First Term CRS Lesson Note for Primary 6
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CHRISTIAN RELIGION KNOWLEDGE
PRIMARY SIX
FIRST TERM
WEEK TOPICS
1. PRIMARY 6 IST TERM CRS
CHRISTIAN RELIGION KNOWLEDGE
PRIMARY SIX
FIRST TERM
WEEK TOPICS
1. Paul’s early life
2. Paul’s Conversion
3. Importance of Paul’s conversion. Acts 9:1-30
4. Paul’s mission (i)
5. Paul’s mission (cotn’d) (ii)
6. Paul in Europe (i)
7. Paul in Europe (ii)
8. The Epistles of Paul (i)
9. The Epistles of Paul (ii)
(i). Names of Paul’s Epistle
10. Paul met opposition at Phillippi
Acts 16:20-26
(iv). The release of Paul and Silas. Acts 16:27-40
11. Revision of the term’s work
12. Examination and closing
WEEK 1
TOPIC: Paul’s early life
Performance objectives
At the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:
1 state who Paul was.
2 mention Paul’s nationality and religion.
3 narrate the events of his early life, parentage, education and anti-Christian
activities.
Guide to Bible passages
Acts 22:3; 23:6; 18:1-3; 7:54-60; Acts 8 and Acts 9
BUILDING BACKGROUND/CONNECTION TO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: Pupils are familiar with the topic in their previous classes.
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CONTENT OF THE LESSON
Paul’s birth, nationality and religion
In the early Christian days, after Jesus had gone back to heaven, his disciples carried on his missionary task. The apostles and disciples of Jesus were soon faced with many persecutions. Despite the persecution, the church spread outside Jerusalem.
In those days one man named Saul became the chief persecutor of the church. Saul who was popularly known and called ‘Saul of Tarsus’ was born at Tarsus in Cilicia. His Hebrew name was Paul; his Roman name was Saul. Paul was a Hebrew, a Roman and a Greek. He was also a strict member of the Jewish religion. He belonged to the Jewish group called the Pharisees. The Pharisees practiced the Jewish religion called Judaism. In Judaism, they believed in the existence of angels, spirits and resurrection of the dead.
As a zealous member of this sect, Paul was a notorious persecutor of the church, and the disciples of Jesus Christ.
He later became an ardent convert of the religion he had seriously opposed.
Since Saul’s conversion, there was peace in Jerusalem and its environs.
He ceased to be addressed and called Saul. He became Paul, a missionary of Christ to the Gentiles.
Paul the apostle
Paul’s early life, parentage, education and anti-Christian activities
Paul was born by parents who were zealous and devoted Pharisees. They were keepers of the Law of Moses. They made Paul take after them in religion, social status and character. Paul was a lawyer. He was trained under Gamaliel, a renowned lawyer of his days. Paul was also very intelligent. He demonstrated this during his encounters with his persecutors. When he was brought before Governor Felix and others, he proved he was a Pharisee and at the same time a Roman citizen. He argued his point intelligently.
First Term CRS Lesson Note for Primary 6
Also, Paul belonged to the highest ruling council in Jerusalem, the Sanhedrin. It was this position that gave him an advantage to obtain a letter to go to Damascus to persecute the people of The Way, as Christians were then called. He also felt he was very loyal to Judaism, his religion by doing this. When the first Christian martyr, Deacon Stephen, was to be stoned to death in Jerusalem, Saul supported it. Men brought their garments and laid them at the feet of Saul In our society today we have had many people who had been so wicked, but who have been converted to Christianity.
‘Then they cast him (Stephen) out of the city and stoned him, and the witnesses laid down their garment at the feet of a young man named Saul.
The killing of Stephen led to the scattering of Christians outside Jerusalem.
Stephen being stoned to death by his persecutors
Moral lessons
We must be careful of our background, as this can have either positive or negative effect in the future. God can cause a great change in anybody’s life. He did this in Paul’s life. He can do so in our life as well.
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
1 state who Paul was.
2 mention Paul’s nationality and religion.
3 narrate the events of his early life, parentage, education and anti-Christian activities
WRAP-UP (CONCLUSION)
Teacher goes over the topic once again to enhance better understanding.
Exercise
1 Who was Saul? Briefly explain his anti-Christian activities.
2 Mention three beliefs of the Pharisees.
Fill in the gaps below with the correct answers.
3 The Hebrew name of the chief persecutor is ________________.
4 Saul was born in ___________________.
5 The first Christian martyr was _________________.
Choose the correct answers to the questions below.
6 The religion in which Saul was a member is
7 A Judaism. B Christianity. C Confucianism. D Islam.
8 Paul was trained by a lawyer called
9 A Jesus. B Judas. C Peter. D Gamaliel.
10 The highest ruling council to which Paul belonged was
A Sadducees. B the Sanhedrin. C the Scribes.
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WEEK 2
Paul’s conversion
Performance objectives
At the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:
1 give reasons for Paul’s proposed mission to Damascus.
2 describe what happened to Paul on the way to Damascus.
3 explain the baptism and mission of Paul.
4 explain the importance of Paul’s conversion.
Guide to Bible passages
Acts 9:1-19, 31.
BUILDING BACKGROUND/CONNECTION TO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: Pupils are familiar with the topic in their previous classes.
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
Paul’s trip to Damascus
There was once a young Jewish man who was also a Roman citizen. His name was Saul. He lived in the days following Jesus’ ascension into heaven – the period when Jesus’ disciples were preaching the gospel in the power of the Holy Spirit. Saul hated Christians and the message of Christianity.
He was prepared to travel to different cities to find Christians and imprison them. So he went to the High Priest in Jerusalem and asked him for letters to the synagogues in Damascus. He wanted permission to imprison all the Christians he could find in Damascus, and bring them back to Jerusalem. Saul did not realize that whatever he was doing to the Christians, he was also doing to Jesus who felt every pain that the Christians felt. Jesus still feels the pain that we feel today because we are his Body. Saul and his companions shying away from the light shining on them from heaven
On the way to Damascus
On Saul’s way to Damascus, suddenly a flash of light from heaven surrounded him. Immediately, he fell to the ground. Then he heard a voice say to him, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’ The voice had such authority that even though Saul did not know who the voice belonged to, he asked, ‘Who are you, Lord?’ The voice replied, ‘I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting, but rise and enter the city and you will be told what you are to do.’
When Saul got up from the ground, he found out that he was blind. So the men who were travelling with him held him by the hand and led him to Damascus. The people who were travelling with him were shocked. They had heard the voice but did not see anyone. They took Saul to the house of a man called Judas and he stayed there. For three days, he remained blind and did not eat or drink anything.
Paul’s baptism and mission
Meanwhile, Jesus spoke to a Christian man named Ananias who lived in Damascus, telling him to go to the house where Saul was staying and pray for him to regain his sight.
Paul holding Ananias’ hands to pray for him At first, Ananias was alarmed and didn’t want to go because he had heard about Saul’s hatred for Christians, and how he had got letters to find and imprison the Christians in Damascus. But Jesus urged Ananias to obey because God had chosen Saul for very special work. Ananias obeyed Jesus’ instruction to visit Saul and to pray for him. As soon as Ananias laid his hands on Saul, something like scales fell out of Saul’s eyes and Saul could see again. He was filled with the Holy Spirit. Saul got up and got baptized in water, like the Christians did, and then he ate some food. Saul’s other name was Paul. After conversion, he never bore Saul again. He was now known by his Jewish name – Paul.
WEEK 3
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The importance of Paul’s conversion
God had very special work for Paul to do. The gospel of Jesus Christ had to be spread to all parts of the world, and Paul was God’s chosen instrument to make that happen.
After his conversion and baptism, Paul began to proclaim that Jesus is the Christ. He spoke to very many people about the gospel, including kings, rulers, Jewish and Roman leaders, and other people who had never heard the gospel before – even those who lived in faraway nations.
Paul received a lot of revelations and instructions from God and was able to write them down very clearly so that Christians and non-Christians could understand the gospel of Jesus Christ. We are benefiting from Paul’s writing today because he wrote many of the books of the New Testament.
Moral lessons
1 We should not hate Christians or the message of Christianity because it is God’s message.
2 It is important to be baptized and filled with the Holy Spirit as Christians.
3 We are the Body of Jesus Christ. We should take good care of ourselves because Jesus feels whatever we feel.
ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
1 give reasons for Paul’s proposed mission to Damascus.
2 describe what happened to Paul on the way to Damascus.
3 explain the baptism and mission of Paul.
4 explain the importance of Paul’s conversion.
WRAP-UP (CONCLUSION)
Teacher goes over the topic once again to enhance better understanding.
Exercise
1 Give two reasons why Saul was travelling to Damascus.
2 Describe what happened to Saul on his way to Damascus.
3 What work did God have for Paul to do?
4 Why was Paul’s conversion important?
5 Who was the owner of the voice that Saul heard on his way to Damascus.
Fill in the gaps with the correct answers that complete the sentences.
6 Paul was a ________________ man and also a ______________ citizen.
7 After Saul regained his sight, he ____________ and ____________.
Choose the correct answers to the questions below.
8 What was the name of the man whose house Saul stayed at in Damascus?
A Phillip B Ananias C Judas
WEEK 4&5
TOPIC: Paul’s mission
Performance objectives
At the end of this lesson, pupils should be able to:
1 discuss how Paul and Barnabas were selected by the Holy Spirit for missionary work.
2 list the various places Paul preached.
3 name the two major groups of people to whom Paul preached.
4 discuss the importance of missionary work.
Guide to Bible passages
Acts 13:1-3; 51; 14:5-21; 18:1-17.
BUILDING BACKGROUND/CONNECTION TO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE: Pupils are familiar with the topic in their previous classes.
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
How Paul and Barnabas were selected for missionary work
There was a church at Antioch in Syria. Antioch was the headquarters of Gentile Christians. The believers were first called Christians there.
In the church at Antioch, there were prophets and teachers. Their names were Barnabas, Simeon who was called Niger, Lucius of Cyrene, Manaen who was a member of the court of Herod the Tetrach, and Paul.
One day, while the members were worshipping and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, ‘Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them.’ Then after fasting and praying, the members laid hands on Paul and Barnabas and sent them forth for the work of evangelism. Evangelism among the Gentiles was the work the Holy Spirit said he had called them to do.
Places Paul preached and the people he preached to
When Paul and Barnabas were sent forth, they went to the seaport of Antioch called Seleucia. From the seaport, they sailed to the island of Cyprus.
They started their first missionary work on the Island of Cyprus. The first place Paul and Barnabas preached was called Salamis, on the island of
Cyprus. They also preached at Paphos and probably some other places on the same island. From Paphos, they sailed to Perga in Pamphylia. At Perga, the young man that was with them, called John Mark, left them and went back home to Jerusalem. John Mark was a cousin of Barnabas. From Perga, they went to Antioch of Pisidia.
At Antioch, on a Sabbath day, they preached to both the Jews and the Gentiles in a synagogue. They were asked to come and preach again on the next Sabbath. But the Jews there became jealous when Paul and Barnabas went back. They turned the people against them. As a result, Paul and Barnabas were driven out of the place, but they shook off the dust on their feet as a testimony against the people.
Paul and Barnabas left Antioch and went to Iconium where they preached to both Jews and Gentiles. They converted many people but the Jews from Pisidian Antioch came there and turned the people’s mind against them.
Again, Paul and Barnabas had to leave Iconium for Lystra which was a completely pagan society. At Lystra, there was a man that was crippled from birth. When Paul was preaching, the lame man was listening attentively. Paul healed the man in Jesus’ name.
The people of Lystra saw the miracle that Paul had performed and thought that Paul and Barnabas were gods. They therefore shouted in Lycaonian (their native language) that the gods had come down to them in the likeness of men. They called Barnabas Zeus and Paul Hermes. Paul was called Hermes because he was the chief speaker. The people of Lystra then started trooping to the temple of Zeus with oxen which they had decorated. They were going to sacrifice these to Paul and Barnabas as gods. Paul and Barnabas saw them and rushed out to stop them, telling them that they were not gods but men like them. Paul and Barnabas told them that they had come to Lystra to stop them from worshipping idols, and to turn them to the worship of the living God.
They told the people that it was the living God who created Heaven and Paul and Barnabas in a ship with other people on the way to the Island of Cyprus
Earth and all the things in them that made them have fruitful seasons, through which they had food to eat.
With great difficulty, they succeeded in stopping the people from making sacrifice to them. They converted many Lystrans to Christianity.
Later, the Jews from Pisidian Antioch and Iconium also came to Lystra and turned the people’s mind against Paul and Barnabas. The Lystrans changed and started attacking the missionaries. They stoned Paul and left him outside the city thinking that he was dead. Paul and Barnabas stopping the sacrifice them!
Those who had become believers at Lystra came and helped Paul. They took him back to the city. The next day, Paul and Barnabas went to Derbe. At Derbe they preached the word of God and converted many people. Paul and Barnabas did not have any problem or opposition at Derbe. Paul’s first missionary journey ended at Derbe. Then from Derbe they went back to Antioch in Syria, their headquarters, passing through all the places they had visited. Paul left unconscious outside the city of Lystra
The second missionary journey
After the first missionary journey, Paul started his second missionary journey. Paul was no longer with Barnabas. He was with Silas.
When they left Antioch in Syria for the second missionary work, the first place they preached was Philippi. Philippi was the capital of Macedonia in Europe. The last place they visited during the second journey was Ephesus. The first missionary journey of Paul
As we have said, their second missionary work started at Philippi. From Philippi, they went to Thessalonica. From Thessalonica, they went to Beroea, then to Athens. From Athens they went to Corinth. At Corinth, Paul met a man called Aquila and his wife, Priscilla. They were Jews that came from Italy in Rome. Aquila and his wife had left Italy because Emperor Claudius had commanded all Jews in Rome to leave. Paul stayed with Aquila and his wife because he even found out that they were tent-makers like him. Paul had learnt tent-making, even though he was a lawyer. Paul refused to practise law after he became a Christian. The second missionary journey of Paul
He was supporting himself with the money he was getting from tent-making, so that he would not depend on the people we was converting for his survival. Paul was making tents anytime he was not busy with missionary work.
The first time during Paul’s stay at Corinth, he preached to both the Jews and the Gentiles in the synagogue every Sabbath day. He preached to them about Jesus as the Saviour and the Messiah of mankind.
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