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Leader Guide: 60-Lesson Catechism Study

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7 U n i t 1 — L e s s o n 1 5 What Is Confirmation? Consider This Here you are, at the beginning of this thing called confirmation. Take a deep breath, and think. If you had to map out the critical moments in your life, what would they look like? Below is a timeline of sorts. One end marks when you were born. The X on the other side represents you, right here, right now. The line in-between is where you've been and what you've done. Take a few minutes and think about the big moments in your life. Try to put them in order on your timeline. As a bonus, draw some little pictures that represent the important points as well. Unit 1: Introduction to Confirmation Your Life of Faith You are God's child; He's been with you the whole way. Did you mark your Baptism on the time- line? Also make sure to add any other great memories from church, prayer, or devotion. God's not through with you, though. Your life of faith is now reaching another important place. This is in an ancient rite called Confirmation. At the end of a time of instruction and examination, you'll publicly confess your ongoing baptismal faith as part of God's story of salvation in front of your family, friends, and fellow believers. You'll pledge your ongoing, lifelong faithfulness to Christ. If you have not already been admitted, you also may be prepared to receive admission to the Lord's Supper. YOU RIGHT NOW YOUR LIFE BEGINS God has called me to be His own. I can understand the content of the Rite of Confirmation and its place in the Christian life. Preassessment Option: Prior to class, hand out slips of paper to each learner and have them each write down one question they have about the Rite of Confirmation. They each have to write something, but it is anonymous. Collect these questions. Have a quick look over these ques- tions and get a feel for what students already know or want to learn. If your learners don't know one another well, now would be a perfect time for an icebreaker. Try going around the class, sharing names, ages, schools, and one thing they know about the Rite of Confirmation. This will also provide a great opportunity for you to get a good check of their background knowledge of confirmation. This nonlinguistic activity could take lots of time. Another option would be to ask families to complete the activity at home before coming to class. Allow students who struggle with writing to dictate their events to you while you write for them. They can fill in pictures as ability and time allow. Give students a few min- utes, then read through the box at the bottom of the page to fill out the image even more. What Is Confirmation? timeLess trUth God has called me to be His own. Lesson FocUs The confirmands will understand the content of the Rite of Confirmation and its place in the Christian life.

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