STRAND 1: CREATION

SUB STRAND: MY PURPOSE

Purpose - is the reason for which something is done or was created for; purpose is
why something exists.
 God created each one of us with a purpose.

What we want to do in the future is our plan. Plan helps us to do what God created
us for. These plans are our purposes.
The plans that God has for us are His purpose for our lives.

We should live according to God’s plan in order to fulfill His purpose for our lives.
TALENT
It is a natural ability to do something Talent is a
special a special gift from God Examples of talents
include:
• Music

• Art

• Athletics

Fig. 1.1 Talented choir team

ABILITY
- Are skills that enable us to do things well.
- We should use the God given abilities and Talents well

- Learners should seek advices how to use talents and abilities well.
- They should pray to God to help them use their talents and abilities responsibly
 - Learners can use various values to nurture their talents; these values include
love, respect, integrity and unity.
- We can use also nurture our talents by serving others and practicing daily
Exercise

1. Leaners in groups list various talents and abilities

2. Leaners read in turns Exodus 31:3 and share the teaching with the teachers and
class
3. What are the benefits of serving others?

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

Marriage - is an institution that was ordained by God.
During creation God created Man,
Woman was created from man rib
Types of marriages in the society

• Christian marriage
• Customary marriage

• Civil marriage
1. Christian marriage – starts with a commitment before God to be faithful to each other.
2. Customary marriage - it takes place according to the custom of the community
3. Civil marriage- is a marriage that takes place in front of magistrate and a marriage
certificate issued

NOTE; Learners in pairs read the Book of Genesis 2:20-24 and discuss the bible teaching on
marriage
 Reasons for discouraging early marriage

• It violet children’s right to education

• Result to domestic violence

• Result to rape cases

• Result to unemployment opportunities

GOD’S REST

God rested on the seventh day because all that he had created was goo

He also wanted to teach as that we should rest

Leaners in turns Read Genesis 2:1-3 and discuss why God rested Learners Read 1 Timothy
5:13 outline the importance of leisure
Leisure- is a time when you are not working or you are not occupied
Leisure time was a gift from God

Leisure should be properly use in participating in activities such as

- Reading story books and novels

- Planting trees

- Swimming
- Hiking and playing
- Watching television

- Playing video games and reading

 Forms of leisure

1. Passive leisure
2. Active leisure

Importance of leisure

1. Lowers depression
2. Improve good qualities of life

3. Lowers stress

Inappropriate ways of using leisure time

- Gossiping

- Watching pornographic videos

- Wrestling
- Idling

Christians can use their leisure time to visit the orphanage, sick in the hospital and also
participate in church activities
The values that can help Christian to use their leisure time properly includes

- Humility
- Honesty

- Hard work
- Respect
- Love

In Groups learners Watch a video clip on positive leisure activities and mention examples of
leisure activities.
 STRAND 2: THE BIBLE

The Bible as an inspired word of God

It contains the word of God which is useful for teaching the truths and rebuking the wrongs
doings

Bible helps us correct faults and backslides in our daily life activities

It gives us the right instruction for the living

The bible was written by different authors that were inspired by the Holy Spirit

In Groups Learners read the book of 1 Timothy 3:16-17 and explain the meaning of the text
to class

Some of the authors of the bible were;

- Moses

- Peter

- Paul

- Solomon
- Luke

Some books wrote by Moses includes;

- Genesis
- Numbers

The bible is different from other books because it contains the word of lord and was written
by authors that were inspired by the Holy Spirit.
Books wrote by Paul includes:
Romans

Galatians

Philippians

Peter wrote the book 1st and 2ND peter

Bible translation

The bible was translated into various languages

Reasons why the bible was translated into various language

To help missionaries spread the word of God easily

Help to put the Word of God intro language where local people could understand

To speed the spread of Christianity

To enable the missionary to learn and understand the local languages

The message of the missionaries was able to reach large volume of people because the
language of communication was familiar

Impact of bible translations

• More Africans learnt how to read and write hence were able to read the bible by
themselves
• Lead to the spread of Christianity

• Lead to establishment of western education

Exercise
1. Use digital devices to search on reasons that led to translation of the
Bible to local languages and present the finding to the class
 2. Identify the author of the following books
i. Deuteronomy
ii. Nehemiah
iii. Philemon

iv. Habakkuk

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments are laws given by God to Moses on Mt. Sinai
Read exodus 20:3-17 and discuss the Ten Commandments

The first four commandment of Moses explains how we should relate to God The fifth
commandment to the tenth commandment teaches Christians how to relate to each other
for harmonious living
The ten commandment teachers us different values and skills as Christians
Some of the important values include
- Respect
 - Love

- Purity

- Honesty and contentment

Way in which Christians depend on God to overcome challenges
Through prayer
Through asking for forgiveness
By fasting while praying

Faith in God
The story of Elisha an axe- head teaches Christian to have faith in God
Elisha recovered an exe- head because he had faith in God
When we have faith in good we experience great things
We should be persistence in prayer to make our faith get stronger day by day
Learners in groups read the story of Elisha recovering an axe head from the book of 2 kings
6:1-7.

Fig 2.2 Elisha recovering an axe head – 2 kings 6:1-7

Learners use digital device to watch how Elisha recovered an axe head through the YouTube
link below https://youtu.be/wx4XO3RJG-Y –and discuss in class
Joseph was so persistent in prayers that he got blessings

As Christians we should be persistence in prayers. The story of Jacob wresting with God
teaches us to always remain in prayer

The story of Jacob wrestling with angel is Jacob wrestling with the angel is described in
Genesis (32:22–32; also referenced in Hosea 12:3–5).

We should ever remain patient determined, humble

and responsible and loyal

Fig 2.3 Jacob wrestling with angel

STRAND 3: THE LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST

The call of the disciples

Learners read in turns Mark 1:16- 20 and narrate the call of the first disciples by Jesus Christ
A disciple is a dedicated follower of Jesus Christ

Jesus called two brothers who were fishermen to follow him

The first two disciples of Jesus Christ were Simon and his brother Andrew

The other two disciples who were later called were James and John
James and John were sons of Zebedee

Jesus called the fishermen and told them to leave their work and follow him

He promised to teach them how to make people his disciples

The disciples left their boats without hesitating and follow Jesus

The temptation of Jesus Christ

Learners in groups to use digital devices to watch the call of the first disciples through the
YouTube link below https://youtu.be/la9FXuEDGr4 and discuss in class

Learners in group compose and narrate the song of calling of the first disciple of Jesus

God calls all of us to serve him through different ways

We can serve God at homes, school, and church and in the community

Serving God help us grow spiritually and become more responsible

The temptation OF Jesus Christ

A temptation is a situation in which one experiences a challenge to choose between fidelity

and infidelity to one's obligations toward God.

In groups learners read in turns Luke 4.1-13 and discuss the temptations of Jesus Christ

Jesus was attempted by the devil three times.

Jesus did allow hunger to lead him into sins

He refused to give in to the devil temptation to get wealth for selfish reason

Jesus relied on the word of God even during his time of temptation
Jesus prayed to God to help him

Examples of temptations of Jesus Christ includes

If you are the son of God, order this stone to turn into bread and eat it, Jesus answered by
saying man shall not live with bread alone but by the word of God

“I will give you all this power and wealth if you worship me” Jesus answered the scripture
says worship the Lord your God and serve him only!

If you are Gods son. Throw yourself down from here. For the scripture say God will order his
disciples to take good care of you. It also says. They will hold you up with their hands so that
not even your feet will be hurt on the stones

Jesus answered by saying “do not put the load your God at test
Miracle of Jesus Christ

Jesus started his ministry after baptism

He did various miracles like

1. Healing the sick

2. Changing water into wine in Galilea
3. Healing the bleeding woman

Learners in group read Luke 8:43-48 and narrate the miracle of of healing of the bleeding
woman in class

The woman had being experiencing the blood issue for twelve years,

All this much time he spent in a physicians, neither could be healed of any

When Jesus was on a walk he came and touched the border of the Jesus garment and
immediately hear issue if blood stanched

Learners in group use digital devices to watch videos on healing of bleeding woman by Jesus
through the YouTube link below https://youtu.be/zwwITGLlcyM

We learn from the healing of the woman with blood issue to have faith and remain
persistence in prayer

Prayer is the solution of every life challenges Christians faces

Homework
With the guardians of the parent discuss the miracle of healing of the woman with blood
issue and present your findings to class

Healing of the roman servant

The roman officer believed that Jesus had the power to heal his servant

Learners in group in turns read the book of Mathew 8:5-13 and discuss the healing of the
Roman servant in class

Jesus Christ entered into Capernaum when a centurion beseech him

He told Jesus of his servant who was sick at home

Jesus told him he will go to heal him

He had qualities like

• Humility
• Love
• Kindness

Lessons learnt form the healing of the Roman officer’s servant

 We should have faith in God
 We should put God in every activity we do
 We should be persistence in prayer

Christian should have faith in God and always ask him to heal the sick.

We should take care of the sick in the society

God has power to heal every disease

We should always seek help when we are sick

The church and the government are training medical personnel and building many medical
facilities such as dispensaries and Hospitals

They also provide them with various medical facilities and necessary equipment

When Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead it shows that he had power over depth

Jesus has power over death

Christian should always have faith in God as Martha and Mary believed that
Jesus would raise their brother Lazarus from the dead

It is important to support on another in time of grief, pain and sickness

Practical activities
Learners to design poster with massages show the importance of taking care of girls with
menstrual problem

The miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead

Learners in group in turns read the story of Jesus raisaing Lazarus from the dead from the
book of John 11:1-44 Lazarus was a friend of Jesus
He was a brother to Mary and Martha
Jesus was ministering when a messenger appeared to him
He requested him to come immediately to a nearby town where Lazarus was living (Bethany)
Bethany was two miles from the city of Jerusalem
Jesus had previously visited the siblings and had enjoyed the family’s hospitality
Jesus laid his departure two days which make disciples afraid
Jesus reached Bethany and found Lazarus had been buried four days ago
He has where he was buried
Jesus wept and after that he asked the stone of the grace to be removed
Lesson learn from the miracle of the raising of Lazarus by Jesus The raising of Lazarus
teaches us another lesson though. When God seems to be doing nothing, He may be doing
more than you could ever imagine. Jesus had declared that Lazarus' sickness was for the
glory of God. Jesus knew God would be totally glorified in the situation at hand We learn
that Jesus is never too late to our troubles

Jesus came to have a relationship with everyone not only Jews Jesus is a teacher

Learners use digital device to watch the story of raising Lazarus from the dead by Jesus
through the YouTube link below https://youtu.be/sfvzTm1mOCQ and discuss in class
 Jesus and Lazarus family at the tomb

The Kingdom of God

A parable is a moral story that teaches moral or spiritual lessons

Jesus uses the parable of the hidden treasure to teach people about the value of the
kingdom of God.

The parable of the hidden treasure

Learners in small groups read the story of the parable of the hidden treasure from the book
of Mathew 13:44-46

We should be live responsibly as Christian for God’s kingdom

The kingdom of God will be prepared for those who are willing to make the right choice of
life

We should value the kingdom of the God

God’s Kingdom is a hidden treasure. When we seek and follow Him

He reveals Himself to us and the wonder of eternal life exceeds any earthly value and is
worth everything we have.

Eternal life requires believers to give up our own wishes and desires, but the benefits
outweigh anything we can imagine.
ATTITUDE TOWARDS WEALTH

Wealth- is a plentiful supply of particular desirable things

Learners in groups in turns Read the parable of the rich man and Lazarus from the book of
Luke 16:19-31 and narrate the story in class

The parable of the rich man and Lazarus

There was a poor man and a beggar called Lazarus

Lazarus used laid in the gate of a rich man waiting for food refused from the rich man table

He had wounds all over his body and dogs came to lick Lazarus sore

The rich man didn’t bother giving Lazarus food regardless of his wealth status

The time came when Lazarus died and the angel carried him to Abraham’s side

The rich man also later died and was buried

In hades, when he was in a torment he looked up and down and saw Abraham far away with
Lazarus in his side

He pity Abram to send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and bring him to cool his
tongue because he was in agony in the fire

Abraham replied to him to remember when his lifetime was full of good times when Lazarus
received bad things

Lazarus was comfortable where he was when rich man was on fire.

When Lazarus was poor and sick the rich man did nothing to help Lazarus a poor beggar

Lessons learnt from the parable of Lazarus and the rich man

• We should serve goo regardless of our financial status

• We should help the needy or any person who seek for help from us
• The kingdom of the Lord is for everyone
 • We should not ignore our relationship with God because of wealth
Exercise

1. Write an easy how Christians should use their wealth

2. Discuss why Christians should help the needy
3. With the help of parents or guardian narrate the parable of the rich man and Lazarus
and present in class
Give three lessons learnt from the parable of the Rich and Lazarus

4. THE CHURCH
The Apostles’ Creed
A creed – is a set of belief which guide someone actions
The apostle creed outlines the truth of Christian faith
It contains teaching that guides us on the way we should live as Christians

I believe in God, the father Almighty

Creator of Heaven and EATH
And Jesus Christ, His only son Our Lord
Who was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Born by the Virgin Mary
He was crucified, died and was buried; He descended
into hell.
On the third day. He rose again from the dead
He ascended into heaven
And is seated at the right hand of God the father,
He will come to judge the living and the dead
I believe in the Holy Spirit
The holy Catholic Church
The communion of saints
The Forgiveness of sins
The resurrection of the body
And the life Everlasting
Note: Learners in groups read the apostle creed in turns

Teachings outlined from the apostle creed

The apostle Creed teaches us that there is ONE God who is the father
It also teachers that church is a universal
It helps Christians to affirm their faith in God
It teachers us that the holy trinity is made up of the father the son and the Holy Spirit

CHRISTIAN SUFFERING

Learners in groups and in turns read the Christian suffering from the book of 2
Corinthians 6: 3-7 and discuss in class
Paul teaches Christian to accept and endure suffering because it strengths their faith in
Christ
From the teaching of Paul on Christian suffering we learn values such us;
• Respect
• Purity
• Truthfulness
• Love
• Kindness
• Endurance
When Christian suffer, they share in the suffering of Jesus Christ
Christian should persist in prayer to overcome various challenges Jesus suffers by
dying on the cross to relieve Christians from the bondage of sins.

CHURCH UNITY
Church unity is the coming together of the church of Christ.

Learners in groups in turns read in turns; Matthew 16:18, John 17:2023 and Galatians
3:
Jesus Christ called peter the rock onto which he would build a church that no gate of
hell would overcome
Participating in church activities promote church unity and togetherness
This promote peaceful co- existence among church members in the society
The church demonstrate unity by sharing the word of God and praying together
Church unity foster peaceful co –existence by helping the needy and teaching the
people to develop peace by spreading the value of peace to members

GOOD CITIZENSHIP
A citizen is a person who, by place of birth, nationality of one or both parents, or
naturalization is granted full rights and responsibilities as a member of a nation or
political community
Citizenship – is the legal right of an individual to belong to a given country
The bible teaches us that good citizens should be submissive to the authority,
He/ she must endeavour to do well and not to cover any evil but expose it
He or she must owner God and remain patriotic to his own country
He or she must respect everyone and love others
Christians can live Godly lives on earth by honouring and respecting the authority and
promoting peace in various ways

Interpersonal relationships among Christians People relate to

each other in various ways.
We relate as church members, school members etc
Good interpersonal relationship promote peace in the society
Christian should relate well with each
Christians should love and help each other regardless of diversity They should
participate in activities that promote peace and unity in the society
Apostle peter teaches that Christians should do their work not for payment
Church service and work shouldn’t be done at a cost but one should have the real
desire to serve
Christians should receive the glorious crown that will not fade if they relate to each
other,
The young people should respect the elders
Christians should ever remain humbled for God will lift the in His own time
Good interpersonal relationships among Christians can be promoted by moral values
such as
• Trust
• Loyalty
• Love
• Mutual respect
 • Obedience
• Humility
We should ever live in harmoniously with each other

Peters teaching on relationships among Christians

In groups learners read in turns the book of 1 peter 5:1-11 and narrate the story in
their own words
Peter urged the elders of the church as an elder himself and the partake in future that
is to come, he asked the elders to take care of their church members
He said that they should not do it as if someone os forcing them rather they should do
it willingly
He also said that the elders should not do the work of care- giving merely for the profit
that comes with the office but rather do it eagerly
He also urged the elders not to lord themselves over the followers but they should
serve as a role model to the flock

Moral values that can promote interpersonal relationship in among Christians

Humility
Love
Kindness
Honesty
Trust
Respect
 CHRISTIAN LIVING
Learners in groups read in turns the book of john 15:13-15 and narrate in class
During the ministries of Jesus Christ he taught us about the need of loving each other
Christians should have godly friendship so as to always have someone who can
encourage, uplift and correct them
They can also have someone who challenges the to go deeper in matters relating to
God
Godly friendship helps friends to help each other grow in their values and glorify God
Jesus teachers that greatest love a person can have for his friends

Importance of learning human sexuality

It helps Christians to retain and respect themselves because it’s the place where God
stays
Christians accept changes that took place in adolescence Note: in groups learners
use digital devices to watch videos on the importance of learning about sexuality and
discuss in class We should learn about human sexuality because it empowers young
people to make informed decisions about relationships and sexuality Learning
sexuality addresses the health and well-being of children and young people
The bible teachers us to avoid immorality because any other sin we does not affect our
bodies but when we commit sexual immorality we sin against our own bodies
Irresponsible sexual behaviour is caused by
• Poverty

• Alcohol

• Lack of assertiveness
• Negative peer pressure
Some skills needed to overcome irresponsible sexual behaviour includes
• Assertiveness
• Decision making
• Good interpersonal relationship
• Effective communication
• Critical thinking

• Creative thinking

Sanctity of Life
Human life is sacred and we should respect it
No one should take away human life
Practices that violate the rights to life for human being include
Killing
Abortion
Terrorism
Suicide
Violation of the right to life cause death, conflict, suffering and stress
We should value the gift of the life and ensure every human being enjoys it
A virtue is a behaviour or attitude that shows high moral standard
Some of the virtues that can be practised to maintain sanctity of life are
Respect
Responsibility
Love
Tolerance
Forgiveness
Reconciliation
Humility

DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE

A DRUG substance that when take it alters the proper functioning of the body
organs
Learners in groups read in turns the book of Ephesians 5:18 and
Hosea 4:11 and narrate in class
Leaners make posters creating awareness to stop drug abuse
Some commonly abused drugs in the society are
Alcohol
Tobacco
Opium
Mirra
Khat
Bhang
Drugs and substance use has dangerous effects
Effect of using drugs
Impaired judgement
Body diseasess such us liver cirhosis
Increase crime
Depression
Poverty
Death
We should live a life from harmful substance and maintain good health
Learners should always take care of their bodies by avoiding harmful substance
Christians use many strategies to prevent drugs and substances use
Some of the strategies include:
Educating young people through church program on dangers of the drugs and
substances use
The government ministries, the commonly and organisation like National
Agency for the campaign Against Drug Abuse (NACADA) are working to fight
drug trafficking and abuse Measures taken by government agencies to fight
drugs trafficking and use include:
Giving stiff penalties to drug traffickers and restricting supply of drugs
Creating awareness on dangers of drugs use through radio television and social
media