images and the work of the church. Show what Christians should do as a result of believing in the Holy Spirit. Show a clip of some lively church worship (for example, from ‘My Life, My Religion: Christianity’). Pupils discuss ways this shows the Holy Spirit in the life of the church. Where else in the life of the church might it be seen? For Christians, why did Pentecost need to happen? Understanding John 14:16–17 Lesson 5 What if it Look at the emotions graphs Analysing 1 CORINTHIANS hadn’t? DIGGING created earlier in the unit. Remember how the disciples ONE BODY, MANY DEEPER felt before Pentecost and after Pentecost. PARTS Can the children: Offer What about Christians today? What might they be Understand the significance of suggestions scared, anxious or nervous about? Here is a Christian about what the Pentecost Look at John 14:16–17. How might the Holy Spirit advising a younger texts studied (I Explain the difference that the help them? Christian about the role of Corinthians 12 Holy Spirit made/makes to What if Jesus had ascended and NOT sent his the Holy Spirit: and Galatians people Comforter? Ask chn to describe what difference it 5) might mean, Deduct meaning from might have made to the disciples (and Christians and give scriptures today) if Jesus had on your own. examples of said: ‘I’m off — you’re - Discuss and record some ideas. what the texts Deduct meaning from other Be good!’ 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12–26: ONE BODY, MANY studied mean to sources PARTS- Read this passage to the children some Christians. Literacy Link- Link Make simple Split the passage into three parts: v12–14, v14–20, Resource Sheet 4- links between v21–26. Read the passage out one section at a time, Children to look at different the idea of the with pupils representing parts of the teaching: for excerpts of scripture. Chn Church as a example, v12–14 body, separate body parts, sign to organise the genre of body, the fruit of saying Jewish, Greek, Slave, Free. the text types: letter, the Spirit, and history etc. the Kingdom of Explore what this might mean for Christians: why Chn to analyse what the God, and how should they act as a body? (Christians often use the meaning of each piece of
images and the work of the church. Show what Christians should do as a result of believing in the Holy Spirit. Show a clip of some lively church worship (for example, from ‘My Life, My Religion: Christianity’). Pupils discuss ways this shows the Holy Spirit in the life of the church. Where else in the life of the church might it be seen? Lesson 5 DIGGING DEEPER Offer suggestions about what the texts studied (I Corinthians 12 and Galatians 5) might mean, and give examples of what the texts studied mean to some Christians. Make simple links between the idea of the Church as a body, the fruit of the Spirit, and the Kingdom of God, and how For Christians, why did Pentecost need to happen? What if it hadn’t? Look at the emotions graphs created earlier in the unit. Remember how the disciples felt before Pentecost and after Pentecost. What about Christians today? What might they be scared, anxious or nervous about? Look at John 14:16–17. How might the Holy Spirit help them? What if Jesus had ascended and NOT sent his Comforter? Ask chn to describe what difference it might have made to the disciples (and Christians today) if Jesus had said: ‘I’m off — you’re on your own. Be good!’ - Discuss and record some ideas. 1 CORINTHIANS 12:12–26: ONE BODY, MANY PARTS- Read this passage to the children Split the passage into three parts: v12–14, v14–20, v21–26. Read the passage out one section at a time, with pupils representing parts of the teaching: for example, v12–14 body, separate body parts, sign saying Jewish, Greek, Slave, Free. Explore what this might mean for Christians: why should they act as a body? (Christians often use the Understanding Analysing Can the children: Understand the significance of Pentecost Explain the difference that the Holy Spirit made/makes to people Deduct meaning from scriptures Deduct meaning from other sources John 14:16–17 1 CORINTHIANS ONE BODY, MANY PARTS Here is a Christian advising a younger Christian about the role of the Holy Spirit: Literacy Link- Link Resource Sheet 4- Children to look at different excerpts of scripture. Chn to organise the genre of the text types: letter, history etc. Chn to analyse what the meaning of each piece of
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