Our Life With Jesus

We took a look through our Bibles. Among our observations: --It is a "book of books," one of our class members said. --66 books in all, containing the stories of God and God's people. --The catalogue is separated into two sections or testaments. --The Hebrew Scriptures, comprising 39 of the books, are often referred to as 'The Old Testament." --The Christian Scriptures, comprising 27 books, are often referred to as "The New Testament." --Much of the Bible was first shared orally: the stories and teachings were told and learned and passed from generation to generation. --The Bible is a story book, with rich narratives and an overarching story. --Although Genesis is the first book in our Bibles, it was not the first one in written form (the Book of Amos was). --Exodus is a freedom story. --The Psalms (150 in all) are hymns, poems, and liturgies used in worship. --The Prophets are people sent by God to u at different times to speak Go

Our second gathering focused on this prompt: Tell Me About Jesus. The descriptions of Jesus that were shared included: Titles Son of God Messiah Lamb of God "God-is-with-us (Emmanuel)" Son of Man ("True Human") Roles Teacher Guide Savior Lord He Died for Our Sins He spread the Good Word of God Friend that I talk to Superhero Helped People in Need Characteristics A Jew Carpenter Resident of the Holy Land: Israel Heroic Stories We Remember About Jesus --The Raising of Lazarus  (John 11:1-44) --Bread and Fish Distributed/Feeding of 5000 (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:30-44; Luke 9:10-17;      John 6:1-14) --First Miracle:  Turning Water into Wine at the Wedding  (John 2:1-11) --Birth  (In two of the gospels--Matthew 1:18-25, and Luke 1:26-38; 2:1-20) We named the four gospels that tell us the stories of Jesus--Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John--the first four books of the New Testament. Are there other titles, roles, and qualities of Jesus

Welcome to the Confirmation year!  It is a joy to have each of you taking part. The theme is "Our Life With Jesus."  In the gospels, Jesus meets each of his disciples where they are, engages them for who they are, and offers them an invitation: "Follow me."  In doing so, he beckons them to a way of life together that will reveal God's presence and God's Reign of Love in the midst of their very lives..  A disciple i s a "learner."  It becomes the joy of Jesus' disciples to learn the ways of Jesus by heart and to proclaim the good news of God's eternal, saving love for all people.Today, you are such disciples! Jam Richardson's beautiful artwork, "The Best Supper," is an image that adorns the cover of your Confirmation notebook.  We hope that it will be a constant reminder of your place at Jesus' table, and the role that you have in realizing the fullness of life that God intends for all of us, and for the world God so