THE PROMISE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
SUBJECT :
CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
TOPIC :
TOPIC: THE PROMISE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
CLASS :
JSS 3 / BASIC 9
TERM :
FIRST TERM
WEEK :
Week 2
REFERENCE MATERIALS : .
- ONLINE MATERIALS
- SCHEME OF WORK
- TEXTBOOKS
- THE HOLY BIBLE
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE :
The pupils have previous knowledge of
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES : At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- define
- say the importance of
- list the benefits of
CONTENT :
WEEK 2
DATE: …………………………….
TOPIC: THE PROMISE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
CONTENTS: 1. The Promise –John 14; 16:5-16; Acts 1:3-5,8
- The Coming of the Holy Spirit. Acts 2:1-13.
SUB-TOPIC 1: THE PROMISE
The Holy Spirit is refer to as God the Spirit. He is the third personality in the trinity of the Godhead. The Holy Spirit is also called the counselor, comforter, instructor and teacher that directs the affairs of the Church. The Greek name for the Holy Spirit is paraclete.
THE PROMISE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
Acts 1:3-5 tells us that after His resurrection, Jesus spent 40 days teaching His disciples about the kingdom of God. He also promised them that He would send the Holy Spirit to them. The Holy Spirit is given to us by God as a gift. It is through the power of the Holy Spirit that we are able to live a life that is pleasing to God. The Holy Spirit also gives us the ability to understand and apply the Word of God. When we are filled with the Holy Spirit, we are able to live a life that is characterized by love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (Galatians 5:22-23).
Jesus made several appearances to His disciples within the period of forty days after His resurrection. It was during this period He gave His disciples the great commission to evangelize the whole world by teaching and preaching to the people and baptizing them in the name of the father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Jesus instructed his disciples to remain in Jerusalem till they receive the power from above which is the Holy Spirit which the Father will send unto them. He said, John the Baptist baptized with water but in a few days time they would be baptized with Holy Spirit:
“John baptized you with water, but before many days you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit.”
Jesus assured them that when the Holy Spirit come, He will guide them into all truth.
IMPORTANCE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
- It enables one to work effectively for God.
- The Holy Spirit gives wisdom to understand the gospel message.
- The Holy Spirit gives spiritual courage to preach and win souls for God.
EVALUATION:
Objective Test:
- Jesus promised to send ————— to His disciples.
- Another name for the Holy Spirit is———-.
- The Holy Spirit is the ———– person in the Godhead.
- Why did Jesus promise the Holy Spirit to the apostles?
- The Greek name for the Holy Spirit is———.
ESSAY:
Write short note on the Pentecost.
SUB-TOPIC 2: THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
The Jews have many festivals. One of the Jewish festivals was the Pentecost. It is also called the feast of weeks. The Pentecost was an agricultural festival held seven weeks or on the fiftieth day (50th day) after the Passover to thank God for a successful agricultural year and to seek His protection and blessing for the next agricultural year. Many Jews came from far and near to celebrate the festival in Jerusalem. Whit-Sunday is the Christian festival corresponding to the Pentecost of the Jews.
Before the coming of the Holy Spirit while they were praying and waiting for the promise, Peter rose up one day and addressed the disciples numbering about one hundred and twenty, on the matter of the successor of Judas Iscariot. The qualification was personal knowledge of Jesus and His ministry. Joseph called Barsabbas and Matthias were picked. After prayer and casting of lots, Matthias was chosen to complete the twelve disciples/ apostles.
The coming of the Holy Spirit took place on the day of Pentecost .This was ten days after the ascension of Jesus into heaven. On this particular day, the disciples were together in the upper room where they had eaten the last supper with Jesus. They had remained in the room after the ascension of Jesus for fear of the Jews. They prayed and worshipped together in the upper room. Suddenly there was first the sound of a great wind which came from heaven into the room. Then, they saw what look like flames in the form of tongues resting upon each of them. They were immediately filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in an unknown tongue i.e. they began to speak in different languages the goodness of God.
The people around there who had come for the feast of Pentecost had the noise, they rushed to see what was happening and discovered that the disciples were speaking and preaching about God because each of them heard the disciples preach in his own language. There were Parthians, Medes, Elamites and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, Phrygia, Pamphilia, Egypt and parts of Libya belonging to Cyrene. There were also visitors from Rome, Create and Arabia. They were all amazed at the wonderful event but some mocked and made jest of the disciples accusing them of being drunk.
SIGNIFICANCE OF THE COMING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
God fulfilled His promise by sending down the Holy Spirit on the disciples/apostles on the day of Pentecost. This shows how reliable, dependable and trustworthy God is in His dealings with human beings. He never fails in His promise.
EVALUATION:
- The promise of the Holy Spirit was fulfilled on ——– day.
- What were the disciples accused of?
- Why did the disciples remain in the upper room in Jerusalem?
- Judas Iscariot was replaced by ———-.
- How many days is between the Passover and the Pentecost?
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT
- Give detailed account of Peter’s speech.
- Mention the effect of his speech.
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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. He or she does the necessary corrections when the need arises.
