The Church - CBC Grade 5 CRE Revision Notes

• Meaning Of Unity Of Believers
  • Activities Which Promoted Unity In The Early Church
  • Strategies Used By Christian To Promote Unity
• The Lord’s Supper
  • Events That Took Place During The Lord’s Supper
  • Significance Of The Lord’s Supper To Christians Today
  • Values Required During The Celebration Of The Eucharist
• The Role Of The Holy Spirit
  • The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit
    • How The Fruits Of The Holy Spirit Helps In Promoting God’s Work
  • Values That Influence The Life Of Christians From The Gifts And Fruits Of The Holy Spirit
• Power Of Intercessory Prayer
  • The Story Of Peter’s Miraculous Rescue
  • Ways Christians Demonstrate Their Faith In God

Meaning Of Unity Of Believers

• Unity of Believers is the oneness of those who have faith in God.
• It can also be defined as those who meet together because of their common believe in God.

Activities Which Promoted Unity In The Early Church

• Working together.
• Praying together.
• Treating people with respect.
• Shared belongings.
• They welcomed others to their homes.
• They read the word of God together.

Strategies Used By Christian To Promote Unity

• They promoted unity by praying together.
• Reading the word of God together.
• Sharing meals.
• Sharing belongings.
• Working together in helping the needy.
• Taking donations to children’s homes.
• Visiting the elderly and perform household chores.
• Unity of believers as the people of God are those people who follow Jesus
• Christ and his teachings. Christians from different backgrounds are united with God through Jesus Christ.
• Unity of believers as a community of believers are those people who believe in Jesus Christ, pray together. They love and care for all.
• Unity of believers as a family of believers are the people who study God’s word and honour God through worshipping together. They also support each other.

The Lord’s Supper

• The Lord's Supper is the last meal that Jesus Christ shared with his disciples before his crucifixion.

Events That Took Place During The Lord’s Supper

• Read Luke 22:14-20.
• Jesus took his place at the table.
• He took a cup and gave thanks to God.
• He gave the cup to his disciples to share among themselves.
• He took a piece of bread, gave thanks to God and broke it.

Significance Of The Lord’s Supper To Christians Today

• Jesus shared the meal with the disciples to prepare them for his coming death. Other names of the Lord’s Supper: Eucharist, Holy Communion, last Supper, Lord’s Table, holy Sacrament.
• Christians learn that they should celebrate the Lord’s Supper in remembrance of Jesus Christ.
• Christians learn to be humble.
• Christians learn that they should share with others.
• It unites Christians as they fellowship with each other. It is a sign of obedience to Jesus Christ.

Values Required During The Celebration Of The Eucharist

• These values include:
• Happiness.
• Peace.
• Joy.
• Obedience.
• Sharing.
• Humility.
• Respect.
• Unity.

The Role Of The Holy Spirit

• The Holy Spirit gives spiritual gifts to believers for the good of others.
• The Holy Spirit purifies and enables believers to bear good fruits in their lives.

The Gifts Of The Holy Spirit

• Read 1 Corinthians 12:1-12.
• They include knowledge, wisdom, preaching, faith, performing miracles, speaking in tongues, interpreting tongues, healing, differentiating spirits, and love.

How The Fruits Of The Holy Spirit Helps In Promoting God’s Work

• Read Galatians 5:22-23.
• Fruits of the Holy Spirit include love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, self-control.

Values That Influence The Life Of Christians From The Gifts And Fruits Of The Holy Spirit

• Love helps us to assist the needy which is doing God’s work. Self-control assists us to behave well.
• Knowledge helps us to analyze the right from wrong.
• Through the gifts and fruits, we are able to serve God and others.
• We should pray to God to give us the Holy Spirit who helps us to do good things.

Power Of Intercessory Prayer

• We pray for different things.
• A prayer for self is a petition prayer.
• Intercessory prayer is the prayer we pray for others.

The Story Of Peter’s Miraculous Rescue

• Read Acts 12:3-17.
• The people of the church prayed for Peter.
• An angel of the Lord came to the cell.
• He shook Peter by the shoulder and woke him up.
• The chains fell off Peter’s hands.
• The angel told Peter to fasten his belt, put on his sandals and cloak.
• Peter obeyed.
• The angel then commanded Peter to flow him.
• As he followed the angel, he thought he was seeing a vision.
• They passed the first and second guards then came to the last gate, which led to the city.
• The gate opened itself and they went out.
• God rescued Peter from prison.
• God has power to save us from any difficult situation.
• We should pray for other people for God to meet their needs.

Ways Christians Demonstrate Their Faith In God

• Praying to God
• Caring for God’s creation. Helping the needy.
• Visiting the sick.
• Singing and praising God. Reading the bible.
• Repenting sins.