UNIT 2:AVOIDING SIN AND ASKING FOR FORGIVINESS
Key unit competence:
A learner will be able to do what is good and ask for
forgiveness for the wrong he/she has done and followingmorals every where
Introductory activity
Look at these pictures below and answer the followingquestions:
1. Who are the people in the picture above?
2. Do you think the fruits she is picking are similar to otherfruits in the garden?
2.1 Sin and its roots (Genesis 3:1-7)
Activity 2.1.
Story:Read the following story and answer the following questions.There was an indiscipline kid in classroom. He used to steal pens and notebooks from other children. One day he stole a pen from another child and he hide it. But when he was hiding it, his classmate saw him. ‘What are you doing’’? He asked him. Consequently, he mixed up words, and when others came in, he was ashamed, angry and shedding tears!
1.What did that child do?
2.What is sin?3.
3.Do you always observe trees what is the role of itsroots?
It is not only trees that have the roots, our sins also have roots that support them. “When woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her and he ate it.” (Genesis 3:6)T.Sin is an action, desire or any thought that is against the will of God. Sin is willingly and knowingly a separation from God
Roots of sinEvery sin has origin which is its roots
Application activity 2.1
1. Answer with Yes or No:
a. The snake told Eve to eat fruits that God had
forbidden them to eat.
b. The snake told Adam to eat the forbidden fruit.
c. Satan came in lezard’s image.
2. Mention two roots of sin and their sins.
3. What are some of temptations that you face in dailylife?
2.2. Ways of avoiding sin (Matthew 26:41)
Activity 2.2Observe these pictures and answer the following questions:
1. What are the people in these pictures doing?
2. What does respect to God help you in your daily life?« Watch and pray so that you will not fall into temptation. The spirit is willing but the body is weak » (Matthew 26:41).Satan brought sin to man when he tricked him to disobey the commandments of God that was given to him. -We should avoid sin by praying and studying the word of God -We should also avoid wrong companies as they can make us fall into sin.
Application activity 2.2
1. Mention two ways of avoiding sin.2.How can you help your friend not to fall into temptations?
2.3. Consequences of sin (in our relationship with others)
Activity 2.3Observe these pictures and answer the following questions:
1. How many people are in the first picture?
2. Are the people in the first picture happy or sad? Where
were they and what were they doing?3. How are the people in the second picture?
To the woman he said: « I will make your pains in childbearing
very severe; with painful labor you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over
you. » To Adam he said: «because you listened to your wife
and ate fruit from the tree about which I commended you,
‘you must not eat from it’, cursed is the ground because of
you; through painful toil you will eat food from it all the days
of your life.» (Genesis 3: 16-17).
Consequences of sin to Adam and Eve’s
decsendences (Genesis 4:1-15; Malachi3:19)
Adam made love to his wife Eve, and she became pregnant
and gave birth to Cain. She said: «with the help of the Lord Ihave brought forth a man». Later she gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel kept flocks, and Cain worked the soil. In the course of the time Cain brought some of the fruits of the soil as an offering to the Lord. And Abel also brought an offering fat portions from some of the firstborn of his flock. The Lord looked with favor on Abel and his offering. But on Cain and his offering did not look with favor. So Cain was very angry, and his face was downcast. …. Now Cain said to his brother Abel: «let’s go out to the field. ». While they were in the field, Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him.The Lord said: « what have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground. Now you are under a curse and driven from the ground, which opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand. When you work the ground, it will no longer yield its crops for you. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth. » (Genesis 4:1-5, 10-12).
Application activity 2.3
1.How many sons did Adam and Eve? Mention theirnames.
2.Why did Cain tell Abel to go out with him to the field?
3.What caused Cain to kill Abel?
4.Which punishment that God gave to Cain after killinghis brother?
5.Do always brothers love each other?
6.For what reasons do brothers hate each other?7.Which sin does a child commit against his parents orguardians?
2.4. Ways of confessing sins and asking forforgiveness (Luke 15:17-24)
Activity 2.4
1. Observe these pictures above and tell what you notice
from them.
2. What can you do when you realize that you have
committed sin against your parents?
3. How can you ask for forgiveness from someone that
you have offended?
“The son said to Him ‘father, I have sinned against heaven and
against you I am no longer worthy to be called your son…”
(Luke 15:21). When we fall in Sin we should fill pain and ask
God for forgiveness, we should also ask for forgiveness from
the offended and we should repent so that God forigive us.
Application activity 2.4
1. What should we do when we recognize that we have
committed sin?
2. Do you remember anyone that you committed sin
against? After studying this lesson what do you thinkto do?
2.5. Moral values that overcome roots of sin
Activity 2.5Observe this picture and answer the following questions:
1. What are the people in this picture doing?
2. Do your guardians or parents at home give you advice?
3. Share with us some of advices that they give you and tell us how you put them into practice.
Moral values that overcome roots of sin
Application activity 2.5
1. Mention two moral values and the roots of sins that
they overcome.
2. How does someone who keeps moral values behave?
3. What can you do in order to keep good habit that helpin overcoming sin?
2.6 End Unit assessment 2
1. What sin that man had committed?
2. Answer with Yes or No
a. The snake told Eve to eat the forbidden fruit.
b. The snake said to Adam to eat the forbidden fruit.
c. Eve picked the fruit from forbidden tree and ate it.
d. Adam refused to eat the fruit given by Eve.
e. Satan came in lizard ’image
3. Mention two ways of avoiding sin.
4. If anyone commit sin how should he behave after
5. Explain the importance of prayer.
6. Mention the children of Adam and Eve.
7. What caused Cain to kill Abel?
8. If individuals disappoint one another, what should they do after to be reconciled?
9. Do you remember anyone that you committed sin with, After studying this lesson what do you think to do?10. What are moral values that every one should keep?