The Body of Christ
– The Church
Based on Alive-O 6: Term 2, Lesson 3
Refer to Teacher’s Book pp. 179-192
What am I trying to do?
To explore the image of the Church as the Body of Christ.
Why?
To develop the children’s understanding of the Church
and its membership.
After Jesus left,
He sent the
Holy Spirit to
his friends.
They wanted to
teach as many
people as
possible about
Jesus and they
tried to live as
he wanted
them to.
One man, a powerful officer named Saul, was
very much against these Christians because
their followers were growing in number every
day. He tried to arrest these followers of Jesus
Christ and put them in prison.
One day Saul
was travelling
on the road to
a city, called
Damascus,
where he
thought he
would find
and arrest
many
Christians.
As he came near
the city a bright
light from heaven
suddenly flashed
around him. Saul
fell to the ground.
He heard a voice saying to him,
“Saul, Saul, why are you against me?”
Saul said,
“Who are you,
Lord?”
The voice
answered,
“ I am the one
whom you are
trying to hurt.
Get up now
and go into
the city.
Someone
there will tell
you what you
must do.”
The men travelling with
Saul stood there but
they said nothing.
They heard the voice,
but they saw no one.
Damascus
Saul got up from the
ground. He opened his
eyes but he could not
see. So the men took
his hand and led him to
Damascus.
For three days, Saul could not see
and he did not eat or drink.
There was a follower of Jesus in
Damascus called Ananias. The Lord said
to him in a vision, “Ananias”.
Ananias answered, “Here I am, Lord.”
God spoke to Ananias:
Get up and go to the street
called Straight Street.
Find the house of Judas. Ask
for a man called Saul from
the city of Tarsus. He is
there now, praying. Saul has
seen a vision. In the vision, a
man called Ananias comes
to him and lays his hands on
him. Then he sees again.
But Ananias answered ,
“Lord, many people
have told me about this
man and the terrible
things he did to your
people in Jerusalem.
Now he has come here
to Damascus.”
But the Lord said to
Ananias ,
“Go, I have chosen Saul
for important work.”
So Ananias went to the house of Judas. He laid
his hands on Saul and said,
“Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus sent me. He sent
me that you may see again and be filled with
the Holy Spirit.”
Ananias
Saul
Immediately Saul was able to see again.
After eating some food, his strength returned.
Saul became known as Paul and from then on
he did important work, teaching people about
the Lord Jesus.
The Lord Jesus told Ananias that he had
chosen Saul to do important work.

Do you think the Lord Jesus has important
work for you to do today/ tomorrow/ in the
future?

Being a Christian brought a change to Paul’s
life… What change do you think being a
Christian should make to your life?