Forbearance and Understanding
Christian Religious Knowledge (C.R.K)
Christian Religious Studies (C.R.S)
Bible Knowledge (B.K)
Third Term
WEEK 8
Basic 3 / Grade 3 /Primary 3
Previous lesson :
The pupils have previous knowledge of
Peaceful Coexistence In The Society
that was treated in the previous class
TOPIC : Forbearance and understanding
Behavioural objectives :
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
1 explain the term ‘forbearance’.
2 describe Isaac’s patience and love for peace.
3 explain how, with patience, we can turn our enemies into friends.
4 enumerate blessings we can derive from being patient and peaceloving.
Instructional Materials :
- Wall charts
- Pictures
- Related Online Video
- Flash Cards
Methods of Teaching :
- Class Discussion
- Group Discussion
- Asking Questions
- Explanation
- Role Modelling
- Role Delegation
Reference Materials :
- Scheme of Work
- Online Information
- Textbooks
- Workbooks
- 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
- Workbooks
Bible Reference
- Genesis 26:17–23;
- Proverbs 17–7
Content :
Forbearance and understanding
Forbearance
Forbearance is the:
1 ability to be patient;
2 ability to control our emotions;
3 ability to tolerate other people;
4 ability to avoid trouble; and
5 willingness to forgive someone who has upset us.
Forbearance is a good quality that we should all develop. Forbearance is tolerance .We live with people; we play, study and work with them on a daily basis. We must learn to tolerate other people in the society , So, the quality of forbearance is one we must learn to cultivate. Forbearance enables us to accept difficult and unpleasant things even though we do not like them.
Isaac – An example of a patient and peace-loving person Isaac showed a good example of forbearance when he lived in Gerar. He and his servant re-dug an old well that Abraham his father had built, so that they could have water for themselves and their livestock. But the herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen.
They claimed that the water belonged to them. Isaac did not quarrel with them. He left that place and dug another well somewhere else. After digging the second well, the herdsmen of Gerar came and quarreled with Isaac over that as well. Although Isaac and his servants had worked very hard digging those two wells, they chose not to quarrel. They decided to take the path of peace. For the third time, Isaac and his men moved to another place and dug another well. This time, nobody quarrelled with them, So Isaac named the well Rehoboth, which means God has given us space and we shall be fruitful in the land. Isaac’s behaviour showed that he was a patient and peace-loving man. Like Isaac, our attitude should be one of peace and tolerance towards other people – even when they hate us or they deliberately behave badly towards us, and do things that are wrong. Proverbs 16:7 tells us that when a man’s ways please the Lord, the Lord causes even his enemies to be at peace with him.
This is exactly what God did for Isaac. When Isaac displayed peace and forbearance towards the herdsmen of Gerar, they stopped fighting him and allowed him to have peace. God also blessed him and made the way for him to be fruitful and to prosper in Gerar. Like the herdsmen of Gerar, people may sometimes want to hate us. They may even want to quarrel with us. They may want to make us their enemies. But we must choose to overlook their bad behaviour to us and take the path of peace. God can cause people who hate us to leave us in peace when we are pleasing him, just like he did for Isaac. He will eventually make our enemies unable to fight us, we will be fruitful. God always blesses people who are patient and peace-loving.
Moral lessons
1 God loves peace. When we are peace-loving, God is pleased and will bless us.
2 We should be determined not to quarrel, even when others are quarreling around us and are being mean or wicked to us.
3 We should believe like Isaac believed God, that it is God that blesses us.
4 We should learn and do good things we see our parents do. Isaac re-dug the wells his father Abraham had built.
Remember
1 In Gerar, Isaac re-dug the wells that Abraham his father had built.
2 When Isaac dug the first two wells, the herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with his herdsmen because they said the water was theirs.
3 Isaac had to build wells three times before the quarrelsome herdsmen of Gerar left him in peace.
4 Isaac was a patient and peaceful man. Because Isaac refused to quarrel, God blessed him in Gerar.
5 God is a God of peace. He does not like us to be quarrelsome.
6 When we choose to be patient and peaceful towards others, God ispleased and so he rewards us.
7. God can cause people who do not like us to leave us in peace when we please him.
Presentation
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1:
The class teacher revises the previous topics
Step 2.
He introduces the new topic
Step 3:
The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise
Conclusion
The class teacher wraps up or conclude the lesson by giving out short note to summarize the topic that he or she has just taught.
The class teacher also goes round to make sure that the notes are well copied or well written by the pupils.
He or she does the necessary corrections when and where the needs arise.
Assessment and evaluation
1 explain the term ‘forbearance’.
2 describe Isaac’s patience and love for peace
.3 explain how, with patience, we can turn our enemies into friends.
4 enumerate blessings we can derive from being patient and peaceloving.
Exercise
1 Where was Isaac when he dug the wells Abraham had dug?
2a) Who quarreled with Isaac’s herdsmen over the wells?
b) What was their claim?
c) What happened when Isaac dug the third well?
Fill in the gaps with the correct answers.
5 Isaac was ___________ and ____________ man.
6 Isaac dug ________ wells before the herdsmen of Gerar stopped quarrelling with him.
7 God is pleased and rewards us when _______________________________.
8 Isaac did not ___________ with them. He was a _________ and peaceloving man.
9 God can cause people who do not ____________ us to ________ in peace when we _____________ him.
Assignment
Prepare for the next lesson by reading about
Helping people that are in trouble
