The following material supplements the suggested lesson outline. You may want to use one or more of these ideas as part of the lesson.
Invite class members to turn to the Contents page of the Bible and review the names of the 27 books in the New Testament. Explain that the New Testament can be divided into four parts (you may want to list these on the chalkboard):
If Family Home Evening Video Supplement 2 (53277) is available, you may want to show the five-minute segment “What Think Ye of Christ?” Use the presentation to introduce the New Testament and to emphasize the importance of having a testimony that Jesus is the Christ.
If New Testament Video Presentations (53914) is available, you may also want to show “The Message of the New Testament,” a two-minute segment.
Have a class member read John 1:6–8.
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