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CHRISTIANITY :CHRISTIANITY What Christians Believe:
The Trinity Learning objective: to understand the basic Christian belief about the Trinity
What’s in a name? :What’s in a name? Teacher
Wife
Mother
Grandmother
Sister
Aunt
Great-aunt Animal lover
Miniaturist
Musician
And many other things I have many different “names”.
I am: Make a list of all of your different “names” starting with: I am:
Am I more than one person? :Am I more than one person? Teacher Wife Mother Grandmother Sister Aunt Great-aunt Animal lover Miniaturist Musician ME All of these “names” make up me, although they are all very different.
An Egg :An Egg An egg has three parts shell white yolk The three parts are very different but they make up an egg.
Water :Water What is the chemical formula for water?
What are the three different ways in which water can exist? H2O liquid solid - as ice gas – as steam
Slide 6:H2O These all have the SAME formula. They are all H2O even though they are all very different.
The Apple :The Apple When you cut an apple in half, what do you see? skin flesh core
Slide 8:skin flesh core All of these parts make up an apple although each part is very different.
Christians believe that :Christians believe that God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, although they are all very different, they all the one GOD
Slide 10:St Patrick used the shamrock to teach about the Trinity. Today many people wear a shamrock on St Patrick’s Day. (March 17th) The shamrock is a symbol of Ireland.
Slide 11:Write your name in here On your copy of this diagram put in the THREE most important “names” you wrote down earlier.
Slide 12:In your own words, explain what the Trinity means to Christians.
Here are some possible sentence starters to help you:
Christians believe that …
This is like … St Patrick used …
You may also use any of the pictures you have seen to make your explanation clearer.
Slide 13:Extension: Can you think of any other things that are made up of different parts but which need to be together to form a whole? Homework: For Wednesday 24th September, complete the sheet on comparing the Anglican and Baptist churches. Make sure that you write this in your planner.