Author: Samantha Ketley

Unit 2a.6 – Kingdom of God
When Jesus left, what was the impact of Pentecost?

Key Vocabulary
Pentecost—50 days after Easter when the Holy Spirit was sent to the disciples.
Easter— the most important festival in the Christian calendar. It celebrates Jesus rising from the dead, three days after he was crucified.
Resurrection—Jesus rises from the dead and confirms that he is the son of God.
Holy Spirit— part of the holy trinity and is God’s presence on Earth.
Kingdom of God— wherever people believe that God is king will be the Kingdom of God.

What images that represent the Holy Spirit can you find in this picture?

Can you use the bible to find these pieces of scripture that tells the story of the Resurrection and Pentecost?
Luke 24:1-6
Jesus is resurrected
Acts 1 6-9
Jesus Ascends to Heaven
Acts 1 10-26
The Disciples are waiting.
Acts 2:1-4
The Holy Spirit Comes at Pentecost

Can you explain why these images can be used to represent the Holy Spirit?

Outcomes / Make clear links between the story of the Day of Pentecost and Christian belief about the Kingdom of God on Earth. / Offer suggestions about what the description of Pentecost in Acts 2 might mean / Give examples of what Pentecost means to some Christians now. / Make simple links between the description of the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2, the Holy Spirit and the Kingdom of God and see how Christians live their whole lives and in their church communities. / Make links between ideas about the Kingdom of God explored in the Bible and what people believe about following God in the world today, expressing some of their own ideas.
Knowledge building blocks – pupils will know that: / Christians believe that Jesus inaugurated the ‘Kingdom of God’ – ie Jesus’ whole life was a demonstration of his belief that God ins King, not just in heaven but here and now (‘Your Kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven’) / Christians believe Jesus is still alive, and rules in their hearts and lives by the Holy Spirit, if they let him. / Christians believe that after Jesus returned to be with God the Father, he sent the Holy Spirit at Pentecost to help the Church to make Jesus’ invisible Kingdom visible by living lives that reflect the love of God / Christians celebrate Pentecost as the beginning of the Church.