UNIT 1: JESUS GIVES US THE CHURCH
Unit 1...The Students will learn:
-God Sends Us His Own Son
-Jesus Teaches Us About God’s Love
-Christ Will Come Again
-The Church Begins
-We Learn About the Early Church
-The Church Year
-Ordinary Time
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CHAPTER 1: God Sends Us His Own Son
*Discuss: Jesus calmed the sea and He can calm your fears.
*Recall your baptism. Who was there? What symbols were used? (water, chrism, candle, white garments)
*The Nativity; the Holy Family
*Jesus' Public Ministry (3 years of teaching)
STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 2: Jesus Teaches Us About His Love
* Discover the Bible and the truth it holds.
-The Book of Kells (link) (facts)
* Provide examples of how to live as the Kingdom of God.
* WWJD: What Would Jesus Do?
* Jesus' Crucifixion and Resurrection.
STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 3:
* Jesus' Second Coming
* The Last Judgment (one artist's vision or perception of the futuristic event)
* We can "stay awake and be ready" by living the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy for others.
STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 4:
* Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to guide and strengthen us.
* The church begins on Pentecost.
* photo
* The early church grows with evangelization (an increase in Christians).
"3,000 Souls" video
"On the Road to Damascus" video
STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 5:
*The Disciples Spread God's Word
*Followers of Jesus Through Times of Persecution
*Our Ancestors and Role Models of the Faith
* ichthus
STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 6:
*The Church's 6 Liturgical Seasons: Ordinary Time (2 parts/longest), Advent, Christmas, Lent, Three Days, and Easter
CHAPTER 7:
*Ordinary Time focuses on Jesus' Life on Earth and His three years of public ministry/teaching/preaching.
-God Sends Us His Own Son
-Jesus Teaches Us About God’s Love
-Christ Will Come Again
-The Church Begins
-We Learn About the Early Church
-The Church Year
-Ordinary Time
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CHAPTER 1: God Sends Us His Own Son
*Discuss: Jesus calmed the sea and He can calm your fears.
*Recall your baptism. Who was there? What symbols were used? (water, chrism, candle, white garments)
*The Nativity; the Holy Family
*Jesus' Public Ministry (3 years of teaching)
STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 2: Jesus Teaches Us About His Love
* Discover the Bible and the truth it holds.
-The Book of Kells (link) (facts)
* Provide examples of how to live as the Kingdom of God.
* WWJD: What Would Jesus Do?
* Jesus' Crucifixion and Resurrection.
STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 3:
* Jesus' Second Coming
* The Last Judgment (one artist's vision or perception of the futuristic event)
* We can "stay awake and be ready" by living the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy for others.
STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 4:
* Jesus promised to send the Holy Spirit to guide and strengthen us.
* The church begins on Pentecost.
* photo
* The early church grows with evangelization (an increase in Christians).
"3,000 Souls" video
"On the Road to Damascus" video
STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 5:
*The Disciples Spread God's Word
*Followers of Jesus Through Times of Persecution
*Our Ancestors and Role Models of the Faith
* ichthus
STUDY GUIDE
CHAPTER 6:
*The Church's 6 Liturgical Seasons: Ordinary Time (2 parts/longest), Advent, Christmas, Lent, Three Days, and Easter
CHAPTER 7:
*Ordinary Time focuses on Jesus' Life on Earth and His three years of public ministry/teaching/preaching.