are you sick of preach my gospel?
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Are You Sick of Preach My Gospel?. STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT!. STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT! STOP IT!. Preach My Gospel is for all of us. There are lots of ways to study Preach My Gospel. We must Study until we UNDERSTAND the Doctrines. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Are You Sick ofPreach My Gospel?
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1. Preach My Gospel is for all of us.
2. There are lots of ways to study Preach My Gospel.
3. We must Study until we UNDERSTAND the Doctrines.
4. We must develop a FEELING TESTIMONY.1. Of Jesus Christ.2. Of Joseph Smith.3. Of The truthfulness of the Church.4. Of Living Prophets today.
5. Learn to Invite others to ACT
6. Being a disciple of Christ is HARD.
7. Studying the Atonement Increases out desire to share the gospel.
The question is often asked:
Who is Preach My Gospel for?
Elder Ballard, “Following Up” Ensign, May 2014 page 80
“I invite all members… to obtain a copy of Preach My Gospel… It is a guidebook for missionary work—which means it is a guide book for all of us.”
Who is Preach My Gospel for?
Who is Preach My Gospel for?
Fellow Missionary?
With President Monson??
WOW!!!!
There are LOTS of was to Study: Preach My Gospel
229 Pages… 1 page a day = 7.5 months229 Pages… 1 page a week = 4.3 years13 Chapters… 1 a week = 2.9 months13 Chapters… 1 a month = 1 year and 1 month5 Missionary Discussions (all in Chapter 3)1 Discussion a month… 5 monthsEtc… etc… etc… etc… etc…
There are LOTS of ways to Study: Preach My Gospel
INFORMATION BOXES: (PMG p. 8)What if you spent a full day just studying, and
pondering the few things inside one of these boxes?
When printing, every square centimeter of space is at a premium. What if you spent a time pondering:
Why is this page laid out like this?Why space in the margins to write?Why this Picture or this quote or this scripture?What if you spent a full day, just pondering the
layout of each page?Ponder why some quotes are ‘boxed’????
There are LOTS of was to Study: Preach My Gospel
Why this Picture? (PMG 2)
Why this quote? (PMG 19)Understood
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Have you studied until you Understood?
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PMG page 6
Let’s Start: PMG 4x on 92; 3x on 93 WE...MUST FEEL…
Memorize Joseph Smith’s description of seeing the Father and the Son (JSH 1:17)
PMG p. 38 WE...MUST FEEL… DO YOU?
DO YOU FEEL: Your Testimony?
Jesus is the Christ!Joseph is HIS Prophet!
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Christ’s authorized Church on the earth today!
President Monson is God’s Living Prophet!
Origins… Go to the Source
Does a Testimony of Joseph Smith burn in your
own heart?WE...MUST FEEL…
DO YOU?
Invite to Act: (Follow Promptings)WE...MUST FEEL… DO YOU?
President Monson Clip “Consider the Blessings” Oct 2012 (1985; 1996; 2002; 2003)
During this (the first discussion) or any other lesson, DO NOT HESITATE TO Invite people to be baptized and confirmed… (Page 40)
Conversion requires one to ACT. PMG 17 times!See Pages 17,32,44,73, 92,101, 110, 111,117,122,156,177,195
Sarah Story… Potato SoupActs 8 Philip and the Ethiopian manMissionaries Knock on a door and a woman is
crying… Hi, we are representatives of Jesus Christ’s church… I really can’t talk to you right now… Slam. Knock… Hi, we have a message for you… I can’t talk. Slam. Knock… Excuse mam, are you o.k. My baby just died and I am upset because she hadn’t been baptized… (Adjust Your Teaching to Meet Needs PMG p 177)
Sister Missionaries imspired to talk to a policeman…
Invite to Act: (Follow Promptings)WE...MUST FEEL… DO YOU?
To Be An Apostle means?Peter describes the requirement to be an apostle:Acts 1:22 “one [must] be ordained to be a witness
with us of his resurrection.”Acts 2:32 “This Jesus hath God raised up, whereof
we all are witnesses.”Acts 3:15 [You] “Killed the Prince of life, whom God
hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.”
Acts 4:33 “And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus…”
The First Presidency 2014
The Twelve Apostles
Listen for the words “I witness”
Missions are HARDBeing a disciple (follower) of Christ is
HARD… BUT…“I can do all things through Christ which
strengtheneth me.” Philippians 4:13Listen to Living WITNESSES inviting to be
dedicated disciples of ChristHave you COUNTED THE COST??? Luke
14:28
“As your understanding of the Atonement of Jesus Christ grows, your
desire to share the gospel will increase. (PMG 2)
1. Preach My Gospel is for all of us.
2. There are lots of ways to study Preach My Gospel.
3. We must Study until we UNDERSTAND the Doctrines.
4. We must develop a FEELING TESTIMONY.1. Of Jesus Christ.2. Of Joseph Smith.3. Of The truthfulness of the Church.4. Of Living Prophets today.
5. Learn to Invite others to ACT
6. Being a disciple of Christ is HARD.
7. Studying the Atonement Increases out desire to share the gospel.
