LESSON FIVE: QUESTIONS

LESSON FIVE

Preparation: Opening Prayer

      Song: The Horse and Rider
I will sing unto the Lord for He has triumphed gloriously;
the horse and rider thrown into the sea...
The Lord my God, My strength and song is now become my victory.
The Lord is God and I will praise Him, My father’s God, and I will exalt him.

            Reflection

Proclamation: Scripture: Exodus 14:23-28

Explanation: Registration forms               

                        Check homework answers

                        Keep a binder for all lessons and handouts.

THE GIFT OF REVELATION

1. What is revelation?

2. Must we accept revelation?

3. Where can a person find the contents of revelation?

4. Who are the fathers and doctors of the Church?

5. Since the Bible was written over a period of many years by different authors in different countries, who collected them in to one book?

6. Should the average person read the Bible?

7. What are literary forms?

8. How does a person read the Sacred Scriptures?

9. What is the difference between a Protestant Bible and a Catholic Bible?

THE GIFT OF THE SACRED SCRIPTURES

1. What is the Old Testament (the Hebrew Scriptures)?

2. Why is this collection of books called the Old Testament?

3.What kind of history is recorded in the Old Testament?

4. What is the importance of the Hebrew people in God’s plan of salvation?

5. Who was Abraham?

6. Who was Moses?

7. What is a prophet?

8. What things were foretold by prophets concerning Christ and his kingdom?

9. What is the New Testament?

10. How were the Gospels composed?

Introduction of a Saint’s life: St. John the Baptist

Prayer: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit.  As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.  Amen

Homework: Read Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC), pp. 673-756

 

What is prayer? (p. 673)

 

What are the five main types of prayer? (pp. 693-696)

 

What are three expressions of prayer? (pp. 712-714)

 

What are some problems we face in prayer? (pp. 717-722)

 

What do the various parts of the Lord’s Prayer mean? (pp. 726-752)

 

            We Dare to Say

 

            Father

 

            Our Father

 

            Who Art in Heaven

 

            Hallowed Be Thy Name

 

            Thy Kingdom Come

 

            Thy Will be Done on Earth as it is in Heaven

 

            Give Us This Day Our Daily Bread

 

            And Forgive Us our Trespasses, as We Forgive Those Who Trespass against Us

 

            And Lead Us Not into Temptation

 

            But Deliver Us from Evil

 

Closing Prayer