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In this unit, pupils will find out about parables from the Bible and learn that most Christians believe that Jesus told some parables to share what the Kingdom of God is like and to invite people to join God’s kingdom by letting God rule in their hearts. Pupils will learn about different ways that Christians may interpret these texts, exploring how believers put their beliefs into practice in a variety of ways, including through worship and service to the community. Pupils will spend time discussing what the parables that Jesus told might mean for Christians today and how they may have an impact on how Christians live. Pupils will focus on the parable of the great banquet and the parable of the unforgiving servant. They will explore how some Christians interpret these parables as saying that people need to accept the invitation to God’s Kingdom and should not get distracted by the temptations of the world, and that forgiveness and mercy is at the heart of what it is to live under God’s rule. Pupils will also find out about ways in which many Christians try to make the world more like God’s Kingdom by challenging unjust social structures in their local area and around the world.
Key Vocabulary
Key Vocabulary
Parable
Kingdom
Salvation
Forgiving
Unforgiving
Banquet
Biblical
Inheritance
Social
Unjust
Unit Sequence
Unit Sequence
In Jesus’ parables, who is invited into God’s kingdom?
According to Jesus’ teachings, how important is forgiveness in God’s kingdom?
How does Christian Aid try to make the world more like God’s kingdom?
How do Christians see God’s kingdom as being now and in the future?
For Christians, what are the features of God’s kingdom and Jesus’ kingship?
How do Christians try to live in God’s kingdom?
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Explain connections between biblical texts and the concept of the Kingdom of God.
Consider different possible meanings for the biblical texts studied, showing awareness of different interpretations
Make clear connections between belief in the Kingdom of God and how Christians put their beliefs into practice.
Show how Christians put their beliefs into practice in different ways.
Relate the Christian ‘Kingdom of God’ model (i.e. loving others, serving the needy) to issues, problems and opportunities in the world today.
Articulate their own responses to the idea of the importance of love and service in the world today
Links to Rochdale Agreed Syllabus
Links to Rochdale Agreed Syllabus
U2.5 Is it better to express your religion in arts and architecture or in charity and generosity?
Respond with ideas of their own to the title question (B2).
Find out about religious teachings, charities and ways of expressing generosity (C3).
Suggest reasons why some believers see generosity and charity as more important than buildings and art (B2).
Apply ideas about values and from scriptures to the title question (C2).
Examine the title question from different perspectives, including their own (C1).
U2.7 What matters most to Christians and Humanists?
Identify the values found in stories and texts (A2).
Suggest ideas about why humans can be both good and bad, making links with Christian ideas (B3).
Describe what Christians mean about humans being made in the image of God and being ‘fallen’, giving examples (A2).
Describe some Christian values simply (B3).
Express their own ideas about some big moral concepts, such as fairness, honesty etc. (C3).
Suggest reasons why it might be helpful to follow a moral code and why it might be difficult, offering different points of view (B2).
Apply ideas about what really matters in life for themselves, including ideas about fairness, freedom, truth, peace, in the light of their learning (C2).
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