God's+Seccies

Sayed,Jaad

Explanation:

The name 'Sacred Heart' is a reference to the holy heart of Jesus Christ. The name is an inspiration to those in our group to try to be a little more like Jesus, in the sense that we be more tolerant of others, that we treat others how we would like to be treated, and that we love God with all our hearts and minds.

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‍2. Think about some laws we have in society today. (Complete this on your own and label your own responses). =====

2 .Laws (jaad)
 * You cannot smoke indoors
 * You cannot drink drive
 * You cannot steal from others

Why do we have laws? (jaad)

Laws are there to keep order in the community, and to keep us and others safe from harm.

How do they help us to live better and more safely?(jaad)

They do this by having laws against doing things that are dangerous and will bring us to harm. This makes it better for us, as these laws exist to keep us safe, and to make our life better.

How do they help us to live better and more safely?(sayed)

Society would descend into Anarchy, and there would be no order whatsoever, riots would be happening constantly, and many people would die.

==3. Read the following short stories about the exodus from a children's website...these will help you get the background you need to understand the 10 Commandments: (Read through the stories in pairs/groups and disucss your answers, but each of you is to record and label your own response.) ==

3. (jaad)

> What do you think a covenant is? Define it

A biblical covenant is an agreement between God and his people in the Bible.

>Why were the 10 commandments provided to the Jews at this time?

The 10 commandments were given to the Jews because they, like any other society, needed a set of laws to live by.


 * How did having the 10 commandments help the Jews to live out their covenant with God more faithfully?

This was possible because now that the Jews knew exactly how God wanted them to live their lives, it would have became immensely easier to please him with their actions.

4. Copy a list of the 10 Commandments to your page.

 * === Which commandments are about God? List these by number. (As a group) ===
 * === Which commandments are about how we should treat others? List these by number. (As a group.) ===
 * === Make a list of all the commandments which are stated in the negative (eg "Thou shalt NOT") - for each of these, re-write them as a postive commandment to guide us in how we should live today. (As an individual - re-write each negative commandment into a positive and label your own work.) ===

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">4. (sayed)


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The Ten Commandments (Exodus 20:2-17 NKJV) ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">1 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage. You shall have no other gods before Me. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">2 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">“You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth; you shall not bow down to them nor serve them. For I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me, but showing mercy to thousands, to those who love Me and keep My Commandments. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">3 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">4 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">“Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">5 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">“Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long upon the land which the Lord your God is giving you. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">6 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">“You shall not murder. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">7 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">“You shall not commit adultery. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">8 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">“You shall not steal. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">“You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">10 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">“You shall not covet your neighbor's house; you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's.” ||

<span style="color: #ff0d00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Which commandments are about God?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">1,2,3,4

Which commandments are about how we should treat others?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">5,6,7,8,9,10

==<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">‍ <span style="color: #ff0d00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">5. For homework, you and your partner must locate images/headlines of people who are NOT following the commandments. Paste the links or images onto your team page and provide an explanation of what the image/headline is telling us about people who have NOT followed the commandments. Explain how a failure to follow the Commandments, in general, impacts on modern society. (Locate images/stories/headlines together, but you each must write and label your own explanations) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">. ==

===<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">2.(jaad/sayed) ===

===<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">-you cannot take any illegal substances ===

===<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">-you cannot drink or smoke under the age of 18 years old. ===

===<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">-you cannot display physical or verbal abuse to people ===

===<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">These laws are made to keep our communities safe healthy. These laws are created to reduce the amount of deaths and injuries in Australia. ===

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Without laws there would be much more violence and anarchy. Laws keep us from doing stupid things and hurting others.laws keep both old and young safe and without laws, Australia would be an unhealthy community to live in.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">3.(sayed/jaad)

<span style="color: #ff0d00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">-What do you think a covenant is? Define it

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">A covenant is a promise/agreement with God and mortals.

-Why were the 10 Commandments provided to the Jews at this time?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The reason why the Jews were provided with the Ten Commandment was the same reason why we have laws, because they needed morals and rules that they should live by and obey.

-How did having the 10 Commandments help the Jews to live out their covenant with God more faithfully?

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">By living to the expectations and standards of god they had to follow the ten commandments. In doing this, they'd live out their covenant with god.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">assessment Criteria for Challenge #1:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">0 - 4 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">D <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">5 - 8 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">C <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">9 - 12 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">B <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">13 - 16 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">A <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">17 - 20 || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">** || * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">label and complete some of the required activities, in a basic manner || * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">label and complete most of the required activities, in a consistent manner, demonstrating some reflection on and sound understanding of the subject || * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">label and complete all required entries, in a detailed and consistent manner, demonstrating reflection on and very good understanding of the subject || * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">label and complete all required activities and questions, in a comprehensive and consistent manner, demonstrating depth of reflection on and deep understanding of the subject ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">E
 * * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">label and complete some of the required activities, that list or identify information only, with or without assistance
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The student:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">* || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The student:
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">lists the Ten Commandments and defines their meaning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">lists the negative commandments by number and names a reason why these are good for us to follow
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">names a current issue and links one of the commandments to this issue


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">lists the Ten Commandments and briefly explains their meaning for the Jews, and/or for us today
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">re-writes some of the negative commandments as positive guidelines for us to follow today and explains briefly why these are good for us to follow today
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">locates a current issue/image and links one of the Commandments to this issue by identifying how this is related to not following the Commandments || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The student:


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">explains the origin of the Ten Commandments, their meaning for the Jews, and how they help us today
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">re-writes all of the negative commandments as positive guidelines for us to follow today and explains why these are good for us to follow
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">locates a relevant current issue/image and outlines the connection between one of the Commandments and this issue by explaining how this is related to not following the Commandments || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The student:


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">describes and explains the origins of, need for and meaning of the Ten Commandments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">re- writes all negative commandments in positive language in demonstrating understanding of how we should live today
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">applies the Ten Commandments to a relevant contemporary issue and explains how the failure to follow the Commandments impacts on modern society || <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The student:

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">CHALLENGE 2
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">thoroughly describes and explains the origins of, need for and meaning of the Ten Commandments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">re-writes all negative commandments in positive language in a manner demonstrating application to how we should live today
 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">applies the Ten Commandments to a relevant contemporary issue and justifies how the failure to follow the Commandments impacts on modern society ||

2. Read "The Beatitudes" as found in Matthew 15: 1 - 12 [|The Beatitudes: Matthew 5: 1 - 12]. Also, read through the two explanations of the Beatitudes found on the wiki's "Beatitudes" page.
 * Discuss what you have read in your team.
 * As a team, construct a list of synonyms for the words "Blessed" and "Happy" - you can make two separate lists, upload a table, or do a word web or mind map - be creative! You can start with what is in your heads, and add to this using an online tool such as[|Synonyms online].
 * Explain what the Beatitudes mean. You must write in complete sentences and use some of your synonyms in your response. (Individually, what does each Beatitude mean? As a whole - What do they mean for us as Christians?...) (Type and label your own answer).

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">(jaad)

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">In the story "The Beatitudes" Jesus gathers with his disciples on a mountain side. He explains to them to them that they will be Blessed as long as the're faithful and believe in Jesus Christ the son of God. Jesus says that if you rejoice in his name you shall be rewarded in heaven on judgment day.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">In Christianity, the Beatitudes are a set of teachings by Jesus that appear in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Some synonyms of Beatitudes are happiness, peace, serenity, bliss and felicity.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">(sayed) <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">In this story "The Beatitudes" Jesus teaches a crowd of people many blessings in the way that God teaches himself to love and serve one another. After these blessings the people are told to rejoice and love, for they had been rewarded with a gift from the heavens and they shall live in harmony. We learn about these Beatitudes so that they can be used as a guide to a world of peace.

<span style="color: #ff0d00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">3. With this step you have two choices (you must do your own work here...):


 * <span style="color: #ff0d00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Read this passage "The Widow's Offering" and explain in a short paragraph which Beatitudes are illustrated through this passage: [|The parable of the Widow's Offering Mark 1: 41-44] [|Explanation of the parable] (You will receive a C or less on this part of the criteria if you choose this option).
 * <span style="color: #ff0d00; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">OR using your bibles, or searching online, locate a parable or other passage in the New Testament which illustrates one or more of the values from the Beatitudes. Try this as a starting point: [|List of parables] . Describe in your own words which Beatitudes are illustrated in your chosen parable. (for an A or B you must do this option).

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">(jaad/sayed)

Explanation <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The Beatitudes that are illustrated through this passage is that the poor widow gave more money than all the other rich people who were giving money. Is that the poor widow has no money but still gave two copper coins and the poor widow contributed more than those who have already contributed.

Description <span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The Beatitudes that are illustrated in my chosen parable is that the lamp was lit but puts it on a stand and who enter may see the light.

<span style="color: #ff0003; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Explanation

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">How the Beatitudes is clear to us is that we need to to donate more money to people who are poor and why do Beatitudes is clear to us because we need to help the poor so that they are not in poverty and so that they are not starving form hunger and thirst.

<span style="color: #ff0003; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Description

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">The characteristics withe the Beatitudes is that the poor can give more money like the poor widow in the story about giving two copper coins which the poor widow contributed more than anyone else did.