the suffering church
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What would you do if you wanted to stop someone worshipping Jesus ?. The Suffering Church. Almost all of the Apostles met with a violent death. They would not give up their mission, that Jesus had given them, and they paid the ultimate price. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
The Suffering Church
What would you do if you wanted to stop
someone worshipping Jesus ?
To describe how early Christians were persecuted.
To explain why they were persecuted
To reflect upon how St Paul, and St Peter can be an example for us
today.
Almost all of the Apostles met with a violent death. They would not give up their mission, that Jesus had given them, and they paid the ultimate price.
Find out about what happened to the Apostles Peter and Paul.
1. Look up Acts of the Apostles 2:36. This is what Peter was preaching. Explain what he was saying in your own words. 2. Acts 5:12-18 (pay attention to vs.17-18)Why did the high priests arrest the apostles and Peter ?3. Acts 12:1-4What happened to the apostle James, the brother of John? Why did King Herod decide to arrest Peter as well ?
Peter1. Look up Acts of the Apostles 9:20-22. Explain what was Paul preaching. 2. Acts 13:44-45Why did the Jews want him to kill or arrest him ?3. Look up 2 Corinthians 11:24- 28What did Paul suffer during his travels and preaching?
Paul1. Answer the
questions for one of the Apostles, looking up those references.
2. Why do you think he was willing to go through so much?
**Draw a picture what your Apostle suffered.
What was he saying/ preaching?
Jesus is the Son of God That God has made this Jesus both Lord and Messiah
Why did the Jews want to kill him?
They were jealous about how many people were listening to Paul and becoming Christians
The Jewish priests were jealous of Peter’s miracles, and the number of people who were converting to Jesus.
What did he have to suffer ?How did he die?
Paul was beaten, stoned, arrested, shipwrecked for 3 days, often going hungry, thirsty, without shelter.
Peter was arrested. He might have been executed.
PeterPaul
Peter or Paul?1. mindmap information about
your apostles from the fact sheets.
2. Compare this apostle to the other one, to decide who was the greatest.- Who suffered more?- Who did more impressive
things?- Who showed more
character?
Then debate!
Peter
Paul
How is this similar to how the Apostles lived?
