The Worldwide Church (1RA0)
How Christians across the world act as one Church: working for reconciliation, supporting the persecuted, and showing love through charities like Christian Aid.
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One Church, many countries
Christians are found in almost every country on Earth. Together, across all their different denominations, they are seen as one worldwide Church. This module looks at how that worldwide Church works for reconciliation, stands with the persecuted, and shows Christian love through charity, including the work of Christian Aid.
The key words
Four ideas run through this topic:
Match each idea
- The worldwide Church
- Reconciliation
- The persecuted Church
- Christian Aid
- Christians of many denominations across the whole world
- Restoring a relationship that has been broken
- Christians who suffer or are punished for their faith
- A Christian charity that fights poverty around the world
What is reconciliation?
What does reconciliation mean?
- Restoring a relationship that has broken down
- Punishing someone for their beliefs
- Building a new church
- Reading the Bible alone
Why, and what they do
Christian charity has both a reason (the teaching) and a response (the action).
How the Church helps
Select the TWO ways the worldwide Church helps others.
- Supporting Christians who are persecuted for their faith
- Funding charities like Christian Aid to fight poverty
- Keeping all its wealth for itself
- Ignoring people who are in need
Love in action
Two Bible teachings inspire Christian charity. 1 Corinthians 13 says that of faith, hope and love, the greatest is love. In Matthew 25:31-46 (the sheep and the goats), Jesus teaches that whatever you do for the hungry, the sick or the imprisoned, you do for him. The worldwide Church puts this into action through charities like Christian Aid, which fights poverty and gives emergency relief around the world.
The worldwide Church in words
Christians all over the world, of many denominations, together form the _____ Church. Restoring a broken relationship is called _____. Christians who are punished for their faith make up the _____ Church, which others pray for. The teaching of _____ in 1 Corinthians 13 inspires Christians to help others. A charity that puts this into action by fighting poverty is _____.
Helping others
The worldwide Church shows Christian love in action. Tap the TWO that are ways it HELPS others.
- Funding Christian Aid to fight poverty
- Ignoring people who are in need
- Praying for and supporting the persecuted Church
- Keeping all its money to itself
- Refusing to help other countries
Responding to a disaster
Put the steps of how a Christian charity responds to a disaster in order.
- A disaster leaves people in urgent need
- A charity like Christian Aid hears of the need
- It raises money from supporters
- It sends emergency aid, such as food, water and shelter
- It helps the community rebuild for the future
Faith in action
Use what you know about the worldwide Church to answer each question.
- Two communities have fallen out, and Christians work to restore their relationship. What is this called?
- In Matthew 25, Jesus says that helping the hungry and the sick is like helping whom?
- A church wants to help people suffering after a famine in another country. What is the best way to act?
How the Church helps
Explain how and why the worldwide Church helps people in need. Refer to Christian teachings and the work of a named charity. Write in clear, full sentences.
- Explain what the worldwide Church is
- Give a Christian teaching about helping others, such as 1 Corinthians 13 or Matthew 25
- Describe the work of a named charity such as Christian Aid
- Explain how the Church supports the persecuted or works for reconciliation