The Body of Christ – The Church Based on Alive-O 6: Term 2, Lesson 3 Refer to Teacher’s Book pp. 179-192 What am I trying to do? To explore the image of.

The Body of Christ The Body of Christ – The Church– The Church

Based on Alive-O 6: Term 2, Lesson 3Refer to Teacher’s Book pp. 179-192

What am I trying to do?To explore the image of the Church as the Body of Christ.

Why?To develop the children’s understanding of the Church

and its membership.

After Jesus left, He sent the

Holy Spirit to his friends.

They wanted to teach as many

people as possible about Jesus and they tried to live as

he wanted them to.

One man, a powerful officer named Saul, was very much against these Christians because

their followers were growing in number every day. He tried to arrest these followers of Jesus

Christ and put them in prison.

One day Saul was travelling on the road to a city, called Damascus, where he

thought he would find and arrest

many Christians.

As he came near the city a bright

light from heaven suddenly flashed around him. Saul

fell to the ground.

He heard a voice saying to him,“Saul, Saul, why are you against me?”

Saul said, Saul said,

““Who are you, Who are you, Lord?”Lord?”

The voice The voice answered, answered,

“ “ I am the one I am the one whom you are whom you are trying to hurt. trying to hurt.

Get up now Get up now and go into and go into

the city. the city. Someone Someone

there will tell there will tell you what you you what you

must do.”must do.”

The men travelling with Saul stood there but they said nothing.

They heard the voice, but they saw no one.

Saul got up from the ground. He opened his eyes but he could not see. So the men took his hand and led him

to Damascus.

Damascus

For three days, Saul could not see and he did not eat or drink.

There was a follower of Jesus in Damascus called Ananias. The Lord said

to him in a vision, “Ananias”. Ananias answered, “Here I am, Lord.”

Get up and go to the street called Straight Street.

Find the house of Judas. Ask for a man called Saul from

the city of Tarsus. He is there now, praying. Saul has seen a vision. In the vision, a man called Ananias comes

to him and lays his hands on him. Then he sees again.

God spoke to Ananias:

But Ananias answered ,

“Lord, many people have told me about this

man and the terrible things he did to your people in Jerusalem.

Now he has come here to Damascus.”

But the Lord said to Ananias ,

“Go, I have chosen Saul for important work.”

So Ananias went to the house of Judas. He laid his hands on Saul and said,

“Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus sent me. He sent me that you may see again and be filled with

the Holy Spirit.”

Saul

Ananias

Immediately Saul was able to see again. After eating some food, his strength returned.

Saul became known as Paul and from then on he did important work, teaching people about

the Lord Jesus.

The Lord Jesus told Ananias that he had chosen Saul to do important work.

Do you think the Lord Jesus has important work for you to do today/ tomorrow/ in the future?

Being a Christian brought a change to Paul’s life… What change do you think being a Christian should make to your life?