To think about• “If everybody was religious, world poverty

wouldn’t exist”. Do you agree? Give reasons for what you think. 5EV

Helping

• In your jotter write three reasons why people might help others.

(This is from your point of view.)

What do you think a Christian

would think about someone who is rich?

 Matthew 6:19, Luke 12:15'Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth. A man's life

does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.

Jesus saw a lot of rich people putting their coins into the treasury, bragging about it, then along came a poor widow who put two coins in. Jesus said ‘ Look this poor woman has put more in than all of you, for you put in you spare change, but she is in poverty and has put in all she has”

Meaning: Even the poor can help each other, tiny amounts worth a lot to God. ‘ Build riches in Heaven’

The poor widow

The Parable of the

Sheep & Goats

1. To be able to re-tell the parable of the sheep & goats.

2. To understand that the parable is teaching about judgement of humans.

To help teach the people about how to live and about final judgement

Jesus told them the parable of the sheep and

goatsRead the Parable of the Sheep & Goats

Matthew 25:31-46

The Parable of the Sheep & Goats

Answer the questions at the bottom of the worksheet in

FULL sentences.

G O A T S

The bad/unrighteous

Didn’t give drink

Didn’t give food

Didn’t give clothes

Didn’t give shelter

Didn’t visit those in jail

Didn’t look after the sick

H E L L

S H E E P

The Good/righteous

Gave drink

Gave food

Gave clothes

Gave shelter

Visited those in jail

Looked after the sick

H E A V E N

Key teachingsAt the end of the world God will judge

people on their behaviour & the choices they have made.

God will separate the good from the bad like a shepherd separates the

sheep from the goats.On his right will be the GOOD (sheep).

They will be with him in heaven.On his left will be the bad (goats). They will be sent away from him to

hell.God judges us on how we treat our

fellow humans. As we are all created in His image.

Helping The Poor

Christians who know Jesus’ story about the Final Judgment could be helping the poor because they believe:

• that by helping those in need, they are helping Jesus himself;

• it will help get them into heaven;• it will help keep them out of hell.

“There is so much injustice in the world that I can never really make a difference.” Do you agree? (8)

A religious person should never be rich.”

Do you agree? (8)

Summary:

Give me one statistic

about poverty

How does Jesus separate people?

What is the meaning of the Widows offering?