Would you: • describe your relationships?

I have brothers/ sisters/ such-and-such friends etc

• describe what you can do? I am good at… I like playing…

• say what you like ? I like this music/ certain computer games/ some activities eg shopping

• describe your personality? I am funny/ shy/ generous/ loyal.

• just say the obvious? I am english / a boy/ girl

Which of these things could change over time? Which of them make you really you?

Who are you ? If you walked into a chat-room full of

strangers, and had to identify yourself, what would you say?

1. Explain what aspects of you will change over time, and which would not.

2. Do you think you have a “core” that makes you you?

**Is there anything you could say about yourself that will never change? What?

• To describe what makes you you

• To explain what it means to be in the image of God

• To introduce the idea of “theology of the body”

Lots of things affect who we are. - Choose 3 that most affect who you are/ become- Choose 3 that do not really affect who you are/

become1. Explain something that does affect who you are.2. Explain something that does not affect you very

much.**Are there any influences you wish you could be more free from? Why?

genesupbringing

friends

school

family

members

TV, film

Faith in God

Culture: what people round about are saying/ doing

fashion

internet

Books that you read

Foreign travel

illness

There is one other important thing that decides what we

are like…We are made in the Image of God. This can never change.

- Free will:- Rational:- Moral:- Self-conscious. - Spiritual nature.- Love unselfishly

we can choose to act otherwise.

we act based on reasons, not instinct.

able to know and choose between good and evil

We can reflect on our life and on who we are

able to know and love God & be known & loved by Him.

1. Match up the 5 ways we are made in the image of God, on the table.

2. How does being in the “image of God” mean that we have a “core” that never changes?

**Would you lose free will if someone made you do something?

Care for others for their benefit, not our own

Which of these aspects of our character come from the “image of God” part of our nature ?

Write down the numbers.

1. Eating and drinking2. Making a free decision3. Choosing not to fight when angry4. Reflecting on what you did yesterday5. Feeling pain6. Being attracted to someone7. Giving up time and effort to help a

stranger8. Wanting to worship God

We are made in the image of God.God’s love is free, good, rational, spiritual.

So we can love like that...

**This unit is about how we can love “in the image of God”. **

Write a poem.. “God’s love is…”• Think of at least 7 ways to describe God’s

love.• End your poem with a thought that

perhaps we can love like this as well.