"ALIVE IN CHRIST" by Our Sunday Visitor
“Alive in Christ” offers engaging lessons that lead young disciples to higher levels of moral thinking and a deeper initiation into a life of prayer. Through exploration, discovery, and decision-making, children are invited to accept the challenge to follow Jesus and learn and practice the skills needed to be active disciples.
We have been learning about God’s faithfulness, and how we can be faithful to him, too.
Even though people sin, God never stops loving us.
He wants us to be free to love him and live out his plan for us.
When was a time someone forgave you and how did it make you feel?
The dignity of the human person comes from being made in God’s image and likeness.
The soul is the spiritual part of us that lives forever.
Sin is a deliberate thought, word, deed, or omission contrary to God’s Law.
Sin is a failure to love and affects each of us and the whole Church community.
Every person is worthy of respect because we are all created in God’s image and made to love!
Take 10 index cards and write each of the Ten Commandments on a card and “What the Commandment Means” to you.
Use the boxes on page 77 for help.
Print and complete the Chapter 3 Handout: The Ten Commandments.
Following the Ten Commandments will help us live as God wants us!
Print and complete Chapter 3 Review.
Key Concept: Every person is worthy of respect because he or she is created in God’s image. Each person has a soul that will live forever.
Catholic Faith Words: human dignity, soul, sin, mortal sin, venial sin
Discover: (Pages 90-91)
Key Concept: The Beatitudes are eight teachings that describe the Reign of God that Jesus announced when he lived on Earth. The Beatitudes show you how to live and act as a follower of Jesus.
Catholic Faith Words: mercy, Beatitudes, eternal life, peace
Discover: (Pages 122-125)
Key Concept: The Great Commandment is to love God with all your heart, strength, and mind and to love your neighbor as yourself. The Theological Virtues of faith, hope, and charity help us to love God and grow closer to him.
Catholic Faith Words: Great Commandment, Corporal Works of Mercy, Spiritual Works of Mercy
Discover: (Pages 132-135)
CHAPTER 8 HANDOUT CHAPTER 8 REVIEW
Key Concept: God created us to live in strong, loving families. The Fourth, Sixth, and Ninth Commandments provide basic laws of family love and respect.
Catholic Faith Words: Cardinal Virtues, temperance, fortitude, modesty, chastity
Discover: (Pages 190-193):
Live: (Pages 194-195):
Family + Faith (pages 197-198):
Key Concept: All human life is sacred because it comes from God. The Fifth Commandment forbids anything that takes a human life.
Catholic Faith Words: sacred, murder
Discover: (Page 200-203):
Live: (Page 204):
Family + Faith (pages 207-208):
Key Concept: Because God is truth, his People are called to live in the truth. The Eighth Commandment forbids lying.
Catholic Faith Words: martyr, reparation, prudence
Discover: (Pages 210-213):
Live:
Family + Faith (pages 217-18):
Key Concept: The liturgical year celebrates the Paschal Mystery. The seasons of the liturgical year include Advent, Christmas, Lent, Triduum, Easter, and Ordinary Time.
Catholic Faith Words: Ascension, Paschal Mystery, liturgical year
Discover: (Pages 224-227):
Live
Family + Faith (pages 231-232):
Key Concept: The Seven Sacraments are effective signs, instituted by Christ, that give grace and continue his saving work in the world. The Sacrament of the Eucharist is at the heart of Christian life.
Catholic Faith Words: Incarnation, Seven Sacraments, Eucharist
Discover: (Pages 234-237):
Live: (Page 238):
Family + Faith (pages 241-242):
Key Concept: The Commandments call you to be generous and to have the right attitude toward possessions. Stewardship is the way we appreciate and use God’s gifts, including our time, talent, and the resources of creation.
Catholic Faith Words: envy, greed, humility, justice
Discover: (Pages 258-261):
Live: (Page 262):
Family + Faith (pages 265-266):
Key Concept: The mission of the People of God is to proclaim the Gospel and to work for the good of all people. The Church is made up of people of many cultures, but all are united by their belief in Christ.
Catholic Faith Words: Gospel, mission, evangelization
Discover: (Pages 268-271):
Live: (Page 272):
Family + Faith (pages 275-276):