1. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
8 Weeks on understanding:
What
When
Where
How

2. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
The Beginnings of Christianity
Early Church 36 AD – 4th Century
The Heretics
Development of the Creeds
New and Old Testaments Canons
What’s in and What’s out

3. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY Christianity Grows
The Formation of the Catholic Church
East vs West – The Orthodox Split
The Pre-Reformation Church
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

4. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - Martin Luther Takes a Stand
The 95 Thesis – Oct 31, 1517
Luther’s Scriptural Arguments
Redefining Man’s relationship with God

5. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - The Results of Luther’s Work
Augsburg Confession
Smalcald Articles
Small and Large Catechism
Book of Concord
Bible Translated to German – Printing press

6. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - The Consequences
Catholic Church – Council of Trent
The New Reformed Churches
Luther’s Contemporaries
Erasmus/Calvin/Zwingli/Anabaptists

7. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - The Contributions
Age of Reason – Age of Science
American Revolution/Democracy
Industrial Age

8. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY - Christianity Today
The Catholic Church
The Reformed Churches
The Lutheran Church (LCMS)

9. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity
From the Crucifixion to 4th century
Paul as the first Reformer - Judaizers
House Churches – Basic Liturgy
Baptisms, meals (Eucharist)
Psalms,
OT Readings (Oral tradition)
Homily or Letter from Apostle
Persecutions and Martyrs

10. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity

11. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity
Constantine and His Impact
Church is Institutionalized
Imperial Center is in Constantinople
Churches in Alexandria and Rome
Councils of Nicea and others

12. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity
Constantine and His Impact
The Agnostics
Maricon -
Establishing the Creeds

13. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity
Constantine and His Impact
The Gathering of the New Testament Canon
What’s in – What’s not
The Rational (Directed by God’s Hand)
Followed Teachings of Jesus
Wide-spread use and acceptance

14. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity
The Gathering of the New Testament Canon
What’s not Included
The Agnostic Writings
Shepard of Hermes – 5 visions of a slave but similarity to heretic Montanus
Supported by Irenaeus
Written late 1st or early 2nd Century

15. The Gospel of Thomas – same date
What’s Not
The Gospel of Thomas – same date
These are the hidden words that the living Jesus spoke, and that Didymos Judas Thomas wrote down. And He said:  "Whoever finds the meaning of these words will not taste death.”
(7) Jesus said, "Blessed is the lion which becomes man when consumed by man; and cursed is the man whom the lion consumes, and the lion becomes man."
(9) Jesus said, "Now the sower went out, took a handful (of seeds), and scattered them. Some fell on the road; the birds came and gathered them up. Others fell on the rock, did not take root in the soil, and did not produce ears. And others fell on thorns; they choked the seed(s) and worms ate them. And others fell on the good soil and it produced good fruit: it bore sixty per measure and a hundred and twenty per measure."

16. THE REFORMATION: 500 YEAR ANNIVERSARY The Beginning of Christianity
The Gathering of the New Testament Canon
What’s Included:
The Four Gospels
All of the Pauline Letters
Book of Acts
Other Epistles
Revelations, Hebrews and Jude not initially agreed