Memory Verse

“For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son,
that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16

Terms to help us understand:

Christ

God the Son

Jesus

Messiah

Savior

Student Thought Time

1. When was the last time you sacrificed something for someone else and why did you do it?

2. Why would a person die for someone else? Why did Jesus have to die?

3. How would you respond to someone who said, “Jesus was just like every other religious leader who ever walked on the earth”?

4. Which do you think is harder for people to do and why: believe in God or follow Christ’s teachings?

5. Why did John the Baptist call Jesus the “Lamb of God”?

And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

  What does this mean?  I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten of the Father from eternity, and also true man, born of the Virgin Mary, is my Lord, who has redeemed me, a lost and condemned person, purchased and won me from all sins, from death, and from the power of the devil; not with gold or silver, but with His holy, precious blood and with His innocent suffering and death, that I may be His own and live under Him in His kingdom and serve Him in everlasting righteousness, innocence, and blessedness, just as He is risen from the dead, lives and reigns to all eternity.

  This is most certainly true.

Walk in Faith

This past week I exercised my freedom of faith, led by God in:

To the best of my knowledge, __________________ has completed his/her homework assignment for confirmation class this week.

____________________ (Parent’s Signature)

Assignment for the week of September 15, 2004

• You will need a spiral notebook or three-ring binder specifically to save each Lesson’s assignment and the work accomplished. Your guide may ask to see the work at any time.

• Faith Story focus for this week:

Think and write what this says to you: there is perhaps only one question more important than “Who is Jesus?” That question is “Who is Jesus to me?”

• Attend weekly worship. Fill out the Worship Notes (available in the narthex) and return them to Nancy Schuett when completed.

Your Faith Story

  At the conclusion of this year, you have the opportunity to compose and share your faith story. Your faith life has been influenced by parents, family, friends, mentors, Sunday School classes, youth group experiences, etc. Take some time over this coming year to write about how these faith life experiences have affected you and your faith. Each week you will be given a thought to think and write about. Write a paragraph and keep it in your spiral notebook or three-ring binder. Each thought will guide you in eventually writing your faith story in February. Show Nancy at least monthly that you are accomplishing these assignments.