Follow Me 1/25: Matthew 4:19–20
And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.
You can download these tracing sheets as a PDF or use the images.
Devotionals for Come Follow Me 1/25 for Kids
Remember that these are guidelines for you to use in your daily Come, Follow Me 1/25 devotionals with your children! Please don’t feel as though you have to use every single question, journal entry, or activity. Just make sure you look at the activity in advance so you can gather any materials they may require.
Here is a general outline for each devotional for Come Follow Me 1/25:
- Start by singing the song together and saying a prayer.
- Read the scripture together, then your family can have a discussion using the questions/comments provided.
- Copy the journal entries into a spiral notebook. The child or the parent can write the question at the top, after which the child can write or draw an answer.
- Have fun together doing the activity as a family!
Modifications for older children for Come, Follow Me 1/25 daily devotionals:
- Explore the footnotes for each of the scriptures listed in Come, Follow Me 1/25.
- Ask additional discussion questions found in the Personal Study section of Come, Follow Me – For Home and Church: New Testament 2027 for Come Follow Me 1/25.
- Instead of answering the journal entry with a drawing, you can create a study journal (a simple spiral notebook will work) to answer the question with a few sentences or paragraphs, depending on the child’s age.
- Here are some ideas for marking your scriptures.
Monday Devotional
Song
Holy Places (Hymns for Home and Church #1026)
Scripture
Discussion
- Jesus went into the wilderness to be with God.
- Where can you feel close to God?
- Do you ever sit very still and think about him? You can do this in your own house/room.
Journal Entry
How can I be close to God today?
Activity
Tuesday Devotional
Song
I’m Trying to Be like Jesus (Children’s #78)
Scripture
Discussion
- What did Satan tempt Jesus to do?
- What does Satan tempt you to do?
- How did Jesus resist the temptations?
- What can you do now, before the temptation comes, to help you make the right choice when you are tempted?
Journal Entry
What can I do when I am tempted?
Activity
Wednesday Devotional
Song
Dare to Do Right (Children’s #158)
Scripture
Discussion
- What was Jesus’ mission?
- What does the word Messiah mean? (Anointed One) – Refers to being anointed to be king.
- Why do you think some people didn’t like him saying who he was?
- Imagine you were there when this happened. What could you say to help the people believe He is the Savior?
- Do you stand up for what’s right, even if it makes others angry?
Journal Entry
Why do you believe Jesus is the Savior?
Activity
Thursday Devotional
Song
Come, Follow Me (Hymns #116)
Scripture
Discussion
- What does it mean to be a fisher of men?
- What did the apostles do when Christ invited them to leave and follow Him? (They were at work.)
- How do Jesus ask you to follow Him? Do you have to give anything up?
Journal Entry
What can I give up to follow Jesus today?
Activity
Friday Devotional
Song
Faith in Every Footstep (Hymns for Home and Church #1022) especially verse 3
Scripture
Discussion
- This story has more details about the Savior telling Simon Peter to follow Him.
- Why might Peter have doubted Jesus’s instructions? What happened when he chose to follow anyway?
- How might this experience have affected Peter’s feelings about the Savior and himself? How might it have prepared him for His calling?
- How did Peter and the others respond to the miracle?
- President Ezra Taft Benson taught, “Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can.” How has the Lord done this for you?
Journal Entry
How can I follow the direction of the Lord, even when it doesn’t seem to make any sense?
Activity
Primary Children’s Activities for Come Follow Me 1/25
The Come, Follow Me – For Home and Church: New Testament 2027 manual suggests that you look at this month’s issue of the Friend magazine for more ideas.
There is also an activity page in this week’s section of the CFM manual.
Sunday Ideas for Kids for Come Follow Me 1/25
Use Sundays for a time of reflection; share what you discussed that day in each of your classes. Did you learn anything new or hear a different perspective about what you studied this week?
If you went to a class that did not use the Come, Follow Me 1/25 Manual, then share what stood out to you the most in your class.
Take a few minutes to talk about what parts of Sacrament Meeting you felt like were meant for you.
If your younger children are struggling during Sacrament Meeting, try using these Ideas and Activities to Keep Toddlers and Kids Quiet During Church.
Here are some activities that go along with this week’s topic in Come Follow Me 1/25.
Sunday Kids Activities for Come Follow Me 1/25
- See what CFM ideas there are in this month’s Friend magazine.
- Check out the 2023 printables from Color Me Christian for Junior Primary and Senior Primary.
- Watch any of these videos:
- Jesus in the Wilderness spot the difference page
- Read Karl D. Hirst, “God’s Favourite,” Liahona, Nov. 2024, 11–14.
- Satan tempts Jesus coloring page
- Read the message “Building a Life Resistant to the Adversary” (Liahona, Nov. 2022, 51) from Elder Jorge F. Zeballos.
- Jesus’ Temptation Word Tiles
- Sunday school lesson Jesus Tempted In the Dessert
- Fishers of Men maze
- Friend September 2015 “Fasting for Vanuatu” Heavenly Father promises us amazing blessings when we fast. Find one by doing the crossword.
- Jesus’ Temptation Word Search
- Play a “What if” game. Write on pieces of paper “What if” questions that describe temptations and ask children to come up with solutions.
- What if you find something that belongs to someone else?
- What if you promise your father you will help him, but a friend comes by and asks you to play?
- What if your friends make fun of you for not smoking some cigarettes they found (or drinking alcohol or taking drugs)?
- What if you know you will get in trouble if you tell the truth?
- Jesus is Tempted cut and paste
- Prepare some “Temptation Cards.” On 3″ by 5″ cards or pieces of paper write temptations that the children might have, such as lying, cheating, stealing, using vulgar language, and so on. On other cards, “Help Cards,” write Faith in Jesus Christ, Parents, Teachers, Good friends, Prayer, Fasting, Church leaders, Scriptures, the Holy Ghost, Avoiding temptations, and other things that help people resist temptation. Place the Temptation Cards face down in one pile and the Help Cards face down in another pile. Have a child choose a Help and a Temptation Card and share what is written on each. Discuss as a family how the Help Card can make it easier to resist the Temptation Card.
- Make beautifully decorated cookies with salt instead of sugar. Be sure to give each child a napkin (to spit the bite of cookie out into) and let them choose a cookie. Explain that Satan makes sin look appealing and he even makes bad things seem good. They look appealing on the outside, but if we partake then we may consume something into our lives that would be bad and harmful. Ask the children if they can think of anything that looks appealing but is actually harmful to our souls. Inappropriate movies, violent video games, fighting, arguing,
- Friend September 2015 – Pres Eyring’s story about fast offerings for Vanuatu (Read the story and then number the pictures in order.)
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