5.2 Acts of Compassion

• People with diverse needs; the role of the church in helping the needy
• Who should be helped: Leviticus 19:32-33 and Psalms 82:3
• Acts of compassion in Matthew 25:31-40
• Who will inherit the kingdom: Matthew 25:34-40; meditate on Matthew 25:40
• Unrighteous acts in Matthew 25:41-46; role-play Matthew 25:31-46
• Community service visit in the school neighbourhood; report
• Personal acts of charity; a poem on helping the needy

• describe the role of the church in helping the needy
• list the needy/those who should be helped; Leviticus 19:32-33 and Psalms 82:3
• relate acts of compassion itemised in Matthew 25:31-40
• establish those who will inherit the kingdom of God; Matthew 25:34-40
• distinguish unrighteous acts specified in Matthew 25:41-46
• take part in a community service activity in the school neighbourhood
• desire to participate in acts of charity

“Why should you participate in Acts of Compassion?”

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1. Needs and the church's role
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Brainstorm people with diverse needs and describe the church's role in helping the needy in Kenya.
2. Who should be helped
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Read Leviticus 19:32-33 and Psalm 82:3, list the elderly, stranger, weak, orphan and destitute, and how to treat them.
3. Acts of compassion in Matthew 25
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Outline the six acts of compassion in Matthew 25:31-40 and relate each to a Kenyan example.
4. Who inherits the kingdom
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Establish from Matthew 25:34-40 that those who inherit are those whose compassion met the least, and display verse 40.
5. Unrighteous acts and role-play
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Distinguish the refusals in Matthew 25:41-46 and role-play Matthew 25:31-46 without comedy of poverty.
6. Community service visit
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   Take part in a neighbourhood service activity: identify a need, serve with a teacher, and write a dignified report.
7. Charity, poem and the inquiry
   40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
   List personal acts of charity, compose a poem on helping the needy, and answer why you should participate in acts of compassion.