RE – Thursday 21st January
Here is what you will learn about in this session:
- Reflect on how does music makes you and other people feel?
- Understand that Christians use music to think about God.
- Understand that people use music to feel spiritual.
- Understand the Christian message in a famous modern song.
Important vocabulary:
Worship: To show devotion and respect to something.
Grace: The favour that God gave to all humanity by sending his son, Jesus Christ, to die on a cross.
Read this information about music and worship:
Christians use music in worship to think about God and their spiritual lives. People will feel differently depending on the piece of music. You don’t have to like the same music in order to share your Christian beliefs. Singing is an important part of many Church services. Christians believe that singing helps them communicate with God. It enables them to express many emotions including thanks, joy and sorrow. Many Churches have choirs who lead the congregation in song.
Now watch this clip to find out more about how Christians use singing as part of their worship:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/religious-studies-ks2-christian-worship/zvjv92p
Here is the video of Stormzy’s song “Blinded By Your Grace” with the lyrics below. Watch the video, listen to the words and read the lyrics.
Now write about this:
What messages do the lyrics have? What messages is Stormzy sharing with the world through his music? How has Stormzy shared his Christian faith and messages through music? How does Stormzy try to show grace?
You should spend between 45 minutes and an hour on this.
Stormzy is saying with the lyrics thank you God for creating us and making us live a happy life and to give respect to God so that He created us and making us happy and having a amazing life and in my opinion more people should respect God.
Do you have a song that makes you feel spiritual Alex?
1. About he’s blinded by Gods grace
2. Sharing what God has done
3. By singing about it
4. By saying he’s blinded by Gods grace
Hello Kiran
What do you think he means by “blinded by God’s grace”?
Mr Bushell
Blinded by God’s grace I think is supposed to mean that he gives lots of it to us
He is thanking god for saving his life when he was in a bad place that’s why he is blinded by his grace , He is sharing with the world how powerful god can be and how much respect he has for god.
Stormzy sang about being broken but then being fixed and saved by God.
He is sharing with the world that he is thankful for being saved and that he is blinded by his grace which I think means how great God is.
He sings about it so people can hear it.
Storm yesterday was explaining in his song that even if ur not fortunate or worthy we all have god to help us.
Stormzy is saying you she be thankful for what god did making us and the sorrounding and you should try to learn from him he sets a very good example for the world.
Do you have a song that makes you feel spiritual?
What messages do the lyrics have?
About what God is doing not because of humans.
What messages is Stormzy sharing with the world through his music?
By the grace of God that how he has explained that he is our creator no matter what.
How has Stormzy shared his Christian faith and messages through music?
By going to back to the memories that he had and showing that it is God that does everything.
How does Stormzy try to show grace?
By using his expression of how God is so important.
Well done Hargun.
Do you have a song that makes you feel good?
Stormzy is saying im blinded by your grace mabye because god gives grace to the world and famillies and us people.
What does “blinded by your grace” mean?
Do you have a song that makes you feel good?
1.He’s been blessed by the lord.
2.He’s sung about how he’s been blessed.
3.that he believes in God
4.by singing
Do you have a song that makes you feel good?
RE:
The messages are basically saying that Jesus is a great man and he really cares about every one
The message Stormzy is giving is that Jesus is a graceful man
He try’s to show grace by singing
What is Stormzy saying thank you for?
The lyrics mean that he is thankful for god for creating all of humanity.
Using the lyrics Stormzy is saying that we are all connected.
Stormzy is explaining his Christianity by singing a song that he is thankful of what god has done.
He is trying to show grace by singing a song.
Do you have a song that makes you feel good?