4. THE CHURCH
The Apostles’ Creed
A creed – is a set of belief which guide someone actions
The apostle creed outlines the truth of Christian faith
It contains teaching that guides us on the way we should live as Christians
I believe in God, the father Almighty
Creator of Heaven and EATH
And Jesus Christ, His only son Our Lord
Who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Born by the Virgin Mary
He was crucified, died and was buried; He descended into hell.
On the third day. He rose again from the dead
He ascended into heaven
And is seated at the right hand of God the father,
He will come to judge the living and the dead
I believe in the Holy Spirit
The holy Catholic Church
The communion of saints
The Forgiveness of sins
The resurrection of the body
And the life Everlasting
Note: Learners in groups read the apostle creed in turns
Teachings outlined from the apostle creed
The apostle Creed teaches us that there is ONE God who is the father
It also teachers that church is a universal
It helps Christians to affirm their faith in God
It teachers us that the holy trinity is made up of the father the son and the Holy Spirit
CHRISTIAN SUFFERING
Learners in groups and in turns read the Christian suffering from the book of 2 Corinthians 6: 3-7 and discuss in class
Paul teaches Christian to accept and endure suffering because it strengths their faith in Christ
From the teaching of Paul on Christian suffering we learn values such us;
- Respect
- Purity
- Truthfulness
- Love
- Kindness
- Endurance
When Christian suffer, they share in the suffering of Jesus Christ
Christian should persist in prayer to overcome various challenges Jesus suffers by dying on the cross to relieve Christians from the bondage of sins.
CHURCH UNITY
Church unity is the coming together of the church of Christ.
Learners in groups in turns read in turns; Matthew 16:18, John 17:2023 and Galatians 3:
Jesus Christ called peter the rock onto which he would build a church that no gate of hell would overcome
Participating in church activities promote church unity and togetherness
This promote peaceful co- existence among church members in the society
The church demonstrate unity by sharing the word of God and praying together
Church unity foster peaceful co –existence by helping the needy and teaching the people to develop peace by spreading the value of peace to members
GOOD CITIZENSHIP
A citizen is a person who, by place of birth, nationality of one or both parents, or naturalization is granted full rights and responsibilities as a member of a nation or political community
Citizenship – is the legal right of an individual to belong to a given country
The bible teaches us that good citizens should be submissive to the authority,
He/ she must endeavour to do well and not to cover any evil but expose it
He or she must owner God and remain patriotic to his own country
He or she must respect everyone and love others
Christians can live Godly lives on earth by honouring and respecting the authority and promoting peace in various ways
Free Grade 6 CRE Lesson Notes
Interpersonal relationships among Christians
People relate to each other in various ways.
We relate as church members, school members etc
Good interpersonal relationship promote peace in the society
Christian should relate well with each
Christians should love and help each other regardless of diversity They should participate in activities that promote peace and unity in the society
Apostle peter teaches that Christians should do their work not for payment
Church service and work shouldn’t be done at a cost but one should have the real desire to serve
Christians should receive the glorious crown that will not fade if they relate to each other,
The young people should respect the elders
Christians should ever remain humbled for God will lift the in His own time
Good interpersonal relationships among Christians can be promoted by moral values such as
- Trust
- Loyalty
- Love
- Mutual respect
- Obedience
- Humility
We should ever live in harmoniously with each other
Peters teaching on relationships among Christians
In groups learners read in turns the book of 1 peter 5:1-11 and narrate the story in their own words
Peter urged the elders of the church as an elder himself and the partake in future that is to come, he asked the elders to take care of their church members
He said that they should not do it as if someone os forcing them rather they should do it willingly
He also said that the elders should not do the work of care- giving merely for the profit that comes with the office but rather do it eagerly
He also urged the elders not to lord themselves over the followers but they should serve as a role model to the flock
Moral values that can promote interpersonal relationship in among Christians
Humility
Love
Kindness
Honesty
Trust
Respect
CHRISTIAN LIVING
Learners in groups read in turns the book of john 15:13-15 and narrate in class
During the ministries of Jesus Christ he taught us about the need of loving each other
Christians should have godly friendship so as to always have someone who can encourage, uplift and correct them
They can also have someone who challenges the to go deeper in matters relating to God
Godly friendship helps friends to help each other grow in their values and glorify God
Jesus teachers that greatest love a person can have for his friends
Importance of learning human sexuality
It helps Christians to retain and respect themselves because it’s the place where God stays
Christians accept changes that took place in adolescence Note: in groups learners use digital devices to watch videos on the importance of learning about sexuality and discuss in class We should learn about human sexuality because it empowers young people to make informed decisions about relationships and sexuality Learning sexuality addresses the health and well-being of children and young people
The bible teachers us to avoid immorality because any other sin we does not affect our bodies but when we commit sexual immorality we sin against our own bodies
Irresponsible sexual behaviour is caused by
- Poverty
- Alcohol
- Lack of assertiveness
- Negative peer pressure
Some skills needed to overcome irresponsible sexual behaviour includes
- Assertiveness
- Decision making
- Good interpersonal relationship
- Effective communication
- Critical thinking
- Creative thinking
Sanctity of Life
Human life is sacred and we should respect it
No one should take away human life
Practices that violate the rights to life for human being include
Killing
Abortion
Terrorism
Suicide
Violation of the right to life cause death, conflict, suffering and stress
We should value the gift of the life and ensure every human being enjoys it
A virtue is a behaviour or attitude that shows high moral standard
Some of the virtues that can be practised to maintain sanctity of life are
Respect
Responsibility
Love
Tolerance
Forgiveness
Reconciliation
Humility
DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
A DRUG substance that when take it alters the proper functioning of the body organs
Learners in groups read in turns the book of Ephesians 5:18 and
Hosea 4:11 and narrate in class
Leaners make posters creating awareness to stop drug abuse
Some commonly abused drugs in the society are
Alcohol
Tobacco
Opium
Mirra
Khat
Bhang
Drugs and substance use has dangerous effects
Effect of using drugs
Impaired judgement
Body diseasess such us liver cirhosis
Increase crime
Depression
Poverty
Death
We should live a life from harmful substance and maintain good health
Learners should always take care of their bodies by avoiding harmful substance
Christians use many strategies to prevent drugs and substances use
Some of the strategies include:
Educating young people through church program on dangers of the drugs and substances use
The government ministries, the commonly and organisation like National Agency for the campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) are working to fight drug trafficking and abuse Measures taken by government agencies to fight drugs trafficking and use include:
Giving stiff penalties to drug traffickers and restricting supply of drugs
Creating awareness on dangers of drugs use through radio television and social media
