Lesson Note on Christian Religious Studies (CRS) SS1 Second Term
SCHEME OF WORK
WEEK 1 FAMILY: SS1 SECOND TERM C.R.K
WEEK 2 RELATIONSHIP IN SCHOOL: SECOND TERM SS1 C.R.K
WEEK 3 RELATIONSHIPS IN THE COMMUNITY AND CHURCH
WEEK 4 PRAYER AS MEANS OF COMMUNICATING TO GOD: SECOND TERM SS1 CRK
WEEK 5 CALL TO OBEDIENCE: SECOND TERM SS1 CRK
WEEK 6 SHADRACH, MESHACK AND ABEDNEGO: SECOND TERM SS1 CRK
WEEK 7 CALL TO FREEDOM: SECOND TERM SS1 CRK
WEEK 8 THE BIRTH AND CALL OF MOSES: SECOND TERM SS1 CRK
WEEK 9 DEBORAH AND BARAK LED THEIR PEOPLE TO FREEDOM: SECOND TERM SS1 CRK
WEEK 10 EMINENT NIGERIANS WHO OBTAINED FREEDOM FOR NIGERIA: SECOND TERM SS1 CRK
WEEK 11 RESPONDING FAITHFULLY TO THE NEEDS OF OTHER CHRISTIANS: SECOND TERM SS1 CRK
Lesson Note on Christian Religious Studies (CRS) JSS1 Third term
Below are the 2022 complete SS1 Second Term Christian Religious Studies Lesson Note
WEEK 1
TOPIC: FAMILY
A family is a group of people who are related by blood or by adoption. People become automatic members of their various families either by virtue of birth, marriage, adoption or guardianship. This therefore means that everybody belongs to a particular family or the other. Families are ordained by God and it serves as the basic agent of socialization.
Type of Family
1. Nuclear Family: This is the type of family whereby the parents and their children live in the same house or share the closest bond. This type of family is made up of only the parents and the children. It is also known as conjugal family.
2. Extended Family: This type of family includes all relatives such as grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. This is also known as joint family or multi-generational family.
3. Adopted Family: This is a type of family comprised of people who are not necessarily related by blood but by law as a result of adoption.
4. Foster Family: This include one or two adults who serve as temporary guardians for one or more children. To learn more, click here
WEEK 2
TOPIC: RELATIONSHIP IN SCHOOL
Most secondary school students spend at least 7 hours in school per day from Monday to Friday. This means that large part of the day is spent in school; with classmates and teachers. In the light of this, it is imperative for students to associate with good friends because the friends they associate with in school will determine a lot about their behaviours even as behaviours ultimately determine destinies. Therefore, choose your friends carefully.
How to Choose Good Friends
The Bible says show me your friend and I will tell you who you are. To choose good friends these are what to do:
1. Befriend fellow students who constantly say good things about other people. If somebody is always saying bad things behind people don’t be a friend to that person because that is how he/she will say bad things about you in your back.
2. Only choose those that are serious with their studies as friends. Evil company corrupts good manner. To learn more, click here
WEEK 3
TOPIC: RELATIONSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY AND CHURCH
A relationship is any form of deep, strong or close association between two or more people that could either be for long or short term. The relationship may be based on business interaction, love or solidarity. Meanwhile, under the context that we are talking about relationship, we are looking at ways people relate with each other in their communities and churches. Please note that no community can live together except they agree even as no one can every live in isolation.
Ways of Maintaining Relationship in the Community
1. Identification of community leaders: know the names and addresses of community leaders. If there are problems in the community you will know where to go and whom to contact.
2. Respect for elders: The word of God advises us to give honour and respect to whom it is due; pay taxes to whom it is due.
3. Obeying the laws of the land: For peace to reign we need to keep the laws of the land. To learn more, click here
WEEK 4
We worship an invisible and omnipotent God who hears every word of prayer we say with our mouth or our mind. Prayer is the act of talking to God either to thank Him or to request for something. We can pray anywhere- at home, in the school, class, toilet, while walking etc. At all times we are free to talk to God, He is ever ready to listen to us. Prayer is what links us to God, without it our relationship with god suffers. While praying you might kneel, sit or lay on the bed; you can pray aloud or silently in your heart. God wants us to always talk to Him that’s why the Bible advises us to pray without ceasing and season.
How to Pray
There may not be a one way street to prayer, yet there are certainly some components of a good prayer should have. These are-
1. Thank and praise God. Acknowledge his works
2. Ask for forgiveness of your sins because the prayer of a sinner is an abomination before God.
3. Make your request To learn more, click here
WEEK 5
TOPIC: CALL TO OBEDIENCE
Obedience is the complete compliance with an order, request or law.It also entails total submission to another person’s authority. Obedience is required where rules, laws, commandment or authority lies. And there are blessings associated obedience.
Abraham Obeys God’s Call
Abraham was formerly called Abram before God changed his name to Abraham which means father of many nations. He was born in the pagan city of Ur to his father Terah. God commanded him to leave his home and go forth a new and unknown land. Abraham did not disobey, he took his wife Sarah, his nephew Lot and other properties and left to the unknown. He obeyed God’s directive without asking any question. He was 75 years when he left Haran. To learn more, click here
WEEK 6
TOPIC: SHEDRACH, MESHACK AND ABADNEGO
These three friends of Daniel were originally known as Hananiah which means “the grace of the Lord”; Mishael which means “He that is the strong God”; and Azariah which means “the Lord is help”. When Nebuchadnezzar captured them he changed their Hebrew names to Shedrach means “the moon god Aku”, Meshack means “who’s like Aku” and Abadnego means “the servant of the god Nebo/Nabu or Nergal.
King Nebuchadnezzar then built an image and commanded everybody in his kingdom to bow down and worship the image, that failure to do that the person would be thrown in a big fire. Shedrach, Mishach and Abadnego refused to worship the idol built by the king. Nebuchadnezzar was furious that these three youths disobeyed his orders. He commanded they should be thrown into the big burning fire so that they would burn to ashes. To learn more, click here
WEEK 7
TOPIC: THE BIRTH AND CALL OF MOSES
The Israelites were slaves in Egypt, suffering immense injustice in the hands of the Egyptians. God wanted them to be free so they would choose freely whom to serve. And so Moses was born, just as the Israelites’ suffering was at its peak. Meanwhile, during this same period, Pharaoh had asked all the midwives in Egypt to kill all the male babies born of Israeli blood. The mother of Moses nursed him secretly for three months, when she couldn’t conceal him any longer she placed him in a water-proof basket and laid him by the bank of River Nile. Pharaoh’s daughter who often bathed there saw him; she had pity and love for the baby. She picked the baby and looked for someone to nurse the baby on her behalf.
WEEK 8
TOPIC: DEBORAH AND BARAK LED THEIR PEOPLE TO FREEDOM
There was a period in Israel’s history called the era of the Judges. This was a time when the judges were military leaders. During this period, the Israelites found themselves ensnared in spiritual bondage right in their own country because they sinned against God. Meanwhile, God also handed them over to the Canaanites to be punished. During this period also, Ehud the Judge had just died and Deborah had been made the judge in Israel in his stead. So the people cried out to God and God listened to their cries and empowered Deborah to rescue the Israelites. But being a woman, she could not lead a war. So she invited Barak who was the son of Abinoam to help. Barak and Deborah led the war against the king of Canaan, Jabin, his army commander Sisera and the entire Canaan army. With ten thousand soldiers God helped the Israelites to defeat the Canaanites. To learn more, click here
WEEK 9
TOPIC: EMINENT NIGERIANS WHO OBTAINED FREEDOM FOR NIGERIA
Nigeria got her independence in October 1st 1960. And before then, the country was ruled by foreigners (Britain). Some individuals fought (with their brains and pens) to make sure we get political freedom from Britain with the most prominent among them being Nnamdi Azikiwe, Obafemi Awolowo, Alhaji Abubarka Tafarwa Balewa, Mrs Margret Ekpo, Pa Michael Imoudu, Herbert Macaulay, Alvan Ikoku etc. They were able help Nigeria get freedom because they were well educated, fearless and patriotic. It therefore goes to show that for anyone to become a true freedom fighter, he or she must be educated, passionate and fearless; ready to risk their lives. To learn more, click here
WEEK 10
TOPIC: RESPONDING FAITHFULLY TO THE NEEDS OF OTHER CHRISTIANS
We are all blessed with different gifts. Every man has at least a gift or blessing that will be of help to another person. It might be money, material thing or nonmaterial thing. As Christians we should help each other with our various gifts and blessings. Let’s study some examples from the holy Bible.
The Widow of Zarephat
There was a time Israel that there was no rain for long, there was not enough food and water in Israel. God directed Elijah to go to Zarephat, at the region of Sidon and stay there. There he met a widow gathering firewood, he asked her to give him water and piece of bread. She told Elijah that she had no bread except the little flour and a jar of oil; she said she wanted to bake bread with it, eat with her child and die because there was nothing left to eat again. Elijah told her to bake the bread but she should give him first before doing for herself and her son, she obeyed.To learn more, click here
