2. God Prepares for His Church
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3. Prayer - The Apostle's Creed
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of
heaven and earth; 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, is seated at the
right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence
He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I
believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church,
the communion of Saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
Goal : Learn about the Church as recited in the Creed
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Hebrew Word
Qahal –
Hebrew Word
Qahal –
Assembly/Gathering
Assembly/Gathering
Greek word
Ekklesia
Greek word
Ekklesia
People called together/
People called together/
called out
called out
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Ekklesia – Referring to Assembly
Ekklesia Referring to Assembly
Ekklesia Kyriake – Assembly of the Lord
Ekklesia Kyriake – Assembly of the Lord
CHURCH
English word
18. Why did God create us?
Use your worksheet to free write
19. Talk to your partner – discuss the answer
Report out to the group:
Why did God create us?
20. Video of the Creation ~http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ean_aMNkAgM
Creation of Humanity & Image and Likeness
21. How are we like God?
Endowed with an immortal soul, a rational intellect, and a free
will
Human relationship are to reflect the Blessed Trinity as a
“community of persons” – Father, Son and the Holy Spirit
Adam and Eve were created
Matrimony – two become one flesh – resultant – new human life
created with love
We all are one human family
22. Salvation History
Tragic fall from grace of our first parents
Used their free will to disobey God – deceived by Serpent
Consequence – they lost the grace of original holiness
Subject to death
Sin made present in the world
Every person then be born in the state of original sin
Original sin
Separates us from God
Darkens our intellect
Weakens our will
Inclines us towards sin
Because of original sin the world fell from God’s original plan
23. Conclusion
God will begin to restore
humanity to himself in the Old
Testament and this finds
fulfillment in the Church
Church is the assembly of the
people of God called by Christ
into communion
Take a minute look at your book and read the Apostles creed.
The word "Church" (Latin ecclesia, from the Greek ek-ka-lein, to "call out of") means a convocation or an assembly. It designates the assemblies of the people, usually for a religious purpose.139 Ekklesia is used frequently in the Greek Old Testament for the assembly of the Chosen People before God, above all for their assembly on Mount Sinai where Israel received the Law and was established by God as his holy people.140 By calling itself "Church," the first community of Christian believers recognized itself as heir to that assembly. In the Church, God is "calling together" his people from all the ends of the earth.
The word "Church" (Latin ecclesia, from the Greek ek-ka-lein, to "call out of") means a convocation or an assembly. It designates the assemblies of the people, usually for a religious purpose.139 Ekklesia is used frequently in the Greek Old Testament for the assembly of the Chosen People before God, above all for their assembly on Mount Sinai where Israel received the Law and was established by God as his holy people.140 By calling itself "Church," the first community of Christian believers recognized itself as heir to that assembly. In the Church, God is "calling together" his people from all the ends of the earth.
As Catholics we routinely use the word “Church” to describe all believers wherever they may be found, the local faith community, and the liturgical assembly
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comprises that part of the State of South Dakota East of the Missouri River.
Mystical Body, said it is the society of those who have been baptized, and who profess the faith of Christ, and who are governed by their bishops under the visible head, the Pope, the Bishop of Rome. The Church is a mystical society because the ultimate explanation of her nature is a strict mystery which transcends the capacity of our minds to comprehend. St. Paul, where he compares the union of man and wife in marriage with the union of Christ and the Church, and describes both alliances as a mystery.
Take a minute look at your book and read the Apostles creed.
