Lesson 8: The Holy Christian Church

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Lesson 8 The Holy Christian Church

• Confirmation Class
• Living Hope Lutheran Church

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Review from last time

• T/F. When I am born, by nature, Im Gods enemy.
• T/F. The Holy Spirit blows wind through me in
  order to make me believe.
• T/F. The Holy Spirit works faith in me through
  Gods Word and Sacraments.
• T/F. Sanctify means to set one apart from all
  the others.
• T/F. The Holy Spirit is more of a force than a
  person in the Trinity.

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What is the Holy Christian Church?

• I Peter 122-211
• 1. The word church means called out.
• 2. The Holy Christian church is all the people
  who have been called out of darkness into Gods
  wonderful light (all believers everywhere).
• 3. We become a part of the Church when the Holy
  Spirit gives us a new birth through Gods Word
  and the Sacraments.
• 4. The Cornerstone of the Church is Jesus. All
  who believe in Him are living stones built on the
  Cornerstone.

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What is a Christian Congregation?

• 1. It is a gathering, or assembly of people
  around Gods Word and sacraments.
• 2. The difference between the Holy Christian
  Church and a Christian congregation In a
  Christian congregation there may also be
  hypocrites (pretend believers).
• I Peter 2 1-2
• One important purpose for Christian
  congregations to keep us growing in our
  Christian faith and life through the Word of God
• Hebrews 10 23-25
• Gods will for Christians That we assemble
  together in congregations to hear the Word, to
  strengthen each other, and to become equipped to
  spread the Word with others.

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With Which Congregation or Other Religious
Organization Should I Join in Fellowship?

• John 17 21
• 1. Jesus wants Christians to be one as He and
  His Father are one, that is, perfectly agreed in
  all things.
• John 10 27-28
• John 8 31
• Matthew 28 20
• 2. Jesus wants Christians to remain faithful to
  His word in all its parts. We should belong to
  an evangelical (Gospel-centered), orthodox
  (correct teaching) church.
• Matthew 7 15
• Romans 16 17
• 3. We should not unite with, but keep away from,
  teachers, churches and religious organizations
  which go against the teachings of any part of
  Gods Word.

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Agree or disagree

• When I look at my church, St. Johns Lutheran, I
  see all the believers in Christ.

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True or False.

• When I go to church, I go to learn how to be a
  better person.