Grade 5- Empowering the Needy

There are varied needs in the society.

It is our duty as Christians to help the needy joyfully.

The Rich Young Man.

Read Matthew 19: 16 – 22

• The rich young man asked Jesus Christ what good thing he must do to receive eternal

• life.

• Jesus told him to keep the commandments if he wants to receive eternal life.

• Jesus Christ also told him to go and sell all he had and give the money to the poor, if

• he wanted to be perfect.

• Eternal life is the ability to live forever, a life that continues after death.

• We should be willing to share what we have with the needy.

Relevance of the teachings of Jesus in the story of the rich young man

To obtain eternal life, one should be:

1. Respectful

2. Obedient

3. Compassionate

4. Kind

• We should practice virtues of honesty and hard work just as the rich young man.

• We should keep the commandments of God.

Ways in which Christians apply the teachings in the story of the rich young man

1. We must obey all the commandments of God.

2. We must share what we have with the needy it the society.

3. Build houses for the homeless.

4. Visiting the poor and taking food items and clothes to them.

5. We should be willing to help the needy.