Spreading the good news L3 S01 Learning Intentions

Spreading the good news L-3 S-01

Learning Intentions 1) Identify how the early Church communities began to spread Good News 2) Recall some of the success of Paul’s missionary journeys 3) Recognise how the early missionaries relied on their faith and trust in the Holy Spirit. L-3 S-02

Recapping what we know about the early Church Quick-fire Quiz 1) She was a wealthy business woman, baptised by Paul, purple was her favourite colour. 2) He was the apostle who was struck off his horse and took the gospel to the Gentiles. 3) She was a nurse and she was trusted to take the letter to the Romans by its author. 4) He wasn’t mentioned that much but supported his wife in their business. 5) He denied his best friend, he walked on water, he was the first Pope. 6) She was Jewish, she was the leader of a house church and she befriended Paul. 7) He was young, handsome, clever and was martyred for his beliefs. 8) He wrote a gospel, he was a doctor, a disciple of Paul , he wrote the Acts of the Apostles. 9) They were mostly Jewish, converted to Christianity, they spread the gospel orally. 10) The early Church period when the apostles were still alive was known as this. L-3 S-03

What happened during the ten days between the Ascension and Pentecost 1) Retell the stories of the Ascension (Acts 1: 6 -11) and Pentecost (Acts 2: 1 -13) 2) What difference would these two events make to the lives of the apostles? 3) Imagine what the apostles were doing in the ten days between these events. 4) How do you think the apostles viewed their future from here on? 5) What difference would the Pentecost event make to their future? L-3 S-04

Beginning to spread the good news Acts 2 Read Acts 2 and discuss, after each response to the following ask – What makes you say that? The apostles left the upper room and came down into the city and Peter began … The people who gathered heard … The first message Peter and the apostles gave to the people was … The people responded by … The believers responded by … What happened next was … Click the green button to make the pointer appear and advance L-3 S-05

The Apostles spread the good news by their words and actions 1) All the members of the early Church community 2) Many spoke up in public in different places 3) The good news was spread not only by words 4) People noticed how the early Christians treated 5) The good news spread widely as people travelled 6) Reports of sick people being healed created much 7) Gradually small Christian communities sprang up 8) After the death of Stephen the Christians were 9) Saul’s conversion from persecutor to Christian 10) Paul spread the good news into more distant Drawing Tool beyond Jerusalem and told their friends. each other with love and kindness. over Judea, Galilee and Samaria. had a dramatic effect on everyone. shared the good news in some way. persecuted and had to move to safety. under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. places starting from Antioch in Syria. but by the way the early Christians lived. interest in what the Christians were doing. Match the statements on the left with the ones on the right using the drawing tool. L-3 S-06

Paul – Christian persecutor, missionary traveller, apostle of Jesus, letter writer Click the video button to watch the clip L-3 S-07

Paul’s First Missionary Journey – accompanied by Barnabas. • Started in Antioch in Syria. • Sailed to Salamis and Paphos in the island of Cyprus. • Sailed on to Attalia in Asia Minor (now known as Turkey. ) • From Attalia to Antioch in Pisidia, to Lystra and Derbe and back to Attalia. • Returned to Antioch in Syria. What do you think Paul did in the places he visited? L-3 S-08

Paul’s Second Missionary Journey – accompanied by Silas • • Started in Antioch in Syria. Overland to Lystra. On to Troas via the other Antioch and Asia. By sea to Philippi. Overland to Thessalonica. By sea to Athens and on to Corinth. By sea to Ephesus and on to Caesarea and back to Antioch in Syria by land. 1) In Troas Paul met Luke Priscilla and Aquila Luke Acts of the Apostles Lydia 2) Paul’s 3 missionary journeys were recorded in the Acts of the Apostles 3) In Philippi Paul met Lydia 4) In Corinth Paul met Priscilla and Aquila Click the words in the box to complete the sentences L-3 S-09

Paul’s Third Missionary Journey – accompanied by his friend Titus • • Started in Antioch in Syria. Overland via the lands of Galatia and Phygria to Ephesus. Overland to Troas. By sea to Corinth. Overland to Macedonia. By sea to Miletus and across to Tyre. Overland via Caesarea to Jerusalem. Some ideas to think about Imagine you are Paul and you retell an exciting incident in your life to children of your age today. What questions would you like to ask Paul? What would the Church have been like if Paul had not become a Christian? Share 5 words or phrases you would use to describe Paul and his contribution to the Church. L-3 S-10

I want to tell you about the success of my missionary journeys Click in the word balloon to type text Click the worksheet button to go to the worksheet L-3 S-11

How the Holy Spirit worked in the early missionaries The Spirit gave the early missionaries - Courage and skill to speak the good news in public places to large crowds. - Strength to live as a member of ‘the way’. - Power to heal the sick. - Energy to travel huge distances and set up new Christian communities. - Resilience to withstand persecution and imprisonment and acceptance of cruel deaths. - Reliance on the generosity and support of others. L-3 S-12

Check Up 1) Draw a diagram to illustrate how the early Church communities began to spread the gospel. 2) Refer to Worksheet for Slide 11 and explain the success Paul had on his missionary journeys. 3) Retell one incident that shows how the early missionaries relied on their faith and trust in the Holy Spirit. 4) 5) 6) Who is your favourite early Christian and give reasons for your choice? Which activity do you think helped you to learn best in this lesson? Questions I would like to ask about the topics in this lesson are … L-3 S-13

Time for Reflection Click the audio button to stop play the music L-3 S-14

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