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< Back December 9, 2024 Do you know your Christmas songs? Click the link below to answer questions about Christmas songs in our hymnal. Songbook Puzzle Christmas Peace Previous

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< Back Confirmation Day 2: God, the Triune God Day 2, Lesson 4: The Sabbath Day, Keep It Holy Objective Created for man to Study God’s Word, rest and refresh his mind; The Sabbath Day is honored Learning Outcome Explain God’s purpose for the Sabbath Day and how to honor it Confirmation Exercise Questions None Reference Material Booklet Song: The Sabbath day, let it be blest, / That thou and all thy house may rest; / Keep hand and heart from labor free / and hear mu preaching willingly. O Lord, have mercy. (SHZ 180 v.4) Booklet Text: Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. (Exodus 20:8) Additional Reference Material SCRIPTURE Gen. 2:1-3; Ex. 16:23-30, 20:8-10; Heb. 4:4-10 CURRICULUM Lesson 6.4 ADDITIONAL LESSON POINTS Student will understand that God has commanded a day of rest so that man has opportunity to pause beside God's Holy Word and to also rest and refresh his mind and body. The student will be able to explain how the Sabbath day is honored and give examples that demonstrate their understanding. RESOURCES Luther’s Small Catechism, p. 5 Part I. The Ten Commandments VZ: Keep the Sabbath Day Holy, Sept. 2007, page 2; Previous Next

< Back December 18, 2024 Click the audio link below to hear a poem titled A Message of Joy. To read the poem, click the link. A Message of Joy A Message of Joy Previous

< Back Confirmation Day 2: God, the Triune God Day 2, Lesson 2: Faith, a Gift from God Objective Faith is our connection to God, preserved in a clean and undefiled conscience; By Faith, we already own what we hope for, and believe in things not seen Learning Outcome Define faith and how to preserve it. Confirmation Exercise Questions None Reference Material Booklet Song: Our Faith is the greatest of gifts we could own. / Through Christ we are given the hope of a crown. / Through grace He doth give us the strength to believe / When blessing in His name and blood is received. (SHZ 403 v.2) Booklet Text: But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. (Hebrews 11:6) Additional Reference Material SCRIPTURE Hab.2:4; Matt. 6:30; Rom. 1:7; 5:12; 10:17; Acts 26:18; 1 Cor. 2:5; Gal.5:22; Eph. 2:8, 4:5, 6:16; 1 Tim. 1:19, 3:9, 6:12; 2 Tim. 3:15, 4:7; Heb. 10:22,23. 11:1-3, 11-6; 1 Pet 1:7 CURRICULUM None ADDITIONAL LESSON POINTS To know God and our Savior Jesus Christ by faith is the most important matter in man’s life. A general revelation is not sufficient for knowing God Only in Jesus Christ can man truly know God Faith carries us to heaven RESOURCES Voice of Zion: Bible Concepts: What is Faith? Y. Talo, January 1993, page 13 Voice of Zion: Faith of the Heart, L. Hakso, February 200, pages 4,5 Obedience of Faith, E. Alajoki, LLC Winter Services, 1995 Faith and Reason, J. Lehtola, LLC Summer Services, 1995 Unity of Faith and Understanding, W. Lampi, LLC Summer Services, 2007 Through Faith We Understand, K. Nissalä, LLC Winter Services, 2014 Previous Next

Our Mission To preach the gospel of repentance and remission of sins to the people of our communities, our nations, and throughout the world so that they might become partakers with us of the grace that God offers sin-fallen man in His Son Jesus Christ. To nurture and strengthen the faith of the believing and root our children in Christian faith in God's kingdom. To awaken and inspire Christian values and ethics, soberness of mind, love of homeland, and responsible citizenship among the people of our nations.

< Back December 12, 2024 Click the audio link below to hear a story titled C'mon, Nels! To read the story, click the link. C'mon, Nels! C'mon, Nels! Previous

< Back Confirmation Day 4: The Holy Spirit, The Spirit of God Day 4, Lesson 3: Conscience, God's Voice In Us Objective The conscience guides us to do what is right, warns of sin, and instructs to repent when we have fallen; The conscience works properly when it is bound to God’s Word and the voice of the congregation Learning Outcome Describe what the conscience is and how it functions Confirmation Exercise Questions None Reference Material Booklet Song: Listen, precious young believer, / To your heart your Friend is speaking: / “Friend, I know that you are tempted. / It is you that I am seeking.” (SHZ 486 v.1) Booklet Text: “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Genesis 39:9) Additional Reference Material SCRIPTURE Gen. 39:7-12; Dan. 1:8; Ps. 103:8-13; Gen. 3:7,8; 1 Sam. 24:5; 2 Sam. 24:10; Job 15:20-25; 27:5,6; Ps. 32:3,4; 38:1-22; 40:11,12; 51:1-19; Prov. 16:25; Jer. 6:15; Luke 11:33-36; Acts 24:16; Rom. 2:14, 15; 7:15-23; 1 Tim. 1:18,19; 3:9; Heb. 9:14; 10:22; Isa. 1:16,18; 1 Pet. 3:15-17; 1 John 3:20-21; 1 Cor. 4:3-5; Ps. 139:23,24 CURRICULUM Lesson 3.5 ADDITIONAL LESSON POINTS It is significant that God wishes to forgive and cleanse the conscience. Student will know how to care for his/her conscience. RESOURCES Christian Doctrine 16; Keep Faith and a Good Conscience, J. Bloomquist, Phoenix Winter Services, Feb 1998; VZ: Faith and Good Conscience Discussed, H. Huhdanpää, Feb 1999, page 7; Decision-Making Tied to God’s Word and Good Conscience, J. Stewart, Mar. 2015, page 2 Previous Next

< Back December 19, 2024 Click the link below to open instructions for creating a manger scene showing Baby Jesus. Jesus in the Manger Christmas Peace Previous

< Back Confirmation Day 7: Mission Work: Go Ye Therefore and Teach All Nations Day 7, Lesson 4: Mission Work, Spreading the Gospel Objective God commands that we go into the world to preach the message of Christ to everyone; God leads and guides the work Learning Outcome Give examples of how God has spread His word throughout the world. Confirmation Exercise Questions #12. How does the work of Christ continue in the world today? Through the work of the Holy Spirit in His congregation. Reference Material Booklet Song: When Jesus was trav’ling among us / He freely extended His grace. / He still offers hope and forgiveness: / “I want to rekindle your faith.” / He sent forth His spirit in us to abide / And gave us the duty to feed and to guide: / “Go, therefore, and teach in each nation and place / My word of salvation and grace. (SHZ 184 v.2) Booklet Text: Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.(Matthew 28:19,20) Additional Reference Material SCRIPTURE Prov. 14:34; Jer. 29:7; Rom. 13:1-7; 1 Tim. 2:1,2; 1 Pet. 2:13-15; I Kings 3:7-9; Ps. 5:8; 17:5; 143:8, 10; Prov. 1:7; 11: 10,11; 29:8; Eccl. 9:18; Matt. 5:13-16; Gen. 39:1-9; Ps. 23; 34:7-10,15,17; 84:11; Prov. 1:33; 2:21,22; Nah. 1:7; Mark 16:18; Luke: 10:19; John 16:33; 2 Cor. 4:16-18; Gen. 1:27; Acts 10:28; 17:26-28; Gal. 3:28; Job 31:13-15; Ps. 33:13-15,18,19; Matt. 5:13-16; Heb. 12:14; Rom. 12:18-21; Acts 17:26, 27; Prov. 14:34; Ezek. 18:32; 1 Tim. 2:4; 2 Pet. 3:9; Ps. 34:14; Matt. 5:9; Acts 1:1-8; Acts 3; Acts 8:26-40 CURRICULUM Lessons 6.5, 6.6, 9.2 ADDITIONAL LESSON POINTS God wishes to fulfill His will in the various situations of societal life. Student will learn to ask for and seek God's will in various issues of societal life. God wishes that we confess faith in word and deed in different situations of societal life and thus confess their Lord. Christ's promises to be with His own every day, everywhere, also in societal life. God's creation people are equal, but at the same time different and unique. Student will try to develop his/her own and the group's attitude toward acceptance of other groups and cooperation with them without departing from the teachings of God's Holy Word. Student will learn to find methods for diminishing tension between groups, understanding here also the significance of asking and granting forgiveness. Student will learn to value his/her own national heritage as a gift of God, but at the same time relate positively to other nations. Mission work today is very much like the events recorded in the book of The Acts. Mission work happens in God’s, not man’s time, and He reveals where and when it happens. RESOURCES By Faith 36; I Found God’s Kingdom, SRK/LLC Book, a collection of believer’s stories LLC Website:Neither Jew or Greek, B. Johnson, Winter Services, 2008 Previous Next