Why Christians help

Why Christians help

Aim: To understand the different reasons why Christians

help people.

Outcomes:• BY the end of the period you will:• Understand the influence Jesus’

teachings have on how to treat others.• Understand other teachings from the

Bible on helping others.• Evaluate the different Biblical

passages.

What do you think these places have in common?

Task 1• You have 2 minutes to answer

the following questions in your jotter:

1. Do Christians go to heaven because of the things they believe?

2. Do Christians go to heaven because of the things they do?

3. Does Jesus teach Christians to only help other Christians?

4. What does he teach?

Watch the video and write down the main

message from it.

How is it connected to what we were doing last

week?

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4.4 billion people live in less economically

developed countries.

Three-fifths lack basic sanitation

Of these …

Almost one third have no

access to clean water

A quarter do not have

adequate housing

A fifth have no

access to modern health

services

“The amount of money the UK spends

On chocolate each year could make Africa

NOT live in poverty”

Why ?• Christians believe it is their duty to

put faith into action.• At the core of this belief they should

respect and care for human life.• “We are all made in the image and

likeness of God.” (Genesis 1)• By seeing God in others we accept

that we need to stop suffering and injustice and protect all human life.

Aid..?• Aid = Help sent to

countries in need.• Short term aid =

Emergency aid sent because of a disaster.

• Long term aid = Aid spread over many years with the goal of self reliance.

What might Christians do to

help end poverty?

Pray for those who are suffering

Support charities like Christian Aid

This is Christian Aid

Campaign to Make Poverty History

Make Poverty History - Click 2006

Buy Fairtrade products

Fairtrade!

“Everyone should give some money to

charity”• Do you agree? Give reasons to

support your answer and show that you have thought about different points of view.

TO DO -Work through the worksheets ‘Why Christians

Help’Create acrostic poem on Poverty

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