The Body of Christ

1
The Body of Christ The Church

• Based on Alive-O 6 Term 2, Lesson 3
• Refer to Teachers Book pp. 179-192
• What am I trying to do?
• To explore the image of the Church as the Body of
  Christ.
• Why?
• To develop the childrens understanding of the
  Church and its membership.

2

• After Jesus left, He sent the Holy Spirit to
  his friends.
• They wanted to teach as many people as
  possible about Jesus and they tried to live as he
  wanted them to.

3

• One man, a powerful officer named Saul, was
  very much against these Christians because their
  followers were growing in number every day. He
  tried to arrest these followers of Jesus Christ
  and put them in prison.

4

• One day Saul was travelling on the road to a
  city, called Damascus, where he thought he would
  find and arrest many Christians.

5

• As he came near the city a bright light from
  heaven suddenly flashed around him. Saul fell to
  the ground.

6
He heard a voice saying to him, Saul, Saul, why
are you against me?
7

• Saul said,
• Who are you, Lord?
• The voice answered,
• I am the one whom you are trying to hurt. Get
  up now and go into the city. Someone there will
  tell you what you must do.

8

• The men travelling with Saul stood there but
  they said nothing.
• They heard the voice, but they saw no one.
• Saul got up from the ground. He opened his
  eyes but he could not see. So the men took his
  hand and led him to Damascus.

Damascus
9

• For three days, Saul could not see and
  he did not eat or drink.
• There was a follower of Jesus in Damascus
  called Ananias. The Lord said to him in a vision,
  Ananias. Ananias answered, Here I am,
  Lord.

10
God spoke to Ananias
Get up and go to the street called Straight
Street. Find the house of Judas. Ask for a man
called Saul from the city of Tarsus. He is there
now, praying. Saul has seen a vision. In the
vision, a man called Ananias comes to him and
lays his hands on him. Then he sees again.
11

• But Ananias answered ,
• Lord, many people have told me about this man
  and the terrible things he did to your people in
  Jerusalem. Now he has come here to Damascus.
• But the Lord said to Ananias ,
• Go, I have chosen Saul for important work.

12

• So Ananias went to the house of Judas. He laid
  his hands on Saul and said,
• Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus sent me. He sent
  me that you may see again and be filled with the
  Holy Spirit.

Ananias
Saul
13

• Immediately Saul was able to see again.
  After eating some food, his strength returned.
• Saul became known as Paul and from then on he did
  important work, teaching people about the Lord
  Jesus.

14

• The Lord Jesus told Ananias that he had chosen
  Saul to do important work.
• Do you think the Lord Jesus has important work
  for you to do today/ tomorrow/ in the future?
• Being a Christian brought a change to Pauls
  life What change do you think being a Christian
  should make to your life?