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;
on the third day He rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he will 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.
I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
Questions:
How can one God be three “persons” – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?
How can Jesus be both God and human?
What is God’s kingdom like?
Think of one club, team or organization to which you presently belong. What is the purpose of this group? What is one requirement or belief of the group that helps all its members work toward a common goal?
Read Isaiah 49:15-16. What is the prophet attempting to tell us about God?
Read CCC #239. What does the Church say about God in this passage?
Read John 13:3-17. What does this passage tell us about Jesus and therefore about God?
When do you most feel the presence of Jesus in your life?
explore and express the qualities of relationships they want to have
name how they want others to “be with them”
know that each person has been created with the freedom to shape his or her own relationships
repeat and explain the Beatitudes
identify ways that the Beatitudes help us understand the Christian attitude toward being with others
articulate the Christian call to take on the attitude of Christ
Key Concepts
We are created with the freedom to shape our own relationships and to determine what kind of persons we will be with others.
We are called to make God manifest by acting in conformity with our creation “in the image and likeness of God.” (CCC #2085)
Our relationship with Jesus calls us to be of the “same mind” with Jesus, looking out for the interests and well-being of others with compassion and love. (Philippians 2.1-11)
The Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes describe for us the paths that lead to the kingdom of heaven. The grace of the Holy Spirit helps us to travel these paths. (CCC #1724)
The Beatitudes outline a distinctly Christian attitude toward being with others
Luke 5:12-14“He would withdraw to deserted places and pray.”
Response Idea #1:
Low tech (pencils, paper, bible, people): Divide class into 7 groups and assign a gift to investigate. First, investigate and explain what each gift is. Then, read and discuss each scripture reading accompanying that gift – summarize each story and tell how the gift is presented in the story. Then, write a complete sentence or two completing the phrase next to each gift.
Response Idea #2
High tech (computers, blogs): Collect words/phrases exploring a gift to create a Word Cloud: https://tagul.com/
Upload and embed your word cloud in a blog post with a write-up of Idea #1.
Create a hyperlink list of all 7 gifts (link to any 6 of your classmate’s completed posts on their gift).
Response Idea #3
High Tech: Listen to “Strong Enough?” by Matthew West. Read the lyrics from the google. Write a post discussing the gifts of the Holy Spirit. How do the gifts of the Spirit make us “Strong Enough”?
Response Idea #4
High Tech: Listen to “You Say” by Lauren Daigle. Read the lyrics. Write a post discussing the gifts of the Holy Spirit. How do the gifts of the Spirit make us “strong when I think I am weak”?
Response Idea #5
High Tech: Listen to “Even If” by MercyMe. Read the lyrics. Write a post discussing the gifts of the Holy Spirit. How do the gifts of the Spirit “give me the strength”?
