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 SThe bad/unrighteous
Didn’t give drinkDidn’t give food
Didn’t give clothesDidn’t give shelter
Didn’t visit those in jail
Didn’t look after the sick
H E L L
S H E E PThe Good/righteous
Gave drinkGave food
Gave clothesGave shelter
Visited those in jailLooked 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?
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