unit 6.7 how does having faith affect a believer’s...

Unit 6.7How does having faith affect a

believer’s lifestyle?

This is our RE topic for this half term. Work through the PPT at you own

pace ( about 5 hours altogether) and find out about people of faith.

Week 1

Think about these questions and maybe discuss them with your family

What is faith?

What does it mean for a person to have faith?

How does having faith affect people’s lives?

In what ways have people of Christian faith build God’s kingdom on earth?In what ways do people of Christian faith build God’s kingdom on earth

today?

Do you know anyone who is a person with/of faith?

How do they know this person has faith?

How does this person’s behaviour show they have faith?

Write about this person and why they are a person of faith

Week 2

Create a list of criteria needed by someone in order for them to qualify as a person with/of

faith.

What did Jesus say about having faith?Read the following stories: -

The temptation of Jesus (Matthew 4:1-11)Do not worry (Matthew 6:25-34)

Walking on water (Matthew 14:22-34)Jesus and Thomas (John 20:24-31)

Choose one of the stories/or google them and then explain how that story could be used to

answer questions about Jesus’ teaching on what it is to have faith.

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Week 3

Explore how the early followers of Jesus put their faith into action. Read these stories in a bible or google themThe fellowship of believers (Acts 2:42-47)Philip and the Ethiopian (Acts 8:26-40) –telling othersPaul arrested and imprisoned (Acts 21)

How did the early followers of Jesus put their faith into action?

The teaching of Paul directs the early Christians how to live their lives as followers of Jesus Christ. The instructions written in his letters are in the Bible, and followed by us today. By putting these instructions into action Christians believe they are building God’s kingdom on earth.Look up:Romans 12,Colossians 3:1-17 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24.Create posters using modern illustrations to explain instructions and how to put them into action.

Week 4

On the following slides are people who have put their faith into action.

Choose one person and research them to find out how they have put their faith into action.

Make a fact file for that person –make sure you include why their faith is so important to them.

Use RE Quest significant people

https://request.org.uk/people/significant-people/

https://www.thesportreview.com/slideshows/top-26-christian-

footballers-arsenal-chelsea-liverpool-and-man-utd-players-

feature/4/

Week 5

We are now going to look at Gandhi and see how his faith directed his

life .

Gandhi

Find out:Who he was, what he did,

where he lived, where he went, who he visited, what he said,

who listened to him, why he was and still is regarded so highly

by people of all faiths.

In what ways is the lifestyle of a person of another faith

similar/different to that of a Christian?

Create a simple mind map. Do similarities in one colour and

differences in another