In this week’s Gospel passage, Jesus reminds us of the two greatest commandments: Love God and love your neighbor. In this lesson, students will look more closely at the true meaning of love and how Christians are called to apply its definition in the modern world.
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The Greatest Commandment – Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time | Year A
Lesson Overview
Upper Elementary Lesson Materials
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- Have your students read the Gospel passage, or read it aloud to your students, and then answer the focus questions.
- Review and discuss the answers when they have completed the focus questions.
- Working individually, have your students reflect on the scenarios in the Loving Unloving worksheet.
- Review and discuss the answers when they have completed the worksheet.
- Have students read the What is Love worksheet and discuss the questions as a class.
Answer Key
Focus Questions
- A scholar of the law tested Jesus.
- He asked Him, “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”
- The first and greatest commandment is: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.”
- The second greatest commandment is: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
- On the two commandments.
Loving or Unloving
- Love of God
- Love of God
- Love of Neighbor
- Love of Neighbor
- Unloving
- Unloving
- Unloving
- Love of Neighbor
- Love of Neighbor
- Love of God
- Love of Neighbor
- Love of Neighbor
- Love of Neighbor
Lower Elementary Lesson Materials
Download all PDFsDirections
- Read the Gospel passage aloud to your students as they follow along. Then discuss the focus and reflection questions with them as a class.
- Working individually, have your students reflect on the scenarios in the Loving or Unloving? activity.
- Review and discuss the answers when they have completed the worksheet.
- End by having students draw and color a picture to take home of Jesus teaching the Two Great Commandments.
Answer Key
Focus Questions
- A scholar of the law tested Jesus.
- He asked Him, “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?”
- The first and greatest commandment is: “You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your
heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” - The second greatest commandment is: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
Loving or Unloving
- Loving
- Loving
- Unloving
- Unloving
- Loving
- Loving
- Unloving
- Loving
- Unloving
- Loving
