March 12,2022:Chapter 18

 Chapter 18: We are followers of Jesus 

Vocabulary: Peacemaker: a person who works for peace

1. We Gather 

• Jesus is the Light of the world 

• Think about things that give us light. (Sun, Flashlights, Candles etc) 

• How do they help us?

2. We Believe 

• Read along from the Gospel of John “ One day Jesus..”

• We believe that Jesus is the light of the world. 

• Jesus: 

• Helps us to see what God’s love is like.

• Shares God’s life with us.

• Wants us to follow him. 

• If we follow him, we will have life with God.

• What are some ways you can follow Jesus? 

• (Optional class activity if time permits): Draw a picture to show that Jesus is the Light of the World.

• When we are baptized, we receive the light of Christ. 

• We are told to “Walk always as children of the light” 

• As children of the the light, we are followers of Jesus and we should: 

• Believe in Jesus 

• Act as Jesus wants us to 

• Love one another 

• We show others the light of Christ when we: 

• Help our family and friends 

• Share what we have with others 

• Care about the way others feel 

• Based on the examples above, how can you show others that you have received the light of the Church?

• Jesus asks us to share his peace. 

• Jesus wanted his followers to be at peace. He: 

• Wanted them to live in God’s love.

• Wanted them to get along with one another.

• Wanted them to show love for one another. 

• Jesus wanted us to work for peace (Peacemakers).

• We are peacemakers when we say and do kind things for others. 

• We can work for peace by trying to get along with everyone.

• We can make choices as children of God. 

• Think about some choices you made yesterday. (What game did you decide to play?/ What snack did you choose?, What other choices did you make?)

• God loves us very much and he made each and every one of us to be different from the rest of his creation. That is something that makes us special. 

• We make choices every single day.

• Sometimes we can make a choice without thinking about them. 

• But God wants us to think about the things we say and do.

• God would like us to: 

• Choose to love him and others

• Choose to do what Jesus taught us. 

• Let’s take a look at this example. Which picture shows Tomas making a loving choice?