KEY TRUTHS FOR OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH & LIFE Examination April 25, 2009

Lesson One: THE BIBLE Martin Luther wrote the catechism to help ___________ teach their children the chief doctrines of the ________. The Holy Spirit _____________, or breathed into, the writers of the Bible the exact words he wanted. That means everything in the Bible is __________. The two main teachings of the Bible are the _________ which ________ ______ ______ and the _________ which ________ _____ ___________.

BIBLE PASSAGE Romans 1:16 I am not ________ of the ________, because it is the _______ of God unto ___________ to everyone who __________.

Memorization Books of the Bible: New Testament

Lesson Two: GOD and CREATION Triune means that God is _______ __________ in _______ _______. To believe in God means to _________ about God, _________ that what he says is true and _________ in him. God says he created all things out of __________ in ______ days. We can’t prove that but we can accept it by ________________. He created man in his _____________ (holy).

BIBLE PASSAGE Psalm 24:1 The earth is the _________, and ____________ in it, the ___________, and ______ who _________ in it.

MEMORIZATION 1 st Article of the Apostles Creed and “What does this mean?” to “all evil.”

1 st Article – Apostles Creed I _________________ in _________ the _____________ almighty, _______________ of ________________ and ____________________. What does this mean? I _________________ that ________ created me and ________ that _____________, and that he ____________ me my ___________ and ____________, eyes, _________, and all my _________________, my _____________ and all my _______________.

1 st Article And I _____________________ that ___________ still ___________________ me by _____________ and _______________ providing clothing and ______________, ____________ and drink, _________________ and home, spouse and ______________, ____________, __________________, and all I ___________, and all I ____________ to ____________ my ____________ and _______________. God also _____________________ me by ______________________ me against all ______________, guarding and ________________________ me from all _________.

Lesson Three: GOD PRESERVES HIS FALL CREATION Our loving God usually takes care of us by _____________ means, but at times by ______________. He causes bad things to work for my________ and sends his _________ to watch over me only because of His __________. The devil is an _________who fell into sin. Now people are born sinful (___________ ______) and need a Savior. God sent His own ______ to save us. By ____________ in Jesus I am saved.

BIBLE PASSAGE Romans 8:28 We know that ___ _____ _______ God works for the ______ of those who _______ Him, who have been ________ according to his _________.

MEMORIZATION What does this mean? of the 1st Article from “all evil” to “This is most certainly true.”

1 st Article (cont.) All this ____________ does only because ______ is my _____________ and ________________ Father in ___________________, and not because I have ___________________ or ____________________ it. For all this I ________________ to _______________ and ___________________, to ______________ and ____________ him. This is most certainly________.

Lesson Four: WHO IS JESUS CHRIST We know Jesus is God because He is __________God, __________ as God and He _________ like God. We know Jesus is man because he is _______ man, ___________ as man, and he ______ like man. As a man, Jesus could live __________ under the _______ for us and then _________ and ______. As God, Jesus’ perfect life and death could count for __________. Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament offices of ____________, ___________, and __________.

BIBLE PASSAGE Colossians 2:9 In ___________ all the fullness of the _________ _____________ in bodily _________.

MEMORIZATION 2ND Article of the Apostles Creed

2 nd Article – Apostles Creed I _____________________ in ______________ Christ, his only __________, our ____________, who was ___________________ by the Holy ________________, born of the ____________________ Mary, ________________ under ________________ Pilate, was ______________________, ______________, and was _________________. He ___________________ into ______________. The ________________ day he _____________ again from the ________________. He _________________ into ___________________________ and is ______________ at the _______________ hand of ___________ the Father ____________________. From there he will come to _______________________ the __________________ and the _______________.

Lesson Five: JESUS CHRIST REDEEMED ME Jesus is the Redeemer (one who _____ _______). He bought us back from ____, _______, and the _______ by his _________and _______ as my substitute. God has declared all people “not guilty”, or ________, as a gift of his grace. Now I am free to _______ and _______ as my way of saying thank you.

BIBLE PASSAGE 1 Peter 1:18-19 You know that it was not with __________ things such as ______ or _____ that you were __________,… but with the precious ______ of ________, a ______ without __________ or defect.

MEMORIZATION What Does This Mean? of the 2nd Article of the Apostles Creed to “sufferings and death”.

2 nd Article – Apostles Creed What does this mean? I _______________________ that ____________ ____________, true ___________, begotten of the ________________ from _________________, and also true _____________, born of the _________ _____, is my _____________. He has _____________ me, a ____________ and ______________ creature, ______________ and ______ me from all __________, from ____________, and from the ___________ of the _____________, not with ___________or ___________ but with his holy, precious ___________ and with his innocent ____________ and ________________.

Lesson Six: JESUS CHRIST WAS EXALTED FOR ME After redeeming us, Jesus was raised up, or ________. He descended into hell to announce his _________. He rose from the dead as proof he is ________, had defeated ____ and _____ and will ________ me and all ________. Jesus ascended into heaven to _________ a place for me. Now he _____________ for us, __________ us and ______ over all things for our good. I’m ready for his return when I ________ him. Until then, I will gladly ________and ______ him.

BIBLE PASSAGE 2 Timothy 4:18 The Lord will __________ me from every _______ attack and will bring me ___________ to his ________________ __________________.

MEMORIZATION What does this mean? of the 2nd Article of Creed from “sufferings and death” to “This is most certainly true.”

2 nd Article – Apostles Creed All this he _________ that ______ should be his __________, and __________ under ________ in his kingdom, and _________________ him in everlasting _______________________, innocence, and __________________________, just as he has ____________ from _______________ and _______________ and ______________ eternally. This is most _________________ true.

Lesson Seven: THE PERSON AND WORK OF THE HOLY SPIRIT I cannot choose to be a Christian because by nature I am ______, ________ to the things that come from God and an ___________ of God. The ________ _______ gives me faith in Jesus. He sets me apart, or ____________ me, from the unbelieving world into the _________ of God and for a new life of __________ _____ in all that I do. He does all this through God’s _______ and ______________.

BIBLE PASSAGE 1 Corinthians 12:3 No one can say: “____________ is _____________” except by the _________ __________.

MEMORIZATION 3rd Article of the Apostles Creed and What Does This Mean? up to “ the true faith”

3 rd Article – Apostles Creed I _____________ in the __________ __________; the holy _____________ _________, the ___________________ of ___________; the ____________ of ______; the _____________ of the ______; and the _______ everlasting. _____________.

3 rd Article – Apostles Creed What does this mean? I _______ that I ________ by my own __________ or _______ believe in _______ Christ, my _________, or _____ to him. But the __________ _______ has _________me by the __________, enlightened me with his ____, sanctified and _____ me in the true ______.

Lesson Eight: THE HOLY CHRISTIAN CHURCH The Holy Christian church is invisible, made up of ___ believers in Jesus everywhere. A Christian congregation is made up of people who gather around God’s ______ and __________. God wants me to be part of a congregation to ______the Word,____________ each other and _______ the Word to others; and one that is gospel- centered(____________) and true to the Bible (______________). We should be careful to fellowship in the church with those who teach _____________ Christ commanded.

BIBLE PASSAGE 1 Peter 1:23 “You have been ________ __________; not of perishable_________, but of ______________________, through the living and enduring ______ of ______.

MEMORIZATION Explanation of 3rd Article from “the true faith” to “This is most certainly true.”

3 rd Article – Apostles Creed In the same _______ he ___________, __________, _____________, and ___________ the whole _____________ church on ________, and ________ it with __________ __________ in the one true _____________. In this ___________ church he ________ and ________ forgives all________ to _______ and ________ believers.

3 rd Article – Apostles Creed On the _______ Day he will __________ me and all the_________ and give ___________ _______ to me and all _____________ in ____________. This is ________ _________ _________.

Lesson Nine: INTRODUCTION TO THE TEN COMMANDMENTS God gave us his law by writing it in ________ hearts at creation and by writing it on two _______ of stone. God’s law works like a ___________ (it shows us our sin) and like a guide ( it _________ us how we can serve and honor the Lord.) Obeying God’s law does not make us redeemed, justified, forgiven or saved. That happens only through ________ ___ _________. Obeying God’s law is part of our becoming _____________ (set apart for Jesus).

BIBLE PASSAGE Romans 13:10 ___________ is the fulfillment of the ___________.

Lesson Ten: THE FIRST COMMANDMENT To fear God means to put him ______. We love God because he first _______ us. We trust God because he will keep his ________. To fear, love or trust something or someone more than God is _____________. Jesus kept the first commandment ____________ for us. We want to obey this commandment out of _______ for him.

Lesson Ten: THE FIRST COMMANDMENT To fear God means to put him ______. We love God because he first _______ us. We trust God because he will keep his ________. To fear, love or trust something or someone more than God is _____________. Jesus kept the first commandment ____________ for us. We want to obey this commandment out of _______ for him.

BIBLE PASSAGE Matthew 22:37 ______ the Lord your ____ with all your _________ and with all your ______ and with all you _________.

MEMORIZATION The First Commandment with “What does this mean?”

Lesson Eleven: THE SECOND AND THIRD COMMANDMENTS God’s name is ____________ that stands for God. God gave us his name to _____ to him, joyfully _________ him and to _____ others. Sabbath means ________. We find spiritual rest only in the ___________ of sins through Jesus. We hear of that rest only in the ______ of God. God wants us to gather to _______ and ________ his word, and _________ and ______ him.

BIBLE PASSAGE Psalm 103:1,2 ________ the Lord, O my ________; all my inmost ________, praise his holy __________. Praise the _______, O my ________, and _________ not all his benefits.

MEMORIZATION 2 ND Commandment and “What does this mean?” 3 RD Commandment And “What does this mean?”

Second Commandment You shall not ____________ the _________ of the ______________ your __________. What does this mean? We should __________ and _____ God that we do not ____ ______ _______ to curse, ______, lie, or ________, or use __________, but ____ upon God’s ___________ in every ________, pray, ________, and give ______________.

Third Commandment Remember the _______________ day by keeping it _____________. What does this mean? We should ___________ and ___________ God that we do not ___________ preaching and his _______, but ______________ it as ________ and gladly _______ and _______ it.

Lesson Twelve: THE FOURTH AND FIFTH COMMANDMENTS The fourth commandment is about love for God’s ______________, such as__________ and others in authority. This we do out of ______ for Jesus. We respectfully disobey them when they tell us to _______ God’s Word. The fifth commandment is about love for human______. Human life is most important because it is the only time to come to ______ in Jesus and then to serve him. God wants us to ______and _________ others just as he _________ and ___________ us first.

BIBLE PASSAGE Ephesians 6:1 Children, ______ your __________ in the Lord, for this is _________.

MEMORIZATION 4 TH Commandment with “What does this mean?” 5 th Commandment with “What does this mean?”

Fourth Commandment Honor your _______ and ___________, that it may go ________ with you and that you may _______ long ______ on the __________. What does this mean? We should _______ and _____ God that we do not __________ or ________ our parents and others in __________, but _______, _______ and obey them, and give them _______ and _______.

Fifth Commandment You shall not _____________. What does this mean? We should _______ and ______ God that we do not ________ or __________ our ___________ in his body, but _________ and _____________him in every ____________ need.

Lesson Thirteen: THE SIXTH & SEVENTH COMMANDMENTS The sixth commandment is about love for God’s gift of _____ and __________. A Christian will want to ________, _______, and ______ the way God desires concerning sex and marriage. The seventh commandment is about love for God in the way we use his gift of ___________. God wants us to remember that he owns all and we are caretakers of our possessions. He wants us to use what we have for _________, church, and for the ______. A Christian gives to the Lord _________ (out of love), ___________ (each week), and a ____________ of income.

MEMORIZATION 6 TH Commandment with “What does this mean?” 7 th Commandment with “What does this mean?”

Sixth Commandment You shall not commit___________. What does this mean? We should _______and _______ God that we lead a ________ and ________ life in _________ and _________, and that ___________ and _________ love and ____________ each other.

Seventh Commandment You shall not _____________. What does this mean? We should _______ and ______ God that we do not take our neighbor’s __________ or _____________, or get it by ________dealing, but help him to __________ and __________ his property and means of ___________.

BIBLE PASSAGE 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Your body is a __________ of the _______ __________, whom you have received from ______. You are not your own, you were ________ with a price. Therefore ________God with your _________.

Lesson Fourteen: THE EIGHTH, NINTH, & TENTH COMMANDMENTS The eighth commandment is about love for ___________, or a good name. God wants us to have a good reputation because we ____________ him. The ninth and tenth commandments are about love for ___________. This commandment shows that God is as concerned about our ____________ as He is about our actions. We won’t want to covet, that is, to have a _________ ________ for something that God has forbidden us. Instead, we can be content because we know God will give us whatever we _______.

BIBLE PASSAGE Ephesians 4:29 Do not let any unwholesome ______ come out of your ________, but only what is __________ to ________ others up.

MEMORIZATION The 8 th Commandment With “What does this mean?” The 9 th Commandment The 10 th Commandment

Eighth Commandment _____ shall not give ______ testimony against your ____________. What does this mean? We should _____ and ______ God that we do not ______ lies about our ___________, _________ him or _________ him a _______ name, but __________ him, __________ well of him, and __________ his ______ and _________ in the ___________ possible way.”

Ninth & Tenth Commandment (9 th )_________ shall not _________ your neighbor’s _______________. (10 th ) You shall not ____________ your neighbor’s ____________, ____________, _______________, or anything that belongs to your ____________________.

Lesson Fifteen: CONCLUSION TO THE COMMANDMENTS Jesus summed up all the requirements of the law in one word: ________. Because of sin, we practice spiritual breathing. We exhale (________ sin and _____away from sin). We inhale (______that I am forgiven because of Jesus and thankfully ______ God).

BIBLE PASSAGE Psalm 112:1 Blessed is the man who _______ the Lord, who finds great ________ in his ______________.

MEMORIZATION What does God say about all these Commandments?

What Does God Say About These Commandments? He says, “___, the ______ your ____, am a ___________ God, ____________ the children for the _______ of the _______ to the _______ and _________ generation of those who ____ me, but showing _______ to a __________ generations of those who ____ me and ______ my _____________________.

Lesson Sixteen: GROWTH IN SANCTIFICATION DONE: God has __________us ( set us free from sin through Jesus) God has __________ us (declared us not guilty because of Jesus) DOING: We want to grow in ___________ (set apart for God and his work). The spiritual food that helps us grow in faith and godly living: __________, _________, and the __________ __________ (also know as the _________ of __________).

BIBLE PASSAGE 2 Peter 3:18 _______ in the grace and ____________ of our Lord and ________ Jesus Christ.

Lesson Seventeen: A CHRISTIAN’S USE OF THE WORD The Old Testament is the history of God’s Promise to send a _________. The four New Testament books that record the life, suffering, and death of Jesus are __________, ________, __________, and ________. The two high points of a Lutheran worship service are the sections in which God comes to us through _______ and ______________. The three main Christian festivals are _________, _________, and _____________.

BIBLE PASSAGE 2 Timothy 3:15 The ______ _________ are able to make you ________ for _____________ through _________ in Christ ________.

Lesson Eighteen: CHRISTIAN BAPTISM A sacrament is a sacred act ___________ by Christ, with certain visible __________ connected with ______ ______ and that gives ___________ of sins, new life, and ______________. To baptize means to _______ _______ in any way in the name of the _________ _____. Even children should be baptized because they are born ___________ and by the power of the Holy Spirit, can _______ in Jesus. We keep the blessings God gives us in Baptism by daily taking off the _______ _____ and putting on the ______ _____ through spiritual breathing.

BIBLE PASSAGE Galatians 3:27 All of you who were ______ into _________ have _________ yourselves with Christ.

MEMORIZATION First: What is Baptism? Where is this written? Second: What does Baptism do for us? Where is this written?

First: What is Baptism? Baptism is not _________ plain _________, but it is ______________ used by God’s ______________ and____________ with God’s ________.

Where is this written? Christ our _______ says in the last chapter of ___________, “_____ and _________ disciples of all ___________, ___________ them in the name of the _____________ and of the ___________ and of the Holy _______________.”

Second: What does Baptism do for us? Baptism works__________ of ________, delivers from _____ and the ___________, and gives ___________ ____________ to all who ___________ this, as the _______ and ______________ of God ____________.

Where is this written? Christ our _______ says in the last chapter of ________, “Whoever ___________ and is _________________ will be ___________, but whoever does not _______________ will be _____________________.”

Lesson Nineteen: CHRISTIAN PRAYER Prayer is one way we honor God (prayer is _________.) We pray the right way when we pray in Jesus’ _______, to ______ alone, with God- pleasing _________, trusting that God _______ and _________, and seeking God’s ______. A good pattern for praying is _________, __________, ___________, ___________. In the Lord’s Prayer Jesus taught us to pray mainly for _________ blessings. Amen means ___ ______ ____ _____.

BIBLE PASSAGE 1 John 5:14 This is the ______________ we have in approaching ______: that if we _____ anything according to his ______, He ______ us.

Lesson Twenty: CHRISTIAN MINISTRY Ministry means __________ in Jesus’ name. Every Christian is a minister because we are all Christ’s ______________ who speak his word to all people. Jesus has given us the keys to the kingdom of heaven to _________ penitent sinners and ____________ impenitent sinners. Jesus gives us pastors and teachers to ________ us for ministry. We are managers, or _____________ of God’s gifts to us. As we serve faithfully, we ________ each other up.

BIBLE PASSAGE 1 Peter 4:10 Each one should ____ whatever _______ he has received to ________ others, administering God’s _______ in its various forms.

MEMORIZATION What is the Use of the Keys? Where is this written?

What is the Use of the Keys? FIRST: The _____ of the _______ is that special ___________ and ________ which Christ gave to his ________ on earth: to _________ the sins of _______________ sinners but refuse forgiveness to the ___________________ as long as they do not _______.

Where is this written? The ______ evangelist _______ writes in chapter 20, “[Jesus] _________ on [his disciples} and said, “_____________ the ______ _________. If you ____________ anyone his ______, they are _____________; if you do not ____________ them, they are not ____________________.”

Lesson Twenty One: CHRISTIAN CONFESSION AND COMMUNION Jesus gave us the Lord’s Supper so that we would have a ____________ of his death for us and so we would have personal assurance of _____________. The Bible teaches that present in the sacrament are _______, _______, _______, and __________. The Bible doctrine is called the ______ __________.

BIBLE PASSAGE 1 John 1:8-9 If we claim to be without ____ we _________ ourselves, and the _________ is not in us. If we __________ our sins, God is _________ and just and will _______ us our sin and _________ us from all ___________________.

MEMORIZATION What is the Sacrament of Holy Communion? Where is this written?

What is the Sacrament of Holy Communion? It is the true _________ and__________ of our Lord Jesus Christ under the ________ and ___________, instituted by ___________ for us Christians to ______ and to ___________.

Where is this written? The ___ evangelists__________, _________, ______, and the apostle _______ tell us: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the _________ he was ___________, took ____________: and when he had given ___________, he _________it and gave it to his ___________, saying, “Take and ____; this is my _______, which is _________ for you. Do this in ________________________ of me.”

Then he took the _____, gave _________, and gave it to them, saying, “____________ from it, all of you; this is my ________ of the new __________, which is poured out for you for the _______________ of ____. Do this, whenever you __________ it, in ___________________ of me.”

Lesson Twenty Two: PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION The Lord’s Supper is intended for _________ disciples of Jesus who are able to ___________ his death and _____________ themselves.

Lesson Twenty Two: PREPARATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION Four questions for spiritual examination are: 1. AM I _______ ____ ____ ____? 2. DO I TRUST __ _______ ___ _______? 3. DO I BELIEVE that _______ _____ and _____ are ________ _________? 4. DO I INTEND ____ _____ ______, TO LIVE A _____ __________ ________?

Lesson Twenty Two(continued) In the Lord’s Supper, there are two fellowships: vertical, with _____________ horizontal, with _____________ _______________ Close communion refers to communing together with those who share the same ________.

BIBLE PASSAGE 1 Corinthians 11:28 A man ought to ___________ himself before he _____ the ______ and ________ the ______.

MEMORIZATION What blessing do we receive through this eating and drink? How can eating and drinking do such great things?

What blessing do we receive through this eating and drinking? That is _____ us by these _____: “_______ “and “________ out for you for the _______ of sins.” Through these _______ we receive __________ of ____, ______, and _______________ in this sacrament. For where there is _____________ of ______, there is also _______ and ___________________.

It is certainly not the __________ and ________ that does such _______, but the words “________” and “__________ out for you for the __________ of _______.” These words are the _____ thing in this __________, along with the ________ and_______________. And whoever_______ these______ has what they ___ say, the ___________ of _______. How can eating and drinking do such great things?

Lesson Twenty Three: CHRISTIAN WITNESSING We witness because it is one of Christ’s ________; we witness out of _____ for Christ and out of ____ for our fellowman.

Lesson Twenty Three: CHRISTIAN WITNESSING One way to tell others about Jesus is by talking about God’s Great Exchange: 1. What God __________ 2. What God _________ 3. Man-made ___________ 4. God’s ____________ 5. God’s ___________ 6. ____________ that follow

BIBLE PASSAGE 2 Corinthians 5:15 God made him who had ___ ____ to be sin for us, so that in Him we might __________ the __________ of God.

May God through His Holy Spirit implant these Bible truths deeply in our hearts and lives as we give Him the fruit of praise, honor and glory all the days of our lives. TO GOD BE THE GLORY!