Title: First set of lessons
1First set of lessons
2- The Rich and the Kingdom of God Mt 1918-29
- The Rich Ruler
- A certain ruler asked him, Good Teacher, what
must I do to inherit eternal life? Jesus said
to him, Why do you call me good? No one is good
but God alone. You know the commandments You
shall not commit adultery You shall not murder
You shall not steal You shall not bear false
witness Honour your father and mother. He
replied, I have kept all these since my youth.
When Jesus heard this, he said to him, There is
still one thing lacking. Sell all that you own
and distribute the money to the poor, and you
will have treasure in heaven then come, follow
me. But when he heard this, he became sad for
he was very rich. Jesus looked at him and said,
How hard it is for those who have wealth to
enter the kingdom of God! Indeed, it is easier
for a camel to go through the eye of a needle
than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom
of God. - Those who heard it said, Then who can be
saved? He replied, What is impossible for
mortals is possible for God. - Then Peter said, Look, we have left our homes
and followed you. And he said to them, Truly I
tell you, there is no one who has left house or
wife or brothers or parents or children, for the
sake of the kingdom of God,
3- Describe, attitudes, behaviour and
characteristics of - Do you think Jesus liked this person? If so why?
If not why? - Was the man open to God? Explain.
Ruler Jesus By standers
4- For the following situations describe what
- The easiest thing to do to help would be
- The most difficult thing to help would be
- What would be the right thing to do do would be
5- 1. 156 million children under five in developing
countries suffer from protein energy
malnutrition. 90 percent of all anaemic
pre-schoolers and expectant mothers live in
developing countries. Vitamin A deficiency is the
primary cause of preventable eye defects and
blindness in children.
6- 2. I'm struggling at the moment and it's like,
"Right, what can I pay today?" And that's it
it's the bills and everyone's had their gas and
electric bills go up. When mine went up they said
to me "Sorry, we haven't been charging you enough
for the last year, so you now owe us". I mean,
they just sent me a bill for 423 because I was
paying my gas and electric bills at 38 a month
and they turned around and said "We should have
been charging you over 70 a month". Their
mistake, but now they're expecting it all. -
7- On housing benefit, they'd worked it out over 12
months so I got 602 a month, which covered my
rent which is 600 a month. Then they decided
they were going to divide it over a 13-month
period, I don't know how they're doing it, but my
rent was 73 short a month, so I'm having to try
and top that up which I'm really struggling to
do. - I'm on the housing list but they say I'm
adequately housed there's an eight to 10 year
waiting list in this town. There's no council
houses being built, or housing association
places. A lot of the council houses around here
have been bought.
8- 3. Newsagent I am on my own in the shop every
night. I need to keep all of my customers happy,
as the supermarkets make life difficult for me.
Shoplifting is also reducing my profits. I like
to keep the outside of my shop looking clean and
welcoming. Sometimes customers, (especially the
younger ones), think that I am grumpy and
unpleasant. - Underage boy I have nowhere to hang out with my
mates and I want to be able to fit in. I see
lots of lads having a good laugh and drinking
cider. I would like to join in. Just because I
am still 16 doesnt mean that Im not grown up
enough to join in. John one of the older boys has
asked me to join them I would like to but I know
my parents would be upset. I dont know what to
do?
9- John We really enjoy having a good laugh
together at nights. We hang around the shops, as
it is somewhere to meet up. There isnt anywhere
else for us to go. Having a drink helps us to
relax and really enjoy ourselves. I have asked a
younger lad at school to join us he was telling
me how bored he was. - Old lady The boys who hang around the shop
frighten me. I am not so steady on my feet now
and I am easily knocked over. I cant walk all
the way to the supermarket these days. I wish
the police would stop the boys getting drunk like
that.
10- Mother of underage boy. I try my best to bring
up my children to speak well and be polite. I
cant stand it when those lads use foul language
in front of the kids. I also think that some day
one of them might try to steal my purse because
they act really rough. I wonder what their
parents are thinking letting them do these
things, destroying their young lives and damaging
their health.
11- 4. A new boy in your class is refugee. Your
notice some pupils in different classes always
making fun of him saying racist things to him,
making fun of his English and telling him to go
back home. - 5. A group of kids in your class are spreading
hurtful rumours about a girl in the class by
sending text messages around. Lots of pupils
around the school are behaving badly towards the
girl.
12- 6. You have stumbled across a young woman who is
upset and crying. You ask her what is wrong and
she tells you she is single and from a poor
family. Times were very hard and no-one in the
family had a job, three weeks ago she answered an
advertisement in a newspaper to the north of your
country. The advertisement was for waitresses to
work in Italy and she had applied for the job.
She was interviewed and accepted, but part of the
deal was that she had to borrow her fare to Italy
from a man and pay it back from her first months
pay, but she was assured that she would earn so
much money that this would not be a problem. She
was taken by a respectable looking man in a black
Mercedes to a town in the south. There her
passport and ID card were taken from her and all
of your clothing and possessions.
13- She was kept in a locked room and not allowed out
or to telephone anyone. She was then taken hidden
in a van across the border into the next country
and again kept in a locked room in a house. She
had been told that she must work as a prostitute
to pay back the money that was loaned to her to
pay for her fare and when she refused she was
beaten. She was also told that if the police
found her, she would be raped and beaten by them
before being given back to the man who took her
and he was the Chief of Police in the area where
she is now. If she tried to escape she would be
told that her family would have to pay for the
debt and may be killed or beaten as well. She had
managed to escape from the room by climbing out
of the window, and had no idea where she was. It
was cold and had just been snowing and she did
not have a coat. She had come into a park and was
sitting on a bench wondering what to do. She was
lonely and very frightened.
14Martyrs
- Watch the DVD about
- Max Kolbe
- Manche Masemola
- Oscar Romero
- Take notes of dates, names, places and important
events. - Write a fact file on one of the people.
15Max Kolbe (names, dates, places, events ) Manche Masemola (names, dates, places, events ) Oscar Romero (names, dates, places, events )
16Fact File
- Date of birth
- Family background
- Place of birth
- Occupation
Oscar Romero
17- Answer the following questions
- What choices did they have in their own
situations? - What action did they take?
- Why do you think they were able to take that
action? - Think of a time when you were able to do
something brave. - And/Or
- Think of a time when you would have liked to have
had the courage to do something brave. - Write a list of words for each occasion
describing how you felt .
18My brave deed My desire to be brave
19 20Scripture in Peoples Lives
- Deuteronomy 5 1-22 The Ten Commandments
- Matthew 5 1-12 The Beatitudes
- Matthew 41-11 Jesus is tempted
- Luke 1029-37 Parable of the Good Samaritan
- Psalm 6 Prayer in ordeal
- Mark 1046-52 Bartimaeus
21- Give a response to your scripture include
reflection on the following points - Why would communities keep these texts for future
generations? - What is it that is worthwhile for these
communities to hear? - Describe a situation where the words you have
read might apply, i.e. Where people might
appreciate hearing them.
22Scripture in the Churchs life
- Discuss with you partner how do you think the
Church understands the following sayings? - 1. You are Peter and on this rock I will build
my Church and the gates of the underworld will
never hold out against it. (Mt 16 18)
23- 2. And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it,
and gave it to them, saying, This is my body
given for you do this in remembrance of me. In
the same way, after the supper he took the cup,
saying, This cup is the new covenant in my
blood, which is poured out for you. - (Lk 2214-20)
24- 3. One day Jesus was praying in a certain place.
When he finished, one of his disciples said to
him, Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught
his disciples. He said to them, When you pray,
say Father,hallowed be your name,your
kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins,for we also forgive everyone
who sins against us.And lead us not into
temptation. (Lk 111-4)
25Match the scripture to the issue
Abortion Torture
Marriage Prayer
Equality Forgiveness
Poverty Environment
Drugs Sex before marriage
Euthanasia Revenge
Lying Unemployment
26A. Jeremiah 15 - "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart, I appointed you as a prophet to the nations." B. 1 Thessalonians 517-18 Rejoice always, pray continually, give thanks in all circumstances for this is Gods will for you in Christ Jesus.
C. 1 Thessalonians 515 Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always strive to do what is good for each other and for everyone else. D. 1 Corinthians 619 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own
E. John 1316 Truly I tell you, no servant is greater than his master, nor is a messenger greater than the one who sent him. F. Zechariah 816-18 These are the things that you shall do Speak the truth to one another, render in your gates judgments that are true and make for peace, do not devise evil in your hearts against one another, for all these are things that I hate, says the Lord.
G. Proverbs 175 Whoever mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker whoever gloats over disaster will not go unpunished. H. Matthew 1821-23 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Up to seven times? Jesus answered, I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times.
27I. John 13 All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. J. Proverbs 619 The Lord hates,a lying witness who testifies falsely, and one who sows discord in a family.
K. 1 Thessalonians 4 3-4 For this is the will of God, your sanctification that you abstain from sexual immorality that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honour, L. Ecclesiastes 31-3 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven a time to be born, and a time to die
M. Deuteronomy 157-8 If among you, one of your brothers should become poor, in any of your towns within your land that the Lord your God is giving you, you shall not harden your heart or shut your hand against your poor brother, but you shall open your hand to him and lend him sufficient for his need, whatever it may be. N. Matthew 194-6 "Haven't you read," he replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female, and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh' ? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
28Answers
- AABORTION HFORGIVENESS
- BPRAYER IENVIRONMENT
- CREVENGE JLYING
- DDRUGS KSEX BEFORE MARRIAGE
- EEQUALITY LEUTHANASIA
- FTORTURE MUNEMPLOYMENT
- GPOVERTY NMARRIAGE
29St. Vincent De Paul Society
- Read pages 24-25 in Religion For Living by C.
Duffy Answer the questions of knowledge and
understanding and add at least three scripture
passages that could be associated with the SVDP.
Use Matthew 5,6,7,10 and 25 - Design a poster for the SVDP using the scripture
references you have chosen.
30 31God speaks in the Scriptures
- God speaks to Peter in a dream
- God speaks at the Baptism of Jesus
- Paul is struck down and Jesus speaks to him
- God speaks to Samuel
- God speaks to Moses from the burning bush..
32- Read each of the stories and
- Summarise the scripture passage
- Explain what the message/instruction was from God
- Describe what impact did the story have?
- Present your response to the passage.
33Summarise
Explain
Describe
Respond
34- 1. God speaks to Peter in a dream Peters
Vision Acts 109-48 - About noon the following day as they were on
their journey and approaching the city, Peter
went up on the roof to pray. He became hungry
and wanted something to eat, and while the meal
was being prepared, he fell into a trance. He
saw heaven opened and something like a large
sheet being let down to earth by its four
corners. It contained all kinds of four-footed
animals, as well as reptiles and birds. 1Then a
voice told him, Get up, Peter. Kill and eat. - Surely not, Lord! Peter replied. I have never
eaten anything impure or unclean. - The voice spoke to him a second time, Do not
call anything impure that God has made clean. - This happened three times, and immediately the
sheet was taken back to heaven. - While Peter was wondering about the meaning of
the vision, the men sent by Cornelius found out
where Simons house was and stopped at the gate.
They called out, asking if Simon who was known as
Peter was staying there. - While Peter was still thinking about the
vision, the Spirit said to him, Simon, three men
are looking for you. So get up and go
downstairs. Do not hesitate to go with them, for
I have sent them. - Peter went down and said to the men, Im the
one youre looking for. Why have you come? - The men replied, We have come from Cornelius
the centurion. He is a righteous and God-fearing
man, who is respected by all the Jewish people. A
holy angel told him to ask you to come to his
house so that he could hear what you have to
say. Then Peter invited the men into the house
to be his guests.
35- Peter at Corneliuss House
- The next day Peter started out with them, and
some of the believers from Joppa went along. The
following day he arrived in Caesarea. Cornelius
was expecting them and had called together his
relatives and close friends. As Peter entered
the house, Cornelius met him and fell at his feet
in reverence. But Peter made him get up. Stand
up, he said, I am only a man myself. - While talking with him, Peter went inside and
found a large gathering of people. He said to
them You are well aware that it is against our
law for a Jew to associate with or visit a
Gentile. But God has shown me that I should not
call anyone impure or unclean. So when I was
sent for, I came without raising any objection.
May I ask why you sent for me? - Cornelius answered Three days ago I was in my
house praying at this hour, at three in the
afternoon. Suddenly a man in shining clothes
stood before me 31 and said, Cornelius, God has
heard your prayer and remembered your gifts to
the poor. Send to Joppa for Simon who is called
Peter. He is a guest in the home of Simon the
tanner, who lives by the sea. So I sent for you
immediately, and it was good of you to come. Now
we are all here in the presence of God to listen
to everything the Lord has commanded you to tell
us. - Then Peter began to speak I now realize how
true it is that God does not show favouritism
but accepts from every nation the one who fears
him and does what is right. You know the message
God sent to the people of Israel, announcing the
good news of peace through Jesus Christ, who is
Lord of all. You know what has happened
throughout the province of Judea, beginning in
Galilee after the baptism that John preached
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy
Spirit and power, and how he went around doing
good and healing all who were under the power of
the devil, because God was with him. - We are witnesses of everything he did in the
country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They killed
him by hanging him on a cross, but God raised
him from the dead on the third day and caused him
to be seen. He was not seen by all the people,
but by witnesses whom God had already chosenby
us who ate and drank with him after he rose from
the dead. He commanded us to preach to the
people and to testify that he is the one whom God
appointed as judge of the living and the dead.
All the prophets testify about him that everyone
who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins
through his name. - While Peter was still speaking these words, the
Holy Spirit came on all who heard the message.
The circumcised believers who had come with Peter
were astonished that the gift of the Holy Spirit
had been poured out even on Gentiles. For they
heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. - Then Peter said, Surely no one can stand in
the way of their being baptized with water. They
have received the Holy Spirit just as we have.
So he ordered that they be baptized in the name
of Jesus Christ. Then they asked Peter to stay
with them for a few days.
36- 2. The Baptism of Jesus 313-17 41-11
- Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to be
baptized by John. 14 But John tried to deter him,
saying, I need to be baptized by you, and do you
come to me? Jesus replied, Let it be so now it
is proper for us to do this to fulfil all
righteousness. Then John consented. - As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of
the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and
he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove
and alighting on him. - 4 17Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the
wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After
fasting forty days and forty nights, he was
hungry. The tempter came to him and said, If
you are the Son of God, tell these stones to
become bread. - Jesus answered, It is written Man shall not
live on bread alone, but on every word that comes
from the mouth of God. - Then the devil took him to the holy city and had
him stand on the highest point of the temple.
If you are the Son of God, he said, throw
yourself down. For it is written - He will command his angels concerning you,and
they will lift you up in their hands,so that you
will not strike your foot against a stone. - Jesus answered him, It is also written Do not
put the Lord your God to the test. - Again, the devil took him to a very high
mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the
world and their splendour. All this I will give
you, he said, if you will bow down and worship
me. - Jesus said to him, Away from me, Satan! For it
is written Worship the Lord your God, and serve
him only. - Then the devil left him, and angels came and
attended him. - And a voice from heaven said, This is my Son,
whom I love with him I am well pleased.
37- 3. Sauls Conversion Acts 91-17
- Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out
murderous threats against the Lords disciples.
He went to the high priest 2 and asked him for
letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if
he found any there who belonged to the Way,
whether men or women, he might take them as
prisoners to Jerusalem. As he neared Damascus on
his journey, suddenly a light from heaven flashed
around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a
voice say to him, Saul, Saul, why do you
persecute me? - Who are you, Lord? Saul asked.
- I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting, he
replied. Now get up and go into the city, and
you will be told what you must do. - The men travelling with Saul stood there
speechless they heard the sound but did not see
anyone. Saul got up from the ground, but when he
opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led
him by the hand into Damascus. For three days he
was blind, and did not eat or drink anything. - In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias.
The Lord called to him in a vision, Ananias! - Yes, Lord, he answered.
- The Lord told him, Go to the house of Judas on
Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus
named Saul, for he is praying. In a vision he
has seen a man named Ananias come and place his
hands on him to restore his sight. - Lord, Ananias answered, I have heard many
reports about this man and all the harm he has
done to your holy people in Jerusalem. 14 And he
has come here with authority from the chief
priests to arrest all who call on your name. - But the Lord said to Ananias, Go! This man is
my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the
Gentiles and their kings and to the people of
Israel. I will show him how much he must suffer
for my name. - Then Ananias went to the house and entered it.
Placing his hands on Saul, he said, Brother
Saul, the LordJesus, who appeared to you on the
road as you were coming herehas sent me so that
you may see again and be filled with the Holy
Spirit. Immediately, something like scales fell
from Sauls eyes, and he could see again. He got
up and was baptized, and after taking some food,
he regained his strength.
38- 4. 1 Samuel 3 1-22
- The boy Samuel ministered before the Lord under
Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare
there were not many visions. - 2One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak
that he could barely see, was lying down in his
usual place. 3The lamp of God had not yet gone
out, and Samuel was lying down in the house of
the Lord, where the ark of God was. Then the
Lord called Samuel. - Samuel answered, Here I am. And he ran to Eli
and said, Here I am you called me. - But Eli said, I did not call go back and lie
down. So he went and lay down. - Again the Lord called, Samuel! And Samuel got
up and went to Eli and said, Here I am you
called me. - My son, Eli said, I did not call go back and
lie down. - Now Samuel did not yet know the Lord The word of
the Lord had not yet been revealed to him. - A third time the Lord called, Samuel! And
Samuel got up and went to Eli and said, Here I
am you called me. - Then Eli realized that the Lord was calling the
boy. So Eli told Samuel, Go and lie down, and
if he calls you, say, Speak, Lord, for your
servant is listening. So Samuel went and lay
down in his place. - The Lord came and stood there, calling as at the
other times, Samuel! Samuel! - Then Samuel said, Speak, for your servant is
listening. - And the Lord said to Samuel See, I am about to
do something in Israel that will make the ears of
everyone who hears about it tingle. 12 At that
time I will carry out against Eli everything I
spoke against his familyfrom beginning to end.
13 For I told him that I would judge his family
forever because of the sin he knew about his
sons blasphemed God, and he failed to restrain
them. 14 Therefore I swore to the house of Eli,
The guilt of Elis house will never be atoned
for by sacrifice or offering. - Samuel lay down until morning and then opened
the doors of the house of the Lord. He was afraid
to tell Eli the vision, but Eli called him and
said, Samuel, my son. - Samuel answered, Here I am.
- What was it he said to you? Eli asked. Do not
hide it from me. May God deal with you, be it
ever so severely, if you hide from me anything he
told you. So Samuel told him everything, hiding
nothing from him. Then Eli said, He is the Lord
let him do what is good in his eyes. - The Lord was with Samuel as he grew up, and he
let none of Samuels words fall to the ground.
And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized
that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the
Lord. 21 The Lord continued to appear at Shiloh,
and there he revealed himself to Samuel through
his word.
39- 5. Moses and the Burning Bush Exodus 3 3-22
- 3 Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his
father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led
the flock to the far side of the wilderness and
came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the
angel of the Lord appeared to him in flames of
fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though
the bush was on fire it did not burn up. 3 So
Moses thought, I will go over and see this
strange sightwhy the bush does not burn up. - 4 When the Lord saw that he had gone over to
look, God called to him from within the bush,
Moses! Moses! - And Moses said, Here I am.
- 5 Do not come any closer, God said. Take off
your sandals, for the place where you are
standing is holy ground. 6 Then he said, I am
the God of your father,a the God of Abraham,
the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. At this,
Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look
at God. - 7 The Lord said, I have indeed seen the misery
of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying
out because of their slave drivers, and I am
concerned about their suffering. 8 So I have come
down to rescue them from the hand of the
Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land
into a good and spacious land, a land flowing
with milk and honeythe home of the Canaanites,
Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and
Jebusites. 9 And now the cry of the Israelites
has reached me, and I have seen the way the
Egyptians are oppressing them. 10 So now, go. I
am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the
Israelites out of Egypt. - 11 But Moses said to God, Who am I that I should
go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of
Egypt? - 12 And God said, I will be with you. And this
will be the sign to you that it is I who have
sent you When you have brought the people out of
Egypt, youb will worship God on this mountain. - 13 Moses said to God, Suppose I go to the
Israelites and say to them, The God of your
fathers has sent me to you, and they ask me,
What is his name? Then what shall I tell them? - 14 God said to Moses, I am who I am.c This is
what you are to say to the Israelites I am has
sent me to you. - 15 God also said to Moses, Say to the
Israelites, The Lord,d the God of your
fathersthe God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and
the God of Jacobhas sent me to you. - This is my name forever,the name you shall call
mefrom generation to generation. - 16 Go, assemble the elders of Israel and say to
them, The Lord, the God of your fathersthe God
of Abraham, Isaac and Jacobappeared to me and
said I have watched over you and have seen what
has been done to you in Egypt. 17 And I have
promised to bring you up out of your misery in
Egypt into the land of the Canaanites, Hittites,
Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusitesa
land flowing with milk and honey. - 18 The elders of Israel will listen to you. Then
you and the elders are to go to the king of Egypt
and say to him, The Lord, the God of the
Hebrews, has met with us. Let us take a three-day
journey into the wilderness to offer sacrifices
to the Lord our God. 19 But I know that the king
of Egypt will not let you go unless a mighty hand
compels him. 20 So I will stretch out my hand and
strike the Egyptians with all the wonders that I
will perform among them. After that, he will let
you go. - 21 And I will make the Egyptians favourably
disposed toward this people, so that when you
leave you will not go empty-handed. 22 Every
woman is to ask her neighbour and any woman
living in her house for articles of silver and
gold and for clothing, which you will put on your
sons and daughters. And so you will plunder the
Egyptians.
40Investigation
- Pupils will now investigate a holy person
creating a power point of their life - summarising the saints story
- identifying what message or call they received
from God - describing the challenges they met
- describing the impact on their lives and on the
lives of others - outlining their own personal response to the holy
person.
41Holy People
- St. Ignatius of Loyola
- St. Francis of Assisi
- Mother Teresa
- St. Vincent
- Saint Louise
- Frank Duff
- Fredrick Oznam
- Brother Roger
- St. Mary McKillop
- Queen Margaret of Scotland