• 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.

• Preparation For The Coming Of Jesus.
  • John The Baptist.
    • The Teachings Of John The Baptist In Preparation For The Coming Of The Messiah.
    • Values Taught By John The Baptist.
  • The Baptism Of Jesus.
    • Events That Took Place During The Baptism Of Jesus Christ.
    • Importance Of Baptism In The Life Of A Christian.
• God’s Power Over Nature.
  • Miracle of calming the storm.
    • Lesson Learnt From The Miracle Of Calming The Storm.
    • Ways Of Overcoming Challenges By Christians.
    • To Avoid Getting Infected With Corona Virus Disease We Should:
• Compassion For The Needy.
  • The Feeding Of Five Thousand Men.
    • Ways Through Which Christians Show Compassion For The Needy.
    • Importance Of Helping The Needy:
• Power Of Jesus Over Life.
  • The Healing Of The Paralyzed Man.
    • Lessons Learnt From The Healing Of The Paralyzed Man.
• Teachings of Jesus Christ.
  • Recovery of the lost Human Beings.
    • The Parable Of The Lost Sheep.
    • Lessons Learnt From The Parable Of The Lost Sheep.
  • Responsible Living.
    • Virtues Jesus Christ Taught In The Sermon On The Mountain.
      • Benefits Of Observing The Moral Teachings Of Jesus.
      • Empowering The Needy.
  • The Rich Young Man.
    • Relevance Of The Teachings Of Jesus In The Story Of The Rich Young Man.
      • Ways In Which Christians Apply The Teachings In The Story Of The Rich Young Man.
  • Persistence in Prayer.
    • The Story Of A Friend At Midnight.
    • The Value of Friendship.

Preparation For The Coming Of Jesus.

John The Baptist.

• Preparation means to make ready.
• John the Baptist prepared people for the coming of Jesus Christ. He told them to repent their sins.
• Parents of John the Baptist were Zachariah and Elizabeth.

The Teachings Of John The Baptist In Preparation For The Coming Of The Messiah.

• The message of John the Baptist from Luke 3:3 is, “turn away from your sins and be baptized and God will forgive your sins.”
• According to John the Baptist, God wants us to turn away from sin and be baptized so that He can forgive our sins.
• Baptism after repentance is a way of turning away from the past and setting towards a new life for the future.
• John the Baptist addressed the people, tax collectors and soldiers.
• To the people he instructed them that, “whoever has two shirts must give one to the man who has none and whoever has food must share it.”
• Instructions to the tax collectors “do not collect more than is legal.
• To the soldiers he said, “do not take money from anyone by force or accuse anyone falsely. Be content with your pay”

Values Taught By John The Baptist.

• We should share with the needy.
• We should be contented with what we have.
• We should be honest always.
• We should practice; kindness, caring, justice and faithfulness.
• We should also practice values such as responsibility, humility, charity, love and honesty.

The Baptism Of Jesus.

• Jesus Christ was baptized by John the Baptist in River Jordan. Through baptism, Christians get forgiveness of sins.
• John preached and baptized people in River Jordan. After his baptism by John, Jesus began to preach.

Events That Took Place During The Baptism Of Jesus Christ.

• Read Luke 3:21 - 22
• Baptism is a Christian rite of admission and adoption into Christianity. It may be performed by sprinkling or pouring water on the forehead or by immersing in water.
  • Jesus was baptized.
  • Jesus prayed.
  • Heaven opened.
  • The Holy Spirit, in form of a dove, came down from heaven.
  • A voice was heard saying, “you are my own dear son. I am pleased with you.”
• Jesus was baptized to fulfill the will of God.
• He showed the value of obedience.

Importance Of Baptism In The Life Of A Christian.

• Through baptism, one becomes a Christian.
• Through baptism, Christians show their faith in God.
• It’s a way of showing humility before God.
• It’s a way of showing the value of obedience to God.

God’s Power Over Nature.

• God is powerful. We should always rely on him.

Miracle Of Calming The Storm.

• Read Mark 4:35-39
• The boat was about to sink due to the strong wind and waves.
• Jesus Christ commanded the wind to be quiet and the wave to be still. The disciples felt that their live ware in danger.
• They were sure that Jesus would help them overcome their problem.

Lesson Learnt From The Miracle Of Calming The Storm.

• The wind and the waves stopped after the command from Jesus Christ.
• Jesus Christ was able to calm the strong winds.
• We should rely on God to help us solve our problems.
• We should have faith and believe in the mighty power of God.

Ways Of Overcoming Challenges By Christians.

• Christians can help each other overcome challenges.
• They can pray to God to help them overcome.
• In case of sickness, we should go to the hospital.
• In case of hunger, we should get something to eat.

To Avoid Getting Infected With Corona Virus Disease We Should:

• Wash our hands with soap and water regularly.
• Keep away from crowded places.
• Wear a mask.

Compassion For The Needy.

• Compassion is sympathy and concern for the suffering of others. We should always express love for the needy.

The Feeding Of Five Thousand Men.

• Read Matthew 15:32-38.
• Jesus fed people because he looked at them and saw that they were hungry.
• He felt sorry for the people because they had been with him for three days.
• It is the responsibility of every Christian to give food to the hungry and help those with varied needs.
• Examples of needy situations are: the hungry, the sick, the poor, the homeless, the orphans.
• The bible teaches us to take care of the needy.
• Jesus used seven loaves and a few fish to feed 4000 men.
• The disciples collected what had remained.
• Jesus demonstrated the values of:
  • Charity.
  • Love.
  • Compassion.

Ways Through Which Christians Show Compassion For The Needy.

• Share food with those without.
• Visit children homes and offer clothes.
• Offer basic needs available to the poor.
• Practice love and care towards the orphans.Visit the sick in hospitals.
• Help the old in the society.
• Pray for the needy.

Importance Of Helping The Needy:

• It boosts self-esteem.
• It makes the needy feel loved.

Power Of Jesus Over Life.

• We should entrust our lives to God through Jesus Christ. He is the giver of life.

The Healing Of The Paralyzed Man.

• Read Mark 2:1-5
• A paralyzed person suffers from the inability to move some body parts or the whole body.
• The men who carried the paralyzed man made a hole in the roof right above where Jesus Christ was.
• They demonstrated faith by:
  • They did all they could to get to where Jesus was.
  • They did not fear what the crowd would say.
• The values learnt from the men who carried the paralyzed man include:
  • Kindness.
  • Compassion.
  • Love.
  • Courage.
  • Responsibility.

Lessons Learnt From The Healing Of The Paralyzed Man.

• We should have faith in the healing power of God.
• We should help those who are disabled.
• We should practice love, courage, compassion and responsibility.
• We should strive to support the disabled in the society.
• Jesus can forgive our sins.
• Jesus has power over illness and diseases.

Teachings of Jesus Christ.

• God wants us to live according to the teachings of His son, Jesus Christ. This enables us to set a good example to others.

Recovery of the lost Human Beings.

• Jesus Christ teaches us to have concerns for others. He wants us to help those lost in sin to get back to him.

The Parable Of The Lost Sheep.

• Read Luke 15:1-7.
• The lost sheep are the people who have left the ways of God and are disobeying His commandments.
• A good shepherd is a person who when he loses one of the hundred sheep, leaves the ninety-nine to look for the lost one.
  • We should look for the people who are lost in sin.
  • We should live righteous lives.
  • We should pray for those lost in sin.

Lessons Learnt From The Parable Of The Lost Sheep.

• God never gives up on His people even when they get lost.
• God is happy when one person repents his or her sin and starts a new life.
• When we sin, we should repent and get back to God.
• God is always willing to take us back.
• We should bring back lost members of the church by talking about the importance of the church.

Responsible Living.

• Good relationships help us to live peacefully and in harmony with God and others.

Virtues Jesus Christ Taught In The Sermon On The Mountain.

• Read Matthew 5:7-9.
• A virtue is a particular good habit.
• Virtues Jesus taught in the sermon on the mountain include: Merciful, purity of heart, working for peace.

Benefits Of Observing The Moral Teachings Of Jesus.

• Practicing the virtues taught by Jesus helps us to avoid sin. It also helps us to live an upright life.
• It helps us to have a peaceful co existence.
• Through observing these virtues we help the needy. God will bless those who observe the virtues.
• Those who work for peace keep themselves and those around them from trouble and disagreement.
• Jesus promised that the pure in heart will see God.

Empowering The Needy.

• There are varied needs in the society.
• It is our duty as Christians to help the needy joyfully.

The Rich Young Man.

• Read Matthew 19: 16 – 22.
• The rich young man asked Jesus Christ what good thing he must do to receive eternal life.
• Jesus told him. to keep the commandments if he wants to receive eternal life.
• Jesus Christ also told him to go and sell all he had and give the money to the poor, if he wanted to be perfect.
• Eternal life is the ability to live forever, a life that continues after death.
• We should be willing to share what we have with the needy.

Relevance Of The Teachings Of Jesus In The Story Of The Rich Young Man.

• To obtain eternal life, one should be:
• Respectful.
• Obedient.
• Compassionate.
• Kind.
• We should practice virtues of honesty and hard work just as the rich young man.
• We should keep the commandments of God.

Ways In Which Christians Apply The Teachings In The Story Of The Rich Young Man.

• We must obey all the commandments of God.
• We must share what we have with the needy it the society.
• Build houses for the homeless.
• Visiting the poor and taking food items and clothes to them.
• We should be willing to help the needy.

Persistence in Prayer.

• Persistence means not giving up.
• Persistence in prayer is praying without giving up

The Story Of A Friend At Midnight.

• Read Luke 11:5-13.
• The friend visited at night because he had no food to give to his friend who had come to his house from a long journey.
• We should be persistent in prayer.
• We should help others.

The Value of Friendship.

• We should seek guidance from God to give us good friends.
• The story of a friend at midnight teaches us to pray without giving up.
• Good friendship makes us to live well with others
• We talk to God through prayers.
• True friends will always be there for us.
• Good friends help us to behave well.
• We should share what we have with friends.