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STI
ANRELI
GIOUSEDUCATI
ONLESSONNOTES 1

TOPI
C1:CREATI
ON.
Mypur
pose.

I
dent
if
yingt
alent
sandabi
li
ti
es.

Atalentisanat uralskil
lorabil
it
yt odosomet hingwell.Abil
i
ty
i
sat alentorskilli
napar ti
culararea.
I
tisimpor tanttoidentif
yanduseourt alentsandabi l
it
ies.Thiswil
lhelpustogrow
andhel pothers.
Purposeist hereasonf orwhichsomet hi
ngi sdoneorwascr eatedfor
;purposeis
whysomet hingexists.
Godcr eatedeachoneofuswi thapurpose.
Whatwewantt odoi nthefutureisourplan.Planhelpsust odowhatGodcr eated
usfor.Thesepl ansar eourpurposes.
Theplanst hatGodhasf orusar eHispurposef orourli
ves.
Weshoul dl i
veaccor di
ngtoGod’ splaninordert oful
fi
llHispurposeforourli
ves.

Thepar
abl
eoft
het
alent
s.

● Aparableisasimplest oryusedt oil

l
ustr
ateamor alorspir
it
uall
esson.
● Theparableofthetalentsisalsoknownast heparableofthethreeservant
s.
● Thefir
standsecondser vantsusedthei
rtal
entswellandwer er
ewarded.
● Weshoul duseourtalentst oserveGodandothers.
● Whenweuseourt alentstoser v
eGodandot hers,wefulfi
l
lGod’spurposeinour
l
ives.
● Godrewar dsuswhenweuseourt al
ent
swell.

Humanbei
ngsasco-
wor
ker
swi
thGod.

Aco-
workerisaper
sonwhodoesthesamej
obasanot
her
.
Humanbeingsar
eco-wor
ker
swithGod.

Responsi
bil
it
iesgi
vent
ohumanbei
ngsbyGod.

ReadGenesi
s1;26and2;
15
a)Taki
ngcareoffi
sh.
b)Taki
ngcareofbir
ds.

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c)Taki
ngcar eofdomest
icandwi
l
dani
mal
s.
d)Cult
ivat
ingthel
and.

Goodst
ewar
dshi
pofGod’
scr
eat
ion.

I
tisi
mpor
tantt
otakecar
eofGod’
scr
eat
ion.

Thi
shel
psust
oli
vei
nacl
eanenv
ironment
.

Myr
olesathome,
schoolandi
nchur
ch.

Thesear
edut
iesandr
esponsi
bil
i
tiesofi
ndi
vi
dual
sinasoci
etysetup.They

i
ncl
ude;

a)Cl
eaningaroundt hehouse.
b)Washingofclothesathome.
c)Coll
ecti
ngl
itt
erint hecompoundatschool.
d)Wipi
ngofseat sbef or
epeopl
esiti
tthechurch.

I
tisi
mpor
tantt
hatweshar
edut
iesast
hishel
psust
ohav
euni
ty.

Thecausesofchi
ldl
abour
.

Childlabouriswor kthatdenychi ldrenofthei

rchil
dhood,thei
rpotent
ial
anddi
gni
ty.
Iti
sanywor kthatisagai nsttherightofchil
dren.
Childright
sar efr
eedomsandpr i
vil
egesthatchil
drenmusthav e.
Theyar ether i
ghtsofachi l
dt ol
ivef r
eefr
om hunger,abuse,negl
ectandot
her
cruelconditi
ons.
Childright
sinclude;
a)Ther ighttolif
e.
b)Ther ighttoheal th.
c)Ther ighttoeducat ion.
d)Ther ighttoplay .
e)Ther ighttoprot ecti
on.
● Someoft hecausesofchi ldlabourare;
1.Pov erty.
2.Needf orcheapl abour.
3.Deat hofpar ents.

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4.I
rr
esponsi
bleparent
s.
5.Druguseorabuse.

Ef
fect
sofchi
ldl
abour
.

a)I
taffectst hephysi
cal andment al
growthofachild.
b)I
tprevent sachildfr
om f ulf
il
li
nghisorherpur
pose.
c)I
tmayl eadtoschool dropouts.
d)I
tleadst ohav i
ngapoorr el
ati
onshipwit
hchil
drenofthesameage.
e)Hi
ghr iskofget t
ingi
ll
.

NOTE;Youshouldreportanyf
orm ofchi
l
dlabourt
oyourt
eacher
,par
entorguar
dian,
chur
chleaderort
ot hepoli
ce.

Thef
allofhumanbei
ngs(
Adam andEv
e).

● Thedi
sobedienceofthefi
rstpar
ent
sledtothef
all
ofhumanbei
ngs.
● Thefi
rstpar
entsdisobey
edGodwhent heyatet
hefrui
tsoft
het
reet
hatt
heyhad
beenwarnednottoeat.

Reasonsf
ort
hef
allofHumanBei
ngs.

Thef i
rstpeopletobecr eatedwereamanandwoman.Adam andEv e.They
atethef r
uitofthetreetheyhadbeenwar nednotto.
Evehadaconv er
sationwit
ht hesnake.
Eveaccept edtoeatt hefr
uitofthetreeinthemiddleoft
hegar
denandgav esomet
o
Adam.
Thatev eni
ngt heyheardGodcomi ngtothegardenandhidf
rom hi
m.The
Lordandt heman( Adam)hadaconv ersati
on.
Theman( Adam)bl amedt hewoman( Eve),whi
l
ethewomanblamedt hesnake.

Lessonsl
ear
ntf
rom t
hef
allofhumanbei
ngs.

a)Weshoul
dbeobedient
.
b)Weshoul
dkeepawayfrom sin.
c)Godi
sunhappywit
huswhenwesi n.
d)Weshoul
dbehonest.
e)Weshoul
dtaker
esponsibi
l
ityofourwrongs.

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TheFami
lyUni
ty.

Afami l
ymemberi sanybodyfrom yourf
ather
,mot herandsi
bli
ngs(
brothersand
si
sters.
)
Atl
arge,theextendedmember sarealsoconsi
deredasf ami
lymembers,these
i
ncludeyourgrandparent
s,uncles,
aunti
es,ni
eces,nephewsandcousi
ns.

I
mpor
tanceoff
ami
lyuni
ty.

● Famili
esshoul dli
vetogetheri npeace.
● Theyshouldal sobeunited
● Whenf amil
iesar eunit
ed, t
heyar ehappy.
● Unit
yinthef amili
esisimpor tantbecausei
thel
psmemberstol
ivepeacef
ull
y.
● Perf
ormingr esponsibi
li
ti
es, prayi
ngandspendingt
imet
oget
herhel
pt o
contr
ibut
etoahappyf ami l
y .
● Godwi l
lbl
esseachf amilythatli
vesinpeace.

Chal
l
engesf
acedbyf
ami
li
esi
npr
act
ici
ngf
ami
lyuni
ty.

Chal
l
engesar edif
fi
cult
iesorproblemswef ace.
Mostfamil
iesfacechall
engesintheirdayt
odayl i
ves,
thesechal
l
engesi
ncl
ude;
1.Lackoff ood.
2.Lackofcl ot
hing.
3.Lackofgoodshel ter
.
4.Ill
ness.
5.Lackofmoney .
6.Argument sbetweenmember s.
7.Fami l
yconfli
ctsanddisagreements.

Way
sofcont
ri
but
ingt
oahappyf
ami
ly
.

a)Sharingr esponsi
bilit
ies.
b)Helpingwi thhousechor es.
c)Prayingandr eadingt hebibl
etogether.
d)Alway sshowi ngrespectt of
ami l
ymember s.
e)Lovingandcar i
ngf orotherf
ami l
ymember s.
f)Parent sensuretheypr ovi
deforthedailyneedsofthefamil
y.
g)Appr eciati
ngandt hankingparentsforprovi
dingourneeds.

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h)Per
for
mingmydut
ieswel
l
.

Way
sofsol
vi
ngf
ami
lychal
lenges.

Askingforf or
giveness.
Prayingtogether.
Sti
ckingtogetherev eni
ndiffi
cult
ies.
Poli
telyt
alkingtoeachot heroverthesechal
l
enges.Seeki
ng
helpfrom familymember s.

TOPI
C2:THEHOLYBI
BLE.
Theholybi
blei
sthewordofGod.
I
tshouldbehandl
edwit
hcareandrespect
.
I
tisusedbyChri
sti
ansasaguideonthei
rdayt
odayact
ivi
ti
es.

Di
ff
erentusesoft
hehol
ybi
bleasagui
de.

●(ReadJoshua1: 8,
2Ti mothy3:16andDeut eronomy6: 4-
8).
a)Iti susedduringtheswear i
ngi noft hepr esi
dent.
b)Itgui deslear
nerstotellt
het r
ut h.
c)Itgui deslear
nerstoobeyi tsteaching.
d)Itgui desustoloveGodandot herpeople.
e)Joshua1: 8teachesust oreadt hehol ybibleeverydayandobeywhatt
he
bibleteachesus.
f)2Ti mothy3:16teachesust hatal l
scr i
ptureisinspir
edbyGodandisusef
ulf
or
teachingusthet r
uthandgi vi
ngusi nstr
uct i
onaboutr i
ghtl
i
ving.
g)Deut er
onomy1: 8teachesust ol ovetheLor dourGod.

Benef
it
sofusi
ngt
hehol
yBi
bleasadai
lygui
de.

● Itguidesustoli
vepeacef ull
ywithGod.
● Itguidesustoli
vepeacef ull
ywithoneanother.
● Ithelpsustomaker ightdecisi
ons.
● Thehol ybi
blehel
psust oobeyourparents.
● Ithelpsustobefaithful.
● Thehol yBi
bleisthelightinourl
ivesasital
lowsusunder
standt
hesecr
etsof
salvati
on.

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Val
uesacqui
redf
rom usi
ngt
hehol
yBi
bleasagui
de.

❖ Respect–af eeli
ngofadmi rati
onf orsomeonebecauseofhi sorhergood
qualit
ies.
❖ Patience–t heabi li
tytostaycalm andacceptadel aywi thoutcomplaini
ng.
❖ Peace–aper iodoft i
mewhent hereisnowar .
❖ Humi li
ty–t hequal i
tyofnott hi
nkingthatyouarebet tert
hanot herpeople.
❖ Honest y–t hequal i
tyofbeingtruthful
.
❖ Care–pr ovi
sionofwhati snecessar yfortheprotectionofsomeone.
❖ Kindness–t hequal i
tyofbeingfri
endlyandconsi derate.
❖ Bravery–notaf rai
d.
❖ Gener osity–wi l
li
ngt ogiv
esomeonesomet hingfreely.
❖ Otherv aluesweacqui r
ewhenweuset heholyBibleasagui deare:
thankfulness, j
usti
ce,endurance,love,i
ntegr
it
y ,
love,patri
oti
sm anduni t
y.

Bi
bleSt
ori
es.

Christ
ianst ur
ntothestor
iesi
ntheholyBibl
ef orgui
dancewhentheyaref
aced
withchallengesi
nlif
e.
1)COURAGE.
Standingf i
rminspir
it
ualmatt
ersenabl
esust ober ol
emodels,pl
easeGodand
receiv
et heHolySpir
itwhoenabl
esust odefendwhatisright
.
Thest oryofPeterandJohnatthetemple.

ReadAct
s4:
1-5,
7-13.

● PeterandJohnwer earr
est edbecausetheywer eteachingthepeoplethat
JesusChr i
sthadr i
senfrom deat h.
● Whent heywer easkedquest ionsbytheJewishleader s,t
heelder
sandt eachers
ofthelaw,thespokebol dlyaboutusingthenameofJesusChr i
sttoheal.
● Theyal sor
emi ndedthem thatJesusChr i
stistheonewhom t hescri
ptur
e
ref
er stoasthestonethatwasr eject
edbythebuilders.
● TheJewi shleadershadr ej
ectedJesusChr i
st.
● Christi
ansareurgedtohav ecour agesoast odefendt hei
rfai
thandshowt rustin
God.

ReasonswhyChr
ist
iansshoul
dst
andf
ir
mint
hei
rfai
th.

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1.Whenyoustandf i
rminfai
th,youcansol
veprobl
emst hroughprayers.
2.Onecanovercomeallchal
lengeswhenheorshest andsfi
rminf ai
th.
3.Tr
usti
nginGodandst andi
ngf i
rminfai
thhel
psust odefeatourenemies.
4.I
tenabl
esourpr ay
erstobeanswered.
5.I
tall
owsChrist
ianstobefi
lledwit
htheHolySpir
it
.

Goodqual
it
iesl
ear
ntf
rom t
hest
oryofPet
erandJohn.

▪ Weshoul
dal
way sstandf
ir
mi nfai
th.
▪ Weshoul
dhavecouragei
ndefendingourf
ait
h.
▪ Weshoul
dtr
ustinGod.
▪ Weshoul
dbepatient
.
▪ Weshoul
dpract
iceendur
ance.

2) WI
SDOM.

I
tist
hequal
i
tyofhav
ingknowl
edgeandgoodj
udgment
.Bei
ngwi
sei
shav
ingwi
sdom.I
t

i
sagi
ftf
rom God,
thef
earoft
heLor
dist
hebegi
nni
ngofwi
sdom.

Thest
oryofKi
ngSol
omonusi
ngwi
sdom.

Read1Ki
ngs3:
16-
28.

Twowomencamebef oreKingSolomonwi t
hachild.Both
cl
aimedthechildwast heir
s.
KingSol
omont hroughwi sdom wasabletomakether i
ghtjudgment.
Hewasabl etoident
ifytherealmothertot
hechil
dandhandedt hechi
ldtoher
.
ThepeopleofIsrael
respectedkingSolomonbecausetheyknewt hathi
swisdom
hadbeengivenbyGod.

Val
uesl
ear
ntf
rom t
hest
oryofKi
ngSol
omon.

Theyi
ncl
ude:

1.Set
tli
ngdi
sput
es.
2.Li
steni
ng.

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3.Wisdom.
4.Decisi
onmaki ng.
5.Socialj
usti
ce.
6.Responsibi
li
ty.
7.Reverence.

3)RESPECTFORTHEELDERLY.

Weshoul
drel
atewel
lwi
tht
heel
der
lybyshowi
ngt
hem l
oveandki
ndness.

Thest
oryofNoahandhi
ssons.

ReadGenesi
s9:
18-
23.

Noahhadt hreesonsnamel yShem, JaphethandHam.

Noahwasdr unkandr emainednakedi nhistent.
WhenHam sawhi sfatherwit
houtclothes,heranandtol
dhisbrothers.Japheth
andShem tookar obeandhel ditbehi
ndt hem onthei
rshoul
ders.Theywal ked
backwardsintothetentandcov er
edtheirfat
her.
Shem andJaphet hkeptthei
rfacesawaysoasnott oseethei
rfather
’snakedness.

Way
sofshowi
ngr
espectt
otheEl
der
ly.

1.Sharingameal wi
tht hem.
2.Tell
ingthem youl
ov eandrespectt
hem.
3.Visi
tingthem.
4.Offeryourseati
ftherearenone.

4)HUMI
LITY.

Humi
l
ityi
saf
eel
i
ngt
hatonei
snotbet
terormor
eimpor
tantt
hanot
her
s.Humi
l
ity

hel
psust
oshowr
espectt
oGodandot
her
s.

Thest
oryofahandwr
it
tenont
hewal
l.

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ReadDani
el5:1-
13,
25-
28.

KingBel shazzarusedtheHolyvessel
sfrom thetempletodri
nkwineandprai
seot
her
gods.
Thesehol yv essel
sincl
udedcupsandbowl s.
Ahandwr ot
eamessageont hewallaskingBelshazzarandhi
snoblemenwere
part
ying.
Danielreadandi nter
pret
edthewr i
ti
ngsont hewall;
NumbermeansGodhasnumber
edt
heday
sofki
ngBel
shazzar
’ski
ngdom and
br
oughti
ttoanend.
Wei
ghtmeansGodhadwei
ghedki
ngBel
shazzaront
hescal
esandf
oundhi
mtobe
t
ool
i
ght
.
Di
vi
sionsmeanshi
ski
ngdom i
sdi
vi
dedupandgi
vent
otheMedesandPer
sians.
Thekingwaspuni
shedbecauseheshowedhi
spr
idet
oGodbydi
srespect
ingt
hehol
y
vessel
s.

Ski
ll
sandVal
uesdemonst
rat
edbyDani
el.

Thesev
aluesi
ncl
uded

Respect
Truthfulness
Humi l
i
ty
Peace
Cour age
Knowl edge
Boldness

Benef
it
sofHumi
li
tyt
oChr
ist
ians.

1.Oneisabletopracti
ceobedi ence.
2.I
tenablesustobet ruthful
.
3.Wepr eachpeacethroughhumi li
ty.
4.Knowledgeandwi sdom canbeachi ev
edanddemonstrat
edthroughhumi
l
ity
.
5.Ourfait
hinGodisst rengthenedifwehumbl
eoursel
vesbefor
eGod.

5) WORSHI
POFTRUEGOD.

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Ther
eisonl
yonet
rueGod.

AsChr
ist
ians,
wear
esupposedt
owor
shi
pHi
m al
oneandt
rusti
nHi
m.

TheCont
estatMountCar
mel
.

Read1Ki
ngs18:
26-
39.

Acont estisanev entwher epeoplecompet et

ogett hebestinasportorother
acti
vit
ies.
Thecont estbetweenEl i
jahandt hepr ophetsofBaal depi
ctstheonetr
ueGodwho
answer sprayersoft hosewhowor shipHim.
ProphetElij
ahwor shippedt heLord, GodofAbraham, I
saacandJacob.The
otherfalseprophet swor shippedBaal .
Godanswer edElij
ah’spr ayerbysendi ngdownf ir
et hatconsumedthesacri
fice,t
he
woodandt hestones.
Thef i
realsobur nttheear thanddr iedupt hewaterinthetrench.
Thepr ophetsofBaal prayedinmanyway sbuttheirgoddidnotanswertheirprayer
s.

Di
ff
erencebet
weent
rueGodandf
alsegods.

▪ TrueGoddoesnotdisappoi
ntus,fal
segodsarefullofdi
sappoint
ments.
▪ TrueGodprovi
desforourneedswhilef
alsegodsdonot .
▪ TrueGodanswersprayer
sofHi sownpeoplewhilefal
segodsdonot.
▪ TrueGoddoesnotrequir
epeopletoharmtheirbodi
eswhileprayi
ngl
ikethe
fal
segodsofBaal.
▪ Heisall
-power
ful
unliket
hefalsegods.
▪ Therei
sonlyoneTrueGodwhi let
herear
emanyf al
segods.

6)GOD’
SPROTECTI
ON.

Godi
spower
ful
andHepr
otect
susf
rom danger
.

HowGodusedphar
aoh’
sdaught
ert
orescueandpr
otectMoses.

ReadExodus2:
1-10.

MoseswasbornwhenPharaohwastheki
ngofEgy
pt.
Phar
aohor
deredthatal
lHebr
ewboysbekil
led.

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Moses’mot herputhi
mi nabasketandhidhim attheedgeofr
iverNi
l
e.
WhenPhar aoh’sdaughterwentt
otheri
verforabat h,
shehear
dMosescry
ing.Outof
compassion,shedecidedtokeepthebaby.
GodprotectedMosest hroughPhar
aoh’
sdaught er
.

Val
uesl
ear
ntf
rom Phar
aoh’
sdaught
er.

● Shedemonst ratedmer cywhenshehear dMosesandf eltmercyforhim.

● Sheshowedl ov ewhensheadopt edhi m asherown.
● Shedemonst ratedresponsibi
li
tywhenshenot icedabasketi
nthet al
lgr
assand
order
edherser vantt ogeti
tforher.
● Sheshowedempat hywhenshet oldaHebr ewwomant onursethebabyforher
.
● Othervalueslearntincl
udethefol
lowing:
▪ Kindness
▪ Car e
▪ Compassi on
▪ Humi li
ty

7)SERVI
CETOGOD.

Weser
veGodbyl
i
vingaccor
dingt
oHi
swor
d.

Hi
swor
dar
ethet
eachi
ngswegeti
ntheHol
yBi
ble.

TheCal
lofMoses.

ReadExodus3:
1-10.

1.Moseswast aki
ngcareofhi
sfather
-i
n-l
aw’s(Jethr
o)sheepandgoat swhenGod
cal
l
edhi m.
2.Oneday,Mosessawabushwhi chwasonf i
rebutwasnotbur ni
ngup.
3.Hewentclosertot
hebushuponwhi chGodcal l
edouthisname.
4.Hewast ol
dbyGodt oremovehi
ssandalsf orhewasstandingonholyground.
5.MosesobeyedGod’scommandandr emovedhissandal
s.
6.GodtoldMosestogot oEgy
ptandsav ethepeopleofI
sraelfr
om thei
r
suf
fer
ing.

Lessonsl
ear
ntaboutGodf
rom t
hecal
lofMoses.

Godl
ovesHi
speopl
e.

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Godhear
sthepray
ersofHi
speopl
e.
Weshoul
dobeyGod.
Godi
sHoly.God
i
spowerf
ul.

Howl
eader
sshoul
dobeyGod’
sinst
ruct
ionsi
nthesoci
ety
.

❖ ALeadercanbeany bodyf rom mot her ,

fat
her,ol
dersibli
ngs,schoolheads,
prefect
s,churchelders,priests,chiefsandv i
l
lageelders.
❖ LeadersobeyGod’ sinstruct i
onbydoi ngwhatisri
ghtbef oreGod.
❖ TheyobeyGod’ sinstructi
onsbydoi ngwhatHer equir
est hem todo.
❖ LeadersobeyHi sinstructi
onsbyt akingpartinchurchact i
vi
ti
es.
❖ Li
v i
ngahol yl
ifefreefrom badbehav i
orsuchasusi ngabusi v
elanguageor
fi
ghtingisobeyingGod’ sinstructi
ons.

TOPI
C3:
THELI
FEOFJESUS.
Pr
epar
ati
onf
ort
hecomi
ngofJesus.

JOHNTHEBAPTI
ST.

Prepar
ati
onmeanstomaker eady
.
JohntheBapti
stpr
epar
edpeopleforthecomingofJesusChr
ist
.He
tol
dthem tor
epentt
hei
rsins.
Parent
sofJohntheBapt
istwereZachari
ahandEli
zabeth.

Thet
eachi
ngsofJohnt
heBapt
isti
npr
epar
ati
onf
ort
hecomi
ngoft
heMessi
ah.

a)ThemessageofJohnt heBapt i
stfrom Luke3:3is,“
turnawayf rom yoursinsand
bebapt i
zedandGodwi l
lforgiveyoursins.
”
b)Accor di
ngtoJohnt heBapt ist,Godwant sustoturnawayf rom sinandbe
bapti
zedsot hatHecanf orgiveoursins.
c)Baptism af
terrepentancei sawayoft urni
ngawayf rom thepastandset ti
ng
towardsanewl i
feforthef uture.
d)Johnt heBapti
staddr essedt hepeople,taxcoll
ector
sandsol diers.
e)Tothepeopl eheinstructedt hem that
, “
whoeverhast woshirtsmustgi veoneto
themanwhohasnoneandwhoev erhasf oodmustshar eit.
”
f)I
nstructi
onstot hetaxcol l
ectors“donotcol l
ectmoret hanislegal.
”

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g)Tothesol
dier
shesaid,“
donott
akemoneyf
rom any
onebyf
orceoraccuse
any
onefal
sely.Becont
entwi
thyourpay
”

Val
uest
aughtbyJohnt
heBapt
ist
.

✔ Weshouldsharewi t
ht heneedy.
✔ Weshouldbecont entedwithwhatwehav e.
✔ Weshouldbehonestal ways.
✔ Weshouldpract
ice;kindness,car
ing,
just
iceandfai
thf
ulness.
✔ Weshouldal
sopr acti
cev al
uessuchasr esponsi
bil
i
ty,
humi l
it
y,char
it
y,l
oveand
honest
y.

Thebapt
ism ofJesus.

JesusChristwasbapt i
zedbyJohntheBapti
sti
nRiverJordan.Thr
ough
bapti
sm,Chr ist
iansgetf
orgiv
enessofsi
ns.
Johnpreachedandbapt izedpeopl
einRi
verJor
dan.Afterhi
sbapti
sm byJohn,
Jesus
begantopr each.

Ev
ent
sthatt
ookpl
acedur
ingt
hebapt
ism ofJesusChr
ist
.

ReadLuke3:
21-22

Bapt
ism i
saChr i
sti
anri
teofadmi
ssi
onandadopti
onint
oChrist
iani
ty.I
tmaybeper
for
med
byspri
nkl
ingorpouri
ngwateront
hefor
eheadorbyimmersi
nginwat er
.

a)Jesuswasbaptized.
b)Jesuspray
ed.
c)Heavenopened.
d)TheHolySpir
it
,inform ofadov
e,camedownfr
om heaven.
e)Av oi
cewashear dsayi
ng,“y
ouaremyowndearson.Iam pl
easedwi
thy
ou.
”

Jesuswasbapt
izedt
oful
fi
ll
thewi
l
lofGod.

Heshowedt
hev
alueofobedi
ence.

I
mpor
tanceofbapt
ism i
nthel
if
eofaChr
ist
ian.

● Thr
oughbapt
ism,
onebecomesaChr
ist
ian.

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● Thr
oughbapt
ism,
Christ
iansshowtheirfait
hinGod.
●It’
sawayofshowinghumi l
i
tybefor
eGod.
●It’
sawayofshowingthevalueofobediencetoGod.

God’
spowerov
ernat
ure.

Godi
spower
ful
.Weshoul
dal
way
srel
yonhi
m.

Mi
racl
eofcal
mingt
hest
orm.

ReadMar
k4:
35-
39

Theboatwasaboutt osinkduetothestrongwindandwaves.
JesusChri
stcommandedt hewi
ndt obequietandthewav
et obest
il
l.The
di
scipl
esfel
tthatthei
rli
vewareindanger.
TheyweresurethatJesuswouldhelpthem overcomet
hei
rprobl
em.

Lessonl
ear
ntf
rom t
hemi
racl
eofcal
mingt
hest
orm.

▪ Thewindandthewav esst
oppedaft
erthecommandfrom JesusChr
ist
.
▪ JesusChr
istwasabletocalmthest
rongwinds.
▪ Weshouldrel
yonGodt ohelpussol
veourprobl
ems.
▪ Weshouldhavefai
thandbeli
eveint
hemi ght
ypowerofGod.

Way
sofov
ercomi
ngchal
lengesbyChr
ist
ians.

1.Chri
sti
anscanhelpeachotherovercomechallenges.
2.TheycanpraytoGodtohelpthem ov er
come.
3.I
ncaseofsickness,weshouldgot othehospit
al.
4.I
ncaseofhunger,weshouldgetsomet hingtoeat.
● Toavoidgett
ingi
nfect
edwithCoronav ir
usdiseaseweshoul
d:
a)Washourhandswi thsoapandwat err
egularl
y.
b)Keepawayf rom cr
owdedpl aces.
c)Wearamask.

Compassi
onf
ort
heneedy
.

Compassioni
ssympat
hyandconcer
nfort
hesuf
fer
ingofot
her
s.Weshoul
dal
way
s
expr
esslovef
ort
heneedy
.

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Thef
eedi
ngoff
ourt
housandmen.

ReadMat
thew15:
32-
38.

● Jesusf edpeopl ebecausehel ookedatthem andsawthattheywer ehungry

.
● Hef eltsorr yforthepeoplebecausetheyhadbeenwi t
hhimf orthreedays.
●Itist heresponsi bili
tyofeveryChri
sti
antogivefoodtothehungryandhel pthose
withv ari
edneeds.
● Exampl esofneedysi t
uati
onsare:thehungry
,thesi
ck,thepoor,
t hehomeless,the
orphans.
● Thebi blet eachesust otakecareoftheneedy .
● Jesususedsev enl oavesandaf ewfishtof
eed4000men.
● Thedi sciplescollectedwhathadr emained.
● Jesusdemonst ratedthevaluesof:
I. Char ity
.
II
. Lov e.
I
II. Compassi on.

Way
sthr
oughwhi
chChr
ist
iansshowcompassi
onf
ort
heneedy
.

i. Sharefoodwi ththosewi t
hout.
ii
. Visi
tchil
drenhomesandof f
erclot
hes.
i
ii
. Offerbasicneedsav ai
lablet
othepoor.
iv
. Practi
celov eandcaretowardstheorphans.
v. Visi
tthesickinhospi t
als.
vi
. Helptheol dinthesociety
.
v
ii
. Prayfortheneedy .

I
mpor
tanceofhel
pingt
heneedy
:

✔I
tboost
sself
-est
eem.
✔I
tmakestheneedyfeel
lov
ed.

PowerofJesusov
erl
if
e.

Weshoul
dent
rustourl
i
vest
oGodt
hroughJesusChr
ist
.Hei
sthegi
verofl
i
fe.

Theheal
ingoft
hepar
aly
zedman.

ReadMar
k2:
1-5

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Aparalyzedper sonsuf fer

sf r
om theinabi
li
tytomov esomebodypar t
sorthewhol
e
body.
Themenwhocar riedt heparal
yzedmanmadeahol eint
her
oofrightabov
ewhere
JesusChr istwas.
Theydemonst r
atedf ai
thby:
▪ Theydi dalltheycoul dtogettowher eJesuswas.
▪ Theydi dnotf earwhatthecrowdwoul dsay.
Thevaluesl ear
ntfr om themenwhocar ri
edtheparaly
zedmaninclude:
● Kindness.
● Compassi on.
● Lov e.
● cour age.
● responsi bil
i
t y.

Lessonsl
ear
ntf
rom t
heheal
ingoft
hepar
aly
zedman.

1.Weshouldhavefait
hi ntheheali
ngpowerofGod.
2.Weshouldhelpthosewhoar edi sabled.
3.Weshouldpracti
celove,courage,compassi onandresponsi
bil
i
ty.
4.Weshouldstri
vetosuppor tt
hedi sabledinthesoci
ety.
5.Jesuscanfor
giveoursins.
6.Jesushaspowerov eril
l
nessanddi seases.

Teachi
ngsofJesusChr
ist
.

Godwantsustoli
veaccor
dingt
othet
eachingsofHi
sson,
JesusChr
ist
.Thi
s
enabl
esustosetagoodexamplet
oother
s.

Recov
eryoft
hel
ostHumanBei
ngs.

JesusChr
istt
eachesustohaveconcer
nsforot
hers.He
wantsust
ohelpthoselosti
nsint
ogetbacktohim.

ThePar
abl
eOfTheLostSheep.

ReadLuke15:
1-7.

● Thel
ostsheepar
ethepeopl
ewhohav
elef
ttheway
sofGodandar
edi
sobey
ingHi
s
commandments.

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● Agoodshepher
di saper sonwhowhenhelosesoneoft
hehundr
edsheep,
l
eavest
heninet
y-ninetolookfort
hel
ostone.
● Weshouldl
ookfort hepeoplewhoar
elosti
nsin.
● Weshouldl
iver
ighteousl i
ves.
● Weshouldpr
ayfort hoselosti
nsi
n.

Lessonsl
ear
ntf
rom t
hepar
abl
eoft
hel
ostsheep.

a)GodnevergivesuponHispeopleevenwhent
heygetlost
.
b)Godi
shappywhenoneper sonr
epentshi
sorhersinandstar
tsanewlif
e.
c)Whenwesi n,weshoul
drepentandgetbackt
oGod.
d)Godi
sal wayswill
i
ngtotakeusback.
e)Weshouldbringbackl
ostmember soft
hechurchbytal
ki
ngaboutthe
i
mportanceofthechur
ch.

Responsi
bleLi
vi
ng.

Goodr
elat
ionshi
pshel
pust
oli
vepeacef
ull
yandi
nhar
monywi
thGodandot
her
s.

Vi
rt
uesJesusChr
istt
aughti
ntheSer
monont
heMount
ain.

ReadMat
thew5:
7-9.

Av i
rt
ueisaparti
culargoodhabit.
Vir
tuesJesustaughtinthesermonont
hemount
aini
ncl
ude:
Mer
cif
ul,
puri
tyofhear
t,workingforpeace.

Benef
it
sofobser
vingt
hemor
alt
eachi
ngsofJesus.

Practicingthev i
rt
uest aughtbyJesushel psust oavoi
dsin.I
t
alsohel psust oli
v eanuprightli
fe.
Ithelpsust ohav eapeacef ulcoexistence.Through
obser vingthesevirtueswehelpt heneedy .Godwill
blesst hosewhoobser v
ethev i
rt
ues.
Thosewhowor kf orpeacekeept hemselvesandt hosear
oundthem f
rom t
roubl
eand
disagreement .
Jesuspr omisedthatt hepureinheartwillseeGod.

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Empower
ingt
heneedy
.

Ther
ear
evar
iedneedsi
nthesoci
ety
.

I
tisourdut
yasChr
ist
ianst
ohel
ptheneedyj
oyf
ull
y.

TheRi
chYoungMan.

ReadMat
thew19:16–22.

● TherichyoungmanaskedJesusChr i
stwhatgoodt hi
nghemustdot orecei
ve
eter
nalli
fe.
● Jesustoldhim.tokeepthecommandment sifhewantstoreceiveet
ernall
if
e.
● JesusChr i
stalsotol
dhimtogoandsel l
allhehadandgi vethemoneyt othe
poor,i
fhewant edtobeperfect
.
● Eter
nalli
feistheabil
it
ytoli
veforev
er,ali
fethatconti
nuesafterdeat
h.
● Weshoul dbewi l
li
ngtosharewhatwehav ewi t
htheneedy.

Rel
evanceoft
het
eachi
ngsofJesusi
nthest
oryoft
her
ichy
oungman.

▪ Toobt
aineternalli
fe,oneshoul
dbe:
a)Respectful
.
b)Obedient.
c)Compassi onate.
d)Kind.
▪ Weshouldpracti
cev i
rtuesofhonestyandhar
dwor
kjustast
her
ichy
oungman.
▪ Weshouldkeept hecommandment sofGod.

Way
sinwhi
chChr
ist
iansappl
ythet
eachi
ngsi
nthest
oryoft
her
ichy
oungman.

1.Wemustobeyal lthecommandment sofGod.

2.Wemustshar ewhatwehav ewiththeneedyi
tthesoci
ety
.
3.Bui
ldhousesforthehomeless.
4.Vi
sit
ingthepoorandtaki
ngf oodi
temsandclothestot
hem.
5.Weshouldbewi l
l
ingtohel
pt heneedy.

Per
sist
encei
nPr
ayer
.

Per
sist
encemeansnotgi
vi
ngup.

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Per
sist
encei
npr
ayeri
spr
ayi
ngwi
thoutgi
vi
ngup.

TheSt
oryofAFr
iendAtMi
dni
ght
.

ReadLuke11:
5-13.

▪ Thef
ri
endvisi
tedatnightbecausehehadnof
oodt
ogi
vet
ohi
sfr
iendwhohad
cometohi
shousef r
om al ongjour
ney
.
▪ Weshoul
dbeper si
stenti
npr ay
er.
▪ Weshoul
dhelpothers.

TheVal
ueofFr
iendshi
p.

✔ Weshoul dseekgui dancefr

om Godt ogiveusgoodfr
iends.
✔ Thestoryofafriendatmi dnightteachesustopraywi
thoutgiv
ingup.
✔ Goodfriendshi
pmakesust ol iv
ewel lwit
hother
s.
✔ Wet al
kt oGodthroughpr ayers.
✔ Truefr
iendswillalwaysbet hereforus.
✔ Goodfriendshelpust obehav ewell.
✔ Weshoul dsharewhatwehav ewithfri
ends.

TOPI
C4:THECHURCH.
Meani
ngofuni
tyofbel
iev
ers.

Uni
tyofBel
iev
ersist
heonenessoft
hosewhohavefai
thinGod.
I
tcanalsobedefi
nedast
hosewhomeettoget
herbecauseofthei
rcommonbel
i
eve
i
nGod.

Act
ivi
ti
eswhi
chpr
omot
eduni
tyi
ntheEar
lyChur
ch.

1.Wor kingtogether.
2.Prayingtogether.
3.Treatingpeoplewi thr
espect.
4.Sharedbel ongings.
5.Theywel comedot her
stothei
rhomes.
6.Theyr eadthewor dofGodt oget
her
.

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St
rat
egi
esusedbyChr
ist
iant
opr
omot
euni
ty.

1.Theypr omot eduni tybypr ayingtoget

her.
2.Readi ngthewor dofGodt ogether.
3.Sharingmeal s.
4.Sharingbelongi ngs.
5.Wor kingtogetheri nhelpi ngt heneedy.
6.Takingdonat ionst ochildr en’shomes.
7.Visit
ingtheel derlyandper form householdchor es.
● Unityofbel i
eversast hepeopl eofGodar et hosepeopl ewhof oll
owJesus
Chr i
standhi steachi ngs.Chr i
sti
ansfrom differentbackgroundsar euni
tedwit
hGod
throughJesusChr i
st.
● Unityofbel i
eversasacommuni tyofbelieversar ethosepeoplewhobelievei
n
JesusChr i
st,praytoget her .Theyloveandcar ef orall
.
● Unityofbel i
eversasaf ami lyofbeli
eversar ethepeopl ewhost udyGod’
swordand
honourGodt hroughwor shippingtogether.Theyal sosupporteachother.

TheLor
d’sSupper
.

TheLord'
sSupperi
sthel
astmeal
thatJesusChr
istshar
edwi
thhi
sdi
sci
plesbef
ore
hi
scrucif
ixi
on.

Ev
ent
sthatt
ookpl
acedur
ingt
heLor
d’sSupper
.

ReadLuke22:
14-
20.

● Jesust
ookhisplaceatthet abl
e.
● Hetookacupandgav ethankst oGod.
● Hegavethecuptohisdisciplestoshar
eamongthemsel
ves.
● Hetookapieceofbread,gav ethankst
oGodandbrokei
t.

Si
gni
fi
canceoft
heLor
d’sSuppert
oChr
ist
ianst
oday
.

Jesusshar
edt
hemeal
wit
hthedi
sci
plest
opr
epar
ethem f
orhi
scomi
ngdeat
h.Ot
her
namesoft
heLor
d’sSupper
:Euchar
ist
,Hol
yCommuni
on,
lastSupper
,Lor
d’sTabl
e,
hol
ySacr
ament
.

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Chri
stianslearnthatt
heyshouldcel
ebrat
etheLord’
sSupperi
nremembr
anceof
JesusChr i
st.
Chri
stianslearntobehumble.
Chri
stianslearnthatt
heyshouldsharewi
thother
s.
I
tunitesChr i
sti
ansast heyf
ell
owshipwit
heachother.I
tis
asignofobedi encetoJesusChri
st.

Val
uesr
equi
reddur
ingt
hecel
ebr
ati
onoft
heEuchar
ist
.

✔ Theseval
uesinclude:
a)Happiness.
b)Peace.
c)Joy.
d)Obedience.
e)Shari
ng.
f)Humilit
y.
g)Respect.
h)Unit
y.

Ther
oleoft
heHol
ySpi
ri
t.

TheHol
ySpi
ri
tgi
vesspir
it
ualgi
ft
stobeli
eversfort
hegoodofother
s.
TheHol
ySpi
ri
tpur
if
iesandenabl
esbel
ieverstobeargoodf
rui
tsint
hei
rli
ves.

Thegi
ft
soft
heHol
ySpi
ri
t.

Read1Cor
int
hians12:
1-12.

● Theyincl
udeknowledge,
wisdom, preachi
ng,fai
th,
per
for
mi ngmir
acles,
speaki
ngi
n
tongues,
int
erpr
eti
ngtongues,heal
ing,dif
fer
enti
ati
ngspi
ri
ts,andl
ove.

Howt
hef
rui
tsoft
heHol
ySpi
ri
thel
psi
npr
omot
ingGod’
swor
k.

ReadGal
ati
ans5:
22-
23.

Frui
tsoftheHol
ySpir
iti
ncludelov
e,j
oy,
peace,
pat
ience,
kindness,
goodness,
fai
thf
ulness,
humil
i
ty,
self
-contr
ol.

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Val
uest
hati
nfl
uencet
hel
if
eofChr
ist
iansf
rom t
hegi
ft
sandf
rui
tsoft
heHol
ySpi
ri
t.

Lovehelpsustoassisttheneedywhichi
sdoingGod’swor
k.
Sel
f-cont
rolassi
stsustobehavewell.
Knowledgehelpsustoanalyzether
ightf
rom wrong.
Throughthegift
sandf r
uit
s,weareablet
oserveGodandother
s.
Weshoul dpraytoGodtogiveustheHolySpi
ritwhohel
psustodogoodt
hings.

Powerofi
nter
cessor
ypr
ayer
.

● Wepr ayfordi
ff
erentthi
ngs.
● Aprayerforsel
fisapet i
ti
onpray
er.
●Intercessorypr
ayeristhepray
erweprayf
orot
her
s.

Thest
oryofPet
er’
smi
racul
ousRescue.

ReadAct
s12:
3-17.

❖ Thepeopl eoft hechur chprayedforPet er

.
❖ Anangel oftheLor dcamet othecell
.
❖ HeshookPet erbyt heshoul derandwokehi m up.
❖ Thechai nsfel l
of fPeter’
shands.
❖ Theangel t
oldPet ertofastenhisbelt,putonhi ssandalsandcl oak.
❖ Peterobey ed.
❖ Theangel t
hencommandedPet ertofl
owhi m.
❖ Ashef ollowedt heangel ,
het houghthewasseei ngav i
sion.
❖ Theypassedt hef irstandsecondguar dst hencamet ot helastgat
e,whi
chl
edt
o
thecity.
❖ Thegat eopenedi t
selfandt heywentout .
❖ Godr escuedPet erf r
om prison.
❖ Godhaspowert osav eusf rom anydiffi
cultsi
tuation.
❖ Weshoul dprayf orot herpeopleforGodt omeett heirneeds.

Way
sChr
ist
iansdemonst
rat
ethei
rfai
thi
nGod.

PrayingtoGod.
CaringforGod’scr
eat
ion.
Helpingtheneedy.

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Vi
siti
ngthesick.
Si
ngingandpr ai
singGod.
Readingthebibl
e.
Repenti
ngsins.

TOPI
C5:
CHRI
STI
ANLI
VING.

Fr
iendshi
pFor
mat
ion.

Thisi
st heprocessofmakingandmai nt
aini
ngfri
ends.
Fri
endshipisanintegr
alpartofhumanli
febecausehumanbeingsaresocialbei
ngs.
Thereisaneedf orpeopl
etobev erycar
efulonhowtheychoosethei
rfr
iends.

PeerI
nfl
uence.

Peeri
nfl
uencei
stheef
fecty
ourf
ri
endsoragemat
eshav
eony
ourbehav
ior
.

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Weshoul dbekeenwhenchoosi ngfri

endssincetheyi
nfl
uenceourbehavi
or.Bad
fr
iendsandgroupscanr ui
nourliv
es.
Peerinfl
uenceisthestr
ongpressuretoanindiv
idualt
oadopttheat
tit
ude,val
ues,
behaviorandthought
sofhisorherpeergroup.

Qual
it
iesofagoodf
ri
end.

Read1Thessal
oni
ans5:
11andGal
ati
ans6:
2.

● Fri
endsshouldhelponeanot her
.
● Agoodf r
iendshouldencouragehisorherfri
ends.
● Fri
endsshouldhelpcarr
yoneanot her
’sburdens.
● Heshouldbecaring.
● Heshouldbeloving.
● Agoodf r
iendshouldbetrut
hf ul
.
● Heorsheshouldbeki nd.
● Heorsheshouldbecompassi onat
e.
● Shouldbeonewhoi shumble.
● Agoodf r
iendshouldberespectful
andresponsibl
e.

Val
uesusef
uli
nmai
ntai
ninggoodf
ri
ends.

Theusef
ulv
aluesi
nmai
ntai
ninggoodf
ri
endsar
e;

Honesty,
trust
,car
ing,obedi
ence,
respect
ful
,sel
fl
essness,
kindness,
trut
hful
,l
ovi
ng,
peace,
thankful
ness,humil
it
y.

Causesofpoorchoi
ceoff
ri
endsathomeandschool
.

Lowself
-est
eem.
Thedesiretoproveoneselftoot
hers.
Lackofproperrol
emodelst oemul
ate.
Fai
lur
etoobeytheschoolr
ules.
Fai
lur
etoobeyGod’scommandments.

Goodf
ri
endshi
p;

a)Teachesushowandwhent ofor
giv
e.
b)Helpusdealwi
thstr
ess.
c)Helpusduri
ngourdi
ffi
cul
tti
mes.

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HumanSexual
i
ty.

Adol
escenceisadevel
opmentalst
ageinli
fe.Thedev
elopmentsar
ebothphysi
cal
andemotional
.
Adol
escenceistheper
ioddur
ingwhichchi
ldrengr
owfrom chi
l
dhoodtoadul
thood.

Changesassoci
atedwi
thAdol
escencei
nboy
sandgi
rl
s.

Phy
sical
changesi
nboy
s;

● Shoul
derswi den.
● Chestbroaden.
● Thevoicebreaks.
● Growthofpubi chai
r.
● Oil
yface.
● Theysweatal ot.

Phy
sical
changesi
ngi
rl
s;

● Bodyincreasesinsizeandshape.
● Breast
sgr ow.
● Waistandhi psbecomemor eobvi
ous.
● Menstrualfl
owst ar
ts.
● Growthofpubi chai
r.
● Facetendst obeoil
y .
● Theysweatal ot.

Emoti
onalChangesdur i
ngadolescencear
echangesoft hefeel
ingsot
herpeopl
eor
si
tuat
ions.Thesechangesi
ncludemoodswi ngs,st
ress,ir
ri
tat
ionsorget
ti
ngeasil
y
upset
.

Howt
ocopewi
thbodychangesdur
ingAdol
escence.

I
ncaseoneexper i
encesthesechanges,heorsheshouldreporttot
hepar
entor
guar
dian,
teacheroratrust
edadultformoralsuppor
tandadv i
ce.
Adol
escentsneedtoacceptthesechanges,asiti
spartofgrowth.I
tis
howGodcr eat
edev er
yhumanbei ng.

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Iti
simpor
tantt
ogetther
ighti
nfor
mat
ionaboutadol
escencei
nor
dert
ounder
stand
andhandl
ethestaget
heri
ghtway.

Heal
thyandunheal
thyboygi
rlr
elat
ionshi
p.

Read1Cor
int
hians6:
18-
19.

Aheal
thyboygi
rlr
elat
ionshi
pisonet
hathasmut
ual
respect
,tr
ust
,honest
y,
underst
andi
ng,rol
emodel s,
andgoodcommuni
cat
ion.Act
ivi
ti
esthatshowahealt
hy
boygirl
rel
ati
onshi
pincludeplay
ingt
oget
her
,st
udy
ingtogether
,cleani
ngtoget
her
,
respect
ingeachother
.
Anunheal
thyboygi
rlr
elat
ionshi
phasbadbehav
iour
sandment
ali
ty,
lackssel
f
cont
rol
,negati
veinf
luence,di
shonest
yanddisr
espect
.
OurbodyisthetempleoftheHolySpir
itandweshoul
dtakecar
eofi
tsi
ncei
twas
gi
ventousbyGodt ouset oglori
fyHi
m.
Weshouldnotcommi tsexualsi
n.

Ef
fect
sofunheal
thyboygi
rlr
elat
ionshi
p.

a)I
tcanleadtoearlypregnanci
es.
b)I
tcanalsoleadtoschool dr
opouts.
c)Unhealt
hyboygirlr
elati
onshi
pcanmakeusf
eel
badandunhappyabout
oursel
ves.
d)I
tcanalsohurtourbodies.
e)I
tlowersourdigni
tyandself-
est
eem.

Ov
ercomi
ngunheal
thyboygi
rlr
elat
ionshi
p.

I
nor
dert
oachi
evet
his,
weshoul
d;

1.Getgoodfriendswhor espectyou.
2.Keepyourselfbusyinconstruct
iveact
ivi
ti
es.
3.Readthebible.
4.Focusonthequal i
ti
esy ouwouldwantt ohav
einaf
ri
end.
5.Beassert
ive.

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6.Meetwiththeopposi
tesexinopenplace.
7.Askyourguardi
anortrust
edadult
sforadvice.

Godt
heSour
ceofLi
fe.

Humanli
fei
sgiv
enbyGod.
Noonehasther
ightt
otakei
taway
.Li
fe
i
shol
yandsacr
ed.
I
tisGodal
onewhohast
her
ightoft
aki
ngl
i
feaway
.

Chr
ist
iant
eachi
ngsonGodast
heonl
ysour
ceofl
if
e.

ReadGenesi
s1:
27,
Genesi
s9:
6,Psal
ms49:
7-8.

● Li
feisagiftfrom God.
● Godcreatedhumanbei ngsaccordi
ngtoGenesis1:
27.
● Psalms49:7-8teachesust hatpaymentforhumanl
ifei
stoogr
eatandcan
neverbepaidenough.
● Weshouldpr otectl
ife.
● Humanl i
feismadei ntheli
kenessofGod.
● WeshouldsayNOt osubstanceabuseandsex.
● Weshouldi nf
orm ourpar ent
sifwearesick.
● Weshouldav oidplayingdangerousgames.

Causesofv
iol
ati
onofHumanLi
fe.

Therightt
oli
fei
sthebel
i
eft
hatabei
nghast
her
ightt
oli
veandshoul
dnotbeki
l
ledby
anybody.

Godcr
eat
edhumanbei
ngssot
hatt
heywoul
dli
ve.The

causesi
ncl
ude;

❖ Anger.
❖ Bitt
erness.
❖ Selfi
shness.
❖ Poverty.
❖ Depression.
❖ Alcoholandsubst
anceuse.

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❖ Notseeki
ngmedicalhel
pwhensick.
❖Inabil
i
tytotol
erat
eotherpeopl
e’
srel
igion.
❖ Bei
ngbiasedagai
nstgenderandet
hnicit
y.

Weshouldrai
seawar
enessaboutav
oidi
ngt
hev
iol
ati
onofr
ightofl
i
fet
hroughsoci
almedi
a
orpost
ers.

Howt
ocopewi
themot
ionsandst
ress.

Emoti
onsarestrongfeel
ingswehave.
St
ressi
sast at
eofment aloremoti
onalstr
ain.
St
resscancausediff
erentemoti
ons.Forexamplef
ear
,anger
,sadnessorf
rust
rat
ion.

Way
sofcopi
ngwi
thnegat
iveemot
ions.

Discusswit
hafr i
endorguar
dian.Prayi
ng
toGod.
Readingthebi
ble.
Singasongthatmakesy oufeelhappyorj
oyf
ul.

GOODHEALTHPRACTI
CES.

I
tisourdut
ytomai
ntai
ngoodheal
th.
Adr
ugi
sany
thi
ngt
hati
ftaken,
alt
erst
henor
mal
funct
ioni
ngoft
hebody
.

Al
coholandSubst
anceUse.

●Itistheuseofalcoholandot
herhar
mfulsubst
ancesforenj
oyment
.
● Harmfulsubst
ancesincl
udemir
aa,gl
ue,
tobacco,bhange.
t.
c

Reasonswhyy
oungpeopl
eengagei
nal
coholandsubst
anceuse.

1.Peerpressure.
2.Badcompany .
3.Curi
osity.
4.I
dleness.
5.Technology.
6.Depression.
7.Str
ess.

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8.Lowself-esteem.
9.Badrolemodel s.
10.
Theyfeel misunderst
ood.
11.
Fai
lur
et ofindat r
ustedconf
idantf
ort
hei
rfr
ust
rat
ion.

Ef
fect
sofal
coholandsubst
anceuset
othebodyandr
elat
ionshi
ps.

ReadPr
over
bs20:
1,31:
6andEphesi
ans5:
18.

● Thebi bleteachesusnott odr i

nkbecausedrinki
ngmakesusl
oudandf
ool
i
sh.
● Theyonl yruinus.
● Theymakeussuf fer.
● Breathingpr oblemsespeci all
yasar esul
tofsmoki ng.
● Liverandki dneypr oblemsr esul
tingf
rom al
cohol use.
● Negligence.
● Itcanleadt ophy sicalabuse.
● Financialt
roubl es.
● Hear trel
atedpr oblems.
● Highbl oodpr essur e.
● Mayl eadt ost r
oke.
● Canl eadtounheal thyrel
ati
onshipsamongf amilymember
s.
● Affectone’ssuccessi nschool .
● Canl eadtophy sicali
njur
ies.

Way
sofav
oidi
ngengagi
ngi
nal
coholandsubst
anceuse.

a)SayNOpol i
telytofr
iendswhouse.
b)Takeawalkf orrel
axation.
c)Playasport.
d)Avoidbadcompany .
e)Keepbusythroughst udies.
f)Engageindailychor
esandpr oduct
iver
out
ine.
g)Prayforst
rengthtoev adetemptati
ons.

Appr
opr
iat
eUseofSoci
alMedi
a.

Soci
almedi
aisusedtokeepi
ntouchwit
hfr
iends.I
tis
al
sousedtoeducat
eandkeepusinf
ormed.

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Meani
ngofsoci
almedi
aforAwar
eness.

● Social
medi
aarefor
msofel ect
roni
ccommuni cat
ionthr
oughwhichuserscr
eat
e
onl
inecommuni
ti
es,shar
einfor
mation,
ideasandpersonalmessages.

Usesofsoci
almedi
aincl
ude;

a.Searchforinfor
mati
on.
b.Forl
earningandstudies.
c.Tocommuni cat
ewithfamil
yandf
ri
ends.
d.Forentert
ainment.

Soci
almedi
acommonl
yusedt
odayi
ncl
ude;

i
. Facebook.
ii
. Twitter.
ii
i. Yout ube.
i
v. what sApp.
v. WeChat .
vi
. I
nst agram.
vi
i. Viber.
v
ii
i. Telegram.

Ef
fect
sofappr
opr
iat
eandi
nappr
opr
iat
euseofsoci
almedi
a.

❖ Appr opriateuseofsocial mediaenablesonetogetinf

ormationheorsheneeds.
❖ Italsoenabl esonetosavetime.
● Inappr opri
at euseofsocialmediamayl eadtonegati
veinf
luence.
● Italsocausest i
mewast age.
● Cy berbul l
yingistheuseofelectroni
ccommuni cat
iontoharassapersonby
sendi ngthem negat i
veorthreateni
ngmessages.

Adv
ant
agesofsoci
almedi
a.

a.I
tisusedforcommunicati
onwi t
hf amilyandf
ri
ends.
b.I
tisusedforget
ti
nginfor
mat i
on.
c.Usedforget
ti
ngknowledgeandl earni
ng.
d.I
tcanalsobeusedforentert
ainment .

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Di
sadv
ant
agesofsoci
almedi
a.

a)I
treducesfacetofacecommuni cat
ion.
b)I
tmayl eadtonegati
veinfl
uence.
c)I
tcausesantisoci
albehav i
ors.
d)I
tmayr educefamil
ycloseness.
e)Someofi t
scontentsareinappropri
ateforchi
l
dren.

Saf
etymeasur
est
oobser
vewhenusi
ngsoci
almedi
a.

1.Forsecurit
yandsaf ety,weshoul dnotshar eourpersonali
nformati
ononsocial
media.
2.Avoidspendi ngal otoftimeonsoci almedia.
3.Weshoul dnott rustalltheinformat i
ondisplayedonsocialmediaassome
i
nformationmaybemi sl
eading.
4.Reportanyf or m ofcy berbull
y i
ngt otheauthorit
y.
5.Avoidsharingy ourpasswor ds.
6.Avoidaccept ingf r
iendr equestsf r
om peopley oudonotknow.
7.Observepol i
tenessev enonsoci almedia.
8.Secureyoursoci almedi aaccount sandi nf
or mati
onusingpasswordsandsecur
ity
pi
ns.

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