2012 CSCF Curriculum Statements.pdf - Lutheran Schools ...

students know... (knowledge and elaborations)scope statementslearningstatementCHRISTIAN LIVINGKey Idea 2: Christians are called to love and serve all peopleBeginning Band A Band B Band C Band D Band ECL 1.2Children hear stories about God’shelpers and discuss ways theyare helped and can help othersCL 2.2Students gather information abouthow God helps all people anddescribe how God equips people tohelp othersCL 3.2Students investigate and analyse howGod motivates, equips and usesChristians to serve othersCL 4.2Students analyse the concept of Christianlove and service as a response to faithCL 5.2Students reflect on the concept of Christianvocation and its significance for self and othersCL 6.2Students analyse and respond to ways in whichChristians and others are challenged to serve,respect and value all peopleChristian service happens in the context ofrelationship with God and others. Being afriend and helper of others is being thehands, feet and voice of God in the world.An understanding of God’s love and graceis communicated in the love, friendshipand help people give to one another.Lutherans believe God uses people andstructures to achieve his purposes in theworld. They are God’s blessing to all people.God gives each person gifts and abilities torespond to human need and for the benefit ofall humankind. Christians see this as God’sspecific call to how they are to live their livesand relate to others.Christians believe they are called to live as disciplesof Jesus Christ. It is a lifelong learning processwhereby the Holy Spirit transforms Christians toreflect the attitude and love of Jesus for others.Christians view service to one’s neighbour as ajoyful response to the mercy and love God hasshown them through the gift of Jesus.Christians believe that serving God, others and theworld is the gospel in action. Christian love andservice is a response to God’s self-sacrificial love.Servanthood, in Jesus, is characterised by humility,unselfishness and death to self. God’s generosityresults in thanksgiving.Christians view their calling as God’s gift to the world. Theirredeemed, renewed selves pave the way to transformcommunity living as they bring a God-breathed approach in alldimensions of life. Their commitment to love and service ofindividuals and communities – vocation – opens doors to tellGod’s story of redemption and for God to heal a broken world.The Bible teaches that Christian service turns natural humanendeavour on its head. Its call for selfless, self-sacrificing givingchafes against the false demarcations and practices in society.Christians are challenged to live and speak into being theprinciples and ways of the kingdom of God such that God’s will isdone on earth as in heaven.God’s love for people enables them tolove othersStories of Jesus’ friends andhelpers• Jesus shows people how tolive with others through thethings he said and did (eg,actions and words of love,care, forgiveness, kindness)• Jesus wants people to be afriend to others• Jesus had disciples and theywere his helpers and friendsExamples of friendship andserviceStories of people who help andcare for othersGod’s helpers todayGod helps and equips all people• God sustains them through thegift of the created world,families, communities,governments• God gives each person uniquecharacteristics, abilities and giftsthrough which others can behelped• God gives guidelines and rules(commandments) that show howhe wants people to live• God forgives people their sin• God shares the good news ofhis love (gospel) to othersthrough the words and actions ofhis followersExamples of how structures such asfamilies, schools, hospitals both helpand equip peopleWays different roles in society andlife help and equip people (eg,parent, teacher, friend, sibling,doctor, manager)Christian disciples• learn from Jesus about discipleship• live by the law of love – to love theLord with all your heart and to loveyour neighbour as yourself• obey and serve God by using theirgifts to serve others• show love, compassion and respect• forgive and ask for forgiveness• love their enemies• tell others about God’s love• are empowered by the gifts of theHoly Spirit• have the gift of the church and theBible to help them grow in their faithand knowledge of God’s loveThe role of mission in serving andmeeting people’s needs• practical help• proclaiming God’s word• assisting community structuresPeople God chose to be specialmessengers – prophets, disciples andcurrent/historical Christian figures• motivation for service• ways of serving God• impact of service• lifestyle• lessons to be learntServanthood of Jesus• motivated by God’s .love for allpeople• inclusive, compassionate, just• challenged unjust authorities andpractices• death to selfChristian service is total giving• God gives out of his abundanceChristian service demonstrated in missionand service• each Christian shares the task oftelling others the good news• Lutherans in Australia work togetherin mission and ministry:- local church programs- Lutheran organisations (eg,Australian Lutheran World Service,Lutheran Community Care)- Missionary activities (eg, PapuaNew Guinea)• Christian charity organisations worktowards serving others (eg, St.Vincent de Paul, Salvation Army)The transforming power of the Holy Spirit who givesa new heart and new spirit that enables people tolove God and neighbourChristians are ambassadors for Christ by the waythey live their livesChristian vocation• God does his work in the world through peoplewhether they recognise it or not. Christiansrecognise this as vocation• everything a person does can be seen throughthe lens of vocation – living sacrifices for God• Christians view their calling, job and vocation asa way in which they can serve, help and benefitothers• discipleship and Christian service – analternative approach to a secular way of life• Christians serve by attempting to meet theneeds of others• more than ‘occupation’ – includes non-salaried‘work’. It is part and parcel of all the roles in life(eg, sister or brother, son or daughter, studentor teacher, friend)• gives meaning and purpose for lifeWork is an order of creationNotion of enjoyment of work, daily routine as a giftfrom GodGod uses everybody for serviceBiblical teaching on a selfless life• Jesus’ teaching on love, forgiveness andservice as the basis for a serving attitude• Christian freedom and servanthood• Sermon on the Mount• biblical view of the neighbour (eg, to whom am Ia neighbour?)• place of good works• biblical teaching on the value of all people andthe respect needed in caring for others asexpounded in New Testament letters• biblical teaching on the cost of discipleship• call for Christians to live a sanctified life withregard to sexuality, marriage, the outsider,family, employer/employee, political, economicBeliefs and actions have consequences for others• what an individual believes about others is animportant determiner of how s/he treats others• the rights and responsibilities of individualswithin a community• responsibility to God in all things• responsibility to governmentsRelationship between individual and society/communityImportance of balance, restCSCF Curriculum Statements September 2005 – Page 28