Activity Defining Christian Life 

St. Paul had many important things about how to live a faithful, holy life and be true to the
principals he learnt from his Jewish upbringing. Below is an excellent summary.

TASK: Use the words at the bottom of the passage to complete the sentences.

Paul actually never met or saw Jesus ___________. His conversion,

however, marked a complete ___________ to the teachings he had read

in the gospels. One of the common themes in Paul’s life and in his

writings was his passion to live like Jesus Christ, to get to know him

better and to help others realise that God’s love was ___________. He

often spoke about the importance of having a personal relationship with

Jesus by___________ and by using Jesus’ actions as inspiration for his

own ___________. As he ___________ it himself, Paul believed that

personal ___________ was possible for everyone.

Paul’s missionary journeys had such a great impact on the early

Christian communities that he was awarded the title of ‘___________’. He

believed that everyone could be ___________ in faith and belief in Christ

and so become his ‘___________’. The key to Christian life, according to

Paul, was evidenced in one’s ___________ of others and how they lived

out their commitment to Jesus’ ___________.

apostle unconditional behaviour preach

transformation commitment treatment united

praying Body experienced teachings

TASK: How did Mary Mackillop put Christ at the center of her life?

A) What are 5 things Mary Mackillop did to make her life more ‘Christ-like’ (look at the
youtube clips on our class weebly to help you):

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B) Write an acrostic poem which describes what a life which places Christ at the center
looks, feels and sounds like. Use the letters CHRIST to as the starting letter for your
first word for each idea. The first letter (C) is done for you.

Committed to your Christian faith

H
R
I
S
T
at the centre