Jesus’ Teaching - Agape

Learning Objective: To understand Jesus’ teachings on love.

I can explain the parable of the

Good Samaritan.

I can define the term agape love.

I can apply the parable to the modern day.

What do we mean by the word love?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAD2_MVMUlE

Watch the clip and think about how you would define the term

‘love’.

Love is…

What do you love?

Draw a heart in your books and write inside it all of the things you love in life.

Do we love things in the same way?

Different Types of Love

Eros

Romantic love, e.g. boyfriend/girlfriend.

Philia

Love for friends and family.

Storge

Love for objects.

Agape

Compassionate/ selfless love.

Now go back and colour code the

things you love with the different types

of love.

Agape Love

Keyword: Agape

Showing compassionate and selfless love to someone. Showing compassion is about wanting to remove someone’s

suffering, even a total stranger. You expect nothing in return.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fO4qSAhI1sI

Some people didn’t understand what Jesus

meant by agape love. So, Jesus taught his followers by telling them the Parable of the Good Samaritan to help

them understand.

Agape Love

What did Jesus mean when he said:

‘Love your neighbour as yourself’

What type of love is Jesus referring to?

Who showed agape love in the parable?

Jesus’ Teaching - Agape

Learning Objective: To understand Jesus’ teachings on love.

I can explain the parable of the

Good Samaritan.

I can define the term agape love.

How confident out of 5 do you

feel in explaining agape love and

the parable?

Jesus’ Teaching in the Modern Day

Jesus taught his commandment of ‘love your neighbour as yourself’ 2000 years ago, so how is it still being used in

the modern day?

Each group is going to be given a modern day Good Samaritan story.

You need to read through your story as a group and be ready to

summarise your story and explain how it is an example of agape love.

Rainbow Groups

Each person in your group is now going to be given a different colour

card.

You now need to join up with all of the people in the room who have

the same colour card as you.

You will then feedback your story to your new group – remember they won’t have heard your story yet so your explanations need to be clear!

Rainbow Groups

Now you have heard all of the stories, discuss as

a group which one in your favourite and why.

Reflection Time

Whatever our own personal beliefs we can all try to be more compassionate in our daily lives.

Watch the trailer for the film ‘Pay it Forward’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pCtXRP1edo

Reflection Time

On your post it note, write down three things you are going to try to do more often to show kindness and compassion to the

people around you.

Put your post it note in your planner or pencil case to keep reminding yourself.

We will be feeding back your progress next lesson!