New Testament Study Resources for Come, Follow Me 2027
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How will you be using the Come, Follow Me for Individuals and Families manual this year? It’s the second time we will be repeating a book of scriptures with the Come Follow Me program. Remember 8 years ago when we were all just starting and not sure what to expect. How do you want this year to look? What are you seeking? Enjoy these resources to help you get what you need out of your studies in 2027.
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Official Church Resources
These are gold. Keep them bookmarked and reference them first. Everything else is just fluff.
Come Follow Me- For Home and Church: New Testament 2027- This is your official manual that you’ll want to keep bookmarked. Remember to check out the ideas in the front when you get stuck on how to teach as well as the Parent and Primary Teachers resources at the back. How great is it that they still do an activity for kids with every lesson too? The Church really makes it easy for us.
New Testament Stories- The updated illustrated version of the New Testament for kids. Additional copies can be ordered November 15, 2026. Wards and branches, though, should be getting some for distribution already (see this article for more).
New Testament Stories for Young Readers- This is the basics with kid friendly illustrations plus there is often a coloring page that coordinates for your littles to color too. Here’s the video version.
New Testament Scripture Stories Coloring Book- This is a great gem if you have young kids or teaching Primary. Keep it for something extra when you need it. And while it says coloring book, there are activities too. You can order theses from distribution or print all the pages online.
Resources for Teaching Children the New Testament- This basically has searched a bunch of current and past resources to give you even more activities to use as you teach. If you need another handout, visual, or story to tell; go here first.
New Testament Scripture Helps- The Come Follow Me manual links to this every week in the Gospel Library App. It’s very helpful in answering those frequently asked questions and diving into background and context. If you can, read it every week. It will make it easier to discuss the details with your family later.
Bible Videos- These are listed by book of scripture which makes it super helpful. They are beautifully done and can easily be added to most lessons. Just remember to point things out, summarize, or set up the video before pushing play.
New Testament Scripture Story Videos- These are still the old ones but we’re assuming they are making the new ones.
Gospel Art Book- Use the New Testament photos to make a slideshow, give your family something to focus on as you read, to make an old fashion reel (you know, scroll through the pictures using two paper tubes and a box).
Remember to check out all the scripture helps in your physical copy or the Gospel Library App. We love the Harmony of the Gospels, Bible Maps, Bible Photographs, and Guide to the Scriptures.
Joseph Smith Translation- Just reminding you that this is there. We listen to audio scriptures so much ourselves, sometimes we forget to turn to the JST and learn from it too.
Church Magazines- These three magazines have been transformed into such a useful tool to supplement your teachings. There are always more ideas to help you teach, helpful articles to dive in deeper for your personal study, and we always love the posters that you can tear out and hang around your home. Be sure you are getting your free copy (go to magazinesubscriptions.ChurchofJesusChrist.org). We love putting it on the breakfast table for the kids to flip through as they eat.
Behold Your Little Ones- This is still the manual we use for nursery kids and younger. It’s basic which means you can tie it naturally into a lot of the New Testament lesson already. HOWEVER, not all match up well. Sometimes it’s a stretch.
And if you want to improve your teaching, Teaching in the Savior’s Way is a great resource and study.
Historical Fiction for Understanding the Setting
We enjoy historical fiction books and Gerald Lund does a great series to go along with the New Testament, The Kingdom and the Crown. It really helped give us some new perspectives as well as better understand some customs and the culture of the time. If you love to read, give it a try!
"Fishers of Men" is volume 1
"Come Unto Me" is volume 2
"Behold the Man" is volume 3 and the last one.
Free Weekly Study Resources
There are, of course, many more resources you can use, however, these are the ones that we keep coming back to:
BYU Religious Studies Center Come, Follow Me- If you like being scholarly every now and again, this is a great resource to keep learning. Currently, we linked to their 2023 helps but we’ll update it with 2027 when it becomes available.
Follow Him Podcast- We like the variety of guest insights from Follow Him. You can listen to years past or just this year’s. You always learn something new (listen or watch).
Scripture Central Come Follow Me- Includes articles, videos, and more to help you understand context, history, etc.
As for additional object lessons, activities, games, etc. try our free New Testament helps. We created a full year during the first round of Come, Follow Me. The scriptures have not expired, so many of those activities, object lessons, discussion ideas, and printables can still be used in 2027. We’re reviewing them against the new schedule and noting anything that needs adjusting.
Our New Testament Games, Treats, and Activities
Free New Testament scripture reading tracker charts. It comes in 12 months, 6 months, and 3 months.
Free New Testament game cards. Use them as a part of a game or glue them into your journal as you study more about them. Game ideas included in the post! Print yours out now!
Play New Testament Spot It for Family Home Evening as you gear up for the New Year or want to review some key items and people. It’s free and great for families with kids in primary!
Add some free New Testament themed candy tags to your studies! They work great as rewards, ministering gifts, object lessons, and more!
How about a free Fishers of Men game? Write questions on the back and talk about ways you can share what you are studying in the New Testament.
Print out some free comic book templates to illustrate the stories you are studying in the New Testament. It’s a great way to see what your family understands, share with one another, and see things in a new way.
Journal It
Sure you could record it on your phone but there is something about writing inspiration down that our phones just don’t capture. That’s why we made these:
Mini Faith Notebook - Personalize the cover, slip it into your bag, and use it to capture thoughts, reminders, and inspiration before they disappear.
A Pocket Full of Inspiration - A little larger but still easy to carry, this notebook includes an encouraging faith statement on every page. The box at the top gives you a place to label each entry so you can quickly find it again later.
Everyday Notebook - This full-size notebook includes 20 faith statements and plenty of room for lesson notes, personal revelation, plans, questions, and everyday thoughts.
Looking for a free option? Print our free Come, Follow Me study pages. They include space for study goals, a weekly outline, notes, and even a grocery list, because scripture study and figuring out what’s for dinner often happen at the same table.
Play New Testament Bingo as you review the lessons each week! Ask a question about the week’s lesson. Once it’s answered correctly, draw a calling card. If the question is answered incorrectly, no calling card is drawn OR everyone has to take one piece off their board. There are bunch of other ways you can put these Bingo boards to use including reward systems!
Stitch some gospel messages on paper during your next activity