Wednesday, August 31, 2010Wednesday, August 31, 2010

Today’s Agenda:Today’s Agenda:

Special Intentions and PrayerSpecial Intentions and Prayer

Review of Fridays ClassReview of Fridays Class

God Created Us to Know HimGod Created Us to Know Him

Essential VocabularyEssential Vocabulary

Timeline ActivityTimeline Activity

Special Intentions and PrayerSpecial Intentions and Prayer

ReviewReview

I canI can identify identify ways in which God is ways in which God is present in my life.present in my life.

Faith Statement: God created us Faith Statement: God created us to know him.to know him.

When did you first realize that God was When did you first realize that God was present in your life?present in your life?

Searching for GodSearching for God

In Scripture we read that God created us In Scripture we read that God created us “…in his image; in the divine image” “…in his image; in the divine image”

(Genesis 1:27).(Genesis 1:27).

Searching for GodSearching for God

But we continue to search for God But we continue to search for God because we are created by him and because we are created by him and for him, and because God will never for him, and because God will never stop calling us to know him and to stop calling us to know him and to

love him.love him.

ReflectionReflection

God created us in his image – we God created us in his image – we reflect who God is.reflect who God is.

How can you be a reflection of God for How can you be a reflection of God for other people in your life?other people in your life?

Faith Statement: God makes Faith Statement: God makes himself known.himself known.

God makes himself knownGod makes himself known

““God reaches out to us through Divine God reaches out to us through Divine Revelation and fully reveals who he is in Revelation and fully reveals who he is in the words and deeds of his Son, Jesus the words and deeds of his Son, Jesus

Christ.”Christ.”

Essential VocabularyEssential Vocabulary

Divine RevelationDivine Revelation salvationsalvation

Timeline ActivityTimeline Activity

1.1. Think of some major events or milestones in Think of some major events or milestones in your life, from your birth to the present, and your life, from your birth to the present, and list them on a sheet of paper.list them on a sheet of paper.

2.2. On a separate sheet of paper, make a On a separate sheet of paper, make a timeline of these events.timeline of these events.

3.3. Under each event, describe a way in which Under each event, describe a way in which God had reached out and made himself God had reached out and made himself known to you.known to you.

Due: Friday Due: Friday

Enjoy the rest of your day!!Enjoy the rest of your day!!