Lesson 2

JESUS IS THE LIVING WATER

 

Objective: Just like water is essential for life to exist, so is Christ our living water. Through his atonement we have been given the gift of eternal life, helping us with our daily trials and also in the life to come.

Visual aid:  Pitcher of water or a small bottle of water.

Lesson ideas:

* Baptism:  We are baptized in water.  That ordinance brings us to Christ, the living water.

* Story of the woman at the well.  “Sir thou hast nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Jesus answered whosoever drinketh of this water shall thirst again…but whosoever drinketh of the water I give shall never thirst again.” (John 4: 11-14)

* Fill our cup:  By reading scriptures, church magazines and conference talks, our soul gets fed and our thirst gets quenched.

* Jesus is our spring of living water to our thirsty souls. “The parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land shall be a spring of water.”   (Isaiah 35: 6-7)

* Show a picture of Jesus walking on water.  The Savior was able to walk on water and Peter believing in Jesus was also allowed to walk on the water.  As we look and believe in Christ, he becomes our living water and we can do many worthwhile things with his aid. (Matthew 14: 22-33)

* By keeping the commandment we may know the mysteries of the kingdom and the same shall be in him a well of living water springing up unto everlasting life (D&C 63:23).

Scriptures:  

Bible                                                                           

Revelation 21: 6 I will give water of life freely          

John 4:11 from whence then hast living water         

John 7:38 he that believeth on me…shall flow rivers of living water                                                  

        

LDS Scriptures

1 Nephi 11:25 led to the fountain of living

D&C 63:23 keepeth commandments...shall be a well of living water

2 Nephi 9:50 thirsteth, come to the waters                                                                                                                                      

Activities:

* Obtain a bucket with water and put objects that will float and objects that will sink. As we follow Christ we will stay afloat.

* Water color:  where possible copy a picture of Jesus to water color.

* Spray water bottles.  Sing rain is falling all around.  (God gave us rain)

* Little pitchers or little water bottles could be given out as a reminder of where we get our source of living water.

* Play a thinking game:  Think of as many places that you can find water like; clouds, rivers, streams, bath tubs, sinks, oceans, etc.  The one with the most places without repeating someone else’s word wins the game.

* Who can name the well where the woman at the well took place? (John 4: 6)

* Have a contest with a big bowl of water and a small cup.  Give two players each a small cup and table spoon the same size and from the big bowl of water, fill up the small cup.  See who can fill their cup up first.

* Some words associated with the living water are: wells, fountains, pools, thirst, rivers, and drink.  See if you can come up with a story using some of these words. Have one person start the story and after that person has had a turn the next person continues the story using another water word until everyone that wants a turn has one.

* Jesus Name Game. (Found in Lesson One)

Songs: 

Hymns                                                                        

# 108 The Lord is My Shepherd                                  

# 105 Master the Tempest is Raging                        

# 116 Come Follow Me

 Children’s Songbook

# 236 “Give,” Said the Little Stream                                              

# 241 Rain is Falling All Around

# 158 Dare to Do Right