Quote for Reflection (Sunday, March 21, 2021)
“Baptism in the primitive church was an eschatological sacrament. It meant that the person baptized was snatched out of a world delivered over to the immediately impending judgement of God […]
Category: Faith Formation and Christian Education
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Questions for Reflection (Sunday, March 21, 2021)
What are the attitudes and behaviors in the prevailing culture that are contrary to the fruit of the Holy Spirit recorded in Gal. 5:22-23? Since we are redeemed through Christ […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, March 14, 2021)
“Records from the third century tell us that candidates wishing to enter the community were brought to the community teacher and presented for acceptance into the church. The sponsors had […]
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Quote for Reflection (Sunday, March 14, 2021)
“Baptism signifies that Christians are made – not born; that radical, lifelong submission through repentance and conversion is required of all who heed the Gospel call. In addition, Baptism not […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, March 7, 2021)
“Baptism after all, has been known from the earliest times as the “sacrament of faith.” The role of faith in baptism is crucial. A sacrament is a celebration in which […]
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Questions for Reflection (Sunday, March 7, 2021)
What are the areas of our life that need the transforming presence of the Holy Spirit? What conflicts do we feel between the call of Jesus to deny ourselves, take […]
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Quote for Reflection (Sunday, March 7, 2021)
“So the beginning of Christian life is a new beginning of God’s creative work. And just as Jesus came up out of the water, receiving the Spirit and hearing the […]
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Did You Know? (Sunday, February 28, 2021)
“A simple confession of faith in Christ [was] no longer sufficed for admission to baptism. Those who had initially heard the news about Jesus were Jews who were living according […]
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Quote for Reflection (Sunday, February 28, 2021)
“That divine image is restored, renewed, discovered again in baptism. We emerge from the baptismal waters as new creations. Never totally new, of course. No matter how dramatic the change, […]
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Question for Reflection (Sunday, February 28, 2021)
Identify the areas of our lives that impede the work of the Holy Spirit who dwells within us, since the moment of our baptism? What tensions do we feel between […]