Christian Religious Studies JSS 3 Curriculum Guides – The Ministry of Peter, The Ministry of Apostle Paul and Paul’s First Missionary Journey

THEME – THE MINISTRY OF THE APOSTLES 

TOPIC 1 – THE MINISTRY OF PETER

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Students as learning resources

2. The holy Bible

3. Costume

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. relate the story of Peter’s encounter with Simon the magician.

2. repeat the story of the raising of Dorcas (Tabitha).

3. state the significance of the conversion of Cornelius.

4. give an account of the release of Peter form prison.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Peter and Simon the magician. Acts 8:14-25.

2. Healing miracles of Peter – raising of Dorcas from the dead. Acts 9:36-42.

3. Peter converts Cornelius. Acts 10:1-48; 12:1-24

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. vividly describes Peter’s encounter with Simon the magician.

2. guides students to role-play the raising of Dorcas.

3. guides students to role-play the conversion of Cornelius.

4. narrates the story of the divine release of Peter from prison.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. listen attentively and participate in class discussion.

2. role play

3. read the Bible passages.

4. copy note from the board.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. narrate the story of Peter’s encounter with Simon the magician.

2. tell the story of the raising of Dorcas (Tabitha).

3. state two significances of the conversion of Cornelius.

4. briefly describe Peter’s miraculous release from prison.

THEME – THE MINISTRY OF THE APOSTLES 

TOPIC 2 – THE MINISTRY OF APOSTLE PAUL

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. The Holy Bible

2. Drama costumes

3. Bible pictures

4. Films

5. Posters

6. Charts.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. state the former name, nationality and religion of Paul.

2. state the role-played by Paul in the persecution of the early christians.

3. describe what happened to Paul on the way to Damascus.

4. pray for the salvation of their persecutors.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Paul’s nativity and education, Acts 22:1-5; 26-30.

2. Paul’s persecution of the early church, Acts 7:57-58; 8:1-3; 9:1-3.

3. Paul’s conversion, Acts 9:1-19.

4. Attitude of christians towards their persecutors.

• pray Matt 5:43-48.

• endure John 15:18-25.

• relocate. Matt 10:16-26.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. leads class discussion on Paul’s Early life and conversion.

2. directs students dramatization of Paul’s encounter with Jesus on the way to Damascus.

3. guides students to take down relevant chalkboard summary into their note books.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. read relevant bible passages.

2. participate in class discussion.

3. bring costumes from home and participate in the drama.

4. ask and answer teacher’s questions.

5. copy the board summary into note books.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. state Paul’s former name, nationality and religion.

2. state Paul’s role in the death of Stephen.

3. state Jesus statement to Paul at the point of conversion.

4. state the effect of Paul’s encounter with Jesus on the way to Damascus.

5. narrate the part played by Ananias in the conversion of Paul at Damascus.

6. mention two things a christian can do when persecuted.

THEME – THE MINISTRY OF THE APOSTLES 

TOPIC 3 – PAUL’S FIRST MISSIONARY JOURNEY

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. The Holy Bible

2. Bible pictures

3. Films

4. Posters, charts, paper, pencil, ruler

5. Bible Atlas

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. describe the beginning of the church in Antioch and the sending out of Paul and Barnabas for their missionary work.

2. identify the towns visited by Paul during his first Missionary journey.

3. describe the process by which the jerusalem council was convened and its decision.

4. identify dialogue as the best option for conflict resolution.

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. The beginning of the church in Antioch of Syria. Acts 11:19-30.

2. Sending forth of Barnabas and Paul as missionaries. Acts 13:1-3.

 

3. Towns visited:

• Salamis

• Paphos

• Perga

• Antioch in Pisidia

• Iconium

• Lystra and Derbes.

4. The church council at Jerusalem. Acts 15:1-35.

 

5. Wrong ways of resolving conflicts:

• fighting

• killing

• vegeance.

6. Right ways of resolving conflicts:

• dialogue.

• peace keeping activities.

• boundary adjustments.

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. leads class discussion on the first, second and third Missionary journeys.

2. discusses the process of conveying the Jerusalem Council and the final decisions.

3. discusses about local arbitration panel on court on how disputes and conflicts are settled.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. read relevant Bible passages.

2. draw a map showing Paul’s first missionary journey.

3. visit to arbitration of panel or court.

4. copy out board summary into their notes.

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. list four towns visited by Paul and Barnabas in the first Missionary journey.

2. state the composition of the Jerusalem council.

3. state the major decision of the Jerusalem council.

4. state two(2) behaviours which the Gentiles were advised to guard against.

5. state 3 reasons why dialogue is the better option in resolving any conflict.