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Week 2: Increase Our Faith

Luke 17:5-10

Luke 17:3-10

if your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him; and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, and says, `I repent,' you must forgive him." The apostles said to the Lord, "Increase our faith!" And the Lord said, "If you had faith as a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamore tree, `Be rooted up, and be planted in the sea,' and it would obey you.

Faith and Service (Luke17:3-10) Key Points

1. Faith is: • Is a Light from God allowing us to see and encounter God (Father,

Son and Holy Spirit) and to see and live in the Truth, Beauty, Goodness.

• Loving God Believe in God • Trusting God • Listening to God • Obeying God • Knowing God

2. Jesus tells us that if we love God then we have to forgive everyone because He forgives us. 3. Do not let the chance to forgive someone slip away 4. Make a list of the people who have hurt you and while praying forgive them and ask Jesus to forgive them.

Fides Quaerens Intellectum (Faith Seeking Understanding)

Week 2: Salvation History

Salvation History God’s Plan of Love

What is history?

Salvation History God’s Plan of Love

What is history?

History is the study of past events, people and places in order to understand and appreciate where we came from – our roots – and to better understand the present and move into the future.

Salvation History God’s Plan of Love

What is Salvation?

Salvation History God’s Plan of Love

What is salvation?

Salvation is God saving us from sin, death and Hell. Synonyms of salvation: (A synonym is word exactly the same as another word)

• Rescue • Saving • Deliverance • Redemption • Escape

Salvation History God’s Plan of Love

What is Salvation History?

Salvation History God’s Plan of Love

What is Salvation History? Christianity is rooted in history In real people, places and events of the past. Salvation History is the story of God slowly revealing Himself to us over time and telling us His plan to save all men and women. Beginning with the Creation of the World God reveals Himself to us through people, places and event. Everything that God reveals about Himself can be seen in Jesus The Church, instituted by Jesus Christ, continues to reveal God to us.

Salvation History God’s Plan of Love

What is Salvation History? Salvation History is rooted in real times, places, events and people:

• Garden of Eden, desert, Egypt, Red Sea, Israel, Jericho, Mount Sinai, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Cana, Galilee, Samaria …

• Creation, Flood, Exodus, Ten Commandments, preaching of the prophets, Annunciation, Incarnation, Miracles, Last Supper, Passion, Death Resurrection …

• Adam and Eve, Noah, Abraham and Sarah, Moses, the prophets, David … John the Baptist, Joachim and Anne, Zechariah and Elizabeth, Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Peter, Paul …

• Jesus Christ is the FULLNESS of God’s Revelation

Salvation History God’s Plan of Love

Name some people, places and events of Salvation History. The following slides will help you create your timeline.

How many people, places and events can you identify?

Salvation History God’s Plan of Love

Homework

1. Show your parents the sheet on the virtue of the Month and begin it.

2. Review today’s Power Point presentation and make sure you understand and are able to explain the term, Salvation History.

3. Create a timeline of Salvation History. (To be handed in next Tuesday.)