1. Who?
When?
Why?
What?
Where?

3. Mystery of God
Focus Question: How do I understand the ‘otherness’ of God through different religious traditions?
Learning Objective:
To explore what is meant by the mystery of God.
This Lesson
What is the Mystery of God?
Next Lesson
The concept of God in Art

4. This term we are going to focus on being independent learners.
This means we will learn the ‘stuff’ inside and outside the classroom, through written articles and videos, and use our learning in the lesson.
Skills Focus:
You will need more time for the
higher level thinking
tasks, which will also influence your mark for your notebook

5. Task 1: On a piece of paper, DRAW your imagination of GOD!
Stand up if your image:
is a man
has a beard
is wearing a dress
has a cloud
is pointing a finger

6. Task 2: Hot Potato!
You will have two minutes to write answers to the question on your paper before moving on to the next question.

7. Task 2: Hot Potato Questions
What is God like?
Who is God?
How is God a mystery?
What words or concepts would you use to describe God?
Draw images you would use to represent God.
What stories help you understand God?

8. Questions to discuss:
Can God be represented as a single being? Or is God more than one being?
When did we first start believing in God?
Why do we worship God?
Is God a human?
Would God put Jesus back on Earth to change us again?

9. Choose your own tasks based on your confidence on the topic!
After our discussions, explain in your own words (and in at least 3 sentences) who God is for/ to you?
Find 3 different images of God, copy them into your OneNote and answer: Why do you think different cultures or religions draw a different picture and/or have a different understanding about God?
What 5 questions would you ask God if you had the chance to interview him?
Go to our Weebly and click on the link for our Online Bible. Find a passage which provides information about God’s characteristics, appearance and/ or lessons for us humans. Copy the passage into your OneNote and explain in your own words what you learn about God.
Develop your own picture of God on your laptop and copy it into your OneNote. You can use any programme you are comfortable with.
Justify the following in a few sentences: It does not make a difference how God is portrayed because the lessons we learn from him are still the same.
Choose your own tasks based on your confidence on the topic!
Tip: Work at your own pace, this is not a race!