2015 Gospel Doctrine Study Schedule – New Testament

DATE / # / LESSON TITLE / SCRIPTURE CHAIN / EXTENDED READING
1/4/15 / 1 / “That Ye Might Believe That Jesus Is the Christ” / Jesus Christ’s Foreordained Mission: John 1:1-5 * John 1:9-17 * Abraham 3:22-27 * Mosiah 3:5-10 * Isaiah 61:1-2 * Luke 4:16-21 / These assignments will help you read the entire New Testament in 2015
1/11/15 / 2 / “My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord” / Prophecies about John the Baptist: Isaiah 40:3 * 1 Nephi 10:7-10 * Luke 1:13-17 * Luke 1:67, 76-79 / Matthew 1
Luke 1
1/18/15 / 3 / “Unto You Is Born … a Saviour” / Jesus’ Birth: Isaiah 9:6 * Helaman 14:1-8 *1 Nephi 11:13-21 * Luke 2:7-14 / Matthew 2
Luke 2
1/25/15 / 4 / “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord” / Repentance: Luke 15:3-10 * Alma 34:31-34 * D&C 58:42-43 * 2 Corinthians 7:9-10 *1 John 1:8-9 * Matthew 3:1-2 / Matthew 3 – 4
Mark 1
Luke 3 – 4
John 1 – 2
2/1/15 / 5 / “Born Again” / Born Again: John 3:3-5 * John 3:16-17 * Mosiah 5:1-7 * Mosiah 27:25-26 * Alma 5:14-16 * Alma 22:15-18 / John 3 – 4
2/8/15 / 6 / “They Straightway Left Their Nets” / The Calling of an Apostle: Luke 6:13 * Matthew 10:5-8 * Ephesians 4:11-15 * D&C 107:23 * D&C 107:33,35 * D&C 112:14 * D&C 112:19-22 / Matthew 10
Mark 3, 6
Luke 5 – 6, 9, 12
2/15/15 / 7 / “[He] Took Our Infirmities, and Bare Our Sicknesses” / Miracles and Faith in Jesus Christ: 2 Nephi 27:23 * * Mark 1:34 * 3 Nephi17:5-10 * Ether 12:12 * Mormon 9:15-21 / Matthew 8 – 9
Mark 2, 5
Luke 7 – 8
2/22/15 / Stake Conference / Catch up or get ahead
3/1/15 / 8 / The Sermon on the Mount: “A More Excellent Way” / Perfection through the Atonement of Jesus Christ: Matthew 5:48 * Ether 12:27 * Moroni 10:32-33 * D&C 76:68-70 / Matthew 5
JST Luke 14
3/8/15 / 9 / “Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God” / Living as Disciples of Christ: Matthew 16:24-25 * Matthew 7:21 * John 8:31 * John 13:35 * 2 Nephi 31:10-13 * Moroni 7:48 / Matthew 6 – 7
Luke 10 – 11
3/15/15 / 10 / “Take My Yoke upon You, and Learn of Me” / “Take My Yoke Upon You:” Matthew 11:28-30 * Mosiah 24:8-15 * Alma 12:33-35 * D&C 54:10 * D&C 59;23 / Matthew 11, 12, 26
Mark 2, 14
Luke 13
3/22/15 / Ward Conference / Catch up or get ahead
3/29/15 / 11 / “He Spake Many Things unto Them in Parables” / “Ears to Hear:” Matthew 13:9-16 * Mosiah 2:9 * Alma 10:2-6 * Alma 12:9-11 / Matthew 13
Mark 4
4/5/15 / 12 / “I Am the Bread of Life” / The Scriptures Testify of Christ: John 5:39 * John 20:31 * Acts 18:28 * 2 Nephi 25:26 / Mathew 14
John 5 – 6
4/12/15 / General Conference / Catch up or get ahead
4/19/15 / 13 / “I Will Give unto Thee the Keys of the Kingdom” / Revelation: Proverbs 29:18 * Amos 3:7 * 1 Corinthians 2:9-12 * Galatians 1:11-12 * 2 Peter 1:20-21 * Alma 5:46 * Moroni 10:5 / Matthew 15 – 17
Mark 7 – 8
4/26/15 / 14 / “Who Is My Neighbour?” / Love Thy Neighbor: Luke 10:25-37 * Leviticus 19:18 * Matthew 22:35-40 * John 13:34-35 * Mosiah 2:17 * D&C 38:24-25 / Matthew 18 – 19
Mark 9 – 10
5/3/15 / 15 / “I Am the Light of the World” / Jesus Christ – The Light of the World: John 8:12 * Psalm 27:1 * Isaiah 2:5 * Alma 38:9 * 3 Nephi 15:9 * D&C 88:6-13 / John 7 – 8
5/10/15 / 16 / “I Was Blind, Now I See” / Jesus Christ – The Good Shepherd: Psalm 23;1-6 * Isaiah 40:11 * Ezekiel 34:11-12 * John 10:11 * Mosiah 26:21 * Alma 5:60 / John 9 – 10
5/17/15 / 17 / “What Shall I Do That I May Inherit Eternal Life?” / Seeking the Kingdom of God: Matthew 6:19-21 * Matthew 6:33 * Mark 10:28-30 * Jacob 2:18-19 * D&C 6:6-7 / Mark 11 – 12
Luke 14, 16
5/24/15 / 18 / “He Was Lost, and Is Found” / Rejoicing with the Lord over Those Who Repent: Luke 15:4-10 * Luke 15:11-24 * Alma 26:11-16 * D&C 18:10-16 / Matthew 20
Luke 15, 17
5/31/15 / 19 / “Thy Faith Hath Saved Thee” / Unfailing Faith: Matthew 8:5-10, 13 * Mark 10:46-52 * 2 Timothy 4:7 * Ether 3:3-13 / Luke 18 – 20
John 11
6/7/15 / 20 / “Woe unto You, … Hypocrites” / Genuine Commitment: Matthew 22:37 * Joshua 24:15 * 1 Nephi 3:7 * Omni 1:26 * D&C 4:1-2 * D&C 20:37 / Matthew 21 – 23
John 12
6/14/15 / 21 / “What Is the Sign of Thy Coming?” / Signs of the Second Coming: Isaiah 2:2-3, Joseph Smith—Matthew 1:21-37 * Daniel 2:44 * D&C 45:16-35 / Matthew 24
Joseph Smith-- Matthew 1
Mark 13
Luke 21
6/21/15 / 22 / “Inherit the Kingdom Prepared for You” / Preparing for the Second Coming: Matthew 25:1-13 * D&C 38:29-30 * D&C 45:36-39 * D&C 88:123-26 / Matthew 25
6/28/15 / 23 / “Love One Another, As I Have Loved You” / The Sacrament: Matthew 26:26 – 28 * Luke 22:19-20 * 3 Nephi 18:5-12 * D&C 20: 77, 79 / Luke 22
John 13 – 15
7/5/15 / 24 / “This Is Life Eternal” / Be One, Even As We Are One: John 17:20-26 * Philippians 1:27 * Mosiah 18:21 * 4 Nephi 1:15-17 * D&C 35:2 * D&C 38:24-27 / John 16 – 17
7/12/15 / 25 / “Not My Will, But Thine, Be Done” / The Atonement of Jesus Christ: Luke 22:39-44 * D&C 19:15-19 * Mosiah 3:7, 9 * 2 Nephi 9:5-8 * Alma 7:11-14 * Articles of Faith 1:3 / Review: Matthew 26, Mark 14, Luke 22
7/19/15 / 26 / “To This End Was I Born” / Greater Love Hath No Man: Luke 23:33-46 * John 15:13 * 1 Nephi 19:9-10 * D&C 34:1-4 / Matthew 27
Mark 15
Luke 23
John 18 – 19
7/26/15 / 27 / “He Is Not Here, for He Is Risen” / Appearances of the Resurrected Lord: John 20:11-29 * Luke 24:36-51 * 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 * Acts 9:1-6 * 3 Nephi 11:1-14 * JS—History 1:11-17 / Matthew 28
Mark 16
Luke 24
John 20 – 21
8/2/15 / 28 / “We Are Witnesses” / Special Witnesses of Christ: Acts 1:1-8 * Acts 4:33 * D&C 27:12 * D&C 107:23 / Acts 1 – 5
8/9/15 / 29 / “The Number of the Disciples Was Multiplied” / Working Together in the Kingdom of God: Exodus 18:13-26 * Acts 6:1-3 * D&C 64:33-34 * D&C 107:99 * 1 Corinthians 12:12-21 * Ephesians 4:11-16 / Acts 6 – 9
8/16/15 / 30 / “God Is No Respecter of Persons” / God is No Respecter of Persons: Acts 10:34-35 * Acts 15:7-11 * Romans 2:9-11 * 2 Nephi 26:33 / Acts 10 – 15
8/23/15 / 31 / “And So Were the Churches Established in the Faith” / Characteristics of Successful Missionaries: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-12 * 2 Corinthians 4:5 * D&C 4:1-7 * D&C 38:41 * D&C 88:81 * D&C 123:12-14 / Acts 16 – 17
1 Thess. 1 – 5
2 Thess. 1 – 3
8/30/15 / 32 / “Live in the Spirit” / Fruits of the Spirit: Galatians 5:22 – 23 * John 14:26 * John 15:26 * Moroni 8:26 * Moroni 10:3-5 * D&C 6:22-23 / Acts 18 – 20
Galatians 1 – 6
9/6/15 / 33 / “Ye Are the Temple of God” / Moral Cleanliness: 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 * 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 * Galatians 5:16 * 3 Nephi 12:27-30 * D&C 42:22 * D&C 46:33 / 1 Corinthians 1 – 10
9/13/15 / 34 / “Keep the Ordinances, As I Delivered Them” / Gifts of the Spirit: 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 * 1 Corinthians 12:31 * James 1:17 * 3 Nephi 29:5-6 * Moroni 10:8-19 * D&C 46:8-26 / 1 Corinthians 11 – 16
9/20/15 / 35 / “Be Ye Reconciled to God” / Characteristics of Disciples of Christ: 2 Corinthians 1:3-5, 1:11, 2:5-8, 4:5-10, 5:17-21, 7:9-10 / 2 Corinthians 1 – 13
9/27/15 / Stake Conference / Catch up or get ahead
10/4/15 / 36 / “Beloved of God, Called to Be Saints” / Qualities of Saints: Romans 1:7-8 * Romans 12:9-21 * Ephesians 4:1-3 * Mosiah 3:19 * D&C 4:5-6 * D&C 88:74-77, 81 / Romans 1 – 16
10/11/15 / General Conference / Catch up or get ahead
10/18/15 / 37 / Jesus Christ: “The Author and Finisher of Our Faith” / Faith: Hebrews 11:1-6 * James 2:14-18 * 1 Nephi 7:12 * Alma 32:21 * Ether 12:6 * D&C 63:10-11 / Hebrew 1 – 13
10/25/15 / 38 / “Thou Hast Testified of Me” / Standing as Witnesses of God: Acts 26:22-23 * Acts 28:30-31 * Romans 1:16 * D&C 18:10-16 * D&C 33:7-11 / Acts 21 – 28
11/1/15 / 39 / “For the Perfecting of the Saints” / Unity: Psalm 133:1 * 1 Corinthians 1:10 * Ephesians 4:11-16 * 2 Nephi 1:21 * Moses 7:18 / Ephesians 1 – 6
11/8/15 / 40 / “I Can Do All Things through Christ” / The Admonition of Paul: Philippians 4:8 * Articles of Faith 1:13 * Use topical guide to find scripture for each of the following words: truth, honesty, purity, chastity, benevolence, virtue / Philippians 1 – 4
Colossians 1 – 4
Philemon 1
11/15/15 / 41 / “I Have Finished My Course” / The Power of True Doctrine: 1 Timothy 4:16 * 2 Timothy 3:16-17 * John 8:31-32 * 3 Nephi 11:31-41 * D&C 88:77-78 / 1 Timothy 1 – 6
2 Timothy 1 – 4
Titus 1 – 3
11/22/15 / 42 / “Pure Religion” / Receiving Answers to Prayer: James 1:5-6 * Matthew 21:22 * Alma 37:37 * 3 Nephi 18:20-21 * D&C 112:10 * JS—History 1:11-19 / James 1 – 5
11/29/15 / 43 / “A Chosen Generation” / Beware of False Prophets: 2 Peter 2:1-3 * Matthew 7:15-20 * Matthew 24:24 * 2 Nephi 28:7-9 * D&C 45:57 / 1 Peter 1 – 5
2 Peter 1 – 3
Jude 1
12/6/15 / 44 / “God Is Love” / He That Loveth His Brother Abideth in the Light: 1 John 2:10-11, 3:16-19, 4:7-11, 20-21 * John 21:25-17 * Moroni 7:45-48 / 1 John 1 – 5
2 John 1
3 John 1
12/13/15 / 45 / “He That Overcometh Shall Inherit All Things” / Promises to Those Who Overcome: Revelation 2:7, 11, 17 * Revelation 3:5, 12, 21 / Revelation 1 – 3, 12
12/20/15 / 46 / “He Will Dwell with Them, and They Shall Be His People” / Words of Hope and Comfort in the Book of Revelation: Revelation 3:30, 7:13-17, 21:3-7, 22:1-7, 22:17 / Revelation 5 – 7, 19 – 22
12/27/15 / TBD (or continue study of Revelation) / Revelation 8 – 18

* For the New Testament Class Member Study Guide, go to: www.lds.org/manual/new-testament-class-member-study-guide

** For a comparison of the Savior’s teaching across Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (in addition to latter-day revelation), go to: www.lds.org/scriptures/gs/gospels