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* HomeSchool stuff.. You’ll find everything from curriculum, to goals, to whatever I’m thinking about… when it comes to the awesome task of schooling my kids.
* Girl Scouts: Photos, ideas, field trips and badge ideas.
* Youth Group: I am the Middle High - Senior High Youth Coordinator at my church. I have posted my confirmation class worksheets on here. If you use them, let me know!
* HomeSchool stuff.. You’ll find everything from curriculum, to goals, to whatever I’m thinking about… when it comes to the awesome task of schooling my kids.
* Girl Scouts: Photos, ideas, field trips and badge ideas.
* Youth Group: I am the Middle High - Senior High Youth Coordinator at my church. I have posted my confirmation class worksheets on here. If you use them, let me know! Archive for March, 2009
Confirmation Class Using God’s Gifts Wisely: Christian Stewardship
March 29th, 2009 | 
Author: March 29, 2009
Using God’s Gifts Wisely: Christian Stewardship
The Bible says that everything in the world belongs to God—not to us. Our bodies belong to God. Our automobiles belong to God. Our money belongs to God. In face, everything that we touch or use is God’s property, and not ours. He merely entrusts it to us for a period of time, after which it all goes back to Him, and we will be held responsible to Him for the way in which we handled it.
1. According to Psalm 24:1, to whom does the earth, along with everything and everybody in it belong?
2. According to I Corinthians 6:19-20, to whom do our bodies belong?
3. What does I Peter 4:10 tell us to do with the gifts we have received from God?
4. In Luke 6:38, what does Jesus say will happen if we give?
5. According to Leviticus 27:30, what portion of the produce of the land belongs exclusively to God? What percentage is that?
When you are managing another person’s property, you are obligated to follow the rules that the owner has made. In the Bible we find the rules that God has given us for using His property. Some of the most important are:
A: We should keep our bodies and minds healthy and free from evil.
B: We should use time wisely, with a proper balance of worship, prayer, study, work and rest. We should not waste time by laziness and foolishness.
C: We should treat God’s world with respect, and not destroy, damage, or pollute His creation, or use the things in it for selfish or evil purposes.
D: We should make sure that the opportunities, resources, and products of the world and human labor, are fairly distributed, and that the inequalities which do exist are not the result of oppression and injustice.
E: We should give a least a tithe (ten percent) of your time, talent and income to the special work of God in worship, teaching, witness and evangelism.
6. According to II Corinthians 9:8, if we give generously to do God’s work and help other, what will He do for us?
7. What does “steward” mean?
8. How would you answer a person who said, “God has no right to tell me what to do with my body or my time or my money?”
9. How do we know that giving ten percent (or more) of our income to Christ’s work won’t cause us to end up in poverty or bankruptcy?
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Confirmation Class: Witnessing for Christ
March 22, 2009
Witnessing for Christ
So many people don’t really know Jesus. Most have heard His Name, but they don’t really understand WHO He is, and what He wants to do for them.
1. Why is it important to know Jesus?
2. In Acts 1:8, what does Jesus say we will be, when the power of the Holy Spirit comes upon us?
3. Jesus said that we are to be His witness. What is a witness?
In a court of law, witnesses are people who give testimony concerning facts. In the same way, Christians are supposed to give their testimony concerning the facts about Jesus.
Some Facts about Jesus
Jesus is the Son of God. He died on the cross so our sins could be forgiven. He loves us. If you believe in Him and ask him to come into their heart, your sins are forgiven and you receive eternal life. God answers prayer. For you and I as Christians, Jesus lives in our hearts, and He guides us and gives us strength. All of these statements are facts we can share with others as our personal testimony.
4. In Acts 4:33, what did the disciples do with great power?
Unlike being a witness in a criminal or civil trial, where we would only give our testimony in a courtroom; we are called to give it to our relatives, friends, and neighbors; to those whom we see at work or in school; and to people that we meet anywhere—in stores restaurants, hospitals, banks, sporting events, wherever.
5. In Mark 5:19-20, what did Jesus tell the man, whom He had delivered from demons, to do? Did he do it?
6. In John 13:35, Jesus says that all people will know that we are His disciples, if we do what?
7. We can also give our testimony about Jesus in the form of actions. Read Luke 10:25-37. How did the Good Samaritan show his testimony through his actions?
When we are kind and helpful to another person, this shows them what God’s love is like. That was what the Good Samaritan did, when he stopped to help the man who had been robbed and beaten up. When we give up our time, our money, our convenience, in order to meet the needs of others, it can be a very powerful way of witnessing for Jesus. We can follow up our actions by using words to tell them what Jesus has done for us, and how they can ask Him to come into their heart, and fulfill their greatest need of all.
Jesus calls all of His followers—not just pastors, session members and elders—to be His witnesses. He wants you to witness for Him, today and every day, by your actions and by your words.
8. One way to witness is to tell people what Jesus means to you, and what He has done for you. This is sometimes called giving your personal testimony about Christ. What is your personal testimony?
9. A second way to witness is to show them God’s love by your actions. Who are some specific people to whom you could show God’s love by your actions, and what are some ways in which you could do it?
Confirmation Class: Communicating with God
March 15, 2008
Communicating with God: Prayer and Praise
1. In Jeremiah 33:3, what does God tell us to do, and what does He say He will do?
Some people say that Jeremiah 33:3 is “God’s Telephone number,” because in that verse, God tells us to “call Him up” and promises that He will answer us when we do. This is what prayer is—calling God up and talking things over with Him. However, you don’t need a telephone. The moment you turn your heart toward God and start to talk to Him, He is listening.
2. What is the first thing that Paul urges or advises, in Timothy 2:1?
Christians are like people out traveling, working for a company. We have to keep in touch with our Boss in order to be successful in our job. Many Christians get into trouble and failure because they don’t “call God up” and talk things over with Him. They just go ahead on their own and make big mistakes.
When you communicate with God, remember to cover everything that needs to be talked about. If you forget to pray about something important, you may regret it later on. The Lord’s Prayer, found in Matthew 6:9-13; is a pattern that
Jesus gave us, to help us be sure that we don’t omit anything. It suggests that when we talk with God, we should cover the following subjects:
A: Tell God our respect for Him and our loyalty to His kingdom and purpose. (Hallowed be Thy Name, Thy Kingdom come and Thy will be done).
B. Ask Him to provide for our needs (“daily bread” and other things).
C. Ask Him to forgive and correct our wrong doings (forgive our debts).
D. Promise that we will forgive those who have wronged us (as we forgive our debtors).
E. Ask Him to guide us (“lead us not into temptation”).
F. Ask Him to protect and/or rescue us from evil (“deliver us from evil”)
When covering these topics, we should go beyond the pattern-phrases of the Lord’s Prayer, and bring up the specific situations, needs and problems in our own lives. We should confess our specific sins, ask for guidance in regard to actual decisions or choices that we face (name them) and so on.
3. According to Luke 6:12, how long did Jesus pray on one occasion?
4. In Romans 8:26, who helps us to pray?
Remember that communication with God should be two-way. We should not only talk to Him, but we should also spend some time being quiet and listening for what He has to say to us.
5. According to I John 5:14, we can be confident or assured that God hears us, if we ask anything that is what?
6. In Psalm 116:1, why does the writer of this Psalm say that he loves the Lord? Why do you love the Lord?
7. According to Hebrews 13:15, what kind of sacrifice should we offer to God?
Prayer should be a regular habit; not something that we only do occasionally, whenever we happen to think of it, or when we are in trouble. The Bible emphasizes that we should pray constantly, regularly.
Along with prayer, we should spend time daily in praising God and thanking Him for what He has done. The Bible emphasizes the importance of praise. When we praise God, it uplifts our hearts and gives us the right attitude. Even when things do not seem to be going well, and we feel discouraged, we should still make the effort to praise God, because He is still watching over us in love, and will eventually make everything right if we trust Him and obey Him.
8. Why should we keep on praying even if God doesn’t give us what we ask for right away?
9. What are some of the different ways we can praise God?
Next week bring one or two examples of a song that praises God.
