Lesson 2: Jesus

is the Ultimate
Moral Norm

Song Analysis: Jesus, My

friend

https://www.youtube.co
m/watch?
v=31ejlxzPmNQ

1.What line struck you the

most? Why?
2.What is the message of
the song?
3.What is your image of
Jesus? Why?

As we grow up, we
are faced with more
and more choices,
while some choices
may be easy to make,
others being more
difficult, may prompt

What
should we
do? Where
should we
go?

OLLOW CHRIST
I am the Way, the
Truth, and the
Life. No one comes
to the Father except
through Me.

What is Christian Morality?

It is about our

daily following of
Jesus
Christ,
strengthened by
the Holy Spirit.

Why is it
relevant to
make Christ
the Ultimate
Norm?

Jesus is the WAY because He

1. reveals to us the Father and
2. reveals who we truly are;
growing persons-incommunity, redeemed, and
made holy everyday.

Do you find it
hard to truly
follow Christ?
Why?

Recognizing

Gods
gift of intellect or
reason,
freedom,
conscience, our basic
identity of being good
and that we are
Gods
image
and

We

need the
Holy Spirit to
enlighten and
inspire us in
our
following

CHURCH TEACHING: CFC 675:

Christian moral life, then,

is about the Gospel. It is
about growing in love and
holiness.
It is the process of becoming
authentically human (cf. RH
14).
The Christian moral person
is one who experiences the

 Love one another as I have

loved you (John 15:12)

Be a Good Samaritan! (Luke

10:37)
Wash one anothers feet

(John 13:14)
Forgive seventy times

seven (Matthew 18:21-22)

Go sell your possessions and

give the money to the poor

Catechism for Filipino Catholics,

682)

Christian moral life is

simply the call to
become loving
persons, in the
fullness of life-withothers-in community
before God, in
imitation of Jesus

CHURCH TEACHING: CFC 674

Christian faith is more

than a set of truths to be
believed; it is the way

of Christ which
leads to eternal
life. It is the gospel of
Christ believed and lived

CHURCH TEACHING: CFC 220

Christian faith is
centered on JESUS
CHRIST, who is Himself
the Way, the Truth, and
the Life (John 14:6). The
truth that Christ brings
us is both a gift of God

CHURCH TEACHING: CFC 220

GIFT: Christs truth is

both life-giving and
liberating.
TASK: It is an on-going
task of 1)discerning the
truth, and 2)professing it
with courage.

Vision board making

Using some old magazines, you
will make your own vision
board.
Questions:
1. How does your dream future

self help you draw an

intimate union with Jesus?
2. How will you become a

Criteria: Vision board

Content- 10pts.
Display of vision- 5 pts.
Creativity- 5pts.
Total: 20pts.

Summary
The more the person
acts (Human Morality)
according to his/her true
identity the more he/she
reflects
(Christian
Morality) the Creator
(Jesus,
the
WAY,

Vanity Tag
Make a vanity tag that
will synthesize our
lesson for today.